Footy legend shows his soft side for kids

The Rebel Sport Run4Fun, presented by The Sun‑Herald, is a 10‑kilometre charity run held on November 7 that finishes inside Sydney’s Olympic Stadium at Homebush.

Kevin Sheedy is an Aussie rules legend and head coach of the new Greater Western Sydney side. He visited the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, praised hospital staff, and encouraged families to register for the Rebel Sport Run4Fun to help raise funds for sick children.

The Run4Fun raises funds for children's hospitals including Westmead, Randwick and Newcastle, according to the event information in the article.

You can register at run4fun.com.au. On the site, click the “Give Gauge” to create a fund‑raising page that you can email to friends to collect donations.

The event is sponsored by ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, 2XU, Brooks and Novotel, as listed in the article.

Yes. The article notes Kevin Sheedy encouraged families to register for the run, which highlights the event’s family focus, though the main event is a 10‑kilometre run that finishes inside the stadium.

Sheedy said seeing the faces of sick children was very difficult; he praised the hospital staff for their great work and contrasted adults’ ability to understand hospitals with how hard it is for little children.

The 10‑kilometre Rebel Sport Run4Fun finishes inside Sydney’s Olympic Stadium at Homebush, giving participants a stadium finish experience.