Australian Marrow Match (AMM) is a foundation determined to raise awareness for bone marrow/blood stem cell donation. Their mission is to increase the number of donors on the Australian Bone Marrow Registry, particularly the number of young males. This Saturday, the clash between Lauderdale and North Hobart at Skybus Oval will be the first ever Australian Marrow Match Awareness game. This is greatly attributed to the joint work of both the Marrow Match foundation and AMM ambassador Mark Reid. Last year, Reid’s life was saved by a stem cell donation. This week, Reid will speak to both teams, giving insight into his own story and the urgent need for more young men to become bone marrow/blood stem cell donors. The male population make up just 5% of donors, indicating the importance of this message. “The talk tells my story and goes on with the reasons on why to donate stem cells.” Reid’s need for a donation came during the high point of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The need to find...
Originally Posted on The Inner Sanctum Around the States: April 21 TSL Clarence Kangaroos vs North Launceston Bombers – Round 3 On Saturday afternoon Clarence hosted North Launceston for their first home game at Blundstone Arena since 2019. A tightly fought game, both teams were evenly matched in the first quarter. Clarence were unable to register any score in the second quarter while North Launceston star Bradley Cox-Goodyer was the only player kicking goals, bagging three total on the day. Clarence’s Jacob Steele put in an early submission for mark of the year with a huge hanger over North Launceston’s Thomas Bennet. Clarence dominated the third quarter, booting seven goals and leading by 25 points into three quarter time. Three of those goals came courtesy of Ollie Preshaw who would be the day’s leading goal scorer with four. Despite a North Launceston surge in the fourth the Roos would hold on to win 11 points. The highlight play...
After an extended break due to the most recent COVID outbreak in Melbourne, the Supercars returned in fine form with the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown. Championship leader Shane Van Gisbergen and his team had a rare stumble in the Saturday race, but bounced back on Sunday with back-to-back victories. The round kicked off with a bang, as Anton De Pasquale put in an impressive lap to qualify on pole for race 12. His hopes were quickly dashed as he found himself in a five car pile up at the first turn. Chaz Mostert gained seven places to grab his second win of the season. Cameron Waters’ second and Nick Percat’s third made it just the second podium of the season without a Red Bull driver. Mostert’s win came through the virtue of other drivers misfortunes and clean air. “We saw some other people have bad luck for a change… clean air is obviously key for the series at the moment,” he said. Third place in race 12 is Percat’s best result of the season so far. There was some controversy post race...
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