To recognise the significance of the occasion, the Gold Coast SUNS will wear a specially designed ANZAC commemorative guernsey on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZACs landing at Gallipoli.
The GC SUNS will don the guernsey in the Round 4 ANZAC Day match against the GWS Giants in Canberra.
GC SUNS Chief Executive, Andrew Travis, said the design of the guernsey respects this Saturday’s occasion.
“We are really pleased that the design of the jumper respects the significance of the 100th anniversary of the ANZACs landing at Gallipoli.
“The symmetry between the clubs established rising sun logo and the Australian Army rising sun was clearly evident to the design team.
“Having local members of the Army base to consult, on it being appropriate to closely align both themes allowed us to purse this design with greater meaning.
“This process has further increased the relationship with the Australian Army, which has seen players spend time at our local Canungra army base, completing a leadership program and the challenging obstacle course earlier in the year as well as the teams scheduled visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Friday,” Travis said.
The guernseys, designed in consultation with BLK, will be auctioned post game on goldcoastfc.com.au, with all profits going to the ANZAC Appeal.
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To assist in the designing the guernsey, the GC SUNS established a six-man working group led by the GC SUNS General Manager – Strategy, Brendan Maxwell. The group included also Chris Masters, Will Davies, John Stevens, Shaun O’Leary and Nigel Earnshaw.
Picture: Luke Marsden. Source: News Corp Australia
Guernsey Design Working Group
Chris Masters - Multi Walkley Award winning and Logie Award winning journalist and Author. Chris Masters is best known as the longest serving reporter on the ABC Four Corners. He recently completed a book about the Australian soldier called ‘Uncommon soldier’.
Will Davies - Military historian, documentary film producer, battlefield tour guide, member of the NSW Centenary of Anzac Advisory Council
John Stevens - Local Gold Coast resident and is a Vietnam War veteran. He is the President of the Vietnam Veterans Federation QLD, Gold Coast Sub-Branch. He runs the largest Mens shed for a large number of returned veterans in the Gold Coast area.
Shaun O’Leary - Local Gold Coast resident and a serving Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Regular Army. He recently worked as the Chief Instructor of the Officer Training Wing at the local Canungra Army Base. He is a veteran of the East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan military operations.
Nigel Earnshaw - Businessman with offices in the Gold Coast and Canberra. He has served in the Australian Army for 24 years and is a veteran of the South Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan military operations. He is also a volunteer at the Australian War Memorial.
Brendan Maxwell - General Manager Strategy at the Gold Coast SUNS. He served with the Australian Regular Army for 16 years reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is a veteran of the Iraq, Beirut and Afghanistan military operations.
