{"id":83126,"date":"2022-06-02T04:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=83126"},"modified":"2022-06-02T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T22:14:23","slug":"suns-rise-to-grand-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/suns-rise-to-grand-occasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns rise to grand occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE Bendigo FIDA Suns had Queen Elizabeth Oval rocking on Sunday, as they hosted round three of the Football Integration Development Association central conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bendigo Suns Red proved too good for Kyneton, winning 103-36, while White enjoyed a 70-6 win over Rupertswood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-coach of the Suns, Josh Martin, said it was a \u201cmassive deal\u201d to play on Bendigo\u2019s premier oval and it was great to see so many people braving the cold weather to support their teams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83128\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83128\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/Bendigo_Sun_29_May-15-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul<br \/>Byrne gets a kick away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously it\u2019s home footy for everybody, everybody wants to play on QEO,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably the best country ground in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re really excited and we\u2019ve been trying to get it for a couple of years. It\u2019s good that they\u2019ve got the opportunity to play here and it\u2019s great to see we\u2019ve got a big crowd here today and they\u2019re really enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83129\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83129\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/Bendigo_Sun_29_May-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mitchell Lawrence puts a shot on goal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While plenty of competitive spirit was on display, the league\u2019s main theme of participation shone through, with the Suns lending players to even out the field and sharing the ball to ensure everyone got a kick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Bendigo teams sit first and second on the ladder with three rounds left. 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