by Scott Prince
The authors, Dave Hartley (left) and Scott Prince (right)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Big love to our beautiful families, Helen, Kirra, Jaya, Kristy, Taliah, Kahlen and our extended families for your continued support. To Anna, Rachel, Margaret and Gaylene at Magabala Books, we love working with you and thank you for our waterslide! The State Library of Queensland and the amazing Katie Woods continue to be a huge part of Deadly D’s success – high fives all round! Sue Abbey, we are very fortunate to have your ongoing guidance and friendship. Alex Adsett, thank you for your continued advice and generosity. Dreamworld’s ‘Animal’ Al Mucci and Sandra Williamson, we look forward to working with you both (just don’t ask us to pat the croc). Bond University’s Catherine O’Sullivan and Sharon Solyma, we love having you as part of the team. Dr Chris Sarra, thank you for inspiring a Stronger Smarter future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Linda Biumaiwai, we appreciate the opportunities that have come our way. Shelley Whittaker, your guidance and advice about New Zealand and Maori culture is always appreciated and valued. To our support crew in Mount Isa, Councillor Kim Coghlan from the Mount Isa City Council and the RACQ Rescue Chopper’s Alex Dorr, we hope to see you soon. Luke Beveridge at Browns Plains Printing and Office Supplies, we love your work. Thank you to the Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club for your support and Dave and Elijah Bell, for road-testing this story. To the players and coaches we have mentioned in this story, thank you for entertaining, inspiring and being role models for the greatest game of all. And most of all, thank you to our awesome readers! You are valued members of Team Deadly D.
A FEW DEADLY NOTES
boogieman: A make-believe scary goblin-like man. When Dave gets up in the morning, he looks like the boogieman. (from Scott)
calm your farm: To tell someone to calm down or take it easy.
din squeeze: Indigenous slang for “it was scary, but it didn’t really bother me.” In other words, “I didn’t poo my pants.”
‘do: Short for hairdo or haircut.
good ways: Indigenous slang for something that sounds bad but it’s actually very good.
brah: Slang way of saying “mate” or “friend”. Not the kind of bra that ladies wear.
dummy: Attacker pretends to pass the ball but keeps it instead.
gammin’: Indigenous slang used in some areas. Usually means having a joke or mucking around. “Princey’s shouting us dinner? Are you gammin’?” (from Dave)
jingeri: Yugambeh language for hello. Yugambeh people were made up of several language groups from the Gold Coast region before European settlement.
ka kite: Maori language for goodbye. Pronounced ‘kah-keet-eh’.
kalispera: Greek language for good evening. Pronounced ‘ka-lee-spare-ah’.
Kalkadoon: Indigenous Australians who come from the Mount Isa region of north Queensland. (Princey’s mob – and Dylan’s too)
Kiwi: Refers to a person born in New Zealand.
Lake Moondarra: A man-made lake just out of Mount Isa that supplies water to the town. It is also a popular place to go fishing or for water sports.
Maori: Indigenous people of New Zealand.
mob: Indigenous Australians that come from a specific part of the country or language group.
patja: Kalkadoon language for goodbye. Pronounced ‘but-cha’.
sashimi: Very fresh raw meat or fish cut into very thin pieces. Popular in Japanese culture.
meteorite: A rock that falls from outer space and collides with Earth. Also known as a shooting star.
physics: The study of motion, energy and force.
Terrandia: Not a real planet. The authors made this up. Don’t put it in your list of planets when you have a test on space!