Hayden Simmons has always dreamed of being an Australian Rules star like his big sister, Katrina.
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Born with a rare genetic disease called Myhre Syndrome, the 15-year-old hasn't been able to do so until now and he debuted in a big way.
Playing in George Town's mixed under-14 team through the concession process, Hayden kicked the side's only goal against Launceston on Sunday, with both sides collaborating to make it possible.
His mother Fiona said she "can't express how proud and grateful" she is for Hayden's goal to happen.
"Any members of these clubs should be proud of their team members' sportsmanship and the inclusiveness they displayed," she said.
This was his first game, he's wanted to play for so long and we just haven't had the opportunity.
"A part of the syndrome is he's very little, he was a full-term baby and was 4 pounds, 10 [ounces] but his big brother was 9.11.
"He was just a little tiny tacker, we couldn't put him in with the main group cause he would just get bowled over and now that he's a bit bigger, he's ready to have a go at a team sport."
Hayden has played all abilities netball, hockey, soccer, basketball and touch rugby in the past but always wanted to be like Katrina, who plays for the Nightcliff Tigers in the Northern Territory.
His chance to play came through co-coach Alec Daniels, who works as a teacher's aide at Hayden's school, Star of the Sea.
"I got to work with him a lot last year and found all of the tricks and challenges but also all the rewards pretty quickly," Daniels said.
"When he came down he spoke about how passionate he was for football and I asked him to join along for a training session and we were able to get him into the team and he's been an absolute joy since."
As someone that's spent a lot of time with Hayden, it wasn't lost on Daniels how important the goal was.
"You don't really understand how important some goals are but to see Hayden kick his first-ever goal in footy and celebrate it with friends from school and people that he sees every day, it's really special," he said.
"From the Launnie boys to help make it happen, the umpire who sort of encouraged it to happen and just the way that it was done and the spirit that the game is played in down here at the moment, it's unbelievable to see."
Fiona praised Daniels for creating a "really safe environment" for Hayden, who is also Star of the Sea's sports captain for 2022.
"Hayden and I are ecstatic that he can play football with the George Town Junior Football Club," she said.
"All club members have been very supportive of integrating him into the team."
Hayden's movement is one of several things impacted by the syndrome and he suffers from swollen hands, which he is taking part in a medical experiment to hopefully aid.
He takes blood pressure tablets, which the leading Myhre Syndrome doctor in the United States of America hopes will make the connective tissue soft and eventually reduce the swelling.
Fiona estimates he's had more than 20 operations in his life and has "many more to go" as he lives with the syndrome, of which there are only 100 medically-documented cases.
However, a Facebook group that Hayden was the 33rd member of has about 250 members.
The youngest of four, Hayden was straight on the phone to brag about his goal to his older siblings and tell them about his awesome experience after having watched them play plenty of different sports as children.
Although the end score-line showed a comprehensive victory to Launceston, 20.12 (132) to 1.1 (7) in the NTJFA's under-14 division two clash, Hayden and everyone who were at the game on Sunday was treated to a moment they will never forget