The harsh Australian drought has all but decimated the livelihood and the lives of a small farming family, when one day a mysterious object turns up on their farm and they lives are changed forever...

16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrations turn to violence when Gary's Aboriginal best friend, Dumby Red is denied the "Best and Fairest" medal because of the racism of local officials.