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Such A Spectacle

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Reads 43
Votes 7
Parts 9
Time 1h 15m

Mature

There aren't many people who can claim they peaked in their career at 19, but Sam Robbins might be one of them. Sidelined by an accident that left him physically (and mentally) scarred, Sam has resigned himself to never playing professional AFL ever again. So imagine his surprise when the TAC talent scout and Senior Coach of the Victorian Country Devils turn up on his door step...

Tayla McPherson's whole life has revolved around football from the day she was born. Her whole family had a finger-in-the-pie (so to speak) at their local footy club, and it is a surprise to no one when her elder brother, Daniel, gets invited to the AFL Draft Combine. In the aftermath of tragedy that tears the McPherson family apart, Tayla throws herself into her studies. She is determined to never let what happened to her brother happen to anyone else, even if it ruins her life in the process.

In the face of mutual trauma and pain, Sam and Tayla struggle to keep things professional while working towards the same goal - Sam playing in the AFL. 

After all - its what Daniel would have wanted, right?

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This story revolves around Australian Rules Football (AFL). The players, teams and some locations are works of fiction and any similarities to existing teams and players is purely coincidental. There is a glossary of terms available.

This story is a contemporary romance that deals with some difficult themes (grief and loss), as well as mature themes (drugs, alcohol, sex, assault) etc. It is recommended that readers are over the age of 18 years.All Rights Reserved

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