Tony Modra

Tony Modra
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Dale Modra
Nickname(s)	Mods, Godra
Date of birth	(1969-03-01) 1 March 1969 (age 48)
Place of birth	McLaren Vale, South 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)
1992–1998	Adelaide	118 (440)
1999–2001	Fremantle	047 (148)
Total		165 (588)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1992–1997	South Australia	(6)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Club 2x All-Australian team: 1993, 1997 Coleman Medal: 1997 (84) 5x Adelaide Leading Goal Kicker: 1993-1997 Fremantle Leading Goal Kicker: 1999 3x AFL Mark of the Year 1993, 1997, 2000 AFL Goal of the Year: 1995 Adelaide All-Time Leading Goal Kicker: (440) West Adelaide leading Goal Kicker: 1992 Adelaide Team of the Decade: (1991-2000) South Australian Football Hall of Fame Representative Australian National Football Carnival Championship: 1993
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Club

Representative

Anthony 'Tony' 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). Known for his spectacular marking ability in the full forward position, Modra had the physical strength and size to match the best opposition full backs in the competition.

Modra was born in McLaren Vale, South Australia but grew up in nearby in Christies Beach, South Australia and attended Christies Beach Primary School along with a future Adelaide teammate Nigel Smart. He moved to Loxton, South Australia at age 11 with his parents and four older siblings. Modra grew up playing multiple sports notably football and soccer for Loxton, both of which he loved equally but solely played football from age 14 which most of his friends played. Growing up Modra supported Glenelg in the SANFL plus St Kilda and Richmond in the VFL.

Modra first played Under 19s 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.

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