The King's Birthday match, known as the Queen's Birthday match when the reigning

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is a woman, is an annual

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match between the

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and

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the

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(AFL), held at the

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(MCG) on the

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public holiday in

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(the second Monday in June). Since 2015, the match has been preceded by the Big Freeze, a charitable event raising funds into research for

motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and low ...

(MND). The event sees celebrities slide into a pool of ice water as a

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to the match.

History

Football has been played on the Queen's or King's Birthday public holiday since before

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of the Victorian Football League in 1897. In most years, the VFL scheduled three matches to take place on the public holiday. Since 1936, the public holiday has been set as the second Monday in June. Melbourne and Collingwood first faced off in a Queen's Birthday fixture in Round 3, 1898, with Melbourne winning by 10 points. The teams have a long-standing rivalry that was solidified in the 1950s and 1960s when the two sides were the dominant forces in the VFL. Having defeated Collingwood in the

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

and

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

grand finals, Melbourne was prevented from equalling Collingwood's record four premierships in a row when Collingwood was victorious in the 1958 grand final. That same year, a crowd of 99,256 saw a top-of-the-table match between the two teams on the Queen's Birthday public holiday; as of 2024, that remains a record for the highest ever home-and-away crowd. Melbourne later defeated Collingwood in the 1960 and 1964 grand finals. Almost half of Melbourne's 13 VFL/AFL premierships came against Collingwood, and the teams have met in seven grand finals, the most of any pairing. Since

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, the AFL has scheduled Melbourne against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the only match played on the public holiday each year, and this is considered the start of the modern Queen's Birthday match as a stand-alone event. Prior to this, Melbourne and Collingwood had faced each other on the King's/Queen's Birthday public holiday on ten occasions: 1898, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996 and 1999; among those, the 1996 match was the only time it was the sole match scheduled for the day. The round in which the game is played is sometimes referred to as the "King's/Queen's Birthday Round", although Queensland and Western Australia do not celebrate the monarch's official birthday public holiday on the same date as Victoria. The fixture is traditionally staged at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which is the home ground for both teams. From 2001 until 2018, the match was always a designated Melbourne home game, resulting in Melbourne receiving a greater portion of the gate and its highest match profit of each season, typically in the order of $800,000 to $900,000. Collingwood, which had a substantially higher membership and more blockbuster fixtures than Melbourne, agreed to and encouraged the deal over that period. Since 2019, when a period of success had seen Melbourne close the financial gap between the clubs, the clubs have agreed to alternate the home team designation between the two clubs each year, with Collingwood's first home game played in 2019. The

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

interrupted the game's continuity for two years: the match was not played at all in 2020, and it was relocated to the

Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in the Moore Park, New South Wales, Moore Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used for Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, as well as, Australi ...

at short notice due to a lockdown in Victoria in 2021.

Match results

This table lists all Queen's/King's Birthday matches since it became an annual fixture between Melbourne and Collingwood in 2001. , - style=";background:#ccf;font-size: 110%" , , Year , Home Team , , Away Team , , Ground , Crowd , Result/Winner , , , style="text-align:center;", , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''1'' , style="text-align: center;",

Melbourne , 8.9 (57) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 19.20 (134) , rowspan="19",

, 62,761 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !77 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Anthony Rocca Anthony Rocca (born 15 August 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League. Rocca is currently serving as North Melbourne's development coach. Early l ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''2'' , style="text-align: center;",

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Melbourne , 10.15 (75) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 19.12 (126) , 65,860 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !51 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Chris Tarrant Christopher John Tarrant (born 10 October 1946) is a retired English broadcaster, television personality, radio DJ and stand up comedian. He is best known for presenting the ITV children's television show '' Tiswas'' from 1974 to 1981, and th ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''3'' , style="text-align: center;",

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Melbourne , 10.17 (77) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 20.13 (133) , 60,010 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !56 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Paul Licuria (Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''4'' , style="text-align: center;",

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 12.10 (82) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 11.7 (73) , 56,988 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !9 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Josh Fraser (Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''5'' , style="text-align: center;",

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 17.15 (117) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 10.12 (72) , 65,347 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !45 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Travis Johnstone Travis Johnstone (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Melbourne Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the grandson of former Fitzroy Lions player, Norm Johnsto ...

(Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''6'' , style="text-align: center;",

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 22.9 (141) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 14.10 (94) , 78,773 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !47 , , Cameron Bruce (Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''7'' , style="text-align: center;",

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 13.16 (94) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 11.15 (81) , 70,660 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !13 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Russell Robertson Russell "Robbo" Robertson (born 24 November 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who last played for the Melbourne Football Club. Robertson is one of the Melbourne's great goalkickers, being one of just four players in ...

(Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''8'' , style="text-align: center;",

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Melbourne , 13.17 (95) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 17.14 (116) , 59,548 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !21 , , Tarkyn Lockyer (Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''9'' , style="text-align: center;",

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Melbourne , 8.12 (60) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 19.12 (126) , 61,287 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !66 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury (born 7 January 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He served as Collingwood captain from 2014 to 2022. Pendlebury is a dual ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''10'' , style="text-align: center;",

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Melbourne , 11.10 (76) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 9.22 (76) , 67,454 , style="text-align:center;", Draw !0 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Aaron Davey (Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''11'' , style="text-align: center;",

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Melbourne , 6.5 (41) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 19.15 (129) , 75,998 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !88 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Sharrod Wellingham Sharrod Wellingham (born 7 July 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). A pacy wingman from Western Australia, W ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''12'' , style="text-align: center;",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Melbourne , 13.9 (87) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 19.15 (129) , 64,250 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !42 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Dane Swan Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''13'' , style="text-align: center;",

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Melbourne , 5.9 (39) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 17.20 (122) , 50,835 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !83 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Dane Swan Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''14'' , style="text-align: center;",

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Melbourne , 3.10 (28) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 8.13 (61) , 68,130 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !33 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Bernie Vince (Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''15'' , style="text-align: center;",

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Melbourne , 13.7 (85) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 17.8 (110) , 66,120 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !25 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Travis Cloke Travis Cloke (born 5 March 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cloke was drafted under the father–son rule by Collingwood Magpi ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''16'' , style="text-align: center;",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 16.8 (104) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 8.10 (58) , 60,158 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !46 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Max Gawn Max Gawn (born 30 December 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A Ruckman (Australian rules football), ruckman, 209 cm tall and weighing 111 kg, Gaw ...

(Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''17'' , style="text-align: center;",

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 15.14 (104) , Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , 15.10 (100) , 70,926 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !4 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Christian Petracca (Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''18'' , style="text-align: center;",

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Melbourne , 14.7 (91) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwood icon

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 20.13 (133) , 83,518 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !42 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Mason Cox (Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''19'' , style="text-align: center;",

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 15.8 (98) , Melbourne , 7.15 (57) , 74,036 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !41 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Adam Treloar Adam Treloar (born 9 March 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2015 and the Collin ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , , style="text-align: center;",

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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''No match played due to the

, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''20'' , style="text-align: center;",

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Melbourne , 9.9 (63) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwood icon

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 11.14 (80) , rowspan="1",

, 16,453 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !17 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''21'' , style="text-align: center;",

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 12.10 (82) , Melbourne , 8.8 (56) , rowspan="4",

, 76,059 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !26 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", , Clayton Oliver (Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''22'' , style="text-align: center;",

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Melbourne Football Club Colours

Melbourne , style="background:#cfc;", 8.18 (66) , Collingwood icon

Collingwood , 9.8 (62) , 83,578 , bgcolor="#0F1131" div style="text-align: center;", !4 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Jack Viney Jack Viney (born 13 April 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Viney is capable of contributing as both an inside ...

(Mel) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''23'' , style="text-align: center;",

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, style="background:#cfc;", Collingwoodsymbol

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 14.5 (89) , Melbourne , 6.15 (51) , 84,659 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !38 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Jack Crisp Jack Crisp (born 2 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player, currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2012 to 2014. He ...

(Col) , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;" , ''24'' , style="text-align: center;",

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Melbourne , 10.11 (71) , style="background:#cfc;", Collingwood icon

Collingwood , style="background:#cfc;", 11.6 (72) , 85,000+ , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", !1 , bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;", ,

Josh Daicos Josh Daicos (born 26 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, he played for t ...

