Tarrawanna Women’s Youth League Goalkeeper Chloe Mearing was preparing to sit for her HSC exams at Smiths Hill High School in September when she received a heartbreaking diagnosis.

Chloe had a tumor in her stomach and was given just 12 months to live.

This was the same cancer that took her father away when she was just five-years-old.

When Chloe’s teammates heard the devastating news they wanted to help somehow.

Chloe's WYL coach Dave Curley is also the Club’s Goalkeeping Coach.

He came up with the idea of running a marathon 15-hour Goalkeeping Session to raise money to help with Chloe’s treatment costs, to create memories through travel and allow Chloe’s mum to take time off work to be with her.

Dave will be assisted by his good friend, Wollongong Wolves Goalkeeping Coach John Krajnovic.

On Saturday November 30 at Tarrawanna Oval, with a little help from their friends, Dave and John will run 15 consecutive one-hour goalkeeping sessions, commencing at 6.30 am with the final session winding up at 9.30pm.

One of the sessions, at 9.30am, has been put aside for a group of female goalkeepers from various clubs to come together to demonstrate the essence of women’s football, the support that players give each other, the community spirit among players and particularly among goalkeepers.

As a club with a strong culture and presence in girls and women’s football Thirroul Thunderbirds are proud to be represented at this unique fundraising event by a number of our female keepers.

If you are able to make a contribution, no matter how small, it would be greatly appreciated as every bit helps. Account details as follows:

Account name: Tarrawanna Blueys SC
BSB: 062528
A/c No: 1050 3057
In description write “Thirroul girl keepers”

All are welcome at Tarrawanna Oval during the day. The barbecue and canteen will be running and there will be an opportunity to donate old school-style by throwing a coin in a bucket.

Goalkeepers are a special club and they stick together.

Now we can all be ‘Keepers for Chloe”..