Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall has officially joined the Australian Football Hall of Fame Legends, becoming the 32nd person to be handed the title.

Dunstall, a four-time premiership player for Hawthorn across the 1980s and '90s, sits third on the V/AFL all-time goalkicking list with 1254 goals across his 269-game career.

The Queenslander claimed a dozen club-leading goalkicker awards to go with three Coleman Medals and four All-Australian selections across his 14-year tenure in the brown and gold.

The Hawthorn Team of the Century member retired in 1998 as one of the greatest forwards to ever play the game, with his elevation to Legend status coming 22 years after he was initially inducted into the Hall of Fame.

At Tuesday night's ceremony, a further six icons of Australian Rules Football were added to the Hall of Fame for their influence and contributions to the game.

Indigenous Team of the Century member Michael Graham earned his induction after a famous career with SANFL club Sturt and in the Northern Territory Football League with St Mary's that spanned 15 seasons.

Graham kicked 455 goals across 282 games for the Double Blues and was a two-time SANFL premiership player who would be recognised with a selection in the Sturt Team of the Century.

Inaugural Adelaide AFL captain Chris McDermott has also been inducted 27 years on from his last game, having represented the Crows, Glenelg, North Adelaide and South Australia in the 1980s and '90s.

McDermott led the first-ever Adelaide Crows side following a successful career with Glenelg, and would be selected in the All-Australian team in 1992.

New South Wales football icon Ralph Robertson was also inducted, having been a pioneer for the game in the rugby-dominant state.

Robertson, who played 14 games for St Kilda between 1899-1900, won two premierships across his time with North Shore and East Sydney before passing on active service in 1917.

WAFL legend Ray Schofield has been recognised for his contributions to football in Western Australia, having been a two-time premiership player for West Perth, where he won five best and fairests.

One of just five players in the game's history to win both the Coleman Medal and a Brownlow Medal, Footscray legend Kelvin Templeton has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Templeton kicked 494 goals from 143 games for Footscray in the VFL and would play a further 34 games for Melbourne before ending his career in 1985. He won the Brownlow in 1980 and led the competition for goals in successive seasons in 1978 and 1979.

Lastly, 2010 Collingwood premiership player Dane Swan has been inducted eight years on from his retirement with the Magpies.

Swan played 258 games for the club, earning a Brownlow Medal, five All-Australian selections, three best and fairests and two ANZAC Medals across his 14-year career.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Dane Swan of the Magpies is presented with the Anzac Day Medal after the round five AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Essendon Bombers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

"I'm pleased to be able to celebrate tonight and recognise the tremendous achievements of the 2024 inductees and further congratulate Jason Dunstall on his elevation to Legend Status. For all our Hall of Fame members and new Legend, their contribution to football is outstanding and each person alongside their family and friends should be immensely proud," AFL commissioner Richard Goyder said in a statement.

"The Hall of Fame is marked both by the quality of its members, and also โ€“ just as importantly - by those who are waiting for induction that will come for them in the years ahead."

Goyder, Graham Cornes, Ross Glendinning, Debbie Lee, Karen Lyon, Andrew McLeod, Paul Marsh, Alister Nicholson, Michael O'Loughlin, David Parkin and Patrick Keane (Secretary) made up the selection panel.

Parkin is set to step aside from his duties as a selection going forward, with Hall of Fame member Simon Madden to fill the void.