The Season: A Fan’s Story by Helen Garner games and as they draw nearer

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The Season: A Fan’s Story by Helen Garner games and as they draw nearerDATE OF RELEASE: 5 NOV 2026 I'm trying to write about footy and my grandson and me. About boys at dusk. A little life hymn. A poem. A record of a season we spend together before he turns into a man and I die. It's footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson's under 16s team. She not only goes to every game (give or take), but to every training session too, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, fascinated by the spectacle. She's