Man Hangs On To Footy Boots Just In Case

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It’s been over a decade since thirty-seven-year-old Hugh Bennett laced up his footy boots, but that’s not stopping the retired and broken down winger from refusing to put them in the donation box.

This inability to part with his old shoes arose when Bennett and his wife, Felicity, were cleaning out their garage – a task that was initiated and insisted upon by Bennett.

“Why can’t I chuck these?” asked Felicity while holding the tattered, mud covered boots.

“I just might need them.. One day” replied Bennett while mentally replaying a once great try from a past time, in obvious denial that his footy days are long, long gone.

Back in his prime, Bennett was a force to be reckoned with on the third-grade field, zigging and zagging through opponents to score countless tries. Now, though, any attempt to zig or zag would be met with a sharp twang as countless tendons in his body snap.

Realising that he was not going to part with the relic from his previous life, Felicity just sighed and pretended she was ok with him keeping them – even though they’re the exact type of junk taking up space in the garage Bennett wants cleaned.

More to come.