RICKY PONTING Australian cricket's highest Test and one-day run-getter and successful former captain.
LEISEL JONES Australia's most successful female swimmer with nine Olympic medals, including three gold, and 10 Commonwealth Games golds and seven world championships. 
RYAN BAYLEY track cycling dual gold medallist at both Olympic and Commonwealth Games and world championship winner.
NORM PROVAN Australian rugby league Test player who was a key player in St George's amazing streak of 11 consecutive premierships between 1956 and 1966, four of them as captain-coach.
CASEY STONER motor-cycling dual world champion whose 38 race wins included six in a row at Phillip Island.
PRIYA COOPER disabled swimmer who won nine gold medals, three silvers and four bronze, with six world records, at three Paralympics, plus three world championships golds.
JOHN O'NEILL administrator who enjoyed successful stints running two of the biggest football codes, rugby union and soccer.
HELEN BROWNLEE former canoeist whose 50 years in the sport led to her becoming the first woman elected to the Australian Olympic Committee's executive board.
THE DON AWARD JASON DAY who recently became the third Australian golfer to be ranked No.1 in the world after winning his first major tournament, the US PGA Championship.
SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD MICK FANNING and JULIAN WILSON jointly acknowledged for their bravery and mateship in surviving a shark scare while competing in a world championship surfing event in   July.
LEGEND ANNE SARGEANT the first netballer to be awarded Legend status.
TEAM SPORT AUSTRALIA AWARD The 2004 OLYMPIC MEN'S 4x400m RELAY TEAM John Steffensen, Mark Ormrod, Pat Dwyer and Clinton Hill - who unexpectedly won silver behind the all-conquering Americans.
GREAT SPORTING MOMENT KERRY McCANN who has since died of cancer, won a riveting marathon race by two seconds over Kenyan Helen Cherono Koskei in front of a huge crowd at the MCG at the2006 Commonwealth Games.