The McLeod Challenge kicks off this Friday at the Adelaide Football Club’s West Lakes training base, with approximately 250 young Indigenous students expected to participate.
In its third year, The McLeod Challenge is an integral part of the Club’s Indigenous programs led by Adelaide Crows and AFL Hall of Fame inductee Andrew McLeod and his wife Rachael.
The McLeod Challenge incorporates a nine-a-side round robin competition for Year 8 and 9 students, facilitating teamwork, fair play and leadership skills as part of an identification process for the Beach Energy Indigenous Youth Leadership Program.
Adelaide Crows players Eddie Betts, Mitch McGovern, Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Matt Crouch, Brodie Smith, Anthony Wilson and Charlie Cameron will be on hand to watch the talent on display.
Teams will once again compete for the opportunity to play the curtain-raiser game on Adelaide Oval prior to the Crows’ AFL Indigenous Round clash against Fremantle on Saturday, May 30.
The McLeod Challenge kicks off at 9:30am on Friday, May 15 with 23 teams registered to participate.
Schools involved are:
Fremont Elizabeth City High School
Henley High School
Immanuel College
Le Fevre High School
Mannum Community College
Meningie Area School
Modbury High School
Ocean View College
Para Hills High School
Roma Mitchell Secondary School
Sacred Heart College
Salisbury High School
Seaton High School
St Michaels College
Westminster School
Wiltja Residential
Windsor Gardens Vocational College
Wirreanda Secondary School
Reynella East and Woodville High School
The Adelaide Football Club, in partnership with the McLeods, have developed three key Indigenous programs to allow Indigenous youth access to greater education and life opportunities.
The programs use sport and mentoring to engage and educate Indigenous youths, providing them with the experience, skills and knowledge required to seek independence, self-determination and the capacity to achieve their goals.
The McLeod Challenge, Beach Energy Indigenous Youth Leadership Program, and the Future Leaders Program are unique in that they focus on continued mentoring of participants from across South Australia.
Click here to find out more about the Club’s Indigenous Programs.
