Corey Wedlock has dared to dream about how he and good friend Aaron Teys might celebrate if they won bowls gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Teys isn't so sure about trying to emulate compatriots Ellen Fife (nee Ryan) and Kristina Krstic, who leapt into each other's arms after their dramatic win four years ago in Birmingham.
"He mentioned something about trying to mimic the Ellen and Kristina thing, but Kristina jumped on Ellen and I don't know if I can quite carry Corey," Teys quipped.
"So I think we'll give that one a miss, but I'd love to do the 'Jai Arrow'."
The rugby league fan would become the latest sportsperson to pay tribute to Arrow in his Motor Neurone Disease battle with the 'bow and arrow' pose.
Teys and Wedlock will compete together in the men's pairs event at the Games.
Teys and Wedlock are long-time bowls teammates, playing together for seven years at the Warilla club near Wollongong in NSW.
Wedlock's pre-Games defection to the Merrylands club in Sydney attracted appropriate commentary as the Australian bowls team arrived in Glasgow to finalise their Games preparations.
"The cheeky bugger left us about two months ago and went to Merrylands, for all the cash in the world," Teys said with a grin.
"We just know each other really, really well. We're good mates on and off the green."
That friendship and connection will be critical.
Competitors will only have three days to familiarise themselves with the four indoor rinks before play starts this Thursday, hours before the opening ceremony.
"Obviously shot selection will play into our favour because you don't really have long to communicate and you might not be able to communicate with the noise," Teys said.
"We know each other's game that well, we hardly talk anyway when we play. It's pretty handy.
"I know from the outside looking in, everyone would just think they're the same, but all four rinks will probably be different.
"It doesn't matter where you go, that just happens."
Wedlock competed at Birmingham 2022, but this will be Teys' debut after he was in the squad for the past two Games and failed to make the final cut.
"It's all starting to become very real now - getting the kit and everything else," Teys said.
"I'm taking it all in, a bit of a shock and a surprise.
"It's a little bit easier for me, because I get to play with one of my best mates."
