Team Rooster-Wheelchair Para Athlete

10/06/2026

No service, all noise and fun! And maybe getting lost

09/06/2026

When he was born we were told he might not survive! As he grew we were told that he may never do anything for himself.
Today he turns 21!

21 years of surgeries, therapies, unknowns but most of all love!
Sometimes life throws challenges at you and it's always the way you tackle those challenges that matter.

This young man has smashed every goal he's set so far except one (making a Paralympic team), every negative stereotype, being bullied through school and has turned every negative thing in his life into a positive.

We've had 21 years of daggy dancing, questionable haircuts and dorky laughter.
And we wouldn't have it any other way!

Drop him a Happy Birthday below 👇

18/05/2026

18/05/2026

Honoured to have been named a finalist in the local sports awards for Sportsperson of the year 2025
Congratulations to Oliver Bestwick who took out the award 🏆

18/04/2026

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Recap 7-12th of April
Started by off with a National Wheelchair training camp held out at Blacktown Athletics Centre
Then moved on to Sydney Olympic Park for the Australian Athletics Nationals 2026
Where I competed in Men's 100m,400m,800m events

After a bit of a tough start to the year and a little battle to get to Nationals I was pretty happy with placing
5th 100m
4th 400m
5th 800m,

Had a Brekky catchup with my fav WA peeps

Finished off by a little night out a trip via Penrith to pick up our fav donuts .adonuts and then home.

Usually my next announcement would be that The Swiss trip is up next!

But this year I will be skipping the International trip and staying closer to home and wish the team all the best x

The remainder of the season and year I will be focussing on training, work and most importantly family.

I wanted to give a big thanks to my village who helped get me here being a rural/regional athlete with no track isn't easy and you need all the support you can get!
This includes not just physical support but financial as the opportunities in country areas are less than in our cities especially when you are in an individual sport and not a team.
The opportunities for sponsors are harder, travel costs are greater and balancing it all can be extremely difficult.
So I want to say thanks to the village that makes it posssible

Family 🩵
Fred- Coach
The Lachie's
Roxy/Gus
Tyres/Maintenance
Garth & Tanya (work) for being so flexible
H & Veteran Community .horses.co without them I wouldn't have my chair
Mum who atm has been dealt a bloody raw deal with her health 3 months in hospital now but who continues to motivate me whilst dealing with her own pain. And who has baked literally 1000's of cookies to help fund my trips
Budge for kickin my ass, telling me to pull my head in and keeping me in check like big bros do
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📸 .au
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And to my friends both on and off the track who cheer me on!

10/04/2026

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Race Day
Men's 100m at 17:30 live on 7plus
Men's 400m at 20:36 live on 7

10/04/2026

Race Day

Roosters first race of Nationals is up this afternoon at 17:30 Men's 100m on 7plus
And then again at 20:36 Men's 400mon Channel 7

It's been a big few months getting him down to Sydney to compete so please get behind him and cheer him on!

He also competes tomorrow night at 18:37 Men's 800m on 7plus

07/03/2026

Thank you so much for the support !

02/03/2026

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12/02/2026

https://gofund.me/a7b36f9e6
Any help would be appreciated x

Hi my Name is Emily Priors and Tanya-Lee helped save my husba… Emily Prior shes needs your support for Let's help Tanya-lee's family support her rehab recovery