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(DISTANT FOOTY CHANT)

(CROWD EXCLAIM)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(BOOING)

DOCTOR: Lay him down on the table, please. Yeah, lift.

Good.

WOMAN: Is he OK? My love!

COMMENTATOR: It is outrageous, Martin.

And, look, I'm not one to jump on the side of an Australian,

but this poor bloke,

he has had his head absolutely battered by the Saint Helens lock,

who's come out of the line and it's intentional.

He only had eyes for the poor man's head.

And Peter, Peter Lum,

who brings his pregnant wife Renee over to the UK

to finish what has been an astounding career

at all levels of the game.

And I don't know if he will bounce back from that, Martin.

MAN: Smelling salts please. No.

How do they look? Dilated, to say the least.

Smelling salts, please. Eric!

Oh, my love.

Doc, this is a prelim final.

When he gets home,

he's gonna need two paracetamol and to go to sleep right away.

I'll try.

The only way he ain't getting back out there is if he's fucking dead.

Get the salts, Doc. OK!

Oh, far out!

What's your name?

Me?

Number 13, please. What's your name?

(DISTANT CHEERING)

You're not going to believe it, Martin.

Peter Lum is returning to the field.

Now, I've seen it all.

Hey, Plum. Hey, Ains.

Have a good day, love. Yep.

# Another day is going out

# In a sea of faces crying out

# With all we have to take

# You think we'd stop and take a look now

# Yeah

# All I want to say

# Is maybe that we should reach out. #

Good to see you. You look good. Less fat, is that what you mean?

No, I'm just saying you wouldn't know.

He needs to finish school.

Says who?

Ollie, me. Ollie, right.

Oliver is Gavin's stepdad and he's a doctor.

And I am Gavin's dad-dad

and just like me, the kid's are going to play football.

Gavin's half me, and he's intelligent.

I mean, the clubs want them to study now.

I think it's even compulsory.

You know, in my day blokes were full-time at the butchers or police.

Professional footy was on top. I know, Plum, I was there.

Gavin can learn a trade.

It's not an education.

A trade is not an education, Renee!

No, he's a bright young man that needs a proper skill set.

Otherwise he's going to end up like one of them meatheads at 34,

fat and bloated.

I don't know, we haven't heard much from you

since the whole baby stuff started.

Since when I fell pregnant.

And now you're all, "Ollie said this.

"Gavin has to do this."

I think a son needs his dad when he's 14.

But he's 16 now, and he needs me more.

You booted him out, remember?

(SCOFFS)

I need a beer.

Oh, ask Oliver for a beer.

I know he didn't play top-level sport

like the cockless four, but he...

Coxless, coxless. Coxless four.

But he's funny.

Is he?

Beers? And they're off and racing.

I'll just stay on the waters, thanks, Matty, but youse play on.

You caught the bus, didn't you, Plum?

Which do you want, Brick? Hotfoot Helen?

Yep. Come on, Helen.

Charmayne got you in the doghouse? No.

Well, why are you not drinking, then?

What is this, 60 Minutes?

Get round, get round, Helen!

I got this corporate on tonight at Sharks Leagues,

plus, um, Charmayne's trying out a couple of new salads on us,

so I can't be half cut.

Ah, prick!

Didn't your missus ban you from the punt, Bricko?

What is this, 60 Minutes?

Another reason why I'll always be single.

(AUDIO FADES AND DISTORTS)

And look, if I'm honest...

Oh, don't do that, wouldn't recognise you.

I said water, Matt.

Beer's got water in it.

Me and Suzanne are probably on the way out anyway.

Neither of us are happy and the kids are sick to death of the arguing.

Join the singles scene with me, Bricko.

What's that, Manhunt or Grindr?

Why do they call you Squeaky again? (SQUEAKS)

Cheers. Up the lions!

MAN: (AMERICAN ACCENT) Peter.

Peter!

I said, hey, cock, it's me back here!

Now you got me.

How are you doing today?

Yeah, you.

It's a rough life, ain't it?

That's goat's cheese, beetroot and pomegranate

with hunks of pancetta and grated radish.

And this is a leafless salad I do with roasted baby squash,

cauliflower, walnuts and quinoa.

Keen-WAA!

Please taste them both and tell me which one is your favourite, OK.

Keen-waa!

I like this one too, but mainly because it's got the meat in it.

