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Members
of 816 SQN (L TO R) POATV Simon Carr, POATV Darren Gration,
ABATV Brent Commane, ABATV Matt Candon & ABATV Ian Wilson
with Peter Helliar and Sam Lane from ‘Before the Game’
with the Premiership Cup.
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Port
Adelaide fans celebrate their teams Grand Final victory.
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Toby
Thurstans (28) lines up a shot on goal.
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Port’s
Damien Hardwick on the shoulders of Brendon Lade and
Adam Kingsley
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Photos:
LSPH Philip ‘Rex’ Hunt
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It
was smiles all round as 816SQN members flew Tiger 875, an
RAN Seahawk into the MCG on AFL Grand Final day.
With special guests Peter Helliar and Sam Lee from the television
show ‘Before the Game’ onboard, Tiger 875 flew to the hallowed
turf to deliver the AFL Premiership Cup and match balls to
the umpires.
Earlier in the day, the Seahawk lifted off from Victoria Barracks
on St Kilda Road with their guests.
Peter and Sam both had firm grips on the AFL Premiership Cup
as Tiger 875 did several flybys of the MCG, before being skilfully
manoeuvred between the light towers and onto the centre of
the playing field by Aircraft Captain, LEUT William Veale.
Once the helicopter had landed in the middle of the ground,
POATV Darren Gration and ABATV Brent Commane stepped out onto
the turf, carrying the match balls.
They then escorted Peter and Sam, who were carrying the Premiership
Cup, out of the rotor arc and onto the centre wing area of
the oval until Tiger 875 had departed the MCG.
In front of the large crowd, both sailors marched with the
TV personalities towards the umpires who were awaiting the
arrival of the match balls and Cup.
816 SQN’s XO, LCDR Shane Craig, who was the Tacco in Tiger
875 on Grand Final Day said, “Flying into the MCG on Grand
Final Day is a great opportunity to gain fantastic publicity
for the RAN.”
