It’s coming up to 10 years since East Fremantle forward Cam Eardley lost his younger brother Kai to suicide.

Kai was 20, one of three brothers, and according to Cam, “the most talented out of all of us”.

“He really did have everything,” Cam said.

“He was naturally bright, hard-working, very talented and really popular. But he had struggled to navigate his early 20s and unfortunately 10 years ago, we didn’t have the resources that we do now.”

Cam, who shares with brother Joe a tattooed tribute that covers their hearts, and Mum Caire, honoured Kai’s memory in 2016 when they created the Kai Eardley Foundation, now recognised as the Kai-Fella Foundation — after his nickname — with a charter to create positive change for the mental health of today’s youth.

At a time when mental health is firmly back in the national sporting spotlight, East Fremantle and the Eardley family will take another big step in honouring their pledge to keep Kai’s flame burning through the Sharks’ round 12 clash with Claremont on Saturday, June 27 at Good Grocer Park.

The Kai-Fella Foundation Match will be dedicated to raising awareness and support for mental health and as part of the initiative, the senior and reserves teams will play in a unique guernsey featuring the names of 200 people.

Members, supporters and the general public will be given the chance to honour a loved one, friend or family member who has experienced their own mental health journey by purchasing a jumper.

At a cost of $150, their name will be printed on the jumper, which will be auctioned after the game, with proceeds contributing additional funds to the Kai-Fella Foundation while also supporting the football club.

“There’s a bit of inspiration taken from the Spud Frawley Game at St Kilda which supports mental health and if you buy a jumper your name goes on it and you also get to keep it which is a pretty good deal,” said Cam, who has played 200 games with the Sharks, punctuated by a two-year stint in the AFL with Geelong.

The Kai-Fella Foundation runs workshops and the family has a goal of making them available to every young Australian.

Go to kaifella.comlau or effc..com.au for details.

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