RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP SYDNEY – SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT
SUNDAY 18TH MARCH @ HENSON PARK, MARRICKVILLE
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

The inaugural Sydney Reclink Community Cup was played out today in perfect weather conditions at Henson Park Marickville and whilst the battle was intense at times, the clear victors of the day were Sydney Sailors who have the honour of taking home The Cup. A day of thrills and spills saw Michael Cini Number 9 for Western Walers (Money For Rope) and Alex Dyson Number 9 for Sydney Sailors both take home the Best On Ground Award for their respective teams. The final scoreboard result was Sydney Sailors : 7.4.46 and Western Walers 5.7.37

An estimated crowd of between 2,500 – 3,000 attended, whilst many families brought their children along to enjoy the family-friendly atmosphere and kids activities. The event which saw a highly entertained crowd witness music & entertainment industry personnel battle it out during an Australian football (AFL) match against local musicians all in the name of raising funds for Reclink Australia who provide for Australia’s disadvantaged via sports and arts programs.

The crowd were also entertained by bands during the day with Wolfpack, The Meanies, and Celibate Rifles all playing killer sets.

The Sydney Sailors team who consisted of music & entertainment industry personnel and was captained by Adam Spencer, (ABC Sydney Radio), and included players Wendy Zukerman (FBi Radio), Scott Fitzsimons (Drum Media), Robbie Keswick (2SER), Monique Schafter (ABC 7.30 Report), Max Easton (Music Journo), Declan Byrne (FBi Radio), Kim Tan (2SER), Alex Dyson (Triple J), Kathy McCabe (Daily Telegraph), Scott Dooley (The Project), Kris Swales (Drum Media), Chris Gill (3RRR Megahertz), Chris Zajiko (Fbi Drive), Brendan Read (Bang FC), Al Dukes (Bang FC), Andrew Christie (2SER), Jason Antonovich (Bang FC), Tim Higgins (2SER), Chris Gabardi (Bang FC), Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli (Nova), Ryan Fitzgerald (Nova), Brett Kirk (ex Sydney Swans), Merrick Watts (Triple M), Tom Tilley (Triple J), Brett Dayman (Drum Media), Damien Seymour (Big Footy) and Neil Cordy (ex Sydney Swans). Coaches were Andrew McLennan and Nic Fosdike.

The Western Walers who consisted of Sydney’s musicians and music industry personnel, who were captained by Dan Sultan. were Cec Condon (The Mess Hall), Keish De Silva (ex-The Hard Ons), Fiona Whalley (The Exhiles), Geordie Malone (Kira Puru & The Bruise), Adam Yee (Smudge), Hunter McMahon (Bang FC), Bernie Hallam (Kinky), Chris Muir (Universal Music), Michael Cini (Money For Rope), Mark Evans (ex AC/DC), Evan Davis (Village Sounds), Wintah Thompson (Little Lovers), Danny Cusack (The Turps), Glenn Koek (Zombie Dog Entertainment), Greg Bergin, Liam O’Shannessy (Buried Horses), Kent Steedman (The Celibate Rifles), Paul Cooper (Little Lovers), Chris Valdermain (Money For Rope), Patrick Haid (Line Drawings), Raani Costello (Sony Music), Sam Worrad (The Holy Soul), Luke Prout (Iron Bar Hotel band), Lochie McQueen (Guineafowl), Cameron Potts (Dead Letter Chorus), Nic Walker (Bang FC)), James Power (Hi-Fi Group), Jeff Thomas (Home Sydney), Craig May (Dew Process), Guy Kuypers (Bang FC), Shane Melder (Dave Mc & The Polaroids), Damien Lovelock (The Celibate Rifles), Joel Beeson (Philadelphia Grand Jury), and Jon Dean (Bang FC). Coach was Lisa “Kiwi” Roper.

Reclink Australia acknowledges the support of the 2012 Reclink Community Cup partners – Rockstar Management and the Marrickville Council.

For more information on the 2012 Reclink Community Cup in Sydney go to www.communitycup.org.au or find us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/sydneyreclinkcommunitycup
www.facebook.com/melbournereclinkcommunitycup
www.facebook.com/thesydneysailors
www.facebook.com/westernwalers

For more information on Reclink Australia visit
www.reclink.org

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Reclink Community Cup Sydney Press Release Winners Announcement

Our day of fun-filled sports and entertainment has been completed with a line up for three fantastic bands to get our players and the crowd pumped.

Big thanks to Front End Loader, The Meanies and The Celibate Rifles who will take to the stage (and to the field in some cases) at Sydney’s inaugural event.

The Celibate Rifles front man, Damian Lovelock and Kent Steedman are not only performing, but he is also proudly donning the uniform of yellow, red and black for the Western Whalers.

More information can be found in the Bands tab. Stay tuned for more announcements about entertainment

Thanks to the monster efforts made by Melbourne participants and supporters in the last 20 years of Melbourne Community Cup history, we have been able to create a new chapter in Sydney. The principals of the event are the same – fundraising for Reclink Australia’s programs which assist Australia’s disadvantaged, to unite together the community and to create a fun day for all.

The event will take place at Henson Park, Sydenham on Sunday 18 March 2012. The venue is a local community favourite with regular Australian football (AFL) matches as well as it being the home ground for the Newtown Jets. The ground has a long community and sporting history, including having the unique claim to fame as the principal cycling venue for the 1938 British Empire Games.

Keeping Melbourne for Melbourne, the Sydney chapter will see two brand new teams created.