JW's trying to gut my team cos he's too scared to face us on the rugby field. Offence, defence, mate. They're shitheads, Christian. Yeah, well, me, Riley and mum ` we didn't have all the shit that you guys had. Don't, Dad. Don't! Who the fuck is that? It was bloody Christian. He's been seeing her for months. Don't hate me, brother. I'm not your brother. But you will be one day, when me and Aria get married. If you don't ditch her first, like you ditched your team. Target him. He's the enemy now. Harden up, Mana. (BOTH GRUNT) (GRUNTS) Help, he's hurt! Hurry up! # Whakaaria mai # tou ripeka ki au. # Tiaho mai # ra roto i te po. # Hei kona au # titiro atu ai. # Ora, mate, # hei au koe noho ai. # Torona kei waho! (CHOIR SINGS 'WHAKAARIA MAI') Ko wai tenei e ngunguru nei? ALL: # Ko au, au, te huinga kahu, # e ngunguru nei, i a haha! Kahu rere ao! ALL: # Rere arorani, ki nga tiketiketanga o te ao! # Tau, tau, tau ana, te huinga kahu e, hi! # CHOIR: # ...titiro atu ai. # Ora, mate, # hei au koe noho ai. # Ora, mate, # hei au koe noho ai. # Amine. # www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Christian was your friend and captain. He's gone, but he's not forgotten. Do this for him. Yeah? Let's do it. (FENCE CLANGS) Mana Roberts! Oi, killer! Murderer! What are you doing on the field, bro? Oi, you lot. Piss off out of here. (BOYS YELL) Oi, JW. You all right with this, are you? I'll call the cops. JW! You shut it down, you prick, before I call the cops. (BLOWS WHISTLE) Come on, boys. Come on. Let it go, boys. Let it go. Don't want the coach calling his missus now. (BOYS HOOT, LAUGH) Let's go, boys. Come on. Lucky this fence was in the way, yeah? Killer! All right, come on. Let's go. Can I help you? Oh, hi. I'm looking for Mana Roberts. And you are? Simone Leonard, from The Line-Out. It's a sports news site. Mana's not interested. Thanks. Can you, um, get him to give me a call? No. I'm on his side, you know. I'm sorry? Well, my interest is in the whole rugby culture, the accidents that happen and` And my interest is in looking after my son, who's grieving for his best friend and doesn't need your shit. OK. Thanks for your time. Best of luck for the disciplinary hearing tomorrow, Mrs Roberts. O'Kane. Mrs O'Kane. Kia ora, bub. Aria? I'm fine. Aria? Are you OK? I'm fine, Mum. (SOMBRE GUITAR MUSIC) (SOBS) (KNOCKS AT DOOR) Uh, hello? Kia ora, Gabrielle. Hi. Aw. Uh... Brought you guys some dinner. And, um... TEARFULLY: I just wanted to say that... Uh, yeah, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. (SNIFFLES) (DOOR CLOSES) And... Um... (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) How's it going? Um... I was wondering if we could stay, cos our new place fell through and` I've got new tenants moving in. Well,... can't you tell them that` You still owe rent. Hey, mate, why don't you just back off for now, eh? Um, thanks for coming round, youse two. I told you I would sort you out when I get my benefit. I've got a mortgage. Yeah. And our new place fell through when my son died. I'm sorry. (SIGHS) I've already rented it. Leave it on the mat, son. There's a family waiting to move in. You should arrest that slumlord. I wish. I think you should consider pulling out of next week's match. Eh? Well, how's that gonna help team moral? Give the boys a chance to` You think that's what Christian would want? Christian was playing for the other side. I don't wanna let JW and his bunch of animals scare us off the field. Let's just see how the disciplinary hearing goes, eh? I know how it will go. Mana's tackle wasn't deliberate. Ref would've red-carded him otherwise. I should know. Me and my stupid back were on the receiving` Yes, I know, Vince! If, after the hearing, your boy is vindicated` He will be. Then you and your team can get on with it. Whoa, Raj, they're our team. Southdown first 15. They're our team. (CELL PHONE BUZZES, PINGS) Stop looking at that shit. What shit? Facebook, whatever. Only