Okay, okay. So I'm a little self-obsessed at the moment. But I hadn't forgotten about how the kids spent the weekend, even if I didn't actually blog about it.
Zac had a highlight in his AFL career, possibly his life, on Saturday night. He was picked to play for his Auskick team as the half-time entertainment in the biggest AFL game of the year (in Sydney): the Swans vs. the Magpies. Nell and I stayed home, so I can only give second-hand details. By all accounts Zac was extremely excited about playing and, according to Soy, totally self possessed standing on the field in front of 44,000 people. He kicked, he ran, he did a specky mark, he kicked a goal. Someone needs to tell him if life gets better than that. Personally, I suspect that it will take a lot to top that experience for him.
I know that everyone thinks their child is talented. And I know that I am far from objective about the wonders of my children, but Zac really does seem to be good at AFL. He played soccer last year and was a bit mediocre at it, but when the coaches come up to you after a game and say that your son is an asset to the team, that's a good thing, right? He's hit his sporting stride with AFL which makes me smile because it's the only code of football I can sit down and watch. And that makes me smile twice because I'm typing this while Soy is at a friend's house watching the Rugby League State of Origin, a game I no longer have any time for (and refuse to have on).
No, you think?
Posted by: elissa | June 25, 2009 at 04:28 PM
Sounds like the Swans could have used him on Saturday night! Congratulations Zac!
(You wrote this on Wednesday! - people might believe you think there are other things more important than football!)
Posted by: Nick | June 25, 2009 at 04:24 PM
Wow, it would take a lot to top that! congratulations to Zac.
Liam just started playing AFL about a month ago. So far he seems to spend most of the games staring around aimlessly, but he loves the training.
Posted by: Kirsten (same person, new blog) | June 25, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Congrats to Zac... not just for his football talent but for the chutzpah and style of his debut in front of crowds a tad larger than the Saturday morning parents on the sideline.
Posted by: pamela | June 25, 2009 at 07:14 AM