(Col) Notes:
Capacity in 2003, 2004 and 2005 was lessened due to the redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the

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.
Since 2015 the best player afield has been awarded the Neale Daniher Trophy. Names prior to 2015 refer to the player awarded three

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as Charlie), is awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the f ...

votes.
The 2021 match was played at the

due to the COVID-19 pandemic and crowd restrictions imposed in

Neale Daniher Trophy

In 2015, the Neale Daniher Trophy was first awarded to the best player of the match. It is named after former Melbourne coach Neale Daniher.

Big Freeze at the 'G

In 2014, Daniher made his

(MND) diagnosis public, having been initially diagnosed the year before, and set about helping raise funds for researching the disease. Since then, the Big Freeze at the 'G has a Motor Neuron Disease fundraiser event associated with the King's/Queen's Birthday match. In support of the "Cure for MND Foundation", well known football, sporting, entertainment and media personalities slide into a giant ice pool on the ground before the start of the game. Such personalities usually pledge to raise $10,000 for MND research after being nominated, and once successful at hitting this target, they then get to pass on the challenge and nominate the next personality into the "cold seat". This person in turn will raise funds and agree to "Freeze for MND" if their fundraising goal is met. The challenge will continue right up until the game, with each celebrity challenging the next. The first Big Freeze was held in 2015, and the Neale Daniher Trophy was established in the same year and awarded to the best player on the ground.

Participants

;Big Freeze 1 (2015) Over A$2.2 million was raised. *

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, former player, AFL commentator for the

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. * Sam Lane, Television and radio personality, journalist and commentator. * Ross Stevenson, radio personality for 3AW. *

Dermott Brereton Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Born to Irish immigrant parents, ...

, former player, television and radio commentator for

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and

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, former

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player, television and radio commentator. *

Sam Newman John Noel William "Sam" Newman (born 22 December 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A talented and athletic player who served his apprenticeship unde ...

, former player, television and radio personality, host of '' The Footy Show''. * Brian Taylor, former player, television and radio commentator for the Seven Network and

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. *

Garry Lyon Garry Peter Lyon (born 13 September 1967) is a former professional Australian rules football player and was captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Since his retirement from football, he has been mainly a ...

, former player, television and radio commentator, host of ''The Footy Show''. *

Mick Molloy Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts '' The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. ...

, comedian, television and radio personality for Triple M. * Mark Robinson, Journalist, television and newspaper personality, host of '' AFL 360''. * Bryan 'Strauchanie' Strauchan, fictional football player portrayed by comedian

Peter Helliar Pete Jason Matthew Helliar (born 16 June 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on television as a former regular co-host of '' The Project'' on Network ...

, television and radio personality. ;Big Freeze 2 (2016) Over A$4 million was raised. * Matthew Richardson, former player, AFL commentator for the

. *

Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A highly decorated full-forward, Lloyd's AFL's honours include ...

, former Essendon player, AFL commentator for 3AW. * Kevin Sheedy, legendary AFL player and coach. *

Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph McGuire (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television and radio presenter, journalist, Australian Football League commentator and former TV executive. He is also an occasional ''Herald Sun'' newspaper columnist. He hosted C ...

, President of Collingwood, AFL commentator for Fox Footy and Triple M radio. * David Koch, President of , host of ''

Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon. Terminology Although the S ...

''. *

Samantha Armytage Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise (Australian TV program), Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alon ...

, Australian journalist, host of ''Sunrise''. * Jonathan Brown, former player, television and radio personality, Fox Footy and

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. *

Anthony Lehmann Anthony Lehmann (born 20 August 1969), professionally known as Lehmo, is an Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. Career Born in Peebinga, South Australia, Lehmann started out working as a chartered accountant before reali ...

, comedian, television and radio personality,

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's Paramount Networks UK & Australia, UK & Australia division and is o ...

and Gold 104.3. *

Cameron Ling Cameron Ling (born 27 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer and three-time premiership player who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tagger at and , Ling was also a premiership-win ...

, former player, AFL commentator for the Seven Network. * Gerard Whateley, ABC Sports commentator, host of ''AFL 360''. *

Dave Hughes David William Hughes is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery. Hughes has previously been co-host of '' Hughesy & K ...

, comedian, television and radio personality, recurring panellist on ''The Footy Show''. ;Big Freeze 3 (2017) Over A$6.3 million was raised. *

Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...