old people use Facebook, Ma. (SIGHS) (CELL PHONE BUZZES, PINGS) Honestly, stop. Those trolls didn't even know Christian. Hard. St Isaac's dicks just pretending they were tight. It's all for attention. Do you think Gabrielle will come to that hearing thing tomorrow? Yeah, she probably will. (SIGHS) It's gonna be OK, son. The rugby board, they're not out to get you. They just... They just wanna know what happened. I already know what happened. Christian died. (SOMBRE MUSIC) (TYPES) (CELL PHONE BUZZES, PINGS) Bro, who's gonna stick up for you if you don't stick up for yourself? (CELL PHONE BUZZES, PINGS) Shardae. Shardae's sticking up for you. I don't give a shit, all right? (KNOCKS AT DOOR) Hey. (BOTH SIGH) He was so scared of you finding out, you know. Yeah. (SNIFFLES) He said he loved me. You fullas were the real deal, eh? TEARFULLY: I wish he was here. STRAINED: Yeah, same. (SNIFFLES) You need me to talk you through what will happen at this thing? Everyone gets to say what happened and then... then they make a decision. We'll get it over and done with, then you can, uh, get on with it. Get back on the horse. Pull over, babe. What? You wanna walk, son? Why would he wanna walk? Yeah. Yeah. You know where you're going, eh? Yeah. It starts in an hour. It starts in an hour! We're already gonna be early. He needs to clear his head, psych himself up, without you yabbering on. I thought I was encouraging him. BOY: Yeah. Yeah, how was the weekend, boys? (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Oh, watch out, boys. Here comes Head High. (BOYS LAUGH) (CAR APPROACHES) 'Sup, Mana? (CAR STEREO PLAYS HIP-HOP MUSIC) I was getting hate last year too. All that crap about loving the D. (HORN TOOTS) Man, I don't know why I even stood up for you. Hard out ghosted me after that night at Leila's party. Yeah, I'm... I'm sorry about that. All G. (BOYS GIGGLE) # Straight to the bank, dead to the ball at first gate. # I'm OK. I'm doing fine. I'm doing great. # Don't hit my phone. Don't wanna talk. Gotta get away. # Oh, we can't go too far. I've got that hearing. Like, court or something? Um, Pakuranga Secondary Schools Rugby Union. It's in town in, like, an hour. (CHUCKLES) Chill, bro. Nothing like getting away. Even if it's only for a sec. (HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES) Shall we go back, pick him up? What if he got lost? He'll be here. Have some faith, hmm? OK. I'll do that. (BIRDS CHIRP) Don't worry about all that online shit, cos honestly... Sorry. (CHUCKLES) I thought words of wisdom were gonna come. But I got nothing. Yeah, I got... I got nothing either. (LAUGHS) Hey. (SOBS) It's OK. (SNIFFLES) It's OK, Mana. # Kaua e mata wheke. # Mate ururoa. # Hiki a ki te taumata. # Kia kaha. Where's Mana? Uh, yeah, he's not far. Yeah. Who's in there? Uh, the ref, JW and Dianne, the judicial guy - Forrest someone? Seems reasonable. Mr Patel. Forrest. This is Vince and Renee O'Kane, Mana Roberts' parents. Kia ora. I'm also the Southdown High School coach. OK, well, we're almost ready. Mana's just on his way. He needed some fresh air. He won't be long. OK. Whose idea to let him out of the car? (CELL PHONE UNLOCKS) (CAMERA SNAPS) Hey. What? The lake. The hot guy. This is for the wank bank. Oh, shit. Shit, what's the time? Oh, shit. We gotta go. What? Come on. Why? We just gotta go. (CHUCKLES) There's no reception. Come on. Hold on, man. We gotta go. Coming. Jeez. (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) This isn't funny. Am I laughing? (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) Oh, shit. It usually keeps driving for ages on red. Oh, are you kidding me? (TENSE MUSIC) So, we're just, uh,... waiting on our player, are we? Mana Roberts? Slow down! I can't keep up! Wait! What if I get raped?! Arsehole! (TENSE MUSIC) Um,... I don't... I don't think Mana will be attending. Mm-hm. Sorry. OK, let's get started. The referee has submitted his written