2009 AFL NAB CHALLENGE PRE-SEASON MATCH
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne
Friday 6 March 2009
Cazaly Stadium, Cairns @ 7:30pm (local time)

PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Tuesday 3 March: Giffin Park, Birubi Street, Coorparoo @ 4pm - Includes Free BBQ
Thursday 5 March: Cazaly Stadium, Cairns @ 4:30pm

INJURY LIST
Pearce Hanley (ankle) - 1 week
Todd Banfield (hand) - 2 weeks
Simon Black (hand) - 2 weeks
Tom Rockliff (shin splints) - 2 weeks
Bart McCulloch (quad) - 4 weeks
Daniel Murray (groin) - Indefinite
Joel Tippett (back) - Indefinite
Pat Garner (knee) - Season

FLOOD RELIEF & BUSHFIRE APPEAL AFL COMMUNITY SUPPORT

NAB Challenge match to support North Queensland Flood & Victorian Bushfire Appeals

AFL Cairns with the AFL have planned several initiatives for Friday night's NAB Challenge game between the Lions v Melbourne @ Cazaly Stadium to raise funds for the North Queensland Floods Relief Appeal and the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

These initiatives include:

- The AFL has provided 200 FREE General Admission tickets for Ingham residents affected by the floods who wish to attend the match, with the tickets available from the Hinchinbrook Shire Council Offices from Thursday this week.

- AFL Cairns will donate $500 plus $1 per paying attendee at the NAB Challenge match so all Far North Queensland AFL fans are strongly encouraged to attend the fixture.

- Cairns SES members have been invited to attend the match as guests of AFL Cairns and the AFL, and the wonderful job they do throughout the community will be acknowledged pre-game.

- The AFL Cairns Umpires Association has volunteered to collect donations from around the ground at Friday night's game.

- A match football signed by both team captains will be auctioned after the game by AFL Cairns.

AFL Cairns' Social Club Cazaly's has also contributed significantly to the appeal by:
- Donating the money from all renewals and new membership fees collected in February.
- Donating Club profits from its Valentine's Day trading.
- Cazaly's staff have donated $10 from their wages.
- Cazaly's is also accepting donations at the Clubhouse anytime from patrons.

The monies raised from these initiatives will be split 50/50 between the North Queensland Floods Disaster Relief Appeal and the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

Ticket prices for the 2009 NAB Challenge match are:
BUYER TYPE    UPPER G/STAND    GENERAL ADMISSION
ADULT                $17.00                        $12.00
CHILD (U15)       $9.00                          $4.00
CONCESSION   $12.00                        $7.00
FAMILY PASS   $43.00                        $23.00
CHILD (U6)        $5.00                          FREE
Wheelchair           N/A                            $10.00

Tickets are now on sale through ticketLiNK:

In person:
ticketLiNK @ Cairns Civic Theatre
Corner Florence & Sheridan Street, Cairns

Cazaly's Cairns
344 Mulgrave Road, Cairns

Tel: 07 4031 9555
Web: www.ticketlink.com.au

At the Gate: Tickets can be purchased at the gate subject to availability from 5pm on game night. Please remember that tickets and preferred seating cannot be guaranteed for Gate ticket sales.

Corporate packages: AFL Cairns & Cazaly's Cairns are also offering special packages for corporates to enjoy the football with business partners and colleagues. For more information, please call Melissa Dunstan at AFL Cairns on 07 4042 3000 or on 0407 060 020.

AFL CAIRNS
Tel: 07 4042 3000 Fax: 07 4033 1574 Web: cairns.aflq.com.au  Email: admin@cafl.com.au  

The Brisbane Lions are also supporting AFL Cairns' efforts towards the appeals by donating the proceeds from their online auctions of the following memorabilia items via www.lions.com.au in addition to their previous donations of 3-game membership proceeds and auction items valued at approximately $15,000 to date.

Victorian Bushfire Appeal - for online bidding this week
2001 Premiership Photo Collage (No 11)
2002 Signed and Framed Grand Final Guernsey (No 19)
2002 Premiership Celebration Photo (No 93)
2002 Premiership Photo Collage (No 54)
10 Year Club Collage (No 52)
Alastair Lynch Retirement Guernsey (No 9)

North Queensland Floods Disaster Relief Appeal - for online bidding next week
2002 Premiership Celebration Photo Piece (No 56)
2002 Simon Black Photo Piece (No 3)
10 Year Club Collage (No 51)
Alastair Lynch Retirement Guernsey (No 7)
Jonathan Brown Photo Piece (No 32)
Marcus Ashcroft Guernsey 300th Game Champion (No 1)
Marcus Ashcroft Champion Piece (No 8)

FAST FOOTY FACTS
Scott Harding became only the 8th current Lions player to kick a nine-point 'super goal' against Essendon last Friday night. Harding joins team-mates Jared Brennan (two), Jed Adcock, Simon Black, Travis Johnstone, Daniel Merrett, Luke Power and Josh Drummond who have each scored a pre-season nine-pointer.

The Lions last visited Cazaly Stadium in Cairns for their opening round match of the 2007 AFL NAB Cup against St Kilda. The Lions won that encounter by seven points.