Redeyes 75th

The club invites those interested to come along for game day to support current Redeyes players, in round four of the Picola League season.

Following the day's play, the festivities will start.

Kicking off from 5.30pm, the reunion event will cost $30 which includes a two-course meal and guest speakers.

Founded in 1949, the Blighty Redeyes started life as a club in the Edward River Football Association, where they spent two separate stints, from 1949-1954, and then again from 1959-1961.

The club moved on to the Coreen & District Football League from 1964-1968, before finding what has been their home since, the Picola & District Football Netball League.

Since having joined the Picola League the Redeyes have had a number of champion players on both the footy ground and netball court.

On the netball court, the club has enjoyed success, with a spread of both junior and senior netball teams winning premierships, their most recent being a back to back effort by their C-Reserve sides in 2016 and 2017.

Before that, the club had won their first two senior netball premierships in the same fashion, with a pair of successive premierships in 1974 and 1975.

In the football department, the club has shared premiership success and homed a number of champion players.

These include three-time Pearce Medal winner, Damian Sexton, a footballing champion of the area who dominated in the Picola League.

Beyond the successes of individuals and teams, one component of the reunion that will resonate with everyone in attendance is the community and homely feeling of the Blighty Football Netball Club.

Being able to get back to an old club to share in a laugh with former teammates, coaches and administrators, the reunion will serve as a fantastic opportunity to share in all of these things, even if the stories have changed a little over the years.

For further information and to purchase tickets for the 75th year reunion for the Blighty Football Netball Club, go to www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1365380?fbclid.