Illawarra Mercury sport journalists Josh Bartlett and Agron Latifi preview what's happening in sport this weekend in the Illawarra. Video by Adam McLean
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00:00 Hey everyone, it's Josh Bartlett and Agaran Latifi here from the Illawarra Mercury.
00:05 It's March 1, which means autumn has arrived here in the Illawarra.
00:08 Sport is in full swing, which is exciting.
00:10 Agaran, what's happening this weekend?
00:11 Well, today I'm off to the Illawarra Hawks.
00:13 They've got a must-win game on Monday night against the Breakers at Wynn Entertainment
00:19 Centre in Woolloongong.
00:20 They obviously need to win, otherwise the season's over.
00:23 So I'll just say where they're at and have a chat to Justin Tatum and the boys.
00:29 It's very exciting.
00:30 Obviously that game on Monday night.
00:31 Keep an eye out for that one against the Breakers.
00:33 In terms of me, I'm off to Barrack Heights Sportsfield this weekend to watch the first
00:37 game for Shell Harbour in the Illawarra Premier League, since getting promoted, which is so
00:41 exciting.
00:42 They're taking a tarahawana there, so if you see me down there, say hello.
00:47 Plenty of football happening here in the Illawarra.
00:48 We've got the District League, we've got the Wolves are at home, the Illawarra Stingrays
00:52 are at home, the Julie Porter Cup is on.
00:54 There's plenty to watch out for.
00:56 Anything I've missed there, Agaran?
00:57 There is a few things.
00:58 The cricket's on as well still, it's still going.
01:00 The Illawarra and South Coast competitions are running.
01:03 But there's a special event at Howard Fowles Oval in Lake Illawarra.
01:07 The Lake Illawarra Cricket Club are holding a Pink Stumps Day to raise funds for the McGrath
01:12 Foundation.
01:13 It's a great initiative.
01:17 Get behind it.
01:18 There's plenty of activities happening throughout the day.
01:21 And there's also another event at Ron Costello Oval with the Shell Harbour Sharks Nokia.
01:26 It's the second annual event that the Sharks are holding.
01:29 They won the first one.
01:30 And the second one starts, the gates open from 11.30 and the first game is at 1pm.
01:36 Very exciting.
01:37 So keep an eye on the Illawarra Mercury website and all our socials over the coming days for
01:41 more coverage.
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