The Robert Rose Wheel Chair Cup

[BazBoy]

The new Disabled sport of Wheel Chair footy and Pies have a team

[masoncox]

[BazBoy]

What’s the title M.C

[masoncox]

It is just called the Rose Boys with Peter Rose as the author.
Peter was gay and a hopeless sports person and Robert was the He Man and a great sportsman! Victorian cricketer and a great footballer. It all came crashing down with a car accident coming back from the races at Ballarat.
He was in a wheel chair for the rest of his life.
An amazing read.
And yes remember the Rose boys were the sons of Bob Rose!
According to my late father Bob Rose was Collingwoods greatest player.
Most unluckly coach of all time!

[BazBoy]

Thanks and sounds worth a read—-Peter has a hand in set up / managing this
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Only five AFL sides at present and I applaud the person that came up with the idea

We have disabled games in many sports so why not our great game

[masoncox]

[Mugwump]

It’s nice to see this, but I am really intrigued as to how the hell it is going to work ...?

And yes, Rose Boys is a good read. Bob Rose had a remarkable life, full of greatness and tragedy, which he carried with rare fortitude and stoicism. The book is a good testament to this. He was a wonderful human being, and a model for what a man might hope to be.

[BazBoy]

They have worked out the rules which they mentioned on news
but couldn’t follow

Will wait till it is in print

[BazBoy]

Disability Sports Australia—Wheel Chair Aussie Rules has the complete rules
As there is no kicking the handball becomes the kick

Five players per side on the field (field being basketball type arena)

They do have marking if ball travels more than 3 meters

That’s a very very brief rundown—-but rules are there to read

[Mugwump]

^ thanks Baz

[BazBoy]

Just feel it’s giving people a purpose and Collingwood have a video
of some footage of the game

Chris Tarrant and Dustin Fletcher quite involved