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While there were many Cat\u2019s jumpers at Meredith Primary, the club\u2019s visit wasn\u2019t about creating young fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it translates as support for the club but that\u2019s not really why we do it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe main reason we\u2019re out here is to put a smile on kids\u2019 faces.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to be involved in something like this and hopefully we can continue that for the next 20 years. It\u2019s a big day for us but we really enjoy it as players.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Meredith the whole school took part in footy skills workshops, with the grade 6 pupils setting up and running the stations.<\/p>\n
School captain and grade 6 student Lilly was part of the team that set up the activity stations for the skills workshop.<\/p>\n
As a Cat\u2019s fan herself, she was rapt the players were in town.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing, it\u2019s really good,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance for everyone to ask questions and get signatures. It\u2019s just a really good opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone here pretty much barracks for Geelong, we\u2019re all very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grade 5\/6 teacher Fairlie Pritchard said the responsibility placed on the older students in setting up the activities was a good test for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing so early in the year I tried to stay out of this one as much as I could and said, \u2018It\u2019s up to you to show you can do this because you are the leaders of school\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey got together as a group at recess and came down and sorted out who was doing what and they\u2019ve worked really well together, which is a good sign for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Pritchard said that having the players visit was special for the school community and many ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great recognition to know people realise we\u2019re out here,\u201d she said. \u201cSometimes you feel a bit like you\u2019re the forgotten school being halfway between Geelong and Ballarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the footy club have always made sure we\u2019ve been included. The kids love it, we love it, we\u2019ve always had a good range of players come and they always comment on how good our kids are.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Geelong Football Club\u2019s annual Country Day has seen players from both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams head out into Golden Plains Shire. Held on Friday, 14 February, the day saw players attend Teesdale, Bannockburn, Lethbridge, Anakie Inverleigh and Meredith primary schools. The visits also included St Mary MacKillop Primary School in Bannockburn and Lethbridge […]<\/p>\n