Canberra kickstarts its inaugural ‘fifth Quarter’ camp alongside some of AFL’s biggest names
Some of the AFL’s biggest names are in Canberra today sharing their knowledge with the next generation of players. It is all apart of the ACT’s inaugural ‘Fifth Quarter’ camp.
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00:00 GWS Giants stars Toby Green and Tom Green are in the thick of AFL pre-season training,
00:07 but instead of resting on their day off, they've swapped their professional team mates for
00:13 footy fanatics of a different kind.
00:16 "Footy's pretty big here, it's certainly growing. When the Giants come down and play at Marnika,
00:22 we definitely feel the love and thought it was a great opportunity to get as many kids
00:27 involved here as we can."
00:28 They're hosting Canberra's inaugural fifth quarter camp, a concept created by the Giants
00:33 captain and Sydney Swans Isaac Heaney. It sees children from 6 to 16 develop skills
00:39 in the game they love, with guidance from some of the code's biggest names.
00:43 "We've got a mix of everything and we love it. We're happy to teach anyone and everyone
00:47 and just like I said before it's all about having fun and promoting the game."
00:51 Canberra junior Tom Green has seen Aussie rules grow in the region since he finished
00:55 school in 2018. Now he's keen to help the trajectory.
00:59 "To give kids in Canberra that opportunity is amazing and the Giants academy is a little
01:03 bit more selective sort of stuff whereas this is anyone who wants to come down and I think
01:09 that's a really great opportunity to open the floor to everybody in Canberra."
01:12 While the kids are understandably starstruck, they can still see the broader picture.
01:17 "If this keeps happening then lots of people can get into playing AFL."
01:21 "Because the more girls in AFL they'll be better it becomes. It's a better sport if
01:26 there's more people in it."
01:27 Kicking goals together.
01:28 - Okay.
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