Chris McDermott, Mark Bickley, Tyson Edwards, Nigel Smart enter Adelaide Crows Hall of Fame
Adelaide Crows champions Chris McDermott, Mark Bickley, Tyson Edwards and Nigel Smart have had their names etched into the club’s Hall of Fame.
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The Crows’ inaugural captain and three members of the two AFL premierships sides have been inducted into Adelaide’s Hall of Fame.
Chris McDermott, who was the Crows first ever captain when they entered the AFL, dual premiership skipper Mark Bickley, 321-gamer Tyson Edwards and fellow two-time flag winner Nigel Smart have been given the honour for their stunning achievements to the club.
The quartet was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame at a gala ceremony attended by more than 750 people at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday night.
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They join the Crows inaugural Hall of Fame inductees in 2015 – Bob Hammond, Bill Sanders, Ben Hart, Tony Modra, Andrew McLeod, Malcolm Blight, Mark Ricciuto and Simon Goodwin.
McDermott led the club to victory in its first AFL game against Hawthorn in 1991, joining the Crows after a 276-game SANFL career with Glenelg.
He also captained South Australia and brought the same trademark toughness to the AFL.
Aged 27 when he made his AFL debut, McDermott was named Club Champion in 1992 and an All-Australian in the same year.
He ended up on 117 games for the Crows between 1991 and 1996.
Bickley became Crows captain in 1997 and led Adelaide to two premierships in his first two years as skipper.
Lauded for his versatility, toughness and courage Bickley started out his career as a defender but became a midfielder for the Crows.
He played 272 games and in retirement returned to the club as an assistant and caretaker senior coach.
Edwards sits second on Adelaide’s all-time games played list after a 16-year career, which included both 1997 and 1998 premierships.
He became one of the competition’s premier midfielders, kicking 192 goals and finished runner-up in the club champion award on three occasions.
Smart was named as an All-Australian in the Crows’ first ever season in 1991.
He added to that in 1993 and 1998 and became the first Crow to reach 250 games.
He added 28 more to this before retiring in 2004 at aged 35.
Predominantly a defender, Smart was also a dangerous threat up forward – kicking three goals in the 1998 Grand Final win over North Melbourne.
After his playing career Smart has served as a board member and been in executive roles for the club.
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