Tony Modra
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Anthony Dale Modra | ||
Nickname(s) | Mods, Godra[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1969 | ||
Place of birth | McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1991-1995 | West Adelaide | 34 (112) | |
1992–1998 | Adelaide | 118 (440) | |
1999–2001 | Fremantle | 47 (148) | |
Total | 165 (588) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1992–1997 | South Australia | 6 (24) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Anthony Dale Modra (born 1 March 1969) is a former
Early life
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Modra was born in
in the VFL (prior to it merging into the AFL).Early career
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Modra first played Under-19s game for West Adelaide in 1988 but could not adjust to working and playing football in Adelaide. Modra returned home, and in 1989, as a 20-year-old, Tony kicked 76 goals for the Loxton Football Club; Loxton would end up losing the Grand Final to Barmera-Monash.
In 1990, Tony joined his brothers Rick and Kym at the Renmark Rovers Football Club in pursuit of a premiership. Modra lead the team to win the 1990 Riverland Football League in a grand final replay after drawing with Waikerie the previous week. Modra kicked a remarkable 118 goals for the season.
In 1991, Modra attempted to move to Red Cliffs in the
AFL career
Adelaide career (1992–1998)
Modra began his AFL career at 23 years of age. At first, his potential at full-forward was overshadowed by senior player Scott Hodges, who had a reputation as a prolific goalkicker in the SANFL with Port Adelaide Football Club, having broken the record for most goals in a season in 1990 when he kicked 153. Modra played 8 games in his debut season of 1992, kicking 21 goals.[4]
At the start of 1993, an injury to Hodges led to Modra's inclusion at full-forward with Adelaide. Modra was an instant success, kicking 10 goals in the opening round against Richmond at Melbourne Cricket Ground and finishing the year as runner-up to Geelong's Gary Ablett Sr. in the Coleman Medal with 119 goals in the home-and-away season, kicking an additional 10 in 3 finals.
Both the Crows and Modra had less successful seasons in 1994 through to 1996, although Modra topped the club goalkicking each year. Also in 1994, Modra garnered controversy when he insulted a female flight attendant while on a flight from Hong Kong. Modra apologised for the incident, citing his 'nightlife' as the cause, and was given fines by both the Adelaide Crows and the AFL.[5]
In 1997, Modra won the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season, and he was also selected in the All-Australian team. However, a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained during a marking contest in the preliminary final caused Modra to miss the Crows' first premiership win when they defeated St Kilda in the 1997 AFL Grand Final.
After returning from the knee injury 10 months later in 1998, he failed to regain form and was not considered for the 1998 AFL Grand Final. He was thus one of only a few leading Crows players who did not receive a premiership medallion in either of the Crows premiership years of 1997 and 1998.
Modra's aerial ability was unsurpassed in his prime, and he was nominated for Mark of the Year on numerous occasions, winning the award in 1993, 1997 and 2000.
Fremantle career (1999–2001)
Adelaide traded Modra to Fremantle for the 1999 AFL season. After kicking a club record 71 goals in his first year at Fremantle (only bested by Matthew Pavlich in 2007 by a single goal since), by the middle of the 2001 AFL season sore knees forced him to retire from the AFL at 32 years of age. His AFL career finished at 165 games for 588 goals.
Statistics
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Led the league after finals only | |
Led the league after season and finals |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1992 | Adelaide | 6 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
1993 | Adelaide | 6 | 23 | 129 | 61 | 240 | 41 | 281 | 163 | 8 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
1994 | Adelaide | 6 | 19 | 70 | 39 | 146 | 31 | 177 | 85 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
1995 | Adelaide | 6 | 16 | 42 | 29 | 108 | 25 | 133 | 54 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
1996 | Adelaide | 6 | 19 | 75 | 32 | 144 | 13 | 157 | 87 | 12 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
1997 | Adelaide | 6 | 25 | 84 | 45 | 181 | 22 | 203 | 93 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
1998 | Adelaide | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 26 | 3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
1999 | Fremantle | 6 | 20 | 71 | 43 | 166 | 17 | 183 | 81 | 7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
2000 | Fremantle | 6 | 16 | 50 | 25 | 109 | 19 | 128 | 62 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
2001 | Fremantle | 6 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 61 | 18 | 79 | 35 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
Career | 165 | 588 | 308 | 1242 | 206 | 1448 | 710 | 62 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
Post-AFL career
Since 2003, Modra has worked as a cattle farmer on his property at
Modra kicked 10 goals against Lucindale on 30 June 2006. Keith won by 119 points.[citation needed]
In his first senior premiership since he was 21, Modra kicked 8 goals in Keith's win over Penola in the KNTFL Grand Final played at Naracoorte on 15 September 2007. Final scores were Keith 19.8 (122) def. Penola 10.10 (70).[citation needed]
In May 2011, it was reported that Modra was considering a return to the AFL as a coach with Adelaide.[7]
On 3 October 2011, Modra—along with other former AFL and SANFL stars such as
In late 2021, Modra made the move to Queensland, where he linked up with his old Fitness Coach Karli Owen, who ran him through a rigorous six-month program that allowed him to return to South Australia and take up a role within the Glenelg Masters. He attributed his breakout season to Karli and her strict training regime for his return to his former glory.[15]
References
- ^ Cornes, Kane (22 August 2016). "Eddie Betts could reignite the spirit of Tony Modra in Adelaide". The Advertiser.
- ^ "Tony Modra career highlights - AFL". YouTube.
- ^ "Australian Football - Tony Modra - Player Bio".
- ^ a b "AFL Tables - Tony Modra - Stats - Statistics".
- ^ "Tony Modra - Drama on Aeroplane - news report". YouTube.
- ^ "Tony Modra". Adelaide Football Club. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Crows legend Tony Modra considers coaching comeback to club | Adelaide Now". Archived from the original on 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Triple M Interview with Tony Modra the Rush Hour Hall of Fame | Triple M | Rush Hour |". Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Tony Modra and his family received a private tour of the Bluff Lookout near Wirrabara and Port Pirie". Port Piere Recorder. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Encounter Bay Football Club - EBFC Team of the Century : Announced 24th April 2021 Standing at Back : Peter Millard (VC) representing himself and his father Ian Millard*, Barry Clark representing Noel Clark*,James West, Tony Proud, Lyndon Elsworthy, Alan Field, Greg Brand, David Shegog, Chris Hercock representing Marty Fraser. Standing Middle: Don Tugwell representing Doug Tugwell* (Coach), Steven Hann, Tony Modra, David Joy representing Frank Joy*, Trevor Prior, John Roads representing Jack Roads snr*, Dick Littlely representing Craig Littlely Seated front: John Pearson representing David Pearson *, Alan Swain representing Bob Beecroft, Don Bartel ( Captain), Ann Renfrey representing Bert Hutton* Present but missing photo : Peter Johnson, Tyson Davis Neale (VC), John Masters representing Reg Masters * Absent : Andrew McLean, Rigby Barnes. Congratulations to all on being recognised for your contribution to the EBFC | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Modra takes a hanger in 'Slowdown', retrieved 13 April 2023
- ^ Mooney, James (6 October 2015). "Tony Modra takes massive mark in charity match". The Age. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Video: Modra winds back clock with hanger". PerthNow. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Video: Tony Modra takes screamer mark in Adelaide v Port Adelaide Slowdown 2015".
- ^ "Tony Modra Takes a Hanger in the Slowdown". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
- Tony Modra's playing statistics from AFL Tables