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.

  • Multiple images: From left to right, top to bottom. Black and white photo of Barry on the field in his jersey holding a trophy next to a club official. Two black and white profile photos of Barry in a suit. Black and white profile photo of Barry in his jersey. Black and White photo of Barry sitting at a club dinner table with his wife.

J Barry McCabe

Received life membership in 1974.

Barry McCabe who passed away on Sunday 8 December at the age of 93, was a pivotal figure in Canberra‘s Australian Rules football community. As the inaugural Secretary and […]

  • Multiple images, from left to right, top to bottom: Black and white photo of Keith as a player on the field among other players. Black and white photo of keith and other club members holding a jumper that reads " Ainslie have courage. Keith wearing an Ainslie club jumper. Keith standing shoulder to shoulder next to an Ainslie player and another club member. Keith on stage giving a speech. Keith wearing a suit talking to another person.

Keith Heales

Received life membership in 1973.

Keith’s over forty years of service to the football club took many forms. After arriving at the club in 1960 and retiring from playing in 1974, Keith played 106 senior […]

  • Two black and white images. First of Norm as a player in his jersey, second of Norm on the field in a group of other players.

Norm Neeson

Received life membership in 1972.

Norm “Nifty” Neeson was playing AFL at a senior level from a young age, by his mid 20s he had already played for both North Melbourne in the AFL and Coburg […]

Fred Cornell

Received life membership in 1971.

Beginning his work with Ainslie in 1959 Fred initially was a member of the clubs table tennis team but would go on to work with the club in multiple roles including […]

John Rowe

Received life membership in 1970.

John Rowe only played with Ainslie in 1960 but he was still committed to developing the club, becoming a committee member in 1960 he would work hard to earn join the […]

Allan Hawke

Received life membership in 1967.

Allan Hawke began playing at Ainslie with the junior team back in 1946, continuing to play there until he reached the senior team in 1952, picking up a few best and […]