Community
29 August, 2025
Saints retain Cup amid sea of green
REID Oval was awash in shades of green last weekend as the sporting communities of Koroit and Warrnambool gathered to promote and raise funds for the Gillin Boys Foundation.
Warrnambool footballers wore green jumpers for the day, while the Blues’ netballers proudly wore green warm-up tops.
“It was an absolutely amazing day,” Christopher Gillin said.
“Koroit won the majority of games and once again retained the Cassign Cup but the spirit of the day was really something special.
“We hope to have the final tally (money raised) known by the end of this week but people were extremely generous with their donations for which we are very grateful,” Christopher said.
“The more money we can raise towards research into MD (muscular dystrophy) the quicker a cure is found.
“There was a big crowd there on the day which just added to the overall atmosphere.”
The Cup originated in 2019 as a means of raising awareness and funds for Muscular Dystrophy.
All players from both clubs were encouraged to once again wear green laces to spread awareness of Muscular Dystrophy and to show their support of The Gillin Boys Foundation and its fight for a cure.
“Once again last weekend was another great day of football and netball and we (the foundation) thank both clubs for their ongoing support of the Cassign Cup and our foundation,” Christopher Gillin said.
Since its inception six years ago, the cup has yet to be won by the Warrnambool club – with honours going to the Saints in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 204.
“The Cup wasn’t held in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID outbreak,” Christopher said.
“We wanted everyone involved and that is why we made the winner the club that has the most wins (in both football and netball) on the day.”
Last Saturday saw Koroit record wins in the senior, reserves and under 18 football, along with seven netball games.
