Centrals Memorial Game
The Wayne Jackson memorial game vs North Cairns Tigers is the biggest home game for the Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs. It is a celebration of a former club champion and also a chance for old dogs to reminisce and mix with the new generation. .
Wayne Jackson was a teammate, a mentor and most importantly a friend.
Jackson died from a brain haemorrhage in 1995 in the week leading up to the Bulldogs clash with North Cairns. His passing was as sudden as it was tragic but the legacy of one of the Bulldogs best has never been allowed to diminish by those he left behind.
Former Centrals Trinity Beach Coach, Mick Seymour said Jackson embodied all the Bulldogs were and aspired to be as a football club.
“He was just a person who held himself very well and was held in high regard,” he said.
“As a young player coming in he was the type of bloke you’d look up to and admire.
“On the field he was a goal kicker. He had a fair build on him and was just a ferocious competitor. “
Every season the Bulldogs and Tigers battle for the Wayne Jackson Memorial Shield with Seymour given the duty of educating his club’s present generation of footballers about the importance of the game.
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