Gary Wardlaw has worn the Red White and Blue colours of the Avoca Football Netball Club over 350 times, having played 372 games for the Bulldogs.
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.
He has played 72 more games since 2009 and played his 350th game in 2014. He won the Reserves Club Best & Fairest in 2013 and was runner up in 2014.
Gary has continued to contribute in the role of Runner for Reserves and Junior grades in recent years.
Gary is a tough hard competitor who has been an outstanding contributor to the Avoca Football Netball Club for which we are very grateful for his service.
Gary's record can be seen at this link.
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