And just as those four massive light towers will help illuminate the lives of around 50,000 die hard Port Adelaide people from 7pm on Saturday, so too did the Power’s No. 13 for some young fans just a stone’s throw from the Oval on Friday.
O’Shea is an Adelaide-based ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation which is Port Adelaide’s official gameday charity for Saturday’s Round 16 clash with the Bombers.
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Starlight has brightened the lives of thousands of seriously ill children and their families for over 20 years by running programs that help provide total care of the child while undergoing treatment.
It’s while doctors, nurses and health professional provide the high standard medical treatment that Starlight focusses on lifting the spirits of children in hospitals around the country by providing the opportunity to laugh and play with their band of Captain Starlight superheroes.
22-year-old O’Shea wanted to get involved with a children’s charity program this year and put up his hand to work with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which has a Starlight Express Room based at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in North Adelaide.
He visited children there on Friday after the Power’s final training before the Bombers match.
“To be part of the Starlight Foundation and help out is a real privilege to just come in and see the kids and hopefully help put a smile on their faces," O'Shea told portadelaidefc.com.au.
“It’s nice to come in and see the kids, speak to their parents and you really appreciate a lot of what families go through when a child’s having treatment.
“Starlight does a great job here [at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital] playing and laughing with the kids and it was great to come in and see some of what goes on here.
“I’m really grateful Starlight were willing to have me on board, I’m looking forward to my next visit already.”
Footballers, particularly at the highest level of the game, are constantly in the public eye.
But for O’Shea, it’s the opportunity for him to put his focus on others that has given greater meaning to the 'role model' nature of the profession.
Like his Power teammates and causes they campaign and volunteer for, O’Shea knows time spent in the AFL system is short, but can give an opportunity for players and clubs to make a community contribution as well.
“We’re seen as role models in the community and we know from the number of kids we see at training and games that we get looked up to,” O’Shea said.
“To be able to give something back to them is pretty important, because we get a lot from them when we’re out playing.”
There were plenty of Port Adelaide supporters at the Starlight Express Room too, who will watch from the stands as Cam and his teammates run out on Saturday night in a crucial game for the second-placed Port Adelaide.
O'Shea was exposed to high-pressure footy last week, along with fellow inclusion Aaron Young, when they wrestled with Sturt in the SANFL in a battle for top spot.
And while it's no top-of-the-table clash on Saturday night, the Bombers will be raring to cause a boilover to keep their finals hopes bubbling along.
The Power will be looking to make amends for last week's loss to the Crows, however, and O'Shea believes Port will come out firing.
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“It’s pretty exciting to be back in the team and it’s a tough team to get into, with the Power and the Magpies going so well," O'Shea said.
“We really push each other at training, and we’re looking to bounce back from last week, which everyone was really disappointed with.
"For me it’s good to have another opportunity in the AFL side in a pressure game.
“It was a close game against Sturt as well last week, which is always good experience when you play game like that against good sides.
"Against Essendon we’ll try to come out strongly from the first bounce.”
As Port Adelaide's official Round 16 charity, the Starlight Children's Foundation will be selling magic wands and collecting donations outside of the gates at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
Port Adelaide plays Essendon from 7:10pm, with the club's traditional March From The Mall departing at 5:50pm from the corner of Gawler Place, ahead of the much anticipated decibel monitor firing up for the team's run out and the game itself at 7:00pm.
