Dalby junior rugby league club raises thousands of dollars for suicide prevention foundation R U OK?

The captain of Dalby’s under-17s rugby league side revealed the heartbreaking reason behind the club’s choice of charity this year as they raise thousands of dollars for suicide prevention. All the photos from the day.

All the action from the Dalby Devils fundraiser round 2023.

Residents from Dalby rallied on Saturday to watch epic games of junior rugby league and raise much needed funds for a foundation that is close to their hearts.

The Dalby Devils hosted nailbiting back-to-back games of junior rugby league which included jersey auctions, bake sales and a Calcutta evening the night before which in total raised $13, 564.15 for the suicide prevention foundation R U OK?

The captain for the under-17s girls side, Gaby Anderton shared why both under-17s teams made the decision to raise money for R U OK? Foundation this weekend for the highly-anticipated fundraiser round.

“We decided to choose R U OK? For young people’s mental health because there’s a lot going on with young people these days,” she said.

“And we would like to support them today.”

Residents rallied to raise more than $13k at this year's Dalby Devils' fundraiser round which raised money for the R U OK? Foundation. Picture: Emily Devon

The captain who has lived in Dalby her whole life said it was recent heartbreaking events in Dalby that pushed players to raise funds for a suicide prevention foundation.

“We’ve had a family friend who died by suicide earlier this year,” she said.

“It’s very tragic but we’re trying to get through it and we wanted to show our support to everyone who is dealing with the impact.”

The club’s captain said the devastating loss of young Dalby man Harrison Beil had rocked the community and the club wanted to show whatever support they could for the families and friends directly affected.

“There’s a lot going on and we just wanted to help somehow,” she said.

The under-17s captain despite having to sit out of the game due to injury said she was proud of the players and the girls had their best game yet.

“It was so good to see Valleys and Devils getting among it and playing together,” she said.

Check out all the photos from the epic day in our gallery.

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