Bluey shows that sport is more than a game, and farewells Ray Warren in deserved style

Bluey's latest episode, The Decider, shows the passion and heartache of sport, while highlighting the difficulty of having to make choices as a child. (ABC)

Sporting fandom, at its essence, is a sense of belonging.

It's a tribal beast, a spiritual awakening, a feeling of riding a wave of heartache and joy, with tens of thousands of people you have never met, yet understanding that their emotions are in tune with yours, and yours in tune with theirs.