For five years the Building Kinnections Disability League Tag Day has been breaking down barriers and bringing people together, and the 2019 event will be no different.
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Preparations are ramping up for the March 7 event, with about 300 people across 18 teams already registered.
Organising committee member Cody Jones highlighted the power of sport to bring people together.
"The league tag day … was designed about five years ago to promote inclusion and awareness about people's abilities, rather than their disabilities," Jones said.
"It certainly demonstrates the shift we're seeing in society and the inclusive vibe that we do want to promote as much as we can."
Jones aims to spend as much time on the field as he can next Thursday - when he's not tied up with organising commitments.
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"It's something that everyone can do, and it also promotes the team work and mateship that comes with team sports," he added.
"Being able to work as a team and having fun on the day … it's an amazing vibe!"
Donations ahead of last year's event enabled the committee to organise accommodation for visiting players on the night before, with a Corroboree and barbecue preceding the 2018 league tag day.
While time got away from them this year, organisers hope to make the Corroboree a bi-annual event.
This year teams are set to travel from as far away as Gilgandra, Mudgee, Cobar and Bourke for the event. Team Break Thru coach Justin Fettell, captain Reece Flynn and player Sarah Dakin have already thrown down the challenge, claiming theirs is the team to beat.
Games kick off at 9am with teams to play in a round-robin style of competition before the finals at 1pm.
Eight players will take to the field at a time, but teams encouraged to have squads of anywhere from eight to 20 players.
"Anyone who wants to, join in!" said committee member Raquel Clarke, of Ability Links.
"It might be water boys - just everyone that wants to join in can join on the day. It makes it all-inclusive and a nice, happy day.
"It always is."
Spectators are encouraged to attend, with a free sausage sizzle on the day.
That will be cooked up by the team at Break Thru, while students from the Clontarf Academy will pitch in as referees.
"It's a really community-oriented event, where we've tried to draw in as many groups as we can," Clarke said.
For more information about Building Kinnections Disability League Tag, or to register, email raquel.clarke@livebetter.org.au
Registration closes this Wednesday, February 27.
