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Dudley Newcastle, someone stole the goal posts from the juniors park, nothing is sacred.
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/6099516/thieves-steal-footy-posts-from-dudley/
Heartless thieves have stolen rugby league posts from a field at Dudley.
"It leaves a sour taste in my mouth," Dudley Redhead Junior Rugby League Football Club's George Hickey said.
"I was so annoyed that someone would pinch something that's devoted to six- and seven-year-old kids."
George said it was a "special little mini-field".
"Everything was made to scale. We put seats there for the parents and grandparents to sit along the fence, close to the game. It's all volunteer work. We scrounge around and get grants where we can."
He said the thieves took the posts from one end of the field.
"I made them out of water pipe, so they'd be heavy," he said.
He speculated that the posts were pinched for use in a backyard.
"From my way of thinking, a parent would have to be involved because the posts are heavy. They would have needed a ute to move them," he said. "They're all one piece, 2.2 metres across and three metres high. It's a big thing to carry away."
He wondered whether the theft was linked to school holidays because the scoreboard power box was damaged at the same time.
"Someone will know something. It's not a big money thing. It cost me about $100 to make another set of posts. It's the principle of it," he said.
"For some lowlife to pinch them - it's ridiculous. I've been there [at the club] about 25 years. It's the first time I've had anything pinched or damaged."
He said volunteers do a lot at the ground.
"We're trying to make it the best in Newcastle," he said.
George has made a new set of posts. Regardless, the club wants the stolen posts back.
"If anyone wants to bring them back, we won't press charges. It's just the thought that someone would do it. I'd hate to think this will keep going," he said.
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/6099516/thieves-steal-footy-posts-from-dudley/
Heartless thieves have stolen rugby league posts from a field at Dudley.
"It leaves a sour taste in my mouth," Dudley Redhead Junior Rugby League Football Club's George Hickey said.
"I was so annoyed that someone would pinch something that's devoted to six- and seven-year-old kids."
George said it was a "special little mini-field".
"Everything was made to scale. We put seats there for the parents and grandparents to sit along the fence, close to the game. It's all volunteer work. We scrounge around and get grants where we can."
He said the thieves took the posts from one end of the field.
"I made them out of water pipe, so they'd be heavy," he said.
He speculated that the posts were pinched for use in a backyard.
"From my way of thinking, a parent would have to be involved because the posts are heavy. They would have needed a ute to move them," he said. "They're all one piece, 2.2 metres across and three metres high. It's a big thing to carry away."
He wondered whether the theft was linked to school holidays because the scoreboard power box was damaged at the same time.
"Someone will know something. It's not a big money thing. It cost me about $100 to make another set of posts. It's the principle of it," he said.
"For some lowlife to pinch them - it's ridiculous. I've been there [at the club] about 25 years. It's the first time I've had anything pinched or damaged."
He said volunteers do a lot at the ground.
"We're trying to make it the best in Newcastle," he said.
George has made a new set of posts. Regardless, the club wants the stolen posts back.
"If anyone wants to bring them back, we won't press charges. It's just the thought that someone would do it. I'd hate to think this will keep going," he said.