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.

  • 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, [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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, [...]

Fred Cornell

Received life membership in 1971. Beginning his work with Ainslie in 1959 Fred initially was a member of the [...]

John Rowe

Received life membership in 1970. John Rowe only played with Ainslie in 1960 but he was still committed to [...]

Allan Hawke

Received life membership in 1967. Allan Hawke began playing at Ainslie with the junior team back in 1946, continuing [...]

  • Three images: colour photo of Barry in suit next to club flags, pennants, uniforms all hung up around him. Barry's Mulrooney Medal. Black and white photo of Barry as a player in his jersey.

Barry Browning

Received life membership in 1966. Barry was a player at Ainslie starting in 1945 and would continue to play [...]

Lionel James

Received life membership in 1965. Lionel James Jnr started to play for Ainslie roughly around the same time his [...]

Don Ross

Received life membership in 1964. Someone with a deep love of the game, Don Ross started off his senior [...]

  • Multiple images, from left to right, top to bottom: Black and white image of Alan in a suit. Alan in club uniform with other club workers. Alan in suit speaking on stage. Alan and others posing for camera while holding a gift. Alan standing next to plaque of an Ainslie player. Black and white image of Alan out front of the club.

Alan Ray

Received life membership in 1963. Starting with the club as a junior in 1942, Alan Ray would go on [...]