, Australian tennis champion, former world number 1. * Steve Hooker, Australian Pole Vaulter, Olympic gold medallist. *

Alisa Camplin Alisa Peta Camplin, (born 10 November 1974) is an Australian former Freestyle skiing, aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished ...

, Australian aerial skier, Olympic gold medallist. * Steven Bradbury, Australian speed skater, Olympic gold medallist. *

Steve Moneghetti Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti, (born 26 September 1962), is an Australian long-distance runner and physical health consultant who has represented Australia on many occasions. Moneghetti has a degree in civil engineering, a graduate diploma ...

, Australian long-distance runner, Commonwealth Games gold medallist. * Andrew Gaze, Australian basketballer, 2×

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champion. *

Sharelle McMahon Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player who captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions. Domestic career Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...

, Australian netballer *

Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist (; born 14 November 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and List of Australia national cricket captains, captain of the Australia national cricket team. He was an attacking left-h ...

, Australian cricketer ;Big Freeze 4 (2018) Over A$8.2 million was raised. *

Don Pyke Donald Lachlan Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the CEO of the West Coast Eagles. He was previously the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club from 2016 to 2019 and a player for the West Coast Eagle ...

, Adelaide senior coach * Chris Fagan, Brisbane Lions senior coach * Brendon Bolton, Carlton senior coach *

Nathan Buckley Nathan Charles Buckley (born 26 July 1972) is a former professional Australian rules football coach, player and commentator. He is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the top 50 players of all time. Buckley won the inaugural Rising S ...

, Collingwood senior coach *

John Worsfold John Richard Worsfold (born 25 September 1968) is a former Australian rules football coach and player. He had a long association with the West Coast Eagles as player (1987–1998) and coach (2002–2013), captaining the club to premierships in ...

, Essendon senior coach *

Ross Lyon Ross Lyon (born 8 November 1966) is a former Australian rules football player and the current senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously coached St Kilda from 2007 to 2011 and the Fremantle ...

, Fremantle senior coach * Chris Scott, Geelong senior coach * Stuart Dew, Gold Coast senior coach * Leon Cameron, Greater Western Sydney senior coach *

Alastair Clarkson Alastair Thomas Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and was previously head coach of t ...

, Hawthorn senior coach * Simon Goodwin, Melbourne senior coach * Brad Scott, North Melbourne senior coach *

Ken Hinkley Ken Hinkley (born 30 September 1966) is the senior coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former player with the Geelong Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club. Hinkley currently holds the VFL/ ...

, Port Adelaide senior coach *

Damien Hardwick Damien Patrick Hardwick (born 18 August 1972) is a current Australian rules football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League. He is the former senior coach of the Richmond Football ...

, Richmond senior coach * John Longmire, Sydney Swans senior coach * Alan Richardson, St Kilda senior coach *

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, West Coast Eagles senior coach *

Luke Beveridge Luke Beveridge (born 23 August 1970) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who played for Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. He is senior coach of the Western Bulldogs ...

, Western Bulldogs senior coach ;Big Freeze 5 (2019) Over A$5.4 million was raised. *

Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli (born 14 July 1989) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Rioli was a member of four premiership teams and was the Norm Smith Medallist in the 2015 ...

, former Hawthorn player *

Lauren Jackson Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Arguably the most notable Australian women's basketball player, Jackson has had a decorated career with the Australia women's national basketb ...

, former basketball player *

Dane Swan Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

, former Collingwood player *

Nick Riewoldt Nicholas Fredrick Riewoldt ( ; born 17 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL draft. He was the ...

, former St Kilda player *

Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and radio presenter. He played with the Carlton Football Club, Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fevol ...

, former Carlton &

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions are a professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Brisbane are the ...

player *

Jimmy Bartel James Ross Bartel (born 4 December 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, tall and weighing , Bartel contributed as a midfielder, forward, an ...

, former

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

player *

Anna Meares Anna Maree Devenish Meares (born 21 September 1983) is an Australian retired Track cycling, track cyclist. She currently resides in Adelaide in South Australia where the Australian Institute of Sport's Track Cycling program has its headquarters ...

, former Olympic cyclist *

Bianca Chatfield Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia national netball team, Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the go ...

, former netball player *

Jobe Watson Jobe Watson (born 8 February 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Watson, the son of three-time Essendon premiership champion Tim Watson, w ...

, former

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington United Kin ...

player *

Chris Judd Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and captain of both the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is regarded as one of the grea ...

, former West Coast & Carlton player * Liam Picken, former

player *

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, former

player * Sam Mitchell, former Hawthorn & West Coast player *

Brent Harvey Brent Harvey (born 14 May 1978), often known by his nickname "Boomer", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He holds the record for most matches played ...

, former

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player ;Big Freeze 6 (2020) Over A$11.9 million was raised. No Queen's Birthday match was played due to the

, but a Big Freeze television event occurred with a player from every club involved. ;Big Freeze 7 (2021) Over A$14 million was raised. Big Freeze 7 was held at the

on the day of the Queen's Birthday match, but the match itself was staged at the

due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Abbey Holmes, former player * Billy Brownless, former player *

Shane Crawford Shane Barry Crawford (born 9 September 1974) is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author. He played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). During his A ...

, 1999 Brownlow Medal winner and former player * Ray Chamberlain, AFL umpire * Sharni Norder, former netball player and player, Bounce panelist *

Russel Howcroft Russel Howcroft (born 1965) is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panellist on the ABC television program '' Gruen''. Howcroft is currently host of '' Breakfast with Ross & Russel'' on 3AW. Howcroft grew up in the ...

, media personality * Sarah Jones,

host * Jeff Farmer, former and player *

Daisy Pearce Daisy Pearce (born 27 May 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club#AFL Women's team, Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and is the current AFLW senior coach of the West Coast Eagle ...

, captain *

Gillon McLachlan Gillon McLachlan (born 1973) is a former Australian sports administrator and now CEO of a major gambling company. He is the former chief executive officer of the Australian Football League (AFL). He was appointed to the role in 2014, succeeding ...

, AFL

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a Welsh football coach and former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is the current Football coach (association football), head ...

, coach of the

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NRL team was also selected to slide, but was unable to leave his team's hub in Queensland, so instead did an

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. ;Big Freeze 8 (2022) Over A$19 million was raised. * Ash Barty, former world No. 1 tennis player *

Eddie Betts Edward Robert Betts III (born 26 November 1986) is a former Australian rules football player who played as a forward for Carlton Football Club, Carlton and Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide in the Australian Football League between 2005 and 2021. ...

, former & player *

Terry Daniher Terrence "Terry" John Daniher (born 15 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with Essendon Football Club, Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) where he was a dual-premiership p ...

, former player & older brother to Neale *

Rhonda Burchmore Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore Medal of the Order of Australia, OAM (born 15 May 1960) is an Australian entertainer, most notable as an actress, recording artist and singer in musical theatre, she has appeared in numerous television shows and briefly ...

, entertainer & actor *

Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on ...

, comedian & supporter * Andrew Maher, co-host of '' The Front Bar'' *

Rebecca Maddern Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. Maddern is currently Chief Sports Presenter on '' Seven News Melbourne.'' She has worked at Seven Network for over a decade, where she was a presenter ...

, ''Seven News Melbourne'' presenter * David Neitz, former captain *

Justin Langer Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the former coach of the Australia men's national team, having been appointed to the role in May 2018 and leaving in February 2022 and became ...

, former

Australian cricket team The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in international cricket. Along with England, it is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing and winning the first ever Test match in 1877; the team also plays One ...

coach * Jakara Anthony, skier &

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gold medallist ;Big Freeze 9 (2023) Over A$15.8 million was raised. *

Mick Fanning Michael Eugene Fanning (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian professional surfer who was crowned champion of the Association of Surfing Professionals/World Surf League (ASP/WSL)'s World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013. In 2015, he survived a shark ...

, 3× ASP World Champion *

Shaun Burgoyne Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Burgoyne was the first Indigenous Austral ...

, former & player * Tony Shaw, former player *

Michelle Payne Michelle J. Payne (born 29 September 1985) is a retired Australian jockey. She won the 2015 Melbourne Cup, riding Prince of Penzance, and is the first and only female jockey to win the event. Early life The youngest child of ten of Paddy an ...

, 2015 Melbourne Cup winning jockey *

Eric Bana Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series '' Full Frontal'' before gaining notice in the comedy drama '' The Castle'' (199 ...

