Twelve new AFL life members announced
11:20 AM Mon 4 February, 2008
afl.com.au
Nine players automatically qualified for the honour during the 2007 season by reaching 300 games of service: Brownlow Medallist Jason Akermanis, former Fremantle captain Peter Bell, Sydney ruckman Peter Everitt, Essendon full-back Dustin Fletcher, Norm Smith Medallist Shannon Grant, triple Brisbane Lions' premiership player Nigel Lappin, 2007 All-Australian captain Andrew McLeod, current Kangaroos' captain Adam Simpson along with retired Carlton captain Anthony Koutoufides.
The commission also recognised outstanding service to the game by three people, awarding life membership to Geelong and former West Coast CEO Brian Cook,
former Richmond captain and president Neville Crowe and Adelaide chairman Bill Sanders.
St Kilda's Ken Whiffin has also been awarded the Jack Titus Service Award for conspicuous service to game.
AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou said the commission was delighted to be recognising 13 outstanding contributors to the game.
"The AFL is always very conscious of its history and recognising those people who have done so much to make our game as strong as it is," Mr Demetriou said.
"Life membership of the sport you have served is the ultimate acknowledgement by everyone in the game of your efforts and the new inductees are indeed extremely deserving."
Neville Crowe1957-67 - 151 games for Richmond, 84 goals
1963-66 captain
1963, 1964, 1966 best and fairest
1966 All Australian
1987-93 Richmond FC president
2001 - current Richmond FC senior account executive
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