World Footy News

When Howard Kennedy surveyed the damage on his Woopen Creek property he decided nothing could be fixed there and then, so took himself into Cairns shortly afterwards to watch a footy match.

His decision set in motion six decades of Australian Rules football in the sugar growing communities to the south of Cairns, namely Babinda, Aloomba and Gordonvale. Today the game is growing strongly across the district again with the rise of the Pyramid Power club in Gordonvale.

Cairns based author and Pyramid Power junior coach, Wesley Hull, has traced this history in his new book: Kennedy’s Legacy – The History of the Pyramid Power Australian Football and Sporting Club.

From the days of Howard and Ailsa Kennedy rounding up kids, jerseys, boots and players each match day, through the early days of the Aloomba-Gordonvale club and famous pioneers of the game in Jack Holt and Des Trannore, the book looks at the growth of the Australian game in a part of the country where hard work was needed to establish support to grow and thrive.
As well as examining part of the local history through Australian Rules football, the book continues as a rare look at the creation and development of a junior club in a highly Rugby League region, peppered with often hilarious yarns of life in a club that has had to do things a little “differently” to most to grow the game.

A valuable addition to the canon of sporting history across Far North Queensland, particularly Cairns and surrounding districts, Kennedy’s Legacy is certainly worth the read whether you enjoy history, sport, or just something a bit different.

To purchase a copy online or simply get more information about the book you can visit the following website: http://wesleyhullauthor.weebly.com/



Picture: Ailsa Kennedy, widow of Howard Kennedy after whom the book takes its name, being presented with a copy of the book by the author.