I always love reviewing after Tim because he will invariably have said all the important bits and I can just chime in with a well-placed "me too".
The game was brilliant! While I was fairly certain they'd win, I really liked that you kept them behind until the last minutes of the game. Very exciting! I'm going to have to watch the videos on which Charlie's aerial manoeuver was based.
Ollie's flirting in his underwear...
But, of course, the star (of both the game and the book) was Ty. I love the brat so much! I just wanted to hug him at the end and tell him good things were coming. Although, I do wonder what would happen if he got drafted and Deon and Jim didn't. Especially Jim, given Patrick's little games. I believe you've said players can't turn down a draft pick, but I assume he could just decline to be drafted at all. Of course, that would end his AFL career aspirations, but I don't think it's an inconceivable outcome given his loyalty to Jim and fairly black-and-white sense of justice. Hopefully Jim's spectacular kicking accuracy during the game will convince one of the interested teams to draft him. Or Ty could convince Patrick to take both of them.
Thank you again for a wonderful story. Waiting anxiously for Book 3.