Brodie Carton will shave off his hair to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Network on July 13. Photo: Supplied.
CONTRIBUTED BY WYNNUM VIKINGS AFL CLUB
I’m Brodie Carton, and I have some exciting news!
On the 13th of July I will be shaving my head at Wynnum Vikings Ladies’ Day to raise money to support the Breast Cancer Network Australia. Over the past 12 months, I have grown my hair. This has led to me being known by some very funky nicknames: Sheep, Mophead, Furball, Brian May…these are just some of the names I’ve been given! This has been to fulfil a very big goal of mine – to support breast cancer research and awareness.
Each year, around 2.3 million people are diagnosed with breast cancer. It is also the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Breast cancer was also responsible for the deaths of 670,000 people globally in 2022.
About Brodie
Brodie is 16 years old and has been a part of the Wynnum Vikings Club since 2020, and was the Youth Viking of the Year in 2023. The Youth Viking award goes to the young person who does an outstanding job around the club for that season.
Brodie has played in the under 15s, umpired the juniors, helped set up Ladies’ Day, helped out coaches with their teams throughout the year and contributed to the annual working bee.
Although Brodie is now playing at Mt Gravatt due to there being no under 17s at Wynnum, he is still around the club helping out where he can, even helping paint part of the outside of the club rooms.
Brodie lost his grandfather to throat cancer in June 2022. Now, he has opted to raise funds for breast cancer to not only help out women battling this awful cancer, but to promote awareness around the Wynnum Vikings AFL Club and the community.
Brodie is a Year 10 student at Wynnum State High School.
To Donate
If you’d like to contribute to Brodie’s fundraising, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-breast-cancer-research-and-awareness?lang=en_AU&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=instagram_feed or go to gofundme.com and search for Brodie Carton.
