LIFE MEMBER HONOUR ROLL

The Ainslie Football Club are proud to launch the Life Member Honour Roll, highlighting the contributions of such significant people in our Club’s history.

The Club has inducted 110 Life Members since 1931, without these extraordinary individuals we would not be the Club we are today.

John McGrath

Received life membership in 1981.

Jack McGrath is a life member of the Ainslie Football Club and he and his wife Clare are two of Ainslie’s greatest supporters. Jack has missed only a […]

John Bravo

Received life membership in 1980.

John Bravo played at Ainslie only for a short while between 1965 to 1968 before transitioning to a manager and committee member in 1971, John would continue to manage the under […]

Peter Searle

Received life membership in 1979.

Starting off his playing career at Ainslie in 1962, Peter would continue playing until 1975. Totalling 122 First Grade games with the club. Towards the end of his gameplay career he […]

  • Multiple images: From left to right, top to bottom. Black and white image of Brian on the field mid-collision with another player. Photo of Brian standing shoulder to shoulder with other club members. Black and white profile photo of Brian.

Brian Palmer

Received life membership in 1978.

A First Grade player from 1961 to 1965, Brian then successfully combined service on the Football Committee as Committeeman, Vice President and Senior Vice President, with positions in the Club’s Junior […]

Peter Clynes

Received life membership in 1976.

Joining Ainslie in 1966 Peter jumped straight into work at the club in that first year he took to the role of Vice President which he held until the end of […]

Barry Kershaw

Received life membership in 1975.
In 1957 Barry was promoted from the juniors at age 15 and continued to play for Ainslie until 1972.
He played 164 First Grade games, was the winner of […]