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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.

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27 October 2008

Round 1 winner Kate Gellard of Northam gets her shirt signed by Quinten LynchLocal 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.

 

 The winners list

Round

Winner

Nominated Legend

Club

1

Kate Gellard

Mick Casey

Federals Football Club (Northam)

2

Trevor Kingdon

Rick Turner

Armadale Junior Football Club

3

Bill Chatterton

Peter Martin

Peter Carnley Anglican Community School

4

Adrian Bland

Peter Morris

Northern Railways Football Club

5

Jane Smith

Gordon Davidson

Kukerin-Dumbleyung Football Club

6

Michael Hall

David Boyes

Mandurah Triathlon Club

7

Paul Dyer

Robbie Lawson 

Mandurah Mustangs Football Club 

8

Wayne Fewster

Sel Wills

Gingin Football Club

9

Maureen Heberle

Nick Creighton

Gnowangarup Bulldogs Football Club

10

Gary Bungey

Kim Sounness

Borden Golf Club

11

Kim Pelham

Chris Wark

Bunbury City Go Kart Club

12

Ross Putland

Mark Sinden

Brentwood-Booragoon Football Club

13

Dean Warburton

Errol Cherry

Boddington Football Club

14

Mike Mount-Bryson

David Jenkinson

York Cricket Club

15

  Pat Abbott

  Jack Sheedy

 Busselton Trotting Club

16

  Alex Rothon

  Catherine MacFarlane

 Hale Hockey Club

17

  Peter Vaughan            

  Peter Meyer

 Australian Time Trials Association

18

  Suzanne Gallagher

  Kara Smith

 Dudley Park Primary School

19

  Denise Bainbridge

  Chris Donegan

  Toodyay Football Club

20

  Jeff Wintle

  Darren Schloithe

  Wanderers Cricket Club (Katanning)

21

  Kerry Hayden

  Sally Faithfull

  Exmouth Eagles Football Club

22

  Ian Moldrich