Where A Hero Was Needed

Many said as a football player he was not good enough

That he did not play hard when the going did get tough

But he was the hero of the Grand Final Day

And for him the club fans shouted a loud hooray

He kicked the goal for the club that won the Premiership Flag

And gave the club members and the fans a good reason to brag

He was the player who did count when it mattered most

And that evening in the town pubs to him they drank a toast

But all of that for him was a long time ago

Going back the years some three decades or so

When it mattered most his part he did play

But due to a motor car accident he is in a wheelchair today

On Grand Final Day he was best on ground

Where a hero was needed he was to be found.