1/40Alex and Penelope Barker with Mascot Luna, living in Mackay, enjoying the games in Sarina. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
40 photos: All the junior AFL action at Brewers Park
Pint-sized footy players showed they’ve got keen skills during the annual Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival at the weekend. See all the photos.
2/40Swans Player Zack Day has his eye on the game. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
3/40Saints coach, Cameron Ryley restarts with a ball toss for the U6 game. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
4/40Mornbah Bulldogs Darcy Farrow waits for play to restart. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
5/40Face and body painting as well as temporary tattoos proved very popular! Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
6/40Zeek Twitchett gets set for the next play for Eastern Swans. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
7/40Patrick Murphy from Moranbah Brothers Bulldogs fights for possession. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
8/40Magpies player blocks Saints Ella in her kick. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
9/40Eastern Swans Jamie Mills drives the ball. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
10/40Balls up and so are the boys. Zaide Cornell from Marian for Hawks just shy on reach in the U10's. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
11/40Kicing from his line in the U10's is Caleb Rogers of Mackay City Hawks, even though he normally plays in the U8's. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
12/40Magpies Ralph Traeger,8, plays up a division against the bigger U10's. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
13/40Moranbah Brothers Bulldogs travel for this event as it's about the oly time they get play other clubs. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
14/40Moranbah's Jonny Fowden tips the ball. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
15/40Charlie Christie gets a foot to the ball for his U10's Mackay City Hawks team. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
16/40The ladies gave their all even in the U8's. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
17/40Oscar Chippindale of North Mackat Saints, gets to the ball first in an U6's match. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
18/40Sometimes it pays to be taller. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
19/40Three Cousins, Rodgie Runnalls Moranbah Brothers Bulldogs, Jack Hammond who plays for Bakers Creek Tigers, and Frank Runnallls also from Moranbah, celebrate a great day of games. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
20/40Harry Kerry manages to clear a kick in an U10's match for Bakers creek Tigers. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
21/40Zaide Cornell from Marian playing for Hwaks, contests the ball with Saints player Ruby Johnson , Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
22/40Mackay City Hawks Aston Mills, manages to get his kick away. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
23/40Magpies Milly Argent gets to her opponent Oliver Wiley of the Swans in the U10's. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
24/40Penelope Barker kicks from the line playing in Magpies colours in this game, but is usually in her own U8's team with the Saints. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
25/40There is a ball in there! Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
26/40Beau Mepherson of the Eastern Swans u10s, launches a kick. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
27/40Ellis Ritchie kicks for goal close to the posts with Ned Barker running defence in an U6's game. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
28/40It's done for this event! Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
29/40Gabby Bulger with future AFL player Charlie,2, and Cameron teaming up in a combined Sarina Demons u8's. Usually he plays in his Bakers Creek Tigers club as live in Oakenden. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
30/40Players congratulate each other before heading fora very short rest and next round. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
31/40Magpies U10's player Xavier Conroy displays safe hands. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
32/40Sunny Ray was even more popular with giveways after the games are done! Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
33/40Magpies Cruz Smith does everything to stop Swans Beau McPherson in his kick for the u10's game. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
34/40Ella and Emilia Krajewski enjoying a Zooper Dooper after a hot few games for Saints. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
35/40U6's North Mackay Saints player, Charlotte Chippindale in her first game ever, lines up a kick. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
36/40Rodgie Runnalls U10's Bulldogs player is making up the numbers for Bakers Creek Tigers and busts out of a tackle. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
37/40Swans kicker Max Kinnane blocked by Bakers creek tiger players including a fearless Loren Howard in the U10's . Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
38/40A game done with handshakes and sports personship before moving on to the next round. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
39/40Shelley Kosche and Brooklyn Skien who plays for the u8s Sarina Demons. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
40/40Patrick Murphy of Moranbah Brothers, escapes a determined Straun Skien who is a Sarina player filling in with Bakers Creek Tigers in their u10's match up. Mackay and District Junior AFL Carnival, August 7, 2022. Picture: Marty Strecker
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