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Essendon's 60 most loyal fans
If membership is the life-blood of an AFL club then the Bombers have 60 of the most important supporters in the country. Recently, 60 fans who have been members for 60 consecutive years or more joined Mark McVeigh, Andrew Welsh and Jason Winderlich for a function to recognise the special group's unwavering committment to Essendon.
If membership is the life-blood of an AFL club then the Bombers have 60 of the most important supporters in the country.
Recently, 60 fans who have been members for 60 consecutive years or more joined Mark McVeigh, Andrew Welsh and Jason Winderlich for a function to recognise the special group's unwavering committment to Essendon.
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Club CEO Ian Robson, chairman David Evans and football operations manager and past player Paul Hamilton were also present to meet with these most one-eyed of supporters.
The event included speeches from past players Barry Capuano and Jack Jones who spoke of their life-time involvement with the club (Jones is a 60-plus consecutive year member as well as a Life Member) and the 60-plus consecutive year members were given certificates to recognise their incredible support.
60 Year Members for Season 2010
Robert Ballantyne Valerie Ballantyne Joan Clarke Brenda Coughlan Emil Eugene Roger Harkin Joy King Harold Lambert Helen McIlroy Robert Muir Lorraine Purcell Tricia Styles David Thompson David Wilms Noel Allanson Walter Appleby Margaret Barmby Dorothy Bayman Joan Blewett June Bonuda Alfred Brogan Barbara Bruce Fred Carter Patricia Carty Ron Clarke Trevor Cookson Phillip Devereux Kevin Dooley Judith Edwards Les Gardiner Donald Gray Beryl Harbour Raymond Heckley Charles Herridge Ron Hooper Helen Hosking Jack Jones Francis Kearney Paul Kinnear Irene Laurie Leo Linehan Thomas Loughnan Ray Lumsden Max Marshall Donald Matheson Joyce Milne Mary Murphy Robert Murray Patrick O'Dowd Freda Pavlou Joyce Richards John Robertson Snr Merna Slattery Allan Sleebs Patrica Souter Allen Stanford Rae Waters Raymond Wickham Robert Woods