Jason Baldock has made a significant contribution to the Cootamundra Blues Australian Football Club, firstly as a player and secondly as a hardworking committee member and sponsor.
The audience at the Coota Blues' presentation evening gave Jason Baldock a standing ovation as his name was read out as the Blues' newest life member.
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In a citation read out by Blues president Todd Basham:
Jason Baldock has made a significant contribution to the Cootamundra Blues Australian Football Club, firstly as a player and secondly as a hardworking committee member and sponsor.
As a footballer, Jason played 101 matches for the Blues between the late 1980s through to 1997.
His playing days were highlighted by being a member of the Coota Blues 1988 Blues reserve grade premiership side.
Jason was also a member of the Blues 1989 first grade premiership that defeated South Wagga. Jason capped off a fine playing career as a member in the 1997 reserve grade premiership side. Jason returned to the playing field in 2017, filling in for the Blues against Ainslie and booted a goal.
In 2014, Jason joined the Blues in his capacity as a committee member and a valued sponsor.
As a sponsor, his company Jason Baldock Constructions was responsible for many working bees at the club.
A major highlight being the upgrade of the timekeeper's box.
As a committee person, Jason threw his weight behind the Blues doing bar work, which has raised a heap of money for the Blues.
This has included over the past five years, picnic races at Cootamundra, Harden and Young. Jason's hard work saw him awarded club person of the year for 2016.
The name Baldock is synonymous with the Blues.
Jason's mother Dawn was a hardworking member of the Blues Ladies Auxiliary in the 1980s.
Jason's brother Simon played for the Blues, as have Jason's two sons - Jack and Sam. Jason's father Ron has played a strong part in working bees for the club and in recent years has loved seeing his grandsons Jack and Sam play for the Blues.