May 15, 2025
South Burnett Saints marked Brooksy’s memorial round on Saturday with a thumping win over the Warwick Redbacks.
When the full-time siren sounded, Saints were ahead 14.13-97 to 2.4-16.
Saints’ goals were kicked by Fletcher Brown (4), Ryan Jacobs (4), Brad Pressnell (2), Corey Smith (2), Nathan Trace and William Packer.
A good crowd turned out at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy to cheer on the local side in their first home game for 2025 in the Darling Downs AFL competition.
It was an emotional day for the club’s many supporters and players.
The Ben Brooks Memorial Day Cup Round is played in honour of a much-loved former player who died of cancer in 2022.
Saturday’s game against Warwick was the fourth time the event has been held, with many memories of Ben being shared.
At the end of the game, Ben Brooks Medals were presented to a player from each team who had displayed Ben’s “courage, determination and never-give-up attitude”.
Ben’s dad Darryl and sister Emily presented the medals to the Saints’ Nathan Brock and Warwick’s Luke Giacca.
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The day started with an Under 13.5s game between the Saints and Coolaroo.
Deegan Johannessen kicked a six-pointer for the Saints.
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The Saints’ next games are on May 24 at Lyle Vidler Oval against the Goondiwindi Hawks:
- 11:30am – Under 13.5s
- 1:00pm – Women
- 2:45pm – Men