And your favourite vegetable's beetroot.

Keen-wahahaha. Keenwa!

Oh, and this is a balsamic glaze I did too.

Sweet potato, then beetroot.

WOMAN: (IN PLUM'S HEAD) Charmayne, have you always wanted

to work with food? No, no.

Know what I say?

There's always light at the end of the tunnel.

Dad. Eh?

Peter, eh?

I like them both, both salads.

Yeah.

Will you do these at Plum's Cafe, Charmayne?

Um, well, that's not the business name yet.

Why not? That's a good name. Dad?

Plum's Cafe would be cool.

Peter said no to Plum's Cafe

because he doesn't need to meet more people, he says.

No, it's just... It's your thing.

No, I know it's my thing.

But if we did Plum's Cafe, then more people would come.

Anyway...

..enjoy your salads.

They're really good, Charmayne.

(IN PLUM'S HEAD) There's always light at the end of the tunnel.

And if there's no light, there's always broads,

a bed,

or an ice cold beer.

Imagine scoring a try in front of a full stadium.

Maybe you will on Saturday.

Hey, guys, they're about to start.

Oh, thank you.

Good evening, Sharks fans!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

And welcome to the biannual ex-players quiz,

where we raise money for local charities

of either the club's choosing or of the players'.

So it is both an honour and a privilege

to introduce to you a man who is... What are you doing?

..in not just mine... Free.

..but the Prime Minister's opinion also,

the best 13 to ever pull on a jersey.

Sharks immortal and all round larrikin,

Peter 'the Plum' Lum.

(APPLAUSE) AUDIENCE: Yeah, Peter.

Great to have you back at the Leagues Club, Plum.

Thanks, Wacka. Wocko.

Wocko. Um, yeah, no, it's always good to enter this place.

I don't always remember leaving, though.

(LAUGHTER)

Classic Plum.

Alright, mate, look, what I'm gonna do is

I'm gonna ask you a bunch of questions.

You'll know the answers to most of these.

Uh, feel free to play along, but don't shout out the answers.

Alright, here we go, question number one, Plum.

What was the name of John Farnham's 1986 best selling album,

including the tracks Pressure Down and You're...

The Voice, try and understand it.

That is Whispering Jack, Wocko.

(APPLAUSE) Yeah, well done, mate.

Alright, question number two, Plum.

Can't we just quit while we're ahead, Wocko?

(LAUGHTER)

(SPEECH DISTORTS) If only life worked that way.

(BACKGROUND NOISE FADES)

(MUFFLED) What Australian TV zookeeper,

otherwise known as...

(UNMUFFLED) ..the Crocodile Hunter, died in 2006.

Shane Owen.

Ste... Uh, Shane...Owen,

Shaun Irving... Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin.

Yes! (APPLAUSE)

That's right, nailed it!

Well done, mate.

Who am I?

Born in Inverell, I began my career at Hull Kingston Rovers...

Gavin Miller, easy one.

..then returned to Australia in 1986

to play for the mighty Cronulla Sharks?

(DISTORTED) Winning two successive

Dally M Player Of The Year awards in 1987.

He's my favourite player. (CHUCKLES)

(BACKGROUND NOISE FADES)

Plum?

Plum.

Gavin Miller, Dad!

Eh?

Gavin Miller is the answer.

It's who you named me after.

It's his favourite ever player.

I don't know, I just know that it's another Gavin player.

Alright, just one more question to decide

whether the club picks the charity or chooses...

ALL: Oh!

You alright, son?

Just breathe, mate, breathe.

It's a simple game for simple people.

Don't overthink it.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Number one, make your tackles.

Enjoy that feeling of hurting another guy.

Enjoy the sound he makes when you wind him.

Two, if you spot a tired forward in defence,

get the ball off the scrum,

make him your target and step off your right.

Back your speed, son, you're fast. You're fast!

If you get ahead, get more ahead.

Don't be afraid to win.

Let your chest fill up with that feeling of winning.

ANNOUNCER: Number six, Gavin Lum...

Gavin Lum.

..leading his Cronulla team onto the field.

Ladies and gentlemen, Cronulla Sharks!

(SIGHS) Love the extensions, Ollie.

Oh, yeah, thanks. No, um, tell Renee.

All I did was open a vein.

You're alright for a beer? Yeah, I'm right.

