A memorial service for Dr Brian Sando OAM will be held on the Shed floor in the Westpac Centre (AAMI Stadium) on Tuesday, August 21.

The 90-minute service will start at 11am

Dr Sando, Adelaide Football Club’s chief medical officer for its first 18 years in the AFL competition, passed away on August 4 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76.

One of Australia’s most experienced and respected sports doctors, Dr Sando was involved with athletes at all levels.

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1995 for his services to Sports Medicine and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2001.