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.

To nominate or view criteria for nomination, please review the AFC Life Membership Guidelines & Principles.

Bruce Glossop

Received life membership in 1986. Bruce "Bruceyboy" Glossop played at Ainslie between the years of 1965 and 1974, during [...]

Don Cowie

Received life membership in 1986.

Graham Read

Received life membership in 1984. An Ainslie junior, Graham went on to record 72 First Grade and 230 Reserve [...]

Laurie Laffan

Received life membership in 1983. Laurie Laffan attends most of Ainslie’s games. He is a very keen supporter, especially [...]

  • Black and white photo of Charles running onto the field while his team are stood either side of him cheering him on.

Charles Smith

Received life membership in 1982. Charles "Chas" Smith managed an impressive 225 games over his 15 year run with [...]

John McGrath

Received life membership in 1981. Jack McGrath is a life member of the Ainslie Football Club and he and [...]

John Bravo

Received life membership in 1980. John Bravo played at Ainslie only for a short while between 1965 to 1968 [...]

Peter Searle

Received life membership in 1979. Starting off his playing career at Ainslie in 1962, Peter would continue playing until [...]

  • 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 [...]

Peter Clynes

Received life membership in 1976. Joining Ainslie in 1966 Peter jumped straight into work at the club in that [...]

Barry Kershaw

Received life membership in 1975. In 1957 Barry was promoted from the juniors at age 15 and continued to [...]