By JARROD POTTER
OF ALL its wins this season, Saturday’s victory over South Croydon meant the most for Noble Park.
Battling it out for four-year-old Zayne Anderson – one of its youngest fans who is undergoing leukaemia treatment – Noble Park rallied after a sluggish first-half to emphatically take a 43-point win over the Bulldogs.
Zayne – son of Bulls’ captain and ultimate clubman Craig Anderson – was carried off in his dad’s arms and sang the song proudly with the team before heading into the clubrooms for the ‘Shave a Bull Day’ festivities.
Anderson was in awe of the support for his family and Zayne – especially from other clubs and across the Eastern Football League.
“It’s been overwhelming – still can’t believe the support we’ve got from opposition and the club,” Anderson said.
“Everyone has got behind it and it’s for a good cause.”
The day meant the world to all Bulls on and off the field, with club president David Allan shaving his moustache for the cause.
“You could see how much it meant to the players and obviously the coach… the club as a whole is right behind it,” Allan said.
“It’s tough to see a young fella going through that, but collectively when everyone is pitching in to shave heads, paint heads and some people will shave their mos off, it’s a sign of unity and its fantastic.”
The party went long into the night as face-painting, head-shaving and decorating took place all to raise funds for a noble cause.
Zayne’s highlight was shaving ruckman Glen Manson’s beard, coloured gold (but looking orange) for the occasion.
The Anderson family – Craig, Belinda, Zayne, Darci and Rydah – would like to thank Noble Park Football Club and everyone throughout the EFL who donated.
As of Sunday morning when the Journal went to print, Noble Park Football Club had raised $20,755.83 for the Leukaemia Foundation with more to be auctioned off at the club’s gala night later this year.
