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A keen young Essendon fan has had his dream come true after a hilarious Auskick interview went viral.

Archie Stockdale appeared on 7AFL’s footy coverage as the latest nominee for the 2022 AFL Auskicker of the Year award.

Watch the interview in the video above

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With a $5000 prize on offer, the seven-year-old shared his desire to meet his favourite Bombers player – namesake Archie Perkins.

“I’ll probably end up meeting him if I get $5000,” young Archie told McLachlan.

“I’ll probably do a one-on-one training session, I could ask for that. Maybe go to a few AFL games too.”

McLachlan quickly put forward a proposal.

“Let me try and get you to meet Archie Perkins without spending any money. Should I do that?” he said.

Archie replied: “If it’s not too much trouble, yes, please.”

“I don’t think it will be, we’ll get you out to a training session,” McLachlan said.

Archie didn’t have to wait long.

The Auskicker, who is distantly related to Essendon’s 1923 Coleman medallist Greg Stockdale, made his way out to the Hangar at Tullamarine on Wednesday.

Wearing his full Essendon kit – right down to the socks – and a beaming smile, Archie shared a meeting with Perkins and spoke to tall forward Peter Wright.

He was also given the honour of leading the team out on their warm-up lap.

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Archie’s Auskick interview was rated by McLachlan as one of the best he had conducted, after the boy left the host in stitches with a story about his identical twin sisters Chloe and Imogen.

“Once at school Chloe’s girlfriend told Imogen ‘we should probably break up because we’re a little too young’,” Archie said.

“But it was the wrong twin!”

Watch the full cheeky interview in the video at the top of the page

How a legendary moment in comedy was born.

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Anthony Davis & LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.

There are few superstar duos in the NBA that have worked as well as the Anthony Davis-LeBron James pairing. The two Los Angeles Lakers star just seem to get along. Not only that, they fit together perfectly on the court. LeBron and Davis like to poke fun at each other from time to time. Davis has gotten some good jabs in but LeBron got him with his latest troll job.

In a recent game against the San Antonio Spurs, Davis went up to shoot a free throw and while LeBron was on the bench, he couldn’t help but mock his teammate’s jab step move. Kyle Kuzma seemed to enjoy the performance.

It’s good to see that the Lakers’ chemistry still hasn’t been affected by the fact that they won a championship. They’ve put together a group of guys who get along very well. That level of chemistry is really important right now as fans still aren’t allowed at most games.

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Davis Finally Has Breakout Game

This season got off to a rough start for Davis. He missed a game early with an injury and put up a 13 point dud against the Portland Trail Blazers. Considering the Lakers’ short offseason, it’s okay that Davis got off to a slow start but it looks like he’s heating back up.

On Friday against the Spurs, Davis had his best game of the season as he scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. It’s not a surprise that he had a big game but it’s definitely a good sight. Big men, a lot of times, have to rely on others to get them involved. Davis has fallen victim to that from time to time. However, he’s good enough to where he can get himself involved if he has to.

Frank Vogel Believes Davis Can Reach Another Level

Davis is already one of the five best players in the NBA but it’s possible he can be even better. There aren’t a lot of 6-foot-10 people who can handle the ball and shoot as well as Davis can. While he had an excellent season last year, head coach Frank Vogel believes the big man can be even better this season.

“I think so. Obviously, he played at a pretty damn high-level last year, but he’s a guy that is never satisfied,” Vogel said, via Silver Screen & Roll. “[He] continues to work on getting better and growing his game.”

Davis is only 27-years-old so there’s no reason to believe that he’s hit his ceiling quite yet. There’s a lot of confidence that comes with winning a championship. Now that he’s gotten over that hump, he could reach MVP status in the near future. Plus, people forget that last season was Davis’ first year with the Lakers. Another year under his belt in the same system will only make things easier for him.

“I think a second year in the system with the core and what we established last year should benefit him, but he’s always going to want to continue to improve his game,” Vogel said.

A group of high schoolers in Montana just pulled a hay-larious senior prank on their principal. 

On Monday, Raymond DeBruycker of Conrad High School, was sitting at his desk, wondering why so many members of the graduating class were late. Then his phone rang. 

“They said, ‘We need you to come outside,’” DeBruycker, 32, told TODAY Parents. 

The reason they were tardy? A dozen seniors decided to ride their horses to school. And they were under the responsibility of DeBruycker.

“Montana has this old transportation law that states if a student rides their horse to school, the principal needs to tend to the horse,” DeBruycker explained. “But it’s been voided in the last couple of years.”

Still, DeBruycker, who grew up on a nearby working ranch, was happy to play along. That morning he took pictures with students and watched them race each other around the football field. He also helped tie the horses up along a fence.

“I was joking to my transportation director, that between fuel prices and the shortage of bus drivers, maybe we should start encouraging them to come to school on horseback,” DeBruycker said

The town of Conrad, Montana, has a population of 2,624 according to the United States Census Bureau. There are 28 students in the high school’s senior class.

“We’re a tiny rural Montana town so it’s pretty cool that that this story is getting so much attention,” DeBruycker said.

Aside from the horse manure, Monday’s prank was easier to clean up than the last year’s. 

“They put 1000 cups of water through the hallways, and moved lunch tables to random places throughout the building. They covered up security cameras,” DeBruycker said. “It was a bit of a headache.”

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