report, plus we have footage from the day, but first, would anyone like to speak? Dianne Vining, principal of St Isaac's College. Firstly, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to Christian's family, to Mrs Deering and to his brother Riley. QUIETLY: Thoughts and prayers. Everybody in this room... regrets what happened on the rugby field that day. I acknowledge there were some hard feelings. Christian had recently defected, and the Southdown players targeted Christian, and, um,... No. Nope. That's not... ...they were punishing him for changing sides. That's not how we operate, and you know it. Mr O'Kane, you'll be given your chance to speak. You rarked up your boys, set them on to that poor kid. You told Christian to play on after his injury. (SCOFFS) You refused to take him off for a check. This is said by the guy who assaulted the boy two nights before, tried to take out of play before he beat your team. You know damn well that had nothing to do with it. Like father, like son! You're a family of thugs! All right. That's enough for now. Thank you. My boy would never hurt anyone. He wasn't raised that way. He doesn't play that way. Yeah? Why the hell isn't he here, then? Because he's a grieving child. I'm sorry. I know there's supposed to be some kind of a process here, but this is just a room full of adults throwing insults at each other, when what really matters... is the two boys who met each other for the first time when they were playing under-5s. Bare feet on the frozen ground. They didn't care. They loved it. I can still see them, eh, Gabrielle? (GENTLE MUSIC) (SNIFFLES) Well, one of those little boys is gone. And the other one will spend the rest of his life blaming himself. So please,... can we think about them? Put our own interests aside and do the right thing for Mana and Christian. (TYPES) As my report says, this... wasn't a malicious tackle. Clumsy, yes. Messy, yes. But Roberts was yellow-carded. If I thought it was intentional, it would have been a red. Thank you. Uh, we conclude that Mana Roberts is free to continue as captain of the Southdown High School first 15. (SIGHS) Thank you. (PEOPLE MURMUR) (DOOR OPENS) MAN ON RADIO: So, the conclusion is that the O'Kane kid didn't perform a head high tackle. And yet a promising young star is dead. Hey, killer Roberts! Rah-rah! WOMAN ON RADIO: If you ask me, this is just getting ridiculous. How can any responsible parent in this day and age even let their kids play rugby? Hey, Roberts. Hey, boy. You better run, boy. You better run. Better run, boy. (LAUGHS) MAN ON RADIO: And it's not just injury on the field, is it? You could say the whole rugby culture` (SWITCHES RADIO OFF) When are people gonna stop bad-mouthing my son? Where is our boy, is the question. He said in his text he's fine. He had some car trouble. He was already in a car. I'm sorry, OK? Obviously I didn't know he'd take off. Maybe we should get him out of Auckland for a bit, get him away from rugby for a bit. Look, it's a freak accident. Doesn't mean our son should chuck away his future. (DOOR OPENS) Where the hell have you been? I'm really sorry. (DOOR CLOSES) The hearing went OK, son. The ref, the footage, it all proved what we already knew ` you're not to blame. Christian's still dead. Yeah. So now you can get on with grieving your friend, without feeling guilty. Yeah. Uh,... Dad, uh,... I'm not gonna play rugby any more. No, the rugby board just said. No ban. Nah. Yeah, it's... I just think, if you put Tai captain, then, um,... yeah, you guys will be all good. Ohh. Southdown's most wanted. Dude, you have more haters than Kanye. Oh, what? Shardae, eh? You must be real low. Stink of her to post that, though. Yeah, I kind of, um,... left her in the middle of nowhere. Wow. Real nice, Mana (!) Well, at least the rugby union aren't coming for you. You got off. Yeah. I quit. It's your team now. You always wanted it more than me, anyway. For