History of the Community Cup
This is a game of Australian football like no other.
The Community Cup is an opportunity for community radio listeners and the real music fans of Melbourne to come out and have a great day together, enjoying the sense of community while helping make money for a worthy cause.
It wouldn’t happen without the Megahertz v Rockdogs footy match that is its centrepiece, and the players that give their time (and bruises) to participate, but to the crowd and the organisers, the result of that match is not what the day is all about – it’s the financial result for Reclink and the good time had by all those attending that matters.
The game has to be played in the spirit of the day – i.e. the spirit of fun – for it all to work. When it comes to brutal competition for match-points or a trophy, we’ll leave that to the professionals. Like it said on a fat guy’s t-shirt in a KISS comic book once: “Play hard, play fair, nobody hurt.”
On ground the Megahertz are identified by their red and white Guernseys whilst the Espy Rockdogs wear black, red white and yellow. Throughout the history of this epic football match, the umpires have included a mix of comedians and notable music industry people. For the past two years the match was umpired by young women from the VAFA Umpires Association.
On conclusion of the match, the Steve Connolly Medal is awarded to the best player on ground and is presented by The Age sports writer Rohan Connolly in memory of his brother.
In 2009, the Espy Rockdogs got up over the Triple R 102.7FM and PBS 106.7FM Megahertz by the thinnest of margins: 56 – 55. In 2010 that margin was repeated, however this time in favour of the Megahertz. The final score line was 41 – 40.
The Community Cup Wikipedia page was used as a source when we compiled this history. Thanks to those who’ve contributed to that resource.