Arabic version: تقاعد متطوعين من بورت أديلايد بعد 76 عاماً

According to ABC News, Port Adelaide Football Club volunteers Alfie Trebilcock and Bob O’Malley are retiring after a combined 76 years of service, with their final home game set for this weekend in Adelaide.

Trebilcock joined the club in 1968 after moving to Adelaide from Broken Hill. The former butcher began in the boot department, completed a seven-year apprenticeship and went on to look after players’ footwear for 58 years.

During his time, he saw football boots change from ankle-high designs with wooden knock-in sprigs to lightweight, multi-coloured footwear. He was part of 11 SANFL premierships and Port Adelaide’s 2004 AFL premiership, which he described as a dream fulfilled.

O’Malley is retiring after 18 years, during which he mixed water barrels and player rehydration bottles and helped prepare training sessions. He will attend his final home game when Port Adelaide plays Melbourne on Saturday night.

The AFL gave Trebilcock its Jack Titus Award for conspicuous service in 2013. He also received Port Adelaide life membership that year and was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame in 2025. Chairman David Koch thanked both volunteers, saying the club owed its identity to people such as Trebilcock and O’Malley.