real? Me, captain? Well, that's what I reckon Dad will do, yeah. Yeah! It's about time he let the true leader shine. (CHUCKLES) Good luck on Saturday, Cap. You guys will be sweet as. (LAID-BACK GUITAR MUSIC) Hey. Morena. You going to diving? Yeah. Be good to get back to normal, eh? Mm. I can't pretend to know how you feel. When the boys' dad left me,... it hurt so much. I didn't wanna get out of bed. That's how I feel. Yeah. One day at a time, eh, bub? That pain, it's not gonna go away, but there'll be moments when you forget it's there. Your pain with Jesse went away. Well, yeah, I had a baby and a toddler to look after. I couldn't fall apart. I meant cos you got with Dad and had me. Yeah. Of course. I'm never gonna find anyone like Christian. Well, he's your first love. Nothing will ever change that. Yeah. See ya. See ya. (DOOR OPENS) (DOOR CLOSES) Hey, why aren't you changed? Look, I know you're not playing any more, but you're not gonna completely desert your dad and your team, are you? Mum. (CROWD CHEERS) Focus on keeping it low. Safe. Yeah? You know how hard these boys are. The harder they come, the harder they fall. Rein in the flashy stuff to serve the team. Yeah? Just stand back and clap, old man. - BOYS: Ooh. - (LAUGHS) BOY: Yo, we got some cheerleaders watching us, Vince. Oh, good of you to come and show us some love, John. Or are you here to pick up a few tips? St Isaac's makes rugby stars, mate, not porn stars. (ALL LAUGH) Doesn't even make sense. (LAUGHS) Oh, he doesn't know. Tell me again how this was a good idea. Oh, there he is. Oh, hey, scumbag. (LAUGHS) Nice way to treat a woman (!) What are they even doing here? Kill and chill. (ALL LAUGH) Oh, we've upset him! Mana. Yeah, gap it, boy! That's what he does best. (ALL YELL) Come on. Hey, hey, hey. Come on. Come on. Come on. Focus on the game. Focus on the game. Come on. Back in. (YELLING CONTINUES) This is crazy. Why isn't the mainstream media here for this? Come on, boys. Forget the aggro, yeah? Forget the aggro. Leave some for the game. Just play. Let's go. Brothers on toru, let's go ` tahi, rua, toru. ALL: Brothers! Let's go. WOMAN: Where's your captain? (CROWD YELLS) Don't mess it up, Tai. He doesn't pass it, though, does he? Come on, boys. (BLOWS WHISTLE) Keep it low. Keep it low. Boo! Go easy on them. (ALL YELL AND BOO) (TENSE ROCK MUSIC) Your dad and I were talking. Do you wanna get away for a while? Yeah. Maybe. I could call Nan, tell her you're coming up for a bit. Go up north? Yeah. What, you want me to sit around getting high all day? (CHUCKLES) Don't be rude. Well, kei a koe? Might do you some good, eh? (HEAVY ROCK MUSIC) (CROWD YELLS, BOOS) You suck! (BLOWS WHISTLE) (CROWD YELLS) Hey, Priya! Assholes, that's what they are. Bullies. You can't penalise the kid for a clean play. It wasn't even high. I told you I won't take any backchat from you, number 10. I'm the captain. I'm meant to talk to you. Not to question my authority. Get 'em under control. (ALL YELL AND JEER) BOY: Southdown to go! (CHUCKLES) Are we gonna play or not? (CROWD YELLS, BOOS) No, we're joking. We're joking. (LAUGHS) We're pulling out. Done. (BLOWS WHISTLE) (CROWD YELLS) I'm sorry, boys. Didn't have a choice. Why'd you do that? I had no choice. PA: It appears that Southdown have conceded the match. If spectators could please make their way out of the grounds in an orderly fashion. Thank you. Oh, yeah. Yeah, you wanna go? OPERATOR ON PHONE: You're call is important to us. Please hold and we'll be with you shortly. (HOLD MUSIC PLAYS) MAN: Sydney City Lions. How may I help? You there? Hel`Hello? Hi. Sydney City Lions. How may I help? Hi, um... I was wondering if I could speak to, um, Jesse Roberts. All fan contact happens through social media,... No, um, no, no. Um... ...so if you just wanna hit him up on one of those, like Facebook or Instagram` I'm... I'm his son. Mana. Mana Roberts. Oh, right. Sorry, Mark. Well, if you just wanted to hit him up on