By Charlene Gatt
THE Western Region Football League was tickled pink over the weekend thanks to a successful community weekend campaign.
The weekend, which celebrated 150 years of football, saw the WRFL Women’s Football Foundation selling pink wristbands to highlight the role of women in community football.
WRFL president Diana Taylor said it’s important the role of women in football is recognised.
“Whether it’s a role on a club committee, working in the canteen, being a team manager or trainer, umpiring a game or acting as a member of the judiciary, these are all critical roles which are performed by women in the WRFL on a voluntary basis,” she said.
The proceeds will go to Footscray’s Women’s Health West. It is unknown how much was raised from the weekend, but the league donated $1200 to the Royal Women’s Hospital in 2007 from the sale of pink shoelaces.
Meanwhile, AFL players from the Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne and Essendon came to cheer on division one teams in round six of the Bundaberg Rum Cup. The visit was particularly poignant for seasoned veteran Brad Johnson and rookie Callum Ward, who hailed from Hoppers Crossing and Spotswood respectively.
And a competitive grand final rematch between the Port Melbourne Colts and Spotswood saw the Colts get over the line by a goal in a karmic win over last year’s premiers. The Woodsmen nabbed the flag in 2007 by the same margin.
