The Mark Hughes Foundation earned widespread recognition this week, specifically during the 10th annual Beanie for Brain Cancer Round on Thursday. Wests Tigers paid tribute to a late coach, Alex Clarke, through wearing symbolic beanies and clinching the event's name.
All clubs in the league showed up, donning match-day beanies to shine a light on brain-cancer awareness. Nine’s A Current Affair ran a special segment on a coach’s personal struggle with this devastating condition, intertwining his journey with the foundation’s noble mission to fuel critical research toward an eventual cure.