Winning the National Indigenous Touch Knockout final was special and being named player of the match made it even better, but all that wasn’t even the highlight of the weekend for Shelley Darcy.
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Darcy was part of the Koori Kama Doobays side which took out the women’s opens final on Sunday afternoon after a classy showing across the entire weekend’s competition at Apex Oval.
Making the experience even more memorable for Darcy was the fact she was part of a closeknit side and playing alongside her daughter, Majayda.
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“It’s so much fun. Playing with family and friends and then making new friends, this carnival has been amazing,” she said after the win in the final.
“There’s so many girls in this team who have played at a high level and there’s sisters in there and I was playing with my daughter, which is wonderful.
“Everyone was helping each other and no one got frustrated, everyone did their job and it was a great day.”
Koori Kama scored a 3-1 win over the Bunji Girls in the final, a match which was played at a rapid pace.
With a number of representative and high-level rugby players in the game it was played out at a high level from first whistle to last.
It was one of the standout games of a weekend which had a huge amount of success both on and off the field.
With the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS) teaming up with the Western NSW Area Health Clinic and Quit B Fit to run the event, there were a number of stalls and services promoting a healthy lifestyle around Apex all weekend.
“All the things around this that they’re promoting through Quit B Fit and TAFE programs, it’s so good and it’s really using sport as a pathway,” Darcy added.
Matches in junior boys and girls competition were also played on the weekend.
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Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
