Former Dog Lindsay Gilbee commits to playing with Surrey Park during Eastern Football League season

SURREY Park is hoping the addition of Lindsay Gilbee will propel it into the Eastern Football League top-four for the first time in more than a decade.

Gilbee, 35, made his Panthers debut on Saturday, finishing with seven goals in a 236-point win over Nunawading.

Surrey Park coach Scott Hamill said Gilbee, who played 206 AFL games from 2001 to 2012, had committed to playing seven games for the Panthers when it did not clash with his commitments as Sandringham coach in the VFL.