Richmond legend Tony Jewell will be awarded the 2003 Jack Titus award at the function at Federation Square for his outstanding service to football.
A premiership player (1967) and coach (1980), Jewell recently lost his place on the Tigers board, but has been associated with the club for more than 30 years.
Roberts won the 1958 Brownlow Medal and was twice awarded the Saints best-and-fairest award. He captained the club between 1958 and 1962, and in 1961 led the side to its first finals series in 22 years.
One of the game’s best-ever forwards, Wade has also been honoured. A premiership player for Geelong and North Melbourne, Wade is fourth on the all-time goal kicking list with a total of 1057 career majors.
He was an inaugural inductee into the AFL’s hall of fame in 1996 and topped the ton in the 1969 and 1974 seasons.
Whicker is the executive commissioner of the South Australian Football Commission and has been rewarded for almost 40 years service as a football administrator.
An instrumental figure in the entry of Adelaide and Port Adelaide to the AFL competition, Whicker has been the general manager of the SANFL since 1984.
Players who have qualified for life membership after playing 300 games are Adelaide’s Ben Hart, Nigel Smart, Mark Bickley and Wayne Carey, St Kilda’s dual Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey and the Kangaroos’ Anthony Stevens.
Geelong coach and former Essendon great Mark Thompson and Hawthorn’s Peter Schwab have also qualified after reaching 300 games as players/coaches.
And Darren Goldspink has been honoured for reaching the 300 match milestone after 14 years of umpiring.
The 300 game milestone includes premiership season, finals and pre-season matches, State of Origin and International Rules games.
