2018 Adelaide Around the Campfire Cup
Event description
Saturday October 13th 2018 Around the Campfire Inc will hold the 4th annual Around the Campfire Cup at iconic Alberton Oval in Port Adelaide in front of approximately 2000 people. The women's AFL carnival will be played between a combination of 7 Indigenous and non-Indigenous teams from across Australia playing in a round robin format playing five 2x10 min games each, with unlimited interchange. After the 15 round games, the top 2 teams play in the final for the Around the Campfire Cup at 5pm.
As a celebration to the day we are very lucky to have rising Aboriginal star Emily Wurramara, and iconic Aboriginal singer/songwriter Frank Yamma play for us straight after the carnival presentations. Natasha Wanganeen will be the MC for the evening.
Teams playing will be Adelaide University FC, Central Australian Pinktails, Woodville West Torrens Eagles FC, Australian Defence Force (ADF) Guyala women's from across Australia, Morphetville Park FC, SA Aboriginal All Star women and Port Adelaide Women's FC.
Our opening ceremony at 9.30am is something spectacular. Being led by Senior Kaurna Custodian Karl Winda Telfer who presents a Greeting to Country, before Yellaka - Old Wisdom, New Ways, comprising of young Aboriginal men and women performed traditional and contemporary dance. Karl and Yellaka involve the 6 teams in the inspiring traditional ceremony to begin the carnival. The aim is to educate and inspire non-Indigenous people playing or spectating, reconnect and show respect to Indigenous people present.
As part of the ADF Guyala women’s team there will be women from the Tiwi Islands involved as part of an ADF Leadership Program. Karl and Yellaka will invite the Tiwi Island women to perform their own cultural women’s dance.
The day will be hosted by joint Master of Ceremonies, AFLW ambassador and Marngrook host Shelley Ware, and ex-Sydney Swans footballer now global media personality Troy Gray. There will also be a DJ playing tunes all day during breaks in the football.
Port Adelaide gourmet food trucks will be available all day offering many different food options. The Port Club will be providing food and beverage also.
The 2018 Adelaide Around the Campfire is proudly supported by City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Adelaide Brighton Cement, Indigenous National Technology and Telecom Network, Iron Pharmacy Group, Woodville West Torrens Eagles Football Club, Discovery Parks, Port Adelaide Football Club, Haycom, and Evans and Sons.
All money taken on the day will go towards establishing Around the Campfire Inc's first university health scholarship for a remote Indigenous student from the APY Lands in partnership with Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Unit at the University of Adelaide.
For more information please contact Around the Campfire Inc Managing Director Chad McLaren on 0409691497 or chad@aroundthecampfire.org.au.