You good for a beer? I'm just... Give me one, give me one.

Henry, where, where is he? Do you know where he is?

No, no.

Henry!

Yeah, Dad's pretty keen on me doing music, you know?

But I think I want to focus more on travelling like my mum.

Travel, shake it up. Yeah, yeah.

I've been googling hurricanes

after I viewed this doco on natural phenomena.

Have you ever seen a hurricane in real-life, Mr Lum?

Plum. Uh, no, Kaia, I have not.

(DISTORTS) Well, there has been a recent proliferation...

(HISSING AND SIZZLING)

Hurricanes are just so wild, beautiful and epic, eh?

It's like... It's like that hurricane of Okeechobee in 1928.

What is that one?

Okeechobee.

Okeechobee! Okeechobee?

Chobee. Oka-chobee. Okeechobee.

That's your favourite... Yeah, it's a good one.

..hurricane? Yeah.

Oh, Charmayne, come over here and have a drink with us.

It was a beautiful ceremony at the church.

You look good.

Oh, thanks.

Gav said you're really fit.

Oh, well, Lexi, my best friend, is an instructor at Brick's gym,

so she forces me to go a few times a week.

Yeah, I used to go to Brick's gym.

It was a bit unhygienic for me.

Oh...

You can't even do a squat in there without catching syphilis.

Syphilis?

I prefer walking and swimming myself

and a muffin at the end of it.

Oh, you should join Esplanade Walking Club.

Yes, come walking with us.

The... Sorry? Esplanade Walking Club.

It's just us ladies.

Oh...

Yeah, sure.

I could put you on the chat.

Yeah, um, could I hold the baby?

Uh, yeah. If you don't mind.

OK.

She doesn't really like strangers, so she may scream.

Hey!

Hermosa.

That's Tallulah.

You are a natural, Charmayne.

Just be careful she doesn't slide.

(GLASS TAPS)

Attention, please.

Can I have your attention, please?

Just having a bit of fun there.

Um, yeah... Ahem.

As many of you know, I would rather perform a colonoscopy on myself

without a general than make a speech.

But here we are.

Um, no, you don't have to picture that, I'm sorry.

Thank you. Get on with it. Yeah.

No, I'd like to say sorry about the backyard.

We're still kind of renovating, but when you're married to Renee,

you're always, uh, Renee-vating!

Renee-vations.

Well, why do you think I married a doctor?

Yeah.

Uh, so, but, yes, no.

We want to thank you all for coming today.

Uh, it means a lot to us

that you're all here for Tallulah's christening.

Mm. (APPLAUSE)

Tallulah's there. I thought she'd learned

to walk and run away. Get on with it.

Yes, of course, yes, yes, fair enough.

Um, exciting stuff,

but not as exciting as the big game yesterday.

Gavin the Godfather steered his team

to a comfortable semifinal win, meaning that next Sunday

those Tigers aren't going to know what hit them.

(APPLAUSE)

Isn't that right, Gavo?

Oh, and he scored the winning try!

Gavin clearly gets all of his sporting talent from me,

the stepdad.

(LAUGHTER)

Just joking, Plum.

Well, that's enough now.

It was a joke. OK. Speech over.

I've missed you.

You ever been to a christening with waitstaff and shit?

Yeah, all laid on.

I was expecting a sausage sandwich.

Renee likes the coin, mate. Loaded, is he?

Self-made, too. Moved from Auckland to set up a practice here.

Has a holiday house in Waiheke Island

that he rents out for 10,000 a week.

That's where she gets her posh voice.

He's a smart man, Ollie.

He must be a genius.

How'd she manage a kid at her age?

Yeah, well, we certainly struggled.

And that was way back then.

Yeah, he must have built her another womb in that lab.

On Waiheke Island. (BOTH LAUGH)

Mate, you're not far off, I tell you.

Ciggies on the sly.

I can smell it from inside.

Mm.

Give us a puff.

Oh, you just had a baby.

What happened on Wednesday? Huh?

Everyone's talking about it.

What, did you fall off a stage or something?

Why didn't you tell me?

I've got to do a wee wee.

# You can't treat her

# The only way to learn is... #

WOMAN: Busy.

Just...nappy changing. (GIGGLES) MAN: Two secs, mate.

