PRESIDENT Jim Stynes has showed Prince William of Wales the finer skills of our great game, teaching him how to kick a ‘Sherrin’ football.

The meeting of the Australian Football great and royal icon was at the Murrabit Football Club, where locals from the community and its surrounding areas came together for a day of festivities, after being so greatly affected by floods earlier this year.

Melbourne duo James Frawley and Cale Morton also meet Prince William, while youngster Troy Davis and recruiting manager Barry Prendergast, who both hail from nearby Kerang, were also in attendance.

The Melbourne contingent mingled with the Murrabit community and conducted a football clinic for youngsters, before Stynes, Frawley and Morton spoke to the Prince.

With up to 1000 people in attendance, Stynes said it was a great day for the community and for the Demons to be involved.

“You look at the amount of smiles and people are so excited - how often do they get to spend time with royalty? None of us do,” he said.

“For him (Prince William) to come down here is terrific … it gives the whole community a buzz.”

Stynes said his conversation with Prince William was mainly about Australian Football, while the injuries to Morton and Frawley were also a talking point.

“We were talking a bit about the footy and how to kick it … but because Cale has a stitch through his finger and James has a ripped pec [muscle], we were also talking about injuries,” he said.

“He’s a very approachable guy.”

For Morton, it was a privilege to be among royalty.

“It was an honour to meet him - he could be the king one day,” he said.

As for ‘Chip’ Frawley, the All-Australian was taken with the Prince’s skills during a quick kick-to-kick session.

“He was hitting them well - the big fella. He was better than I thought he’d be,” he said.

“It’s something to tell the grandkids one day - that I had a kick with the future king.”

Meanwhile, Stynes said he was “doing pretty well” in regards to his health.

“I’ve had some recent scans that have showed really good news,” he said.

“I’ve still got a couple of cancers, but they haven’t grown since the last scan and no new ones, so I’m in a really good place.”