Bomber stars Jake Melksham and Henry Slattery will swap their footballs for a tennis racquet this Saturday as the pair prepares to do battle against some of the finest sporting figures at Melbourne Park.
The 'Battle of the Codes' free event will feature double pairings from 16 different Melbourne sporting clubs who will swap their football, rugby, cricket bat, basketball or netball for a tennis racquet to preview the summer of tennis in Australia leading up to the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
Melksham and Slattery, who both showcased their football talents for the Bombers in fine form this year, will take on the likes of Shane Wakelin and Tarkyn Lockyer from Collingwood, Bryce Gibbs and Jordan Russell from Carlton, Brad Green and Cale Morton from Melbourne and Nathan Foley and Shaun Grigg from Richmond, as well as players from Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
Essendon star Dyson Heppell will also be attending the event.
Stars from the Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades will also be represented on Saturday at Melbourne Park.
The all-star line up will fight it out to be crowned the tennis championship team at Melbourne Park this Saturday from 1pm.
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The 'Battle of the Codes' free event will feature double pairings from 16 different Melbourne sporting clubs who will swap their football, rugby, cricket bat, basketball or netball for a tennis racquet to preview the summer of tennis in Australia leading up to the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
Melksham and Slattery, who both showcased their football talents for the Bombers in fine form this year, will take on the likes of Shane Wakelin and Tarkyn Lockyer from Collingwood, Bryce Gibbs and Jordan Russell from Carlton, Brad Green and Cale Morton from Melbourne and Nathan Foley and Shaun Grigg from Richmond, as well as players from Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
Essendon star Dyson Heppell will also be attending the event.
Stars from the Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades will also be represented on Saturday at Melbourne Park.
The all-star line up will fight it out to be crowned the tennis championship team at Melbourne Park this Saturday from 1pm.
Click here for more information.
