![A young boy in the floodwaters of the suburb of Hermit Park in Townsville. Photo: Dan Peled A young boy in the floodwaters of the suburb of Hermit Park in Townsville. Photo: Dan Peled](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/6a444adf-6f22-4a49-aaa4-a607a5cf1d1e/r0_0_1157_1606_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Eastlake Football Club in Canberra has a special connection to a footy club doing it tough in post-floods Townsville.
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Eastlake is the owner of the Canberra Demons AFL team. Some of the Demons coaching staff hail from Townsville – stationed there with the army – and worked closely with Jamie Fogg, senior coach of the Hermit Park Tigers footy club in Townsville.
The Hermit Park Tigers have more than 350 players, including more than 250 juniors.
During the devastating floods last week, the Hermitage Park Tigers lost everything.
Balls, shirts, trophies, goal post guards, so much equipment. Representatives of the club also lost their houses in the flood.
The Eastlake clubs in Canberra are pitching in with a Townsville Burger, available until the end of March. The Hermitage Park Tigers will receive $3 from every burger deal, which includes a XXXX beer.
Funds raised will go towards replacing equipment lost in the floods, as well as a trust for the registration of junior players who lost their homes.
You can buy the Townsville Burger at the Calwell and Gungahlin clubs.