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Norman Lynravn
admin2025-09-30T16:28:47+10:00Received life membership in 1958.
Born Norman Lyng (name changed in 1938 toward the end of his Ainslie career) was a founding player at Ainslie starting in the first junior league in 1929, but would continue upwards to the seniors, playing […]
Neville Scholes
admin2025-09-30T16:28:19+10:00Recived life membership in 1957.
Neville played at Ainslie only briefly in 1935, but would continue to be a part of the club until 1969. During his time at Ainslie he would tackle roles including trainer, manager, and time keeper. In […]
Matthew F Kildea
admin2025-09-30T16:25:55+10:00Recieved life membershpi in 1955.
Matthew contributed to the club as an official in various roles, starting off as a committee member in 1936 to 1937, he would then be the clubs treasurer from 1938 to 1941. Unfortunately there are little […]
Bruce Whatman
admin2025-09-30T16:24:33+10:00Recieved life membership in 1954.
Bruce began playing for the club in 1947 and would continue playing on the team alongside performing his duties as a club member. With 1954 being his highlight year where he would be both […]
Robert Bloomfield
admin2025-09-30T16:23:17+10:00Recieved life membership in 1954.
Mr Bloomfield was a proud Wiradjuri man who was looked up to by many of his peers, an exemplar of integrity and moral standing.
Born in 1918 into a time period unfavourable to Aboriginal people, where they […]
H Dudley Kruger
admin2025-10-08T13:20:55+11:00Received his life membership in 1953.
Initially playing for Ainslie starting in 1940, Hugh Dudley Kruger was a busy man. Alongside his time playing AFL, he was also the football club secretary, and working for the ACT Department of health. He […]
Stan Ray
admin2025-09-30T16:20:43+10:00Recieved life membership in 1953.
Becoming associated with the Ainslie Football Club in 1933 Stan Ray initally managed the Junior Teams for some years and was eventually a Delegate to the Junior League from 1947-50. Other positions held were […]
Lionel D James
admin2025-09-30T16:18:30+10:00Recieved life membership in 1950.
The senior of the Lionel lineage; Lionel D. James and his family have been with Ainslie football club for decades, with now 4 generations of the James family working and playing at the […]