Mayne v Sandgate Anzac Day Clash

The next game for the QFA Division 1 Tigers in Round 2 is a very important day on the Australian calendar as it is in the football community.

A new development for the 2025 Season sees the Sandgate Hawks promoted to QFA Division 1. As a consequence of this development, the Tigers and the Hawks have agreed to play an annual Anzac Day game as traditional rivals from days gone by.

Mayne and Sandgate fought out some mighty and occasionally ferocious Grand Finals in the 1970’s which many dedicated footy followers will remember fondly.

The Anzac Day game for 2025 will be played at Lemke Road and alternated year on year between the Den and Sandgate.

The Tigers and the Hawks have also decided that they will play for an annual Mayne Sandgate Anzac Day Perpetual Trophy and also a Medal will be awarded to the Best Player on the day selected by the competing coaches.

The Medal will recognise a player from each club who exemplified the 1970’s era where these two great clubs fought out some of their titanic battles. Each player has an extraordinary record for their respective clubs and indeed Queensland Football for this period.

Mayne have selected Paul Meakin and Sandgate have selected John Stackpoole as the two players for the naming of the medal.

Paul Meakin’s summary record is as follows.

211 Senior games for Mayne

3 Mayne Club Champion B&F

2 Premierships

10 x State Player

B&F in the 1973 Grand Final

Mayne Team of the Century

AFLQ Hall of Fame

John Stackpoole’s record is equally impressive.

251 A Grade games for Sandgate

4 Premierships

25 games for Queensland - 7 games as Captain

Centre Half Forward for Sandgate's Team of 80 Years

Queensland's AFL Team of the Century

Queensland's AFL Hall of Fame

We will look forward to this being a very big day on the annual calendar which honours all the Anzac Day traditions and players from Mayne and Sandgate over the years.

Make sure you get along to this game at Lemke Road. Reserves at 11.45am and Seniors at 2.00pm.