Facebook, mate, that's probably your best bet. Message him on Facebook? Does he even check those? Oh, for sure, yeah. He's pretty active on all social media fronts. OK. Um... If you just wanna fire a message through there, mate, he'll get back to you pretty quick. Yeah, well, can you tell him that his son called? Yeah, no trouble at all, mate. I'll leave a message here letting him know that you rang. Mana Roberts. And in the meantime, you just hit up those social media fronts. OK. All right. Have yourself a good day. Um, yeah, cool. Should I leave my` Bye. Hi. Vince O'Kane? Yeah. Simone Leonard, from The Line-Out. Sports news site. Oh, yeah, yeah. Uh,... nah, sorry. (CHUCKLES) There's... There's talk rugby should be banned from schools. (SCOFFS) What, from those brain-deads on talkback radio? (CHUCKLES) But what happened here today, do you think this is healthy for any young person to endure? Well, didn't you notice that I forfeited the game? You had no choice. Those St Isaac kids were out of line. It wasn't always this crazy, was it ` aggressive? Nah. No, it wasn't. So, um,... tell us, what does it mean for you guys having to forfeit a game like this? Hey, uh, have you heard of The Line-Out? Yeah. It's when you have to restart play after the ball's gone off the field. No. No. The Line-Out. This rugby-mad kotiro does stories about, well, rugby. Oh, yeah. Hmm. It any good? Ahua pai, engari... this one's got your hubby in it. Southdown High School. I caught up with coach Vince O'Kane in the aftermath. That's that chick who came round to our house to talk to Mana. Well, you know, for a struggling school like ours, competing in, you know, New Zealand's premier schoolboy division, it's a dream come true, so... Until a boy died on the field. In an accident. Yeah, he landed the wrong way. Ugh, Vince. But there's a lot of outrage directed at one of your team members. Mana, he was cleared of any wrongdoing. No, Vin, don't. And what do you have to say to the young woman caught up in all this? What young woman? You're meant to be at a hearing, defending yourself and your team, and you're off shagging some girl? It's fake news. St Isaac's photoshopped it. OK, very funny, Tai. - (DOOR OPENS) - This is what they were yelling about at the game. - (DOOR CLOSES) - Jesus, Mana. I thought you were at work. I was. I am. Oh, she's come all the way home just to bust Mana's ass! Tai, get outside. Now. How could you, Mana? (DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) I... It doesn't even matter what I do. Everyone just hates on me anyway. I'm gonna go live with Dad. What? Can't you just call him? Call Jesse? I haven't talked to him since you were... Just` You can't... run away from your problems, Mana. Well, you guys are the ones that said to go up north. No. Your mother suggested that. Yeah, well, people are just making shit up. Oh, so you didn't sleep with this Chantelle girl when you were supposed to be fronting up to the rugby board? Shardae. Whatever. Look, just go outside, eh? What? Go. So, what happens if you belly flop? I don't know. I don't belly flop. Ever pop a manu? At diving? Instead of a victory lap, you could do a victory bomb. Yeah, sure, I'll try that next time (!) Oh, did you get kicked out too, Dad? No, not kicked out. Yeah. (CHUCKLES) Far, Mana must be getting a serious telling off. I love you, son. But my boys respect women. They treat them like queens. They do not ever tap it and gap it. Mum. You need to make it up to this girl. Go get her some flowers or something. Mum, Shardae's not a flowers kind of girl. Well, whatever. Just something. And... you need to go over to Christian's house and see Gabrielle. What? She was there at that hearing when you weren't. You go and make it up to her. Mow her lawns or something. Just... Be a man. Own your shit, Mana. (DOOR CLOSES) You didn't go too hard on him? No, but I will on you. What? Blabbing to a