# Don't be too hard on yourself

# Don't be so hard on yourself

# Don't be too hard on yourself

# Don't be so hard on yourself

# Don't be so hard on yourself

# Don't be so hard on yourself

# Don't be so hard on yourself. #

How's this, hey?

# Don't be so hard on yourself. #

Oh, God.

(HISSING AND SIZZLING)

Oh, the great man.

Oh, sorry, Oliver. No, I'm sorry.

The downstairs dunny was sold out, so I...

No, quite alright. No, you just... you just...

(SUDDENLY BY ANGRY ANDERSON PLAYS LOUDLY)

Oh, shit.

Whoa! That's a good song, though.

Oh, we've just switched over to a new system.

Ah! Yeah.

Kaia's got it all connected up.

I don't even know where the speakers are.

Kaia!

Need the app.

Kaia! Bathroom three, too loud! Thank you.

Thank you, Kaia.

Oh, my God!

(SIGHS) Look at us, eh?

It's like a couple of players after the game

in the in the sheds, isn't it?

Yeah.

How are you, uh, keeping?

Are you keeping well, Plum?

Yeah. Yeah?

Well, if you ever want to pop into the practice and have a chat,

I'm, you know, always there.

Renee mentioned that you don't have a GP,

and I deal with a lot of ex-athletes

in the shire and I am au fait with their concerns, post-career.

Au fait?

Yeah, I'm au fait.

Um, you know, there's a lot of correlation

between mind and body these days.

Uh-huh. Mm.

Or we could just go grab a beer.

I am partial to a craft beer on an eve.

Congrats, Oliver.

On? On today.

You know, and the house.

And Kaia's great too. Oh, thank you.

Yeah, I saw you talking with her. I appreciate that.

No, no, not at all.

She spends a lot of time at home,

unlike Gavin and...

..her and Renee can clash.

Ah. Mm.

How's the...? How's the plumbing?

Oh, good, yeah, no, I flushed.

Oh, no, I mean the urinary functions.

Are they're functioning as they should?

You know, as we get older, especially as men,

uh, the bladder is a concern

and, generally, you know, just upkeeping, you know, the pipes...

The pipes. Yeah.

I always make sure to check every time.

Like, right now I'll be checking... Just drink water and... Yeah.

Yeah.

Alright.

No, everything's working well here.

You know, Okeechobee? What happened on Wednesday?

Dad?

(ALL LAUGH)

Play on, off the buttock.

You steal something?

Huh? Why did we leave?

Yeah, Dad. What's the go?

Pig on a spit was about to be carved up.

Looked pretty juicy.

Smoking on hickory wood chips.

Couldn't you have waited, like, 20 more minutes?

I'm starving, Lee Marvin, aren't you, Ains?

No, I had a protein shake after hockey training,

so I'm fine. Yeah? OK.

Wanted one of Char's special salads at home, didn't I?

Is there one going tonight? Special salad?

What special salad?

Your special salad. No special salad.

Renee was so nice to me, which is weird.

She even invited me to her walking club.

What?

(WATER SPLASHES OUTSIDE)

(SIGHS)

Peter, the kids. They're in the pool.

I know.

I want you. I want to be inside you.

(MOANS)

Oh, Char!

Oh, Char! Char!

Oh, Char! Yeah!

Oh, Char! (MOANS)

Oh, darl!

You OK?

Yeah.

Just peeing.

I might go to the kitchen, check on the teens.

Do you want anything?

(SIGHS)

What happened to the rule?

You know? What rule?

Get off at Redfern.

Wasn't that the rule to prevent things?

Get off at Redfern. Oh. Yeah. Yeah.

Get OFF at Redfern.

Not going all the way to Central Station.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

I mean, it's OK. I'm 39 years old.

It's not likely that I...

You know. But...

..look at Renee.

No?

OK.

(SIGHS)

(TAP SQUEAKS, WATER RUNS)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

Oh!

Ah!

Wouldn't have so much washing up

if you didn't use everything in the kitchen to make a meal.

Wouldn't have to make a meal if you let us stay for suckling pig.

Good point well made.

Is Angela still here?

Ainslee.

Ainslee, yeah.

Might want to head to Service New South Wales

and change her address soon, the way you two are going.

Ains and I were talking, actually,

that, um, after our win on the weekend,

could go away somewhere.

After your win?

And we both have money from sport, so...

OK. Stop dancing around. Spit it out.

