Summaries

A rugby league player in the early 1980's battles against the changing game and the betrayal of those he has been loyal to. Alienated and desperate, he struggles to keep an identity he fears he'll be lost without.

As the winds of change sweep across the rugby league landscape, Grub Henderson (Matt Nable) defiantly stands among all others as the embodiment of those before him. Foreign codes of business are tearing at the fabric of loyalty that exists between Grub's club and family. He collides head-on with an administration eager to bury him, and battles against his brother and coach's betrayal. At home his wife is troubled by the transformation of the man she married, and his children are left wanting for their father. In a bid to cling to his self-worth, Grub bitterly swallows his pride and bargains for his future. As the game that provides him an identity crumbles, he finds acceptance in the man he could be. The cast features Matt Nable, Matthew Johns, Nathaniel Dean ('Candy', 'Walking on Water'), John Jarratt ('Wolf Creek'), Raelee Hill, Michelle Langstone, Conrad Coleby and Kate Mulvany.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • australia
  • football
  • australian life
  • rugby league
Genres
  • Drama
  • Sport
Release date Sep 5, 2007
Countries of origin Australia
Language English
Filming locations Gary Owen Hotel, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production companies 3 Scallywags

Box office

Budget $1600000
Gross worldwide $225834

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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