SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Reclink Community Cup is back in the nation’s capital, bigger and better than ever in 2025.
The Canberra Reclink Community Cup is set to kick off again, but this year has moved to Alan Ray Oval, home of the mighty Ainslie Football Club. Bringing together the explosive Canberra music scene in the Limestones and the spirited local media community in the Noise for an epic day of grassroots footy and live music.
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
· BRENDAN VINCENT
· LUCY RIDGE AND THE DERBY WIDOWS
· PRIVATE WIVES
· SALTY GOODNESS
· ZUKO
The annual family-friendly, dog-friendly showdown is an important fundraising event for Reclink ACT and is not to be missed! Raised funds to support Reclink Australia's mission of providing sport and recreation programs for communities facing disadvantage to improve their physical health, mental health and social connections.
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THE LIMESTONES VS THE NOISE
In Australia’s Capital Territory, the Reclink Community Cup is represented by two separate yet equally important teams. The Limestones who create and perform the music, and The Noise of the media who talk, write, and post about it. These are their stories.
The Limestones are the muso team in Canberra, and take their name from the main avenue running through the inner-north suburbs where the musicians of Canberra have developed their art in rundown sharehouses since time in memoriam. The Noise are the media team in Canberra, and take their name from their role in amplifying the songs and stories of Canberra – they are in the noise to help lift things out of it. They were brought together to make the VFL-to-AFL-like expansion of the Reclink Community Cup beyond Melbourne truly national, by actually including the nation’s capital (unlike the AFL).
The Canberra Reclink Community Cup has been held five times since 2017 with The Limestones leading the victory tally over The Noise, 4 Cups to 1. Through pre-match events - such as the famous Jersey Presentation Night that always feature an all-star footy-themed band - and the big game itself, as well as the generous support of businesses, organisations and individuals, the Canberra Reclink Community Cup has helped Reclink ACT to facilitate sport and arts programs for some of Canberra’s most vulnerable and isolated.
Over the years, the Canberra Reclink Community Cup is has been supported by the likes local media, venues, businesses, bands, volunteers and many more generous providers.
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HISTORY OF THE CUP
The Reclink Community Cup is an incredibly fun day chock-full of family-friendly entertainment, the inimitable football match itself augmented by not just live music but also bars, food trucks and a relaxed atmosphere that firmly emphasises community over football and team spirit over individual skills.
From humble beginnings in 1993, the Melbourne event now attracts more than 12,000 people and raises more than $250,000 for Reclink Australia annually.
Having been played in Canberra since 2017, every dollar raised in the Canberra match and associated events goes directly to Reclink Australia programs within the ACT. Reclink’s structured sport, and recreation programs improve life outcomes for those experiencing mental illness, family violence, homelessness, social isolation, gambling harm, unemployment, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
For more information about the Cup and the rules we play by, click here
TICKETS: ON SALE NOW
ONLINE PRICE*: Adult - $15, Kids 12+yrs - $8, Family (2A, 2C) $30, Kids under 12 - FREE, (*inc booking fee)
GATE PRICE*: Adult - $20, Kids 12+yrs - $10, Family (2A, 2C) $40, Kids under 12 - FREE. (*inc booking fee)
All tickets are subject to standard t’s & c’s and booking fees
