The South Mandurah Falcons and Pinjarra Tigers will be honouring a legend of both their clubs while raising awareness for skin cancer when they meet in their annual Steve Bazzo Cup this weekend.
A well-renowned football figure across the Peel region, Bazzo spent time playing and coaching with both the Falcons and Tigers before he died in 2015 following a battle with melanoma.
Since then the two clubs have dedicated their mid-season meeting to their late stalwart, making it their mission to raise as much awareness as possible for skin cancer prevention body Melanoma WA.
Along with the Steve Bazzo Cup, the Steve Clarke Medal will be presented to the player judged best-on-ground, in honour of the former Falcons player who also lost his battle with the disease.
For Bazzo's wife Kylie, the day is a reminder of the support her family received from each club during their hardship.
"It's always amazing," she said.
"To have so many people banding together to raise awareness for melanoma, while remembering Steve and the impact he made, it's really special for us.
"Skin cancer can happen so unsuspectingly, so to be able to use our journey to warn others about the dangers of it is a good thing."
Melanoma WA's ties run deep with the South Mandurah Football Club, with the not-for-profit body's founder Clint Heal a long-standing player with the Falcons.
Heal founded the organisation following his own plight with skin cancer.
He was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma during his time at Peel Thunder in 2005, and launched Melanoma WA in 2008.
Heal was also an instrumental part in founding the annual tradition between South Mandurah and Pinjarra seven years ago, which has been running as the Steve Bazzo Cup for the past five seasons.
This year it will take on a younger spin, with each club's Year 7s junior team involved in the day.
The youngsters will get the chance to buddy-up with one of their club's league players for the duration of the day, and will play their own match between the reserves and league games.
They will also be learning more about the dangers of skin cancer, something Heal said was crucial at their age.
"While skin cancer is cumulative over time, people in their teenage years can be at the most risk," he said.
"So to have these kids, who are all coming into those years in their lives, learning more about why they should be careful out in the sun is important."
On the day, patrons will be given a voucher for a free check-up at Skin Check Mandurah when they enter the gate, with the Steve Bazzo Cup to be presented to the best performing club across all football and netball games.
The league game kicks off at Falcon Oval on Sunday, 2.30pm.