Lin Jong is a former AFL footballer who spent 10 seasons at the Western Bulldogs where he became a beloved figure amongst the Doggies faithful. 

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A tough as nails midfielder, he overcame a serious injury sustained in the 2016 AFL Elimination Final to win the Norm Goss Memorial Medal in Footscray’s 2016 VFL Grand Final success 17 days later. 

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The first player of East Timorese and Taiwanese descent to play in the AFL, he was a two-time VFL Premiership winner with the Footscray Bulldogs (2014 and 2016). 

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He called time on his AFL career in 2021 following another injury heartbreak and made 65 appearances for the Bulldogs during his time at Whitten Oval. 

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Lin is an advocate for multiculturism in the game, serving as an AFL Multicultural Ambassador in 2020, as well as a men’s mental health advocate by working as a Campaign Ambassador for Movember.