AFL grand final 2023: Bobby Hill, Charlie Cameron among West Australian boys flying flag in decider

Bobby Hill dreamt of days like this.

A boy from Perth who landed at Greater Western Sydney, the barren crowds of Giants Stadium were never for him.

So he lodged a trade request to Victoria, where he had family and friends but most of all, wanted to have his dance on the biggest stage.

The first push was knocked back, so he lodged another, in between times battling with a shock cancer diagnosis.

On Friday he had his young son sitting on his lap as the grand final parade snaked through Melbourne. Today he plays a grand final for Collingwood.

He also holds one of the keys to unlocking the football juggernaut’s 16th premiership. The Magpies will turn to their small forwards against the Brisbane Lions, as they have done for the past two seasons, and they need Bobby to dazzle.

But he’s not the only West Australian set for his day in the sun — and the blistering heat.

Where WA boys sit in…