{"id":12760,"date":"2026-05-17T04:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/12760\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T04:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:25:12","slug":"fev-and-hughesy-pull-on-the-boots-for-melbournes-biggest-suburban-footy-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/12760\/","title":{"rendered":"Fev and Hughesy pull on the boots for Melbourne\u2019s biggest suburban footy match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4965.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>In what\u2019s been touted the suburban football spectacle of the year, a crowd of 2,500 packed Melbourne\u2019s Whitehorse Reserve yesterday as Brendan \u2018Fev\u2019 Fevola and Dave Hughes pulled on the boots for struggling VAFA club the Eley Park Sharks.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a mission by The Fox Breakfast team of Fifi, Fev &amp; Nick to support struggling local footy clubs, Fev was loaned the Sharks to help the battling local side turn its fortunes around.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4963.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142565\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4964-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142566\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>And while the scoreboard didn\u2019t quite go the Sharks\u2019 way, the event still delivered a major boost for the club and local community.<\/p>\n<p>In front of the biggest crowd in the club\u2019s history, the Sharks pushed St Mary\u2019s Salesian all the way before narrowly falling short, 11.9 (75) to 11.13 (79).<\/p>\n<p>Playing in VAFA Thirds Division 5 Men\u2019s and with co-host Fifi Box cheering from the sidelines, Fev kicked five goals, including three n the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4966-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142568\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4968-1024x681.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142570\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Hughesy \u2013 making his much-publicised return to footy after suffering five broken ribs and a punctured lung in last year\u2019s AFL Legends Match \u2013 drew cheers from the crowd after slotting a goal from close range.<\/p>\n<p>At half-time, Amy Shark delivered a special live performance which transformed the local ground into a full-scale entertainment event, with players from the opposing St Mary\u2019s side even sneaking out of the rooms to watch the set.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4969-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142573\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-4967-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142569\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Eley Park recorded the highest attendance in its history, canteen sales increased by more than 400%, more than 100 kilograms of chips were sold, and fundraising reached record levels for the local club.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-game, Hughesy said \u201cI\u2019m going to be there and play but I\u2019m slightly nervous \u2026 I\u2019m not going to lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fev: \u201cThis is our Grand Final! One and done!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughesy: \u201cI know, I need to make the most of it. I\u2019m going to go flat out, but I don\u2019t want to be targeted. I want to wear a Go-Pro on my forehead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Fifi, Fev &amp; Nick on Melbourne\u2019s 101.9 The Fox from 6-9am weekdays, also on LiSTNR. Fifi, Fev &amp; Nick can also be heard nationally across The Hit Network during \u2018The Happy Hour\u2019 from 6pm to 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In what\u2019s been touted the suburban football spectacle of the year, a crowd of 2,500 packed Melbourne\u2019s Whitehorse&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13430,13431,13432,13433,13434,13435,13436,260,10594,13437],"class_list":{"0":"post-12760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-melbourne","8":"tag-1019-the-fox","9":"tag-brendan-fevola","10":"tag-dave-hughes","11":"tag-fev","12":"tag-fifi-box","13":"tag-fifi-fev-nick","14":"tag-fox-fm","15":"tag-melbourne","16":"tag-sca","17":"tag-the-fox"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}