A day off. For a football game
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 10:44AM 
In my home town Melbourne, Australia there’s a public holiday celebrating the Australian Football League grand final.
At the event’s pre game entertainment, musician and songwriter Mike Brady will sing a football related song. It’s called ‘Up there Cazaly’ and this year it’s the 40th anniversary of the song.
It’s about a talented football player of the 20th Century, Roy Cazaly.
‘Up there’ was a nick name for the impressive one handed marks he would take, leaping high into the air. Roy Cazaly played and coached in several teams.
He’s a football hall of famer and was known for using some ‘ahead of his time’ training techniques.
Roy Cazaly - yes, we share the same surname, Cazaly. Roy is my great great uncle; my great grandfather’s brother.
While I never got to meet Roy I’ve heard many stories about him.
Author and researcher Robert Allen released a whole book about Roy uncovering so much more of his history. Do I singalong when ‘Up there Cazaly’ plays on my shuffled music playlist. Sure!
It’s a rousing and motivating tune! Can’t wait to hear Mike Brady play it again and join with everyone else who sings along to such a sporting anthem.
Up there Cazaly!