Legend status fits like a glove
The curtain lifts on the 2008 AFL season and the West Coast Eagles’ big full forward Quinten Lynch is lining up for goal. The glove comes off. The crowd goes wild…Legend Lynchy.
27 October 2008
Local clubs have been getting their hands on West Coast Eagle Quinten Lynch's glove this AFL season as part of a competition being run by the Department of Sport and Recreation and 720 ABC Perth.
The "Lynchy's Glove" competition is part of the Department of Sport and Recreation's Local Legends campaign, which aims to raise to legend status those people who have chosen to spend their time actively helping out with community sport and recreation clubs.
As part of the competition, winners are asked to nominate a Local Legend from a community club who they would give the glove to. The club could then decide whether to use the glove to raise funds.
Lynch said he was thrilled to be involved with an initiative that was aimed at giving back to community clubs.
"The cause is very good I think, to acknowledge people who put a lot into their (community) sporting clubs. They never get the recognition they deserve, so I think it's a great initiative," he said.
Other community members can also have a chance to win one of Lynchy's gloves by tuning into ABC Grandstand's live broadcast of each Eagle's game and then listening to Sports Talk and Sports Extra on 720 ABC Perth or ABC Local Radio in regional WA.
Further information is available at abc.net.au/perth.
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The winners list |
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Round |
Winner |
Nominated Legend |
Club |
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1 |
Kate Gellard |
Mick Casey |
Federals Football Club (Northam) |
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2 |
Trevor Kingdon |
Rick Turner |
Armadale Junior Football Club |
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3 |
Bill Chatterton |
Peter Martin |
Peter Carnley Anglican Community School |
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4 |
Adrian Bland |
Peter Morris |
Northern Railways Football Club |
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5 |
Jane Smith |
Gordon Davidson |
Kukerin-Dumbleyung Football Club |
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6 |
Michael Hall |
David Boyes |
Mandurah Triathlon Club |
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7 |
Paul Dyer |
Robbie Lawson |
Mandurah Mustangs Football Club |
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8 |
Wayne Fewster |
Sel Wills |
Gingin Football Club |
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9 |
Maureen Heberle |
Nick Creighton |
Gnowangarup Bulldogs Football Club |
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10 |
Gary Bungey |
Kim Sounness |
Borden Golf Club |
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11 |
Kim Pelham |
Chris Wark |
Bunbury City Go Kart Club |
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12 |
Ross Putland |
Mark Sinden |
Brentwood-Booragoon Football Club |
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13 |
Dean Warburton |
Errol Cherry |
Boddington Football Club |
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14 |
Mike Mount-Bryson |
David Jenkinson |
York Cricket Club |
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15 |
Pat Abbott |
Jack Sheedy |
Busselton Trotting Club |
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16 |
Alex Rothon |
Catherine MacFarlane |
Hale Hockey Club |
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17 |
Peter Vaughan |
Peter Meyer |
Australian Time Trials Association |
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18 |
Suzanne Gallagher |
Kara Smith |
Dudley Park Primary School |
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19 |
Denise Bainbridge |
Chris Donegan |
Toodyay Football Club |
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20 |
Jeff Wintle |
Darren Schloithe |
Wanderers Cricket Club (Katanning) |
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21 |
Kerry Hayden |
Sally Faithfull |
Exmouth Eagles Football Club |
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22 |
Ian Moldrich |
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