Reclink Community Cup - Melbourne

Sunday 23rd June, Elsternwick Sports Complex

It’s back. The annual take-no-prisoners traditional clash between PBS 106.7FM / Triple R 102.7FM Megahertz and the Rockdogs will be fought out at Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Sports Complex on Sunday 23rd June.

This year’s catch-phrase of ‘Be Suburban’ is based on the legendary cult band Beasts Of Bourbon, who will also be performing on the day. The theme also pays homage to the fact that the event has been proudly grass roots from its very inception, annually promoting an all inclusive fun day out in the suburbs, and upholding the tradition of it taking place on suburban footy ovals each year
 

The footy match between the community broadcasters and the Melbourne rock fraternity remains the centre piece of the day, but the entire day promises to be huge. Organisers are thrilled to have secured Beasts of Bourbon, and there are three more bands still to be announced. Preparations are well underway to make this family friendly fun day out, one for all Melburnians to embrace, and to carry on a tradition that has now been occurring for the past two decades. From what started out as a humble Australian football match amongst the music fraternity is today an event which last year saw over $70,000 raised and 9,000 attend. The Reclink Community Cup is very much part of the Melbourne music and sporting event calendar.

Last year the match ended in a draw in the final minutes, with both teams finishing on 35 points. Who will take the honour of winning the 2013 Reclink Community Cup?

The event will raise funds for Reclink Australia, who use sport and the arts to enhance the lives of people experiencing disadvantage and targets some of the community’s most vulnerable and isolated people - those experiencing mental illness, disability, homelessness, substance abuse, addiction, and social and economic hardship. With a network of over 480 member agencies around the country, Reclink Australia encourages participation in physical activity in a population group under-represented in mainstream sport, recreational programs and associations. In the past 12 months Reclink Australia provided more than 95,800 individual opportunities to participate in over 9,500 sport and arts activities around the country.

For more information, go to www.reclink.org or follow the event on social media via
www.facebook.com/ReclinkAustralia or twitter.com/melbcommcup