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Anthony Dale Modra (born 1 March 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Adelaide and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL) and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Jan 21, 2024 · Tony Modra was a proper superstar of the game through the 1990s. The high-flying forward kicked goals for fun with Adelaide, booting 440 in 118 games in Crows colours before adding 148 across three seasons for Fremantle.
Tony Modra took the leap from South Australian country football to an extraordinary level of AFL fame within two spectacular seasons. Reluctant to leave the country life to play for West Adelaide in the SANFL, Modra dominated Riverland football with Renmark before committing to the Bloods in 1991.
Sep 14, 2020 · There was no more exciting player in the league than Tony Modra in the early-mid 90s. The Mongrel takes a look back at his career and legacy
Apr 13, 2024 · 30 reasons why Tony Modra will always be the Godra of footy. It’s been 30 years since one of Tony Modra’s most godly footy feats. To mark the milestone, here’s 30 things we still love about ...
Leading Goal Kicker for Fremantle 1999. Three time winner AFL “Mark of the Year”. Most goals in a Match for Adelaide 13 (Twice) All Australian 1993, 1997. AFL Team of the year 1997. Coleman Medallist 1997. Member of the AFC Team of the Decade 2000. Life Member of Adelaide FC 2008.
Apr 29, 2015 · Tony Modra took the leap from South Australian country football to an extraordinary level of AFL fame within two spectacular seasons. Reluctant to leave the country life to play for West Adelaide in the SANFL, Modra dominated Riverland football with Renmark in 1990 before finally making a commitment to West the following year.
Apr 14, 2023 · Tony Modra’s 1993 Mark of the Year. Picture: Ray Titus. Modra began his rapid rise in the Crows’ first match that year by kicking 10 goals against Richmond at the MCG, a game he played only by chance.
Modra was traded to Fremantle in 1999 where he played another 3 years and 47 games to be named in the Dockers Best Team of their First 25 Years. Known for his flying marks and bags of goals, Modra won the AFL Mark of the Year 3 times, Goal of the Year once and is a member of the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
The football phenomenon that was Tony Modra hit another level when he booted his 100th goal of the 1993 AFL season. Modra became the first Crow – and the 25th player in VFL/AFL history – to kick 100 goals in a season when he booted seven goals in a losing side against Fitzroy at Princes Park in Melbourne.