, actor & supporter *

Jason Dunstall Jason Hadfield Dunstall (born 14 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dunstall is arguably the greatest Australian rules footballer to come from ...

, former player and current

commentator * Abbey Gelmi, ''Seven News Melbourne'' weekend sports presenter *

Tayla Harris Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is a professional Australian sportsperson best known for her careers in Australian rules football with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and in professional boxing. She is a highly successfu ...

, current player *

Aaron Finch Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in One Day International, ODI and Twenty20 International, T20I cricket. Fi ...

, former

ODI and

T20I Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...

captain ;Big Freeze 10 (2024) Over A$20.1 million was raised. *

Pat Rafter Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and world No. 6 in doubles. Rafter won eleven ...

, former Australian tennis player and two-time

US Open U.S. Open or US Open are open championship sporting tournaments that are hosted in the United States and in which anyone, especially amateur and professional, or American and non-American, may compete. The term may also be applied to non-sporting ev ...

champion. *

Erin Phillips Erin Victoria Phillips (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian basketball player and former Australian rules football player. She played nine seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for five different teams and is a two-time ...

, former WNBL and WNBA champion, former and player. *

Nic Naitanui Nicholas Naitanui (; born 4 May 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was born in Sydney to Fijians, Fijian parents, and his family moved to Perth, Western ...

, former player. *

James Brayshaw James Antony Brayshaw (born 11 May 1967) is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer working in television for the Seven Network and radio for Triple M. For Seven Sport, he hosts and calls Test cricket during summer and Australian ...

, former cricketer, current television and radio commentator for the Seven Network and Triple M. *

Joel Selwood Joel Anthony Selwood (born 26 May 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a four-time premiership player ( including one time as captain), a six-ti ...

, former captain and four-time premiership player. *

Sally Pearson Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is a retired Australian athlete who competed in the 100 metre hurdles. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a si ...

, former sprinter and hurdler, Olympic gold medallist. *

Meg Lanning Meghann Moira Lanning (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian cricketer who formerly captained the national women's team. Lanning has been a member of seven successful world championship campaigns, winning two Women's Cricket World Cup and five ...

, current cricketer. * Jack Riewoldt, former player and three-time premiership player. *

Mack Horton Mackenzie James Horton (born 25 April 1996) is an Australian retired freestyle swimmer. He is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships gold medallist, and 4-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Jan ...

, former swimmer, Olympic gold medallist. ;Big Freeze 11 (2025) Fundraising for Big Freeze 11 is currently being finalised. The FightMND Army has collectively raised over A$115 million since the inception of the Big Freeze events. *

Ariarne Titmus Ariarne Elizabeth Titmus (born 7 September 2000) is an Australian Swimming (sport), swimmer. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 400-metre freestyle, having won the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics ...

, Olympic swimming gold medallist (dressed as

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...

) *

Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along with ...

, former professional racing cyclist (dressed as

) *

Peter Daicos Peter Daicos (born 20 September 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 250-game career with the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL. Daicos is considered one of Collingwood's greatest ever players ...

, former Collingwood player (dressed as

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film care ...

) *

Matt Nable Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league player. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eag ...

, actor and former professional rugby league footballer (dressed as

Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-u ...

) * Liz Watson, captain of the Australian Diamonds (dressed as

Margot Robbie Margot Elise Robbie ( ; born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. Her work includes both blockbuster and independent films, and her accolades include nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and six BAFT ...

) *

Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualifi ...

, former Olympic sprinter and television presenter (dressed as

Chris Hemsworth Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series ''Home and Away'' (2004� ...

) *

Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for and captains the Australian women's national team. She also plays for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL and captains ...

, Australian cricketer (dressed as

Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in '' Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films '' Babe'' (1995) and ...

) * Aaron Davey, former player (dressed as Michael Long) *

Craig Lowndes Craig Andrew Lowndes (born 21 June 1974) is an Australian racing car driver in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship racing for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is also a TV commentator. Lowndes is a three-time V8 Superca ...

, Australian racing driver (dressed as

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It centres on a series of post-apocalyptic and dystopian action films. The franchise began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ...

) * Mark Taylor, former Australian cricket captain (dressed as

Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batter for Victoria, Hampshire ...

)

References

External links

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History

Match results

Neale Daniher Trophy

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Participants

See also

References

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