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‘And we have Specky—yes, you’ve heard right, ladies and gentlemen—Specky, who’ll be hoping to take a specky for Collingwood.’
Then there was an equally large cheer from all the Collingwood supporters.
‘Yeah, Speck! Go the Pies!’ shouted Danny and his family.
‘Okay Specky, you’re player one, and Luke, you’re player two. Take your marks…GO!’
Specky pushed his joystick forward and fumbled slightly with the other controls as he stared intensely at the small monitor in front of him. He concentrated on the tiny bike graphics as they twisted and turned around an animated racing track. He could tell from the frantic commentary given by the official that it was a close competition.
‘It’s neck and neck. Luke is slightly in front for Geelong. Look out for that wall, Specky! Whoa, that was close…’
‘Go, Specky, go!’ cheered Robbo and Danny.
The official was becoming more and more excited as the two boys approached the end of the game.
‘Specky’s hit the lead! No, it’s Luke! It’s going to be hard to separate this one. And here comes the finishing line, and the winner is…’
15 FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANTASY
‘And the winner is Luke, for Geelong! Congratulations, Luke. You and your dad will be off on a father-and-son footy camp, which will be hosted by some of your favourite AFL champs and Auskick. Specky, bad luck, mate. Hopefully Collingwood will play better today than you did—only joking!’
There was a loud groan of disapproval from the Collingwood cheer squad at the official’s poor joke.
Specky was then escorted back to his seat.
‘Don’t worry, Speck. You did a great job,’ said Danny’s father.
‘You were robbed, man!’ added Danny and Robbo, patting Specky on the back as he sat down beside them.
Specky didn’t mind losing one bit, once he heard what the prize was. He was sort of glad and relieved in a way. The thought of trying to convince his dad to join him at a footy camp was farcical, and it made him think once again of his biological father. I bet he would have been happy to go with me, thought Specky.
‘Here they come! Wahooo!’ Danny pointed to the Collingwood players, who had just started jogging out onto the field. The Magpie theme song was blasting loudly through the speakers across the ground, while fans cheered and applauded their entrance. The Geelong supporters couldn’t help but boo and hiss at them.
The Collingwood cheer squad raised their giant banner, and struggled to hold it up in place. It read, ‘Maggies: Ready to Swoop all over Kitty Cats!’ There was another roar from the black-and-white barrackers as their beloved team charged the wall of paper and burst through it.
Specky looked up into the stands. He guessed the ground attendance had to be close to 80,000 people. It was like a finals game.
The Geelong team was next, bursting through their banner. It read, ‘Minced Pies for Everyone!’
‘Boooo! You’re the ones that are mincemeat, Geelong!’ hissed Danny’s Uncle Joe.
Specky smiled to himself. He had forgotten how footy spectators could get so vocal at a live match—especially Danny’s Uncle Joe.
‘Come on! Get on with it. Let’s crush this team!’ he shouted, sipping from his can of cola.
Finally, the siren to signal the beginning of the game was sounded. There was a raucous roar from every single person in the stadium—the atmosphere was electric. Specky screamed out alongside his friends. He had goosebumps running up and down his arms. There was no other place in the world he would rather have been that afternoon.
The first quarter ended up a runaway success for Collingwood. They had kicked five goals two to Geelong’s measly one goal one. Danny’s family couldn’t be more ecstatic. In the break they hurried to the toilets, stocked up on meat pies and drinks, and prepared themselves for the second quarter. It was during this period that Specky decided to tell Robbo and
‘And we have Specky—yes, you’ve heard right, ladies and gentlemen—Specky, who’ll be hoping to take a specky for Collingwood.’
Then there was an equally large cheer from all the Collingwood supporters.
‘Yeah, Speck! Go the Pies!’ shouted Danny and his family.
‘Okay Specky, you’re player one, and Luke, you’re player two. Take your marks…GO!’
Specky pushed his joystick forward and fumbled slightly with the other controls as he stared intensely at the small monitor in front of him. He concentrated on the tiny bike graphics as they twisted and turned around an animated racing track. He could tell from the frantic commentary given by the official that it was a close competition.
‘It’s neck and neck. Luke is slightly in front for Geelong. Look out for that wall, Specky! Whoa, that was close…’
‘Go, Specky, go!’ cheered Robbo and Danny.
The official was becoming more and more excited as the two boys approached the end of the game.
‘Specky’s hit the lead! No, it’s Luke! It’s going to be hard to separate this one. And here comes the finishing line, and the winner is…’
15 FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANTASY
‘And the winner is Luke, for Geelong! Congratulations, Luke. You and your dad will be off on a father-and-son footy camp, which will be hosted by some of your favourite AFL champs and Auskick. Specky, bad luck, mate. Hopefully Collingwood will play better today than you did—only joking!’
There was a loud groan of disapproval from the Collingwood cheer squad at the official’s poor joke.
Specky was then escorted back to his seat.
‘Don’t worry, Speck. You did a great job,’ said Danny’s father.
‘You were robbed, man!’ added Danny and Robbo, patting Specky on the back as he sat down beside them.
Specky didn’t mind losing one bit, once he heard what the prize was. He was sort of glad and relieved in a way. The thought of trying to convince his dad to join him at a footy camp was farcical, and it made him think once again of his biological father. I bet he would have been happy to go with me, thought Specky.
‘Here they come! Wahooo!’ Danny pointed to the Collingwood players, who had just started jogging out onto the field. The Magpie theme song was blasting loudly through the speakers across the ground, while fans cheered and applauded their entrance. The Geelong supporters couldn’t help but boo and hiss at them.
The Collingwood cheer squad raised their giant banner, and struggled to hold it up in place. It read, ‘Maggies: Ready to Swoop all over Kitty Cats!’ There was another roar from the black-and-white barrackers as their beloved team charged the wall of paper and burst through it.
Specky looked up into the stands. He guessed the ground attendance had to be close to 80,000 people. It was like a finals game.
The Geelong team was next, bursting through their banner. It read, ‘Minced Pies for Everyone!’
‘Boooo! You’re the ones that are mincemeat, Geelong!’ hissed Danny’s Uncle Joe.
Specky smiled to himself. He had forgotten how footy spectators could get so vocal at a live match—especially Danny’s Uncle Joe.
‘Come on! Get on with it. Let’s crush this team!’ he shouted, sipping from his can of cola.
Finally, the siren to signal the beginning of the game was sounded. There was a raucous roar from every single person in the stadium—the atmosphere was electric. Specky screamed out alongside his friends. He had goosebumps running up and down his arms. There was no other place in the world he would rather have been that afternoon.
The first quarter ended up a runaway success for Collingwood. They had kicked five goals two to Geelong’s measly one goal one. Danny’s family couldn’t be more ecstatic. In the break they hurried to the toilets, stocked up on meat pies and drinks, and prepared themselves for the second quarter. It was during this period that Specky decided to tell Robbo and
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