{"id":165052,"date":"2016-12-02T01:24:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T15:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=165052"},"modified":"2020-09-30T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T01:30:12","slug":"mp-keeps-in-touch-at-footy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/12\/02\/mp-keeps-in-touch-at-footy\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Keeps In Touch At Footy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Frecklington part of the Frecklington team, from left, Elke, Deb, Jason and Lucy Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 2, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bean Grower Australia’s inaugural Workplace Warriors Footy Fun Day in Kingaroy proved two things last weekend … there’s plenty of people keen to get out and have fun with their workmates, and politicians can (sometimes) pass a football.<\/p>\n

Eight workplace teams took part in the charity touch football mini-carnival at T.J. O’Neill Oval, including a bunch of blue-shirted volunteers from “Team Deb Frecklington”.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Opposition Leader told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> she had been expecting a “hit and giggle” but had quickly realised the other players – and the referees – were taking things more seriously.<\/p>\n

Team Deb Frecklington lifted accordingly and actually earned a spot in the semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual winners Fiedler Flushers.<\/p>\n

The Footy Fun Day concept was developed at Bean Growers Australia as a team building exercise among staff members.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But as more people heard about the event, more corporate teams joined in.<\/p>\n

The teams were mixed and included both children and adults.<\/p>\n

BGA donated $1000 as prize money, to be donated to a charity chosen by the winning team.<\/p>\n

The Fiedler Flushers elected to give the money to Melanoma Australia.<\/p>\n

BGA Managing Director Lloyd\u00a0Neilsen said the day had proven so successful, teams should start practising for next year’s event.<\/p>\n

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Results<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Fiedler Flushers (Fiedler Brothers Plumbing)
\n2. Bean Touched (Bean Growers Australia)
\n3. The Untouchables (The Kingaroy Hotel)
\n4. Cardio Conquerors (Cardio Central)<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Dominators (Domino\u2019s Pizza)
\n2. Team Deb Frecklington (Deb Frecklington MP)
\n3. The Mixed Beans (Bean Growers Australia)
\n4. Crummies Avengers (Crumptons Peanuts)<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n