With So Much Love,

Jacquie Shannon – or better known as ‘Aunty Jacquie’ or ‘Mani’ was the teams inaugural Football Manager appointed in the pre-season of 2019, and later was promoted to club General Manager.

She was the backbone of the club, playing an integral part in the establishment of the Kaiviti Silktails RLFC from its inception in 2020 to its current form today.

Forever In Our Hearts,

During the club’s two-year re-location between 2021 and 2022 to Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacquie was absent from the Silktails Captains Run at the clubs training base at Eastern Suburbs PCYC in Daceyville on June 18, 2022.

She was later found that morning unresponsive by the teams coaching staff in her Kingsford Unit, and had passed away from a brain aneurysm. 

Her Legacy Lives On,

The Kaiviti Silktails Community Youth Program – which was formed in 2023, was named in Jacquie’s honour – with her silhouette in the logo design. 

We also, as a club, do a lot of community work in her name. The players wear T-shirts with her image on them when they go out and do community activities.

Jacquie was our motherly figure, our guiding light, and a wonderful source of support and inspiration.

As We Recognise Her Contribution To Our Club

Each year, we play in the Jacquie Shannon Memorial Bowl, and in the week leading up to the match, we celebrate her legacy. The Bowl allows us now and forever more to recognise Jacquie and remember her contribution to our club.

In the Inaugural Jacquie Shannon Memorial Bowl in 2023, the squad was led on to the field by Jacquie’s nephew – and Silktails Player, Fenton Williams.