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ootballers male and female, young and old…er laced up their boots for the Roxby Downs Junior Football Association’s Good Sports round on Saturday.
Good Sports is in initiative of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation which currently works with 7,800 clubs across the country and is Australia’s largest preventative health program. Saturday’s Good Sports round saw two special matches played; an all-girls game in the morning, and then a ‘Dads and Kids’ game in the afternoon. Interest in the first match was so high that although initially the association had planned to include women as well, it was able to be played solely with girls. “We had two full teams of players, we were going to maybe see if women would like to play but there wasn’t enough room in the end,” RDJFA President Warrick Giles said. “That’s something that myself and the Far North Football League will look into next year to see if we can get something happening there.” The two girls’ sides were coached by Lee Copeland and Tony Weir, and despite average conditions, Giles said a solid game of football was played. “It was pretty good, the girls were all a bit giggly for the first quarter or so but after that they
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settled down and got into it and certainly there were some girls that had some talent,” he said. “It was a pretty horrible day, it was really windy and warm, so for skills it was a little bit difficult, but they definitely got in and had a good go and showed a good understanding of the game.” The dads and kids game was played between the two Far North Football League matches in the afternoon. “It went really well too, the dads probably had more fun than the kids!” Giles said. “There were about 20 dads and 30 kids, there was good participation and everyone had a ball.” Alcohol and Drug Foundation South Australia Manager Margie Fahy commended many of the local clubs who had joined the Good Sports program. “Since the first Roxby Downs sporting club joined the Good Sports program back in April last year, nine more have been accredited,” she said. “It shows how committed the town’s sporting community is in building healthier, safer and more family friendly club environments.” Good Sports has been proven to reduce the likelihood of risky drinking in clubs by 37 per cent and alcohol-related harm by 42 per cent for members of the clubs involved. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
Scott and Shepherd Humphries played in the dads and kids match.
The dads and their children who played in the Good Sports round on Saturday.