Essendon Football Club Board has resolved to amend its criteria for the consideration of awarding Life Membership.

The amends only impact players, both past and present and the selection criteria now applied is as follows:

- Playing of 150 senior matches (AFL home and away or finals);
- 10 years on the senior list;
- A Premiership player; and
- At the Board’s discretion.

At the season launch in 2012, recently retired player Andrew Welsh and current players David Hille and Brent Stanton will be awarded the honour.

Premiership players not already life members will be awarded in retrospect at a special premiership players dinner on the eve of the 2012 season.