(EXHALES)

Ains and a few of her mates are going to Bali for two weeks,

and she said that if I wanted, I could tag along.

If you wanted. Yeah.

How old are her mates?

18.

And you are?

16.

It's not like we'll be touching drugs, Dad.

We'll be surfing and checking out canyons and that.

Why don't you just win first,

then we'll have a conversation, OK?

OK.

Tigers are a tough side.

That's true.

I want you to win, Gavin.

OK?

I want you prove to everyone that you are the best young player

in the entire fucking country, OK?

Gavin Peter Lum.

You remember my name.

You want to go? Oh, is that right?

Hey-oh! Cheeky little bugger!

(LAUGHS)

(GROANS) Ah, fuck!

Oh, man.

(GASPS IN PAIN)

Oh, fuck! Me back.

(GRUNTS)

Oh, God!

Oh, fuck.

(GRUNTS AND GASPS IN PAIN)

(MOBILE BUZZES)

Plum, it's Squeaky,

he's got a container of nail files in his toilet. (GIGGLES)

MAGIC MATT: Plum! Eh!

Hey, let's do our 50th in Thailand, it's only eight or nine months off.

Hey, we got the superfecta in Japan.

Matt's ordered baggies galore.

Get over here, you fatty!

Yeah, I'm on my way, boys. I'm on my way.

(ALL LAUGH)

Come on, you bastard!

Is that all you got?

Is that all you got, you bastard?

Is that all you got, mate?

Hey? Hey, hey? Hey?

(GRUNTS) Is that all you got?

(SOFTLY) Is that all you got?

Easy does it.

Easy does it.

Easy does it.

Oh! Oh!

Easy does it.

Come on!

(GASPS)

(SHOUTS IN PAIN)

(HORN BEEPS)

Plummo!

(COUGHS) Oh, mate!

(COUGHS)

You can always pull the plug, you know?

Never miss a soft-sand session. (BREATHES LABORIOUSLY)

You been asleep? Three bells, OK?

Woke up on Squeaky's fold-out half an hour ago.

How's the surface?

Well, I've been sleeping on my own couch for the past 18 months.

So, yeah, not too bad.

Good to go, big fella?

Plummo, like my old man used to say,

you can only fuck with the dick you got.

Oh, man!

(PANTS)

(CONTINUES PANTING)

17.

I'm 16.

No. No!

Cans.

That's his quiet night. Should I be worried?

17 beers? Shit, man.

Right?

I had four longnecks at my mate Ben Cody's 18th

and everything was spinning.

Glass! Glass, please.

Thank you.

Do you think he's OK, Char?

No.

But I can't ask him, because if I do,

he thinks I'm watching him,

and then he shuts down completely, so...

Yeah, right.

Sorry. You go to school.

Mm.

See ya! See ya, honey.

(QUIET CHATTER)

MAN: It was a beautiful service.

I think he would have liked it. WOMAN: He definitely would have.

MAN: It means a lot to me and Julie...

Yeah. OK.

Thanks for coming.

(TAP SQUEAKS, WATER RUNS)

Hey, Dana.

Chris Davidson.

Didn't expect to see you here.

Slow news day.

Oh, it's Mo Hanlon.

Your old man was a true rugby league gentleman

and always very, very kind to me.

Are you living here?

Uh, just till things are packed up, yeah.

You know what he died of, don't you?

Well, Mo was old.

He was in his 60s, Davidson.

His brain gave way.

CTE, Chris. CTE.

And you know where he got that from?

Look, like I said, alright,

I came out here to pay my respects to Mo.

Well, pay me respect instead then.

You owe me that.

(SCOFFS) Wow.

I want to write about it, Chris.

I want back in.

You know what, Dana? It's not...

I know I stuffed up.

Yeah, you did.

But you guys stuff up all the time,

and then you go on television and you say sorry,

and you cry next to your wife in a carpeted house, and it's OK.

But I'm a woman. I don't get that journey.

Once we're fucked, we stay fucked.

You know what, Hanlon,

it's a non-story, alright?

People have tried, it hadn't worked.

I spent the last 10 years nursing him.

He forgot my name three years ago.

It's not pretty, Davidson.

That sounds sad and I'm sorry.

Ex-players, they're dropping like flies.

That's an exaggeration.

I put Dad's brain in to get tested.

I sent it to Boston.

The results will be back soon.

