'Made my day': Footy team's gesture for deaf teammate melts hearts
Team songs are an age-old tradition across all the football codes but few have managed to strike as beautiful a chord as that performed by the Yeronga Devils.
One of the club's women's Aussie rules sides celebrated their win over the weekend with one of the most heart-warming victory moments you will ever see.
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One of the team's players - Jamie Howell - is hearing impaired so the rest of the squad decided to do something extra special for her.
Howell's teammates all apparently learned sign language and memorised the actions for the club's victory verse.
It's moments like this that make our game everything that it is 🥰
Enjoy the @YSBDevils surprising their teammate with an Auslan rendition of their victory song this weekend.
🎥: Yeronga Devils via Instagram | #AFLW #GenW pic.twitter.com/93QkHkN2jp— AFL Women's (@aflwomens) August 9, 2020
“Cheer cheer the red and the black, you’re all going down to our running attack, every time we play to win, that’s why we never ever give in," the song goes.
“Whether the odds be great all be small, Yeronga Devils will win over all, for all you loyal devils of Yeronga, onwards to victory!”
A smart phone captured the entire squad gathered around the locker room belting out Auslan rendition of the song.
The camera then panned onto Howell, when looked genuinely blown away by her teammates' incredible tribute.
“That was awesome, thank you. So much love,” she could be seen gesturing as teammates rushed in to embrace her.
Viewers praise wonderful team gesture
The wonderful moment lit up social media, with viewers praising the players for the heartwarming moment.
How fkn great that must have felt for your team mates to do that
— iamjc masks are the new cool (@johnnycieo) August 9, 2020
That's awesome to see and evidence of a great team that cares for each other.
— Stephen Taylor (@tails2101) August 10, 2020
Truly joyous seeing these young women playing a great game!
— Gillian Morrison (@MsQuiddity) August 10, 2020
Such a heart warmer!
— fruitshoppa (@fruitshoppa) August 9, 2020
Now that's a team
— Andrew Stephens (@steveosaurusrx) August 9, 2020
This is the best 👏👏👏
— Paul Satterley (@PaulSatterley) August 9, 2020
Has made my day!
— Cameron J Owens (@cameronjowens) August 9, 2020
Magic moment
— Christine_Doc (@dockerchristine) August 9, 2020
That’s brilliant!
— Andrew Mccartney (@drewwett) August 10, 2020