Members of the Stawell Football Netball Club got among the action at Minyip, doing their best to raise as many funds as possible.

Stawell coach Jamie Solyom, president Tim Williams and members Brae and Tony Scantleton were dunked in a tank of icy cold water to help raise funds for the Fight Motor Neurone Disease.

“Minyip-Murtoa put on a pretty good show,” Williams said.

“The water was cold and when I got out it was even colder.

“As a club we’re happy to help wherever we can.”

Solyom was a standout of the dunked individuals, getting submerged in a blue morph suit – the colour of the Fight MND foundation.

“I though if I’m going to get cold and wet I may as well look silly doing it,” he said.

Stawell lost Saturday’s game against the Burras but Solyom said the cause put things into perspective

“It was absolutely freezing but it was for a great cause.”

More than $1000 was raised at Minyip, with plenty of funds raised elsewhere in the region – including at the Horsham District game between Swifts and Noradjuha-Quantong – with teams donning blue and white MND socks.

Stawell Warriors member Jodie Scantleton’s mother passed away from MND. She said to see the local community come together in the fight against MND has been “fantastic”.

“We will keep doing whatever we can to raise money for it,” she said.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Stawell footy club for getting behind it – it means a lot.

“Maybe next year we can make it even bigger and see if we can do something at Central Park.”