Former Petersham 1st grade cricketer and NSW junior representative Corey “Slug” Pearson changed his sporting career focus at the age of 21 from Cricket to Rugby League and I may have played a small part in his decision making.
I preface this story by saying Corey is one of my best mates and he's also the Godfather to my five-year-old son Thomas - God help Thomas and I mean that literally.
I first met Slug when playing Green Shield at the age of 15. I was the quiet blonde quick from the South Coast of NSW and Corey had already been cutting his cricketing teeth in the lower grades at Petersham Cricket Club.
Corey’s introduction to the world of “Man Sport” was honed by the Petersham elite. Graham “Heaps” Hughes (why did they call him Heaps? When you saw him in the shower he had HEAPS!), Brian Riley (the greatest sledger of all time) and the Sullivan Brothers or “Slut” Brothers - Worm and Fuss. The Petersham hierarchy had developed their own language, designed to distract and sledge the opposition on the field and attract the ladies off it!