You know what, Dana? Rugby league loves a good narrative.

So if you find something else, call me, let me know,

we'll sit down and have a coffee, OK?

How's that?

Look, I'm sorry about Mo.

I am.

(PANTS)

Hey, Plummo!

Looking a bit out of shape, eh? (CHUCKLES)

Hey, Brick.

I got him on video.

Go on, mate, give us a photo!

(PANTS LABORIOUSLY)

Hey, Plummo! Where are you going?

(THINKS) What's that word?

(THINKS) What's that word?

What's that word?

(THINKS) What's that word when you...

..when you've been here before?

What's that word?

What is it?

What is that word?

(THINKS) When...when...when you've been here before.

What's that word?

What's that word?

What's that word?

Peter!

What's that word?

Come on!

Come on!

What the fuck are you doing?

Oh!

(GROANS) Deja vu!

That's the word.

Deja vu.

MAN: No, don't.

Just leave him alone. WOMAN: Come on, man, he'll love it.

Maybe we should get this to go, yeah?

Had a few beers myself last night, actually.

Did you? Yeah.

Just at home.

My back was hurting and they were in the fridge, so...

You should have joined us last night.

(GROANS)

(SIGHS) No, you shouldn't.

You alright, big fella?

Yeah, I'm good.

You know, I thought the hardest part would be telling the kids it's over.

Two of them didn't even look up.

Next thing you know, I'm sleeping in the gym.

When we settle...

..she's going to see what a mess it all is.

Books-wise from the punt, the loans,

the other. (SNIFFS)

And how the gym chews money.

(SNIFFS) Hm.

Did you know Squeaky's got 15 nail files in his toilet?

Oh?

He keeps them in, like, this container.

15.

Says he's always had them.

Does he not clip his nails?

RENEE: Oh, that's it, have a stretch.

I didn't think you'd come.

I was curious.

Such a nice day for a walk.

Are the beaches as nice in Argentina as they are in Australia?

Uh... Is that where are you from?

Or were you born in South Africa?

I was brought up in Argentina.

And, no, it's not like here.

But there is natural beauty.

Oh, nothing's as good as Australia.

This is the lucky country. (CHUCKLES)

Yes, it is beautiful.

But it can take a while to feel welcome, you know?

A Bachelor of Health Sciences -

four years full-time, six years part-time -

nutrition specialising.

And I'm finishing my second year now.

But if I get the cafe up and running,

then I may have to do

the last two years over four years...

Oh! ..which would make it six years.

(LAUGHS) Are you coming for a coffee?

Uh, no, I'm going to head back to my car.

Oh, I can get you a coffee after.

I actually said to Lexi I'd do her HIT class today.

Oh, HIT.

Yes, but thank you for inviting me to this.

I just want to say to you...

..Gavin talks about you quite a lot.

Oh. And I know I haven't always been...

I think having Tallulah has changed me, if I'm honest.

I'm a bit more open and accepting of.

And I just...

Gavin's my son.

And I think we should be friends and we should talk.

I mean, if you've got any questions about Peter,

I know him better than anyone.

Oh.

So just ask me stuff if you're struggling.

Struggling?

To break through the wall.

And crunch! Crunch it! Crunch it!

Don't you dare drop the ball, ladies!

That's it, I'm relying on you!

Finish strong!

And five!

Four! Three!

Two! Two! Two! Two!

And cry!

Just cry!

Jesus Christ, Lexi!

That's right, no dolphin music shit here, ladies!

And 7:30, Friday, we go again.

You're crazy. You know that, right?

Great work, Char. You crushed it.

Ha! How's your heart rate?

Tired? I'm so tired.

But thank you, though.

I must have had some tension to let out, you know.

And I'm so hungry.

Oh, so am I. So am I.

I'm telling you, that's why we need to have food here.

You should open your healthy cafe at the front of the gym.

This way, we have people buying after instead of going to Red Rooster.

That is an amazing idea. Let's put Char's cafe out front!

Cafe Char, I like it. Yeah! Woo!

What's that?

RADIO: A brand-new system will be put in place

where if a player has a head knock,

an 18th player can be brought on

if the player is deemed to be concussed.

Now, Pete, what's your take

on all this 18th-player, head-knock stuff?

Well, that's the game, isn't it?

We don't want to become American football

and stop for 10 minutes every time a player takes one.

