Daniel85

Anyone ever read this book as a kid? There was a TV series too, which I’m trying to track down. Gotta love late 80s Aussie bogans.

I guess the main/only reason I liked the book (and TV show) was because it was set in Geelong/Melbourne, and so all the references to things like Torquay, Kardinia Park, Eastern Beach, and school trips to the Old Melbourne Gaol were validating to a piss-ant little Geelong kid.

Anyway, I found a copy of the book at an op shop yesterday, and flipped through it for any mention of G-Town. I came across this stirring passage:

‘Carn the cats (sic),’ bellowed the crowd.

The rain poured down. It was freezing. I wouldn’t have been surprised if it was snowing soon.

Finally the last siren went, heralding the end of the game. What a match! Geelong had lost by a goal, and Jacko was standing on his head, kicking his legs in the air. He didn’t care. He was a cert to be up before the Tribunal for mangalating three Richmond players. By the time we got the train back to Geelong I was wondering if it had all been worth it. There were certain advantages to watching the match at home in front of the telly, except for Herohead, who kept telling everyone how to play the game all the way through.

‘Mangalating’. ‘A cert’. Hahahahahaha.

And ah… Jacko. Such a fucking lunatic.

“Oi!”