Jordan Lewis Milestone

Jordan Lewis

 

hundred games in thirteen years
no wonder he has the respect of his peers

 

I’m talking about one of Warrnambool’s sons
Jordan Lewis is one of the AFL’s guns

 

At the Hawks he was part of a great dynasty
Four premiership pennants are their legacy

 

Since he was drafted in twenty 05
he has played every game like he’s in over-drive

 

Best first year player, a fairest and best
an All Australian – and a serial pest

 

(according to both his teammates and rivals)
and a determination to ensure his survival

 

Imagine a career where a footballer claims
an average each year of 23 games

 

and then there’s the distances covered in training
running and kicking and in-the-gym straining

 

Lewi has averaged 12 kicks a game
that’s thirty-six hundred – a mighty fine claim

 

sixteen hundred marks and three thousand hand passes
and his 800 tackles have put rivals on their arses

 

The rebuilding Demons could obviously see
the worth in recruiting the experienced Lewi

 

Jordan Lewis has not left a thing on the park –
in his 300 games he’s set a bench mark

 

of unyielding endeavour and footballing skill
and now he’s at Melbourne there’s more left in him still

 

Like the 84 players who’ve achieved it before
reaching 300 games put him in the top draw

 

Lucy and Freddie have a right to be proud
of their husband and dad who stands out in a crowd.

 

for it takes quite an effort, of privation and pains
to attain the milestone of 300 games.

 

© The Rhymer 2018

 

 

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