Received life membership in 2009.
Lyndon is simply considered one of the great contributors to Ainslie Football Club. Since his arrival at Ainslie in 1996, he assisted in all aspects of the running of the club. Originally from Adelaide, Lyndon became involved when his oldest son, Ian, began playing with the U11s. He took on several voluntary roles with the Juniors and joined the Committee in the late 90s through to 2006. Lyndon continued to maintain his support of the Club in non-official capacities for years to come.
He was a quiet achiever and the backbone of Ainslie for over 2 decades until his passing in 2018. Lyndon filled in wherever needed – administration, match day setups, presentation nights, AGMs and annual reports. A noted Club historian or sometimes even referred to as the ‘Keeper of Knowledge’, he was always the go-to-guy if an Ainslie photo or historical facts were needed.
Some of his notable publications included ‘The history of the AFC Juniors’ – which captured the history of the AFC Juniors up to 2009 and in 2007, he was instrumental in putting together the book – ‘A Capital achievement: Ainslie – Canberra’s Premier Australian Football Club, 1927-2007’, prepared by Alan Foskett OAM, Historian and passionate Canberran, who passed away in 2022. This book was launched at the AFC 80 year celebrations.
Following Lyndon’s death in 2018 his family discovered the unfinished manuscript for the book ‘The Chris Rourke years : Ainslie Football Club 2007-2020. Lyndon’s youngest son, Jeremy, worked to complete it during Covid lockdown in 2020. Jeremy played under Chris for 10 seasons, 2010 to 2019 (128 games). Lyndon and Chris were great friends, despite being called ‘polar opposites’ in personality.
Lyndon was awarded Life Membership of Ainslie in 2009 in honour of his work with Club records and countless other roles. The AFC Memorabilia Collection was named after him in 2017.