By
WOMT Mark Dixon
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The
Mandurah City Soccer Club and the Mandurah Mustangs Australian
Rules Football Club at the inaugural Charity Shield.
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Take
a mix of Aussie Rules, Soccer, submariners and stir thoroughly.
Bake together in a hot contest and the result will turn out perfectly
... for charity.
That’s the recipe for the inaugural Mandurah International Rules
Charity Shield, an International Rules football match between
Mandurah City Soccer Club and the Mandurah Mustangs Australian
Rules Football Club.
The match was organised to raise much-needed funds for The Calvary
Foundation, a local volunteer charity who care for and assist
homeless youth in the Peel region of Western Australia.
COMAUSNAVSUBGRP (CDRE Michael Deeks) had been approached by Mandurah
City Soccer Club to sponsor the event and the submariners dived
deep help.
The game, similar to Gaelic Football but combining the skills
of soccer and Australian rules, was hotly contested with the lead
changing a number of times.
The pace was frenetic and both teams were evenly matched in speed
and fitness.
The height and upper body strength of the Mustangs gave the Aussie
rules lads a commanding lead initially. But as the game wore on,
the skill and experience with the round ball was the dominating
factor and the ability to score goals, rather than overs or behinds,
resulted in City defeating the Mustangs by 17 points.
The match was considered a huge success and more than 500 spectators
enjoyed fast end-to-end action.
After the match CMDR Adam Lindsay from Submarine Headquarters
presented the Charity Shield to the winning captain.
He said the Submarine FEG was proud to sponsor the inaugural shield.
The Australian Submarine Group would be associated with the unique
and exciting community initiative in the future, he said.
It’s just the sort of event to leave a good taste in one’s mouth!
