Tim Down and Butch Down were nowhere to be found, nor James McNamara, who may have been spreading himself a bit too thin. Nor scoreboard numbers. But our intrepid south-west correspondent JD still got out of the car, walked across the oval, set up the box-brownie camera, pointed, clicked and hoped.

Tyrendarra is nestled between Port Fairy & Portland and plays in the South West District Football Netball League. Its Facebook page proudly proclaims:

A Cracking Club full of Cracking People. Home to junior and senior football and netball. We Are The Green & Gold! Get around Us!!!