East Ballarat's Danny Roche has been elevated to legend status in the Ballarat Football Netball League Hall of Fame.
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He was bestowed the honour at a BFNL Hall of Fame and Legends Night at Ballarat Leagues Club on Wednesday.
Seven new hall of fame members were also inducted - Jarrod Edwards (Redan, North Ballarat and Ballarat), John Schultz (Daylesford), Charlie Clymo (Golden Point), Kevin Cummins (East Ballarat/East Point), Brendan Mason (Daylesford, East Ballarat and Ballarat), Darren Stanley (Melton and Melton South) and Tony Howlett (Golden Point).
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Roche was inducted into the hall of fame in 2014, recognised for 37 years of on and off-field service to East Ballarat.
Named in the East Ballarat team of the century, Roche was a four-time Bulldogs best and fairest and has been hailed as their best player of all-time.
He showed talent as a junior, winning the BFL under-16 best and fairest in 1938 and, at senior level, captained East Ballarat in their 1949 and 1950 premiership years.
He represented the BFL and went on to coach Creswick, where he won the Clunes league.
The Courier congratulates these legends of the game.
Hall of Fame inductees
JARROD EDWARDS
(Redan, North Ballarat and Ballarat)
- 6 premierships: Redan 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011; North Ballarat 1997, 2014
- 4 BFNL best and fairest awards (Henderson Medal): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- 2 grand final best on ground awards: 2009, 2014
- 4-time Victoria Country representative: 2008-11
- Victoria Country captain: 2010
- All-Australian Country selection: 2008
- 6-time Redan best and fairest: 2007-12
- Ballarat Swans best and fairest: 2002
- Played with North Ballarat in the VFL
JOHN SCHULTZ
(Daylesford)
- 200-plus games
- BFNL best and fairest award (Henderson Medal): 1993
- Daylesford best and fairest: 1978
- 14-time BFL representative
- Daylesford best team: 1952-2005
- Victoria Country representative: 1982
- 3 VFL/AFL games with St Kilda: 1984
- Illabarook premiership in Western Plains league: 1991
CHARLIE CLYMO
(Golden Point)
- Captain-coach: 1910-14
- Premiership captain coach: 2010, 2014
- Led Golden Point to 1911, 1912 and 1913 grand finals.
- Coached Lucas in first women's football match
- Golden Point coach: 1919
- Ballarat coach: 1920-21
- Golden Point seniors and junior coach: 1926-28
- Umpired in Ballarat: 1933-38
- Golden Point coach: 1946
- 3-time Eaglehawk premiership player: 1903, 1906, 1908
KEVIN CUMMINS
(East Ballarat/East Point)
- 50 years of service to East Ballarat and East Point.
- Injury ceased his playing career after 80 junior and 90 reserves games
- East Ballarat and East Point life member
- 2-time winner of BFL Keith Lawrence Service Award
- AFL volunteer award
BRENDAN MASON
(Daylesford, East Ballarat and Ballarat)
- Daylesford: 1978-81
- East Ballarat: 1982-84
- Ballarat: 1985-89
- Premiership: Ballarat 1988
- BFNL best and fairest award (Henderson Medal): 1984
- BFNL representative: 1979-84, 1986-87
- Victoria Country representative: 1984
- East Ballarat best and fairest: 1982, 1984
- Daylesford coach: 1981
- East Ballarat coach: 1982
- Ballarat coach: 1985-86
DARREN STANLEY
(Melton and Melton South)
- Melton South: 1997-98
- Melton: 2000-05, 2009-10
- 2 premierships: Melton 2000, 2001
- 2 BFNL best and fairest awards (Henderson Medal): 1998, 2000
- Melton South best and fairest: 1997, 1998
- Melton best and fairest: 2009
- Melton South captain: 1997-98
- 3 games VFL/AFL games with Footscray: 1991
- Footscray under-19 best and fairest: 1989
TONY HOWLETT
(Golden Point)
- Premierships: 1980, 1981
- Grand final best on ground award: 1981
- First Golden Point player to kick 100 goals in a season: 117 in 1976
- Kicked 14 goals in a game in 1978
- BFNL representative: 1979
- Victoria Country representative: 1983
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