He spent countless hours as a toddler in the GIO stadium change rooms - so it's little wonder Jett Campese, 5, is already obsessed with rugby league.
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The youngest child of former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese and wife Sarah, Jett made his rugby league debut for the Queanbeyan Blues on the weekend. And, according to dad Terry, he was "up all night before the big game".
"He was in and out of excitement and nervousness - he was even crying at one point," Terry said.
"He worked himself up. He's already over thinking game day.
"We didn't push him to play [rugby league] but he's just obsessed with it - it's all he talks about now, it's crazy.
"The clubs I was at were always good with kids and he always used to come in the sheds with me and come to training every now and then, and he's just grown to love it from that - just always being around the boys."
The Campeses returned to Canberra in December after two years in the UK, where Terry played for Hull KR in the English Super League.
The 32-year-old will coach the first grade Queanbeyan Blues side this year, and has been roped into training the U6's for a few weeks while regular coach Neil Bijorac is out with a shoulder injury.
"At this stage it's just about learning to pass and field position and just having fun," Terry said. "They don't have positions yet.
"Anyone he ran into in the days after his footy game on Saturday, he just told them everything."
After enduring years of stress watching Terry on the field and worrying about injury, it seems mum Sarah has quite a few years of sitting on the sidelines ahead of her.
"She's put up with it for 12 years with me, and now Jett's starting," Terry said.
"She commented on my Instagram pic before the game 'where's his headgear and mouthguard?'
"And I was like 'it's just a photo before the game - calm down!'," he laughed.
