Anakie juniors feature in music video from band Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions

Juniors from a regional Geelong club have been captured as part of a band’s music. Find out how it happened and see the full video here.

Anakie was involved in a music video. Picture: Supplied

Anakie Football Club has received publicity in one of the most unlikely of avenues – a music video.

Club president Heath Meanhennet was approached by emerging Melbourne punk band Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions about shooting their latest music video at the club.

The production was released with the band’s new single ‘Ego’, showing a team of Roos youngsters coming from behind to defeat the ‘Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions’ side.

That comeback after being 60-1 down at halftime was brought about by a passionate address from a few of the players, with the clip finishing with them belting out the Anakie song with gusto.

The video shows the oval, old-fashioned scoreboard and clubrooms of Anakie Reserve which brings a regional feel to the production.

One of the band members is sent off on a stretcher after a big bump from one of the Roos.

The Roos surround one of the band members. Picture: Supplied

“(They) wanted a country club atmosphere and wondered if we could supply any juniors for the clip” Menhennet said.

“I just made sure he wasn’t a satanic cult band or anything like that that may be untoward and no worries,” Menhennet added with a laugh.

“Had a number of junior girls and boys involved which was fantastic and certainly captured the club, great time capsule piece and certainly no doubt these kids will be bombarded with this video at their 21st in years to come.

Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions in their kit. Picture: Supplied

The Anakie juniors singing the song after the win. Picture: Supplied

Another action shot from Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions music video. Picture: Supplied

“We normally promote our club within the league and within the football community in Geelong and to promote it on a music level through YouTube and these guys, we are certainly going to reach a lot more audience than we normally do which I think captures Anakie in a really good light.”

It’s not the first time Anakie has been in the limelight recently, also making a brief cameo in the Toyota Good For Cricket Raffle advertisement which regularly played on TV during the cricket season.

“I think we got about 3.3 seconds of airtime and that was another afternoon of shooting. We’ve had a few brushes with fame out at Anakie but like they say any advertising is good advertising,” Menhennet chuckled.

Originally published as Anakie juniors feature in music video from band Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions