Celebration: Tyrone Lockrey Memorial Shield – May 21st

On Sunday we paid tribute to one of the key figures of Kick It Touch in it's early years at Shaw Road; Tyrone Lockrey.

As a community we rallied together in support of Ty's family and for the bigger picture, mental health.

In partnership with LIVIN, and through the event we are able to shed some light on mental health and depression.

The day however was for Tyrone, with plenty of friends, family members and past foes making an appearance for one final show.

And boy, it delivered!

Congratulations to Grove Street Touch on their third consecutive Charity Shield win.

The formidable squad defeated The Rowdies 4-2 in a hotly contested mixed grand final.

The two top teams from Pool A went undefeated through the fixture rounds, including a 3-3 draw against each other in the second round of games.

Highlighted by a plethora of representative players, Grove Street Touch and Rowdies came through on the back of their skill and determination.

For all their accolades, the social, fun environment was the big winner on the day.

Tyrone Lockrey joined the Kick It community in 2008. Fresh out of high school, he and some of his best mates started a team at Shaw Road on Thursday nights.

Such was his love for footy, he supported the social environment at Kick It by refereeing for a number of years.

When Ty took the field, he meant business. Every game was whole hearted. He never took himself too seriously and was the first to have a laugh.

It is that laugh that still resonates with plenty within the Kick It community today.

Tyrone was an extremely gifted footy player (played 1 game of Q Cup), who also embodied many of the best qualities of our footy vibe.

Those qualities helped his sides win numerous grand finals and events. The individual accolades naturally came to0, with three man of the match awards in grand final victories.

He was the sort of selfless person who tried to lift up as many people around him as possible, and avoided making it about him, even if everyone knew he was the best player on the field that day.

Kick It Representative and event appearances:

State of Origin - Queensland Mens 2013
Rep Cup - North Brisbane Sharks Mens - 2012, 2017, 2020
Cash Day - 2009, 2012.
Mental Health Charity Shield - 2023

Well done to our individual try and try assist leaders throughout the fixture rounds,

Drey Reti (Grove Street Touch) and Andrew Wilson (The Shakedowns) notched up 5 tries, while Natives' Lahana Wood (3) finished a top the girl's try leaderboard.

A special mention to following players who rounded out the top end of the leaderboard
Daz Gherke (4) | Grove Street Touch
Nate Wood (4) | Natives
Jake Coolwell (3) | The Shakedowns
Aaron Fraser (3) | Mystics
Lachy Mothers (3) | Troopers
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Steph Matthys (2) | Young Guns
Eliza Mooney (2) | The Rowdies
Kelly Smith (2) | Troopers
Jess Sleep (2) | The Rowdies

A tremendous effort by our male and female try assist leaders Brandon Sleep (3) and Eliza Mooney (2).

Plenty of assists were recorded throughout the event; well done to the following legends;
Chase Hay (2) | Troopers
Lachy Mothers (2) | Troopers
Darcy Rose (2) | Young Guns
Nate Wood (2) | Natives

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Well done to our Newstead Remedial Massage 20/10 competition winners, Hunter and Ang.

The open competition during the lunch break proved to be a tricky contest with gusty conditions.

It was great to see the majority of players get involved and have a kick!