In late September, as the Socceroos were completing their pre-match warm-ups before a friendly game against New Zealand, three players separated themselves from the main group and drifted over to one corner of the field at Lang Park.
Loosened from their regimented warm-up drills, they were now free to play and express themselves however they liked.
With just a single ball between them, the trio began passing, flicking, volleying, and curling the ball around the tight triangle they'd formed in the grass.
