Watch: Penshurst footballer Jacob Mibus ahead of the 2024 Mininera and District league grand final
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00:00Thanks for joining us, Jacobs, on the couple of days out from the Mininira Grand Final.
00:04You're going to be playing for PENCERS for the first time in a Grand Final.
00:07How are you feeling?
00:08Yeah, pretty good.
00:09I think tomorrow I might get a few nerves, but at this point not feeling too bad.
00:16Pretty keen to get into it.
00:18It's obviously a big thing, pretty exciting for the whole community and the whole club,
00:25and me especially too, being in my first Grand Final.
00:29But yeah, I'm looking really, really looking forward.
00:32You missed out in the 2019 Grand Final side.
00:35Did that spur you on?
00:36Yeah, I reckon.
00:37Yeah, just missed out playing that Grand Final.
00:41But I think it definitely gave me a lot more hunger and a lot more motivation and whatever
00:48to keep going and try a bit harder and really give it a bit more of a crack.
00:54But yeah, I think this year hopefully we can come away with a win, but I think nevertheless
01:00it'll be a good game.
01:02And when you were younger you had an accident with a lawnmower and had to have your foot amputated.
01:07Can you tell us a little bit about that and how you were able to bounce back and get into
01:11a lot of sports?
01:12Yeah.
01:13Yeah, so that happened when I was seven in 2008.
01:20And I had to get my foot amputated, but the doctors all said that because it happened
01:27when I was so young, I just sort of learned to do everything with it.
01:30So it was sort of a good thing that happened at the time it did.
01:36So it's sort of just been quite easy for me to get in and do new things and new sports
01:44and everything like that.
01:46It just sort of comes naturally to me, which has sort of been good.
01:54And I guess playing football with a brace and a prosthetic foot is quite unique, but
02:00how do you find that on a day-to-day basis out there?
02:05It's good and bad.
02:08Sometimes it can cause a bit of grief, but I think the most annoying thing that has been
02:15playing with it was probably just if I break it or if it falls off.
02:20It's fallen off a couple of times and everyone sort of looks around and then I get back up
02:25and put it back on.
02:26They have a bit of a laugh.
02:27But yeah, I think it's just something I've grown up with and it's become normal to me,
02:34so I haven't really had any issues with it.
02:37And how important is it for you to be able to play footy with your mates and for your hometown?
02:41Yeah, very important, I think.
02:42It's good to get out there and get amongst the community and do something that means
02:49a lot to the club and the history of the club.
02:55And yeah, just all the camaraderie and friendship and hopefully add to that history on Saturday.
03:02But yeah, it definitely means a lot to be playing a part in it.
03:07And what role are you hoping to play on the weekend?
03:09Well, during the year I've been down at full forward, rotating with Josh Wrench at centre
03:16half forward.
03:17So hopefully, yeah, I'll start at full forward again and then see what happens during the
03:23day.
03:24But yeah, hopefully I'll kick a few goals.
03:26And it's the 150th year for Penrith Football Club as well.
03:29How significant would it be to win a flag in a milestone year?
03:32Yeah, very, very big.
03:34It's actually my 100th game, 100th senior game on the grand final too.
03:38But yeah, definitely 150 years with the club, I reckon it'll be massive.
03:43We've had a lot of support this year with all the fans and everything coming to watch
03:50and everyone sort of coming together and helping out where they can and making it such a memorable
03:57year and everything for everyone.
03:59So yeah, it's been really good.
04:01Well, best of luck on Saturday.