Tariq Sims did the same thing every single year. He'd mark out his goals for the season to come, and he'd always aim high – premiership wins, New South Wales Origin jerseys, all the dreams you can imagine.
But before he could do any of that, something else had to come first. Because before Sims was a Blue, before he was a Dragon or a Knight or a Cowboy, before he was anything else in football, he was a Gerringong Lion. He was from the country, and that meant a lot.
