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Collingwood secured the third annual Richard Pratt Cup in its 19-point win over Carlton on Saturday afternoon.
In 2009 it was announced that the teams would compete for the Richard Pratt Cup each year when Carlton is the home team and the Magpies have won all three meetings.
In conjunction with match, the club is also raising funds via an auction for the Richard Pratt Fellowships in Prostate Cancer with the Fellowships used to identify improved treatment for sufferers of prostate cancer.
Each year the Richard Pratt Fellowships will commit $100,000 to individual applicants who are conducting translational research in this specific form of cancer.
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Be part of the 2012 team photo
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2011 Collingwood signed guernsey
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“The establishment of the Richard Pratt Cup, in conjunction with the Carlton Football Club, will not only pay tribute to a great man of football and the community, it will also present an ideal opportunity to raise awareness of the issues relating to prostate cancer,” said Colingwood president Eddie McGuire in the lead up to Saturday's game.
In recent times Heloise Waislitz and the Pratt Foundation have offered extraordinary support to Collingwood as the club launched the Collingwood Football Club Foundation to oversee the development of the community centre at Victoria Park and many other philanthropic initiatives.
Richard Pratt passed away in April 2009 following a long battle with prostate cancer. Richard’s involvement with the Carlton Football Club spanned nearly 60 years as a player, sponsor, director, president and patron.
Prostate Cancer Facts:
• Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer effecting males diagnosed in Australia
• Each year in Australia, almost 3000 men die of prostate cancer
• An estimated 18,700 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in Australia every year
• It is recommended that men aged 50 and over (or 40 and over if they have a family history) should speak with their doctor annually about prostate cancer and, if necessary, be tested.
For further information on prostate cancer:
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Phone: 1800 22 00 99 or visit www.prostate.org.au