journalist. (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) She looked harmless. She's all of 12 years old. (SIGHS) We've gotta go. Renee, domestic incident. (SIGHS) (CAR DOOR CLOSES) Bye, Mum. (ENGINE STARTS, CAR DOOR CLOSES) (FRONT DOOR CLOSES) Oh! And he survives! You all right? (INDISTINCT CHATTER) JW: Good work, man. Here we go. Push hard, now. Push hard. (CHATTER FADES) I trust my students. I trust all of you will represent St Isaac's with pride and dignity at all times. So I was very disappointed when I saw actual evidence of the opposite. (SLOW, SOMBRE MUSIC) A boy is dead. Our neighbours are grieving just as much as we are. And instead of supporting them, you go on the attack. So next time you want to say something to someone, stop and think. And if those words are not, 'Sorry, I am ashamed of my actions,' then don't you dare breathe a word to anyone. Come on, boys, let's begin. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Just keep them on track. Back to it, boys. That was a bit harsh. As for you ` almost starting a riot, Rajiv tells me. I couldn't stop the lads. They're just expressing themselves. Oh, and did you even try? You know what we look like, John? Privileged wankers, stomping on the worthy poor. What about the brother? Uh, what brother? Riley, Christian's younger brother. What about him? Well, could we do something for him? He doesn't play rugby. Pay attention. It's about what's best for Southdown High. How's cancelling the one thing we're good at best for the school? Those kids, they're not academic, but you get them on a field, you get them in a team... Southdown High is fighting for survival. Our roll is dropping every year` But if we win the 1A, that'll change. And that interview you did on social media is not helping. Hey, she ambushed me. She was wearing a dress with flowers on it, and I thought... OK, look... Give me one more game. Sorry? One more game. If we lose, then sure, you... you kill rugby at Southdown High. But if we win... I have to be losing my mind to agree to this. On ya, Raj. Hi. Wanna come in? Riley. (GARAGE DOOR CLOSES) Can I get you some tea or something? Uh, no. I, um,... I just wanted to say,... we were very much looking forward to having Christian as part of our St Isaac's family. We were too. Especially the free house. Of course. Mrs Deering, we would like to offer his scholarship to his brother. We would like Riley to attend St Isaac's College in Christian's place. Are you serious? I don't even play rugby. No, the scholarship's not about rugby. And we'll still get the house? Nah. I'm good. Riley. You didn't even know Christian. And you're using him to get at Vince and them. No, that is not the case. You don't care about him. You don't care about us. You just wanna look good. Uh, he's upset. He doesn't mean that. I'm not changing schools. I'm not Christian. Oh, fuck you, Riley, you little shit stain! Hey, if he doesn't wanna go, I will. Never did get School C. New Zealand's 1st Lifebuoy hand sanitiser spray. Kills 99.9% of germs you pick up on the go. Just spray...and be safe. LAUGHS: And then look, look, look. The nose goes... down here. Mm. It's fucking insane. (CHUCKLES) Um,... can you give us a sec? You OK, Shards? Yep. Um... I'm sorry. Think you can buy my forgiveness with a quarter pack? Is there potato and gravy? And a bread roll. I'm gonna need a dessert next time too. OK. (KNOCK AT DOOR) Piss off! Sorry. I thought you were the landlord. Or my piece-of-shit son. I... I went into Christian's work, and, um, I'm gonna do some shifts, and, um, I'm gonna give you the cash. (SIGHS) You don't need to do that. No, I want to. TEARFULLY: It won't help. Look, I'm... Please,... just tell me anything. Just tell me what to do and` (SNIFFLES) Can you magic me up a house to live in? They haven't got anywhere to go. Yeah, but Mana... You told me to try and make things right again, and that's what I'm trying to do. Um... I... I guess, you know, while they're waiting for emergency housing, or` Yeah, but the thing about emergency housing, Vince, is that you literally have to be living on the streets or in a car. And the fact she's a grieving mother? May push her up the list, maybe not. It's brutal out there. Yes, it is. So people need to step up, eh? (SIGHS) So, can they stay with us? Well, Aria could take the sunroom. They could have hers for a bit. Screw it. Yes! There's a condition. Yes. You are facing your fears. That's great. But I want you to face all of them. I want you back on your dad's team. Sweet. Sweet. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) Mwah. Mm. Yes! Yes. Oh my God. (GIGGLES) Well, why'd you do that? IMITATES HE-MAN: Cos I have the power. (BOTH CHUCKLE) And cos I know how much it means to you. (ROMANTIC MUSIC) (TEAM CHANTS, YELLS) We're all here for something. We're all here for different reasons, yeah? We're all here for the love of the sport, for a moment to, you know, shut out the bullshit. We're all here to belong to something bigger than ourselves. So play for each other. Play for each other. Play for Southdown High. - Let's play for Christian, yeah? - ALL: Yeah! For Christian. Whoo! TAI: Bring it in, boys. Bring it in, bring it in, bring it in. MANA: Brothers on me. Brothers on three ` one, two, three! ALL: Brothers! (ALL CHEER, CLAP) (CROWD CHEERS, CLAPS) (CLEARS THROAT) Good of you to come. Not gonna miss what could be Southdown's final game. (CHUCKLES RUEFULLY) I'm deadly serious, Vince. You win today, you carry on. You lose today, find another sport to focus on. Come on, boys. Gabrielle, you don't have to do that. Take it while you can. Normally me and housekeeping, we're strangers. (LAUGHS) OK. Thank you. Ka kite. (DOOR CLOSES) # My team on the move, bitch, you in the way. # Yeah, I got the sauce when I'm in the game. # Numbers on the ball, flip the coin, I'm the boy. # Now watch me do my dance. I'm the player of the day. # Player. Player. # Player of the day. Nice, boys. Nice. Carry on. Bro, bro, hands. I've got this. We're playing for penalty. # Now watch me do my dance. I'm the player of the day. (BLOWS WHISTLE) Good boy, Mana. # I'm the player of the day. RAPS: # Cabinet stacked out. That gold glitter like a chandelier. # Everybody trying to level up, but they can't compare. Yeah! Yeah! Take the kick. Take the kick! # On my competition like James Harden. I'm cookin'. # I'ma sign, y'all, I'ma sign, y'all like I'm Devin Booker. # Hall of Fame with the legacy. Ask Mike` (MUSIC FADES) (CROWD GROANS) Still one point down, Vince. The team's future's on the line. It's all right. It's all right. We've got our star back. Hey. Hey. I'm sorry you have to sleep in here cos of us. I quite like the sunroom. Don't you go to watch your brothers play any more? Wasn't them I was there for. I saw the letter. What letter? The one to Christian. Wait, how did you`? I'm sorry, OK? I just... Look, I'm glad I saw it. Cos now I know` Screw you. That was private, between me and him! I can help you with` Nah. Nah. ...with the baby. When did you find out? Shut up, Riley. Don't you dare say a word. # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. # Player of the day. # How much longer? (EARS RING, HEARTBEAT POUNDS) You OK? Yeah. Yeah, I'm on him. (BOTH GRUNT) Yes! Yes! Yes! (WHISTLE BLOWS, CROWD CHEERS) COMMENTATOR: Southdown High School with a dramatic last-minute victory. The score is 27 to 24. Oh my God. Live to fight another day. Well, I never doubted that, Raj. I never doubted that. (HIP-HOP MUSIC) # Player of the day. # TAI: Holy shit. That's our dad. RENEE: You can't just show up. Have you thought about the boys going to St Isaac's? Southdown is not a good school. They're a rugby team, bro, not your band of orphans or foster kids. Your dad wants you to go to St Isaac's. Eh? What? She doesn't mean me. (TYRES SCREECH) (GASPS) It's JW's car. JW, the rugby coach? Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020