Being able to pull on the whites with your son or daughter, even if it's only for one game, it's a common cricketing dream for many fathers.
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The far less realistic dream is for their kids to one day pull on the boots with the old man - and given the strains most forms of footy take on the body, it's not an easy dream to realise.
However, the Bylsmas - son Max and father Tim - will live out the dream for the Orange Tigers in their AFL Central West round three match against Bathurst Bushranger Rebels on Saturday.
Max has already played two games for the Tigers as a member of the side's new youth brigade, whereas Tim, who coaches the under-17 side, will be lining up for his first game in the yellow and black.
It's pretty exciting, I look up to him when I play footy so I've heard lots of footy about when he used to play.
- Tigers' forward Max Bylsma
The elder Bylsma said he was "very excited" to have the chance to play alongside his son.
"Probably didn't think it would happen but coaching the under 17s, I train with them a fair bit and I decided if Maxy got the opportunity to play first grade this year I thought maybe there is a chance after all," he said.
"It's been a good base for him and the others who have played with the men, we've closed the gap between the 17s and the men over the last few years and it shows."
He said he'd been proud watching his son from the boundary line, but admitted to feeling a bit nervous before his first game in Parkes in round one.
"I was a little bit but I think he's done well in the couple of games he's played and while he doesn't have the size he's got the agility and speed and fitness so I'm very happy," he said.
Meanwhile, Max shared those nerves but has since settled into a new-look Tigers forward line with aplomb.
"There were quite a fair few butterflies before that game out at Parkes but once I got that first touch it was just another game of footy," he said.
"I've loved it, enjoyed every minute of it , being with the other boys like Pete [Byrne] and Charlie [Kemp] ... playing my own game and being around the boys."
He's got the agility and speed and fitness so I'm very happy.
- Tim Bylsma
The younger Bylsma has taken the step up to senior footy in his stride, throwing himself into packs and forming a crucial part of the set-up, and despite it being "a lot more physical" than anything he's played before, he hasn't taken a backwards step.
He said he was excited to play alongside his old man, having been raised on tales of his football heroics.
"It's pretty exciting, I look up to him when I play footy so I've heard lots of footy about when he used to play and he's always there giving me tips about how to improve," Max said.
"Dad's pretty modest, he gets his mates telling me all about them and then he gets into it and talks it up, he's had his fair share of good moments."
The pair are hoping to forge their fair share of their own good moments on the field together, starting at 2.30pm on Saturday at Waratahs Sportsground.
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