RUGBY LEAGUE - THE MOVIE PLOT

WORK IN PROGRESS


A young player from Cooma - Fred Wilkins - is recruited by the formerly gloriouis Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.  It is the year 2349, and the Bulldogs comfortably sit down the bottom of 5th division, the lowest division in the league.  'At least they're not as bad as Cronulla,' says Fred to his Cooma Stallions team-maters.  Cronulla are notoriously wooden spooners of the overall competition. Fred heats things up at the Bulldogs.  They have a training session each month - a very controversial idea for the lacklustre Belmore team. Life after all is beer, barbecues and beer, and training will just not do.  But he gets the farts out every month, and for 15 solid hard minutes they walk around the oval and do some stretches.  Amazing stuff.  So amazing that they win 14 games in the new season, and sneak up a division, the first time in over 50 years.  What will they do next?  Meanwhile, the dreaded Alice Springs Aliens, top of first division, have their eye on the ambitious Fred.  They offer him a contract, but he tells them he's a faithful dog. 'You'll regret it,' says Shawn Chemberlin.  The dogs start the season well - they win their first three games, and then with a new coach, Alan Lamb, they start to train twice a month, even more controversial, and by seasons end they are up to 3rd division.  They continue at it, sneak up to second the following year, and by years end, when its clear they are headed for the big time, and TV coverage, plots are under way from the Aliens to take out Wilkins.  But through trial and struggle, and buying a manual on how to play the game, the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs win first division grand final in the year 2353, and everyone is 'AMAZED.'