by Martin Stern
It’s not uncommon to see siblings play in the same sporting team … but being able to play in the same team as your mother or father is very special.
Kingaroy has many of these pairings and I believe it’s a unique situation.
But it’s also something the club is very proud of and actively encourages.
Many parents would give an arm and a leg to be able to share the joy of winning, the anguish of losing and the thrill of playing sport in the same team as their children.
Football is one of the sports where this can happen … and it’s really a family game in the South Burnett.
Steve, Jacob and Joseph Copas all play for Gunners, while daughter Rachel plays for Gunnettes.
Brendan and Jack Kelly play for Gunners, too.
Wests have Mauro and Jay Buzzo, with daughter Tess playing for Wests Women.
Other father-son and mother-daughter combinations at Wests include Rob and Alex Firman; Scott and Callum Tucker, Russ and Riley Hutfield; Gary and Daniel Favier; Bryan, Toni and Natalia Phillips-Petersen; Tracey and Sammi Lee, Michelle and Hayley Hunter; and Kerrie and Courtney Thompson.
There is also Reneau Lanham who plays for Wests Women, while son Aidan Penfound plays for the men.
And at Barambah, Brad, Sarah and Aaron Vanderkolk are one strong family partnership, while Brice and Ayden Connolly are another.
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