There's Aussie rules, and then there's My-rules. Here at Mirool on the second Saturday in October, football players, celebrities and farmers gather, not to kick a footy between a couple posts, but to kick it over the Mirrool grain silos .
The legend goes that, in the late 1970s, Ariah Park-Mirrool coach, Mark Newton, tried to kick a footy clear over the silos during an end-of-season drinks session at the 2-storey pub across the road.
Then in 1992, (according to this interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UlS1toD7G0) Geelong's Billy Brownless stopped for a drink at the pub on his way to a wedding with a couple mates. He saw the footy behind the bar and inquired about its story. Not to be outdone, he went outside with a footy and successfully kicked it over the silo first time. He and his two mates were awarded a couple of free frothies. His mates then tried to repeat Billy's feat. After about an hour of being unscucessful, they headed off for the wedding ... and missed the wedding.
Since then, the Mirrool silo kick challenge has grown into a post-season pilgrimage to see who can kick it over the 30 metre high silos. There's a scoreboard in town naming the winners. On many occasions it has been local ruck-rover and farmer, Rob Harper. (Some years, its the silos that win.)
The cache is located just off the highway, near a sculpture at the entrance to town highlighting the event. There is plenty of parking, but Please USE STEALTH as there is a house and sheds opposite the cache site.
