The theme for the twenty sixth Reclink Group Cup, held at Victoria Park in Melbourne on Sunday, was “let love rule”, in honour of the Gunditjmara and Bundjalung singer-songwriter Archie Roach.
And rule it did. Love was within the air, palpable among the many many hundreds of punters in attendance, for whom an occasion of this scale and conviviality (nonetheless) appears a social luxurious after the final two years.
It was current within the money registers and Eftpos touchpads as useful cash piled up for Reclink, the indefatigable organisation that rebuilds the lives of battling Australians by way of packages in artwork and sport.
It was, nonetheless, nowhere to be seen on the sector.
The Rockdogs, made to attend three years to avenge their 2019 one-point loss within the annual novice music trade charity soccer match, got here out firing. They led by two objectives on the finish of the third quarter, however the Megahertz – representing impartial radio – got here storming again to take the sport 7-6-48 to 7-4-46.
The match itself remained a basket case as one outrageous sequence of play adopted one other. The extent of ability ranged wildly, though aptitude and bravado had been by no means brief in provide – not least within the sporting of short-shorts that appear to get shorter yearly.
Felix Riebl of the Cat Empire and Liam McGorrie of Dorsal Fins/Ex-Olympian had been among the many largest musical names to hitch the Rockdogs, who had been present process a altering of the guard after regulars Tim Rogers and Kram of Spiderbait hung up the boots.
The Steve Connolly Medal for finest on floor deservedly went to Megahertz’ Jarrod Kennedy, host of the late-night Saturday evening shift on Triple R, whose crimson and white helmet offered station-branding in addition to security.
Music on the day got here from Parsnip, Ausecuma Beats, Izy, Money Savage and the Final Drinks, and Non-public Operate.
If the day had been a Venn diagram, then just about all people – hipsters and footy diehards, well-doers and battlers, the previous and the younger – would all be grouped collectively within the center part. All subgroups could possibly be seen with their pants round their ankles as Ross Wilson from Daddy Cool made a shock look off the interchange bench to assist Non-public Operate ship his time-honoured sermon, Eagle Rock.
Jacob Kagan, of Melbourne band Carousel, was spectacular earlier than falling to a shoulder harm, and could possibly be seen sporting a sling on the finish of the match.
“I used to be having a good time till I fell over,” he stated.
“I used to be fairly sore after the sport in 2019, however I had three years to get better. Now I’ve acquired this and I’ve solely acquired a 12 months till the following one.”
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