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Lilydale Football Club still going strong 100 years on
Gay and David Walsh could easily be referred to as the “mum and dad” of one of northern Tasmania’s thriving rural football clubs.
Key points:
- The Lilydale Football Club celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend
- Volunteers say the club is like a “family” and everyone pitching in is what keeps it going
- Club members say reinstating a juniors team will be “key” to the club surviving another 100 years
Mr Walsh helps keep the club he joined four decades ago financially afloat, while his wife Gay makes sure all the Lilydale Football Club players are fed after every training night and on game day.
“I’m really, really strict on the meat and veg and a lot of pasta,” Mrs Walsh says.
“I just enjoy it so much. Every week I get this adrenaline rush and I…
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