Morningside, beaten in the 2008 AFLQ grand final, will play the Northern Territory, 2009 newcomers to the AFLQ State League, in Cairns in Round 10 on Saturday night, 20 June, 2009.
The game is confirmed and follows a specific request from Morningside to be allocated the Cairns trip.
When we heard there was the possibility of a game in Cairns we put our hand up straight away,â said Morningside club development manager Jack Barry today.
We'vegot an excellent relationship with football in Cairns and we've recruited a lot of players from there over time and each year a Cairns U18 side travels to Brisbane to play the Morningside U18s.
We are keen to incorporate some development work in Cairns into the trip to help give something back to Cairns football, which has been so good to us for so long, Barry said.
Any number of former Cairns products could be in the Morningside team that will travel north, including former Brisbane Lions rookie and Queensland fullback Matt Pardew, who is set make a long-awaited return from a badly broken leg.
Pardew hasn't played since April 2007 but had surgery seven weeks ago to remove a steel rod from his leg and according to Barry is right on track from a return next season.
Other Cairns products include twins Sam and Josh Brown, Jesse Fewkes, Chris Rose and Matt Penny, plus 2008 recruits Pat West and Clint Maltby, who played with the Morningside U18s and Reserves this year.
The Cazalys Stadium match is on Saturday, 20th June 2009 under lights at 6:00pm, with AFL Cairns competition matches to be scheduled as the curtain-raisers.
Last Modified on 18/06/2009 11:38