Gary Wardlaw will wear the Red white and Blue colours of the Avoca Football Netball Club for the 350th time in the Reserves game against Royal Park on Saturday.
Gary first played for Avoca in the Under 16 team as a 12 year old boy in 1985 and was the Best & Fairest player in the undefeated 1989 Under 16 team that were premiers and champions.
He has always been a very quick player that attacks the ball ferociously and he developed into a top line player for the Avoca senior team and was a member of the 1993, 96, 97 & 98 Premiership teams.
He also Captained the 1997 & 98 Premiership teams and also has the distinction of playing for the Lexton Football League Interleague teams of 1992 and 1993.
Gary retired in 2000, but played a few games over the years to fill in when the club was short of players from 2000 to 2007, and then played a full season for the Reserves in 2008 and won the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League Best & Fairest award in that season, as well as the Avoca club Best & Fairest, which he again won last season.
He played his 300th club game in 2009 and was also awarded Life membership of the Avoca Bulldogs in that season.
Gary is a tough hard competitor who has been an outstanding contributor to the Avoca Football Netball Club for 27 years and the Avoca FNC members congratulate him on his recent milestone and thank him for his ongoing commitment to the club.
Steph to play her 100th game
To keep it in the family, it is coincidental that Gary's wife Stephanie will be playing her 100th club game on Saturday against Royal Park in the C Grade Netball.
Steph commenced playing for Avoca back in 1999 and after a couple of years of playing, had a few years off to do all the marital things, babies, etc and returned to play in recent years, and was a member of the B Grade Premiership team last season.
We congratulate Steph and Gary on their achievement and we wish them both well for their milestone games.
Last Modified on 21/07/2014 17:50