(OVER PHONE) Love you, Plum. And lastly...

Nah.

..where will your mighty Sharks finish next season?

Oh, look, we're going to need a bit of strike.

Barber's gone, Jurgen's gone.

But I think with our defence, you can't count us out.

(OVER PHONE) Turn the porch light back on!

Cheers, boys!

And that was Peter 'The Plum' Lum

and wasn't he, Brian, just a hell of a player to watch?

I tell you... (MUSIC PLAYS)

RADIO: And now, because it's my partner's birthday today,

this track is Easy To Love by The Jezabels.

(EASY TO LOVE BY THE JEZABELS PLAYS)

# Well, I was the one who showed you the sky

# But you brought it down, down to my thighs

# Sadly believed every word I didn't mean

# About loving darkness # About loving darkness

# And there it is now, he enters the room

# It guts like a fish to see how he's grown

# So we go out onto the town to mess around

# Ooh, get my groove on

# Mess around

# Mess ar... # (MUSIC STOPS)

(MOBILE BUZZES)

Peter.

Darl! (SNIFFS)

Everything OK?

Everything... Everything is. Everything... (STUTTERS)

That's the thing.

Uh-huh.

What's the thing?

Nothing. I just...

..wanted to call you for no reason.

OK.

Uh, maybe we should go overseas again.

Overseas?

Yeah. Remember when we went to Fiji?

Nadi and to Whistler,

skiing with the teens.

Remember we went to Whistler? How good was that?

I loved every minute of it.

We should go away again.

Business class, whatever. Um...

..what about, like, um, Okeechobee?

Let's go there. Why not?

Oh, OK, but...

..before we book the flights, I think I should remind you,

we decided that for the next 18 months,

we'd focus on Plum's Cafe, right?

I mean, my cafe business.

I thought that's why we're putting money into a saver.

Oh.

Dating you is like 50 First Dates, you know?

Is that, like, a movie name or something?

You know what? I gotta go. Did you go for a...?

But I love you, OK? Did you go to Brick's gym, my love?

(CALL CUTS OFF) I love you, too.

(RADIO CLICKS ON) # Let me go, let me go, let me go! #

(SIGHS)

Brick.

Brick! Char and I have a great idea.

Are you ready to hear it?

Yeah, yeah. Look, uh...

Not yet, brother, but I can soon.

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

Oh!

Please, Jesus, save me now.

I promise I won't booze again.

(SNIFFS)

(MACHINE BEEPS) Ah, hey, Plum!

Here's my favourite tug driver!

How are ya, Shell?

Ground engineer. Check.

MAN: (OVER RADIO) Roger. How are ya today, Pete?

Graham, right now, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

You're the only bastard in the world could say that and I'd believe him.

I like it out here. It's snug.

You're a nutter!

Driving on aprons and live taxiways.

All good to go with you guys?

Well, that depends where you think the Tigers are going to finish

on the ladder.

You're putting lives in danger if you're banking on the Tigers.

I was afraid you were going to say that.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

Hey, do you remember Ross Conlon?

That little shuffle he used to do before he came in to kick?

I do. I played with Ross.

Course you did.

Course you did. I forgot who I was dealing with.

As far as wingers go, he's the slowest ever.

Hey, uh, we're going to send you round to terminal three after this.

There's a 737 going down to Hobart. Okey-dokey.

Hey, Pete, you've just gone a little bit offline there, mate.

(MUMBLES INCOHERENTLY) Plum?

Plum, are you alright?

Pete?

Pete, you've got a Dreamliner coming down on top of you, mate!

Peter, come back this way, mate.

Peter Lum, please press your button!

(SPEECH DISTORTS)

Plum! (INAUDIBLE)

(INAUDIBLE)

MAN: (DISTANT) Hang on, mate.

Mr Lum, can you hear me?

Mr Lum?

RENEE: I'm the next of kin.

Plum.

That's it.

Plum.

(SOBS)

What's going on?

(SIGHS) You tell me, babe.

Get out! Peter!

RENEE: Did Plum say something?

Something? That kept you awake.

You must. What?

Tell your girlfriend what's happened, and your son.

Hey, don't you say shit to him, OK?

In this life, You've got to take what's yours.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

BRICK: The fuck is she doing here?

CHAR: Who is she?

Whatever you do, don't talk to her.

WOMAN: Where's Gavin's old man?

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