EIGHT former St Kilda coaches have been inducted to the AFL 200 club after a change to the rules surrounding entry.
Mike Patterson, Ross Lyon, Grant Thomas, Tony Jewell, Darrel Baldock, Alan Killigrew, Col Williamson and Jimmy Smith are among a group of 59 former player/coaches who have been inducted to the club after the AFL recognised combined records of playing and coaching for all individuals as part of the qualification for the AFL 200 club.
Previously, a person qualified for the 200 Club with either 200 games as a player, coach or umpire, but did not qualify if a combination of player / coach was the only way a person could reach 200 games of service.
Four-time St Kilda best and fairest and hall of famer Bill Cubbins is also part of the group to be inducted.
AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou said the AFL recognised total games as its basis for life membership and therefore total games should also be the basis of qualification for the 200 Club.
The full list of further additions to the 200 Club is: Jack Baggott, Darrel Baldock, Neil Balme, John Beckwith, Gerald Brosnan, Gary Buckenara, Barry Cable, John Coleman, Chris Connolly, Bill Cubbins, Graham Donaldson, Eddie Drohan, Keith Forbes, Fred Froude, Jack Hale, Arthur Hiskins, Ern Jenkins, Tony Jewell, Alan Joyce, Ken Judge, Joe Kelly, Alan Killigrew, Allan La Fontaine, Dean Laidley, Ross Lyon, Frank Maher, Neil Mann, Herbie Matthews, Ivan McAlpine, Jock McCorkell, Keith McKenzie, Noel McMahen, Rod Olsson, Max Oppy, Alby Pannam, Charlie E Pannam, Charlie H Pannam, Percy Parratt, Michael Patterson, Peter Pianto, Matthew Primus, Ricky Quade, Tommy Quinn, Ian Ridley, Peter Rohde, Kevin Rose, Des Rowe, Ted Rowell, Paddy Scanlan, Peter Schwab, Brad Scott, Robert Shaw, Jimmy Smith, Len Smith, Charlie Sutton, Grant Thomas, Murray Weideman, Terry Wheeler, Col Williamson.
