Winters are busy for the Dusty and Harry Hagon when it comes to their sporting schedules.
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The cross-code footballers tend to have just one day a week off from their two main sports in the winter but with representative duties has come an extension of that busy schedule.
Dusty, 16, and Harry, 15, turned out for Central North at the NSW Rugby Union 7s State Championships a week ago while training sessions with Northern Heat AFL squads are coming up.
It can be hectic but the reason they do it is simple.
They love both sports. And equally, the boys said.
"It's hard to say," Dusty said when asked which sport he preferred. Harry agreed.
Dusty added: "During winter we had basically only Sundays off. Every day of the week's at training but, yeah, love it."
The sport they loved first was rugby, though.
They took up the game when they started high school. About three or four years ago.
A couple years after that, in 2019, Dusty took up AFL and Harry followed the year after.
The brothers had different reasons for getting into AFL but have kept playing for the same one.
Harry said the game "just seemed like a bit of fun" while Dusty gave it a crack for a bit of an out there reason.
"I had a weird one. I started hearing the songs and I thought they were pretty good," Dusty said with a smile.
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They both took to the game quickly under long-time Tamworth Roosters mentor Greg Vallender.
Harry said Vallender was: "really good at getting us into it".
The Hagons are now preparing for a Northern Heat training session this weekend.
They've also been given a training regime that they've been doing together at home.
It's all in preparation for matches against Southport in March.
Dusty is in the 17s squad and Harry in the 15s.
Both said they were looking forward to getting up there.
"Pretty keen for that," Harry said.
"I'm pretty keen to impress some people... go to the next level with footy and see how I go," Dusty added.
The boys won't just be using their AFL knowledge when up on the Gold Coast either.
They've had the benefit of playing under some great coaches in both codes and are always keen to learn more.
"I like to try and get a bit out of everyone," Harry said.
" [I like to] sort of learn stuff from everyone. Take what I like, what I don't like, and see what works for me," Dusty added.
"We've been pretty lucky with some pretty good coaches we've had over the years."
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