Thousands Raised At Community Cup
News posted Tuesday, June 23 2009 at 04:00 PM.
Related: Tim Rogers, Sam Pang, Jason Evans, Phil Gionfriddo, Ally Spazzy, Adrian Basso, Mick James.
A few drops of drizzle and the sight of Wally Meanie in footy shorts certainly didn’t deter punters from Sunday’s Community Cup at Elsternwick Park. After a year-long hiatus, the event attracted an estimated 6500 people, raising more than $120,000 for charity sponsor Reclink.
Footy enthusiasts were treated to a hotly contested match between community radio stations Triple R and PBS 106.7FM (collectively known as “The Megahertz”) and local musicians (“The Espy Rockdogs”), who ran out eventual winners: 8.8 (56) to 8.7 (55). Full report here.
Award winners included: Sam Pang (Steve Connelly Medal for Best On Ground); Tim Rogers (Ian Rilen Medal for Best Community Cup Veteran); Jason Evans (David McComb Medal for Most Courageous Rockdog); Phil Gionfriddo (Paul Hester Medal for Cheekiest Player); Ally Spazzy (Tim Hemensley Medal for Rockingest Rockdog); and Adrian Basso and Mick James (Kath Letch Medal for Service To Community Radio/The Community Cup).
Proceeds raised at the event will go to Reclink, whose mission is to provide sport and arts activities to enhance the lives of people experiencing disadvantage.
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i'm not surprised.....i was looking around thinking if everyone hear has paid five bucks to get in............WOO MELLIE!?!
$120k!
that's gotta be crazy nuts awesome for the charity, biggish bikkies.
bogans the lot of 'em.
good to see radio stations confident enough to raise money for things other then themselves...
runs to hills
The site of Wally Meanie in shorts, eh?
Should erect a monument, there, I reckon.
That accounts for about $32,500 - and double that from alcohol sales!
Raffle tickets also. Hadn't heard how much it had raised.
Just once, I'd like to go to a Cup where they don't run out of beer.
that's fucking awesome. reclink rules.
also, nice touch by one j kennedy for the jumper swap.
thought that was one of the rules of the cup.
so the cup don't runneth over.
Good photos with horrific watermark here
More great photos here
Still no shots highlighting my glorious 10 minutes on the field.
will these photos never stop, my god.
p.s this was a rad day of radness.
it was lovely to see you, ever so briefly, nyx!
Can someone please photoshop a dick going into Kram's mouth on the second fasterlouder photo?
Damn it's begging for some photoshop work ain't it.
These blokes beat you to it.
Should've got a photo of the gorilla doing a hip and shoulder on the copper, only just missed it.
120k, jesus. Fantastic though, I'm sure this means it'll be back next year with a better beer supply (and more staff for the mountain goat bar please)
and better queuing systems for the MG tent too! just some guides/barricades so that no one can butt in near the top of the line when it stretches all the way down the hill to the fence and around the corner.
what the fuck is going on with that middle guy?
That's Corey, from the Pint On Punt. He always looks like that.