Darwin Buffaloes young gun and supporter Owen Hedge makes large donation

DARWIN Buffaloes received a large donation last week from up and coming junior and avid supporter Owen Hedge

Owen Hedge helped make a large donation to the Darwin Buffaloes Football Club. Photo: Supplied

DARWIN Buffaloes received a large donation last week from up and coming junior and avid supporter Owen Hedge equalling $10,060.

Despite living in Brisbane and playing for Sherwood Magpies the 16-year-old loves the double blues where his father Stephen was part of the 1988-89 premiership winning team.

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And so he jumped on the chance to make a written nomination for Buffs in the AAMI Clanger Clash which awarded $10 for every clanger in rounds 10 and 11.

Hedge tries to get up to Darwin four times a season to qualify for finals and has ambitions to play A-grade for the club once he finishes schooling.

“My dream is to get drafted and help build Buffs a club house so I’ve always wanted to make a donation,” Hedge said.

“I love the Buffaloes because my dad won a premiership there and I want to follow in his footsteps because of all the good times he had playing for the club.

“It’s a family based club, it’s not the richest but it has been around for 100 years and there aren’t many clubs in the country that are like that.

“When I graduate I plan to go up there for six months and play A-grade and hopefully that helps me get noticed.”