SOMETIMES you’re in the right place at the right time – just ask Randall Beazley and Joey Thompson.
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A chance surf check at Lighthouse Beach on Thursday morning for the duo finished with a game of beach cricket with the Canterbury-Bankstown NRL squad.
With the backs requiring another 30 runs for victory after an Adam Elliott masterclass with the bat, Will Hopoate and his teammates requested some help from beachgoers.
Beazley and Thompson didn’t need to be asked twice as they attempted to get the backs across the line.
Thompson, the nine-year-old from Port Macquarie, described the experience as “really cool” and something to tell his mates about in the school yard.
“Pa told us and we came down to have a look at the surf because we surf a lot and then we found the Bulldogs here and thought we’d have a quick turn,” he said.
“I’m not (a Canterbury fan), but dad’s a big fan.”
Beazley was another local fan who just happened to have the day off work.
He said he has been supporting the Bulldogs for almost 40 years and admitted the chance to have a hit and get a photo with the team had made his day.
“I’ve been supporting them since I was five and when I sent my son the photo he didn’t believe me,” he said.
“(The photo) will go on the wall because it may never happen again.
“I went to check out the surf, but it was a bit small for me and then I heard a few voices over near the lifeguard tower so I went and had a look.
“I didn’t even know they were going to be here.”
He said it was good to hear the “camaraderie amongst the boys” and admitted he enjoyed listening to “a few of the funny calls” from the sidelines.
“They all made you feel welcome and it was a bit of a chance visit and it worked well for me,” he said.
“I was in the right place at the right time.”
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