Good Friday Appeal 2025: Star Roos launch SuperClash fundraiser with special visit

North Melbourne players Caleb Daniel and Will Phillips have paid a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital to launch their Good Friday SuperClash.

North Melbourne players visited patients at the Royal Children Hospital ahead of the SuperClash fundrasier. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Good old North Melbourne has kicked off its 2025 Good Friday SuperClash fundraiser with a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital.

The marquee match, Kangaroos versus Carlton, to be played at Marvel Stadium on April 18, will raise money for the Good Friday Appeal.

To launch the event, Roos stars Caleb Daniel and Will Phillips brought presents for RCH patients Ronan, 6, and Hamish, 14, and visited wards on Tuesday.

Will Phillips and Caleb Daniel meet patients Ronan Foot-Connolly (7) and Hamish Reid (14). Picture: Jake Nowakowski

The Roos stars brought presents for the patients, donated by toy brand Mattel. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Toy brand Mattel donated the gifts.

Caleb said: “Being able to take a backward step from the all-consuming football side of things to see what other people are going through in life, especially children dealing with health battles, gives you perspective.”

Will added: “It makes you appreciate that footy is not just a game; it also gives back. Giving to Royal Children’s Hospital and Good Friday Appeal gives me a lot of pride.”

The annual SuperClash match has contributed over $2 million to the Good Friday Appeal since the inaugural match in 2017. Last year, the match raised over $300,000.

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