Officials from the Murray Crays and Twin City Wanderers were simply having a few quiet drinks when the idea of holding a match of Gaelic football on Good Friday came up.

The ball got rolling quickly, so to speak, and on Friday the two teams played the first of what Wanderers president Harry Wilhelm and Crays secretary Greg Young hope will be many matches.

“We hoped to have cars right around the boundary, we just about did that,” Mr Wilhelm said.

“The future of this really depended on the success of today, and it;s been great.

“The canteen and the drinks station have been busy, the tin rattlers’ tins are basically full, and each player has paid $10 to play, giving us $500 right off the bat.

“We're tossing up adding a ladies game next year as well.

“You can hear the laughter and cheers in the crowd – it's about having a bit of fun and looking after the kids.”

The two teams and their supporters raised a total of $3500 for the Good Friday appeal and the Royal Childrens Hospital.

Mr Young said he was confident the match would become an annual fixture after Friday's match was such a success.

“We're absolutely rapt,” he said.

“These things can be a bit hot or miss the first time around, but we've had some beautiful weather and great supporters helping us out.

“It's brought two good groups of people together to raise a bit of money.”

Just for the record, the Wanderers won the first game, 58-28.