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The 2026 Ben Brooks Medals were presented to Mitch Francis, from Saints, and Jack Drewery from Warwick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 12, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Saints marked their “Ben Brooks Memorial Day” in style last Saturday, overwhelming the visiting Warwick Redbacks at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

The annual match is played in memory of Ben, a much-loved former teammate who died of cancer in 2022.<\/p>\n

The Saints’ men downed the Redbacks 15.18-108 to 5.2-32.<\/p>\n

At the end of the game, Ben Brooks Medals were presented to a player from each team who had displayed Ben\u2019s courage, determination and “never-give-up attitude\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2026 medallists were Mitch Francis, from Saints, and Jack Drewery from the Redbacks.<\/p>\n

This weekend, the Saints’ teams will all be hitting the road and heading to Toowoomba with the U11.5s, U13.5s, U15.5s, senior men and senior women all scheduled to face Toowoomba Tigers’ teams at Rockville Park.<\/p>\n

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Members of Ben’s extended family … at front, Tegan and Sean Intervalo, from the Sunshine Coast; his sister Emily with Theo Intervalo, 6 months; Shannon larsen, Kingaroy; at back, Mitch Clark, Sunshine Coast; and Steve Krosch, Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A display of memorabilia (and memories) from Ben’s time with the Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Out on the oval, Saints’ men overwhelmed the Warwick Redbacks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The visitors played hard against the Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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