IMAGINE the prospect of a crocodile at full-forward.
Locals at the Daly River Football Club in the Northern Territory are preparing for that chance, with a croc net tied to the goalposts at their flooded oval.
Located about 220km south-west of Darwin, the community of under 500 has taken extra precautions as the big wet strikes.
The top end has been inundated in recent days, with the river peaking at 14.8 metres on Thursday.
The water level isn't expected to begin dropping significantly until Monday at the earliest.
About 300 adults and 100 children from the region have been evacuated to the Darwin Showgrounds, more than two hours away by car.
AFL Northern Territory has been running clinics to keep the evacuees entertained, with players from the NT Thunder and AFLW helping lift morale.
"We're already working with government to coordinate player appearances and clinics down at the showgrounds for the next few weeks while the flood waters subside," AFLNT chief executive Michael Solomon said.
Solomon highlighted the importance of helping the bush community restore its oval as soon as possible, but it's likely to take several weeks.
"Football's the heart and soul of every community in the Northern Territory," he said.
"Certainly the intention is to get footy up and going as soon as we possibly can."
Ever seen a Croc trap tied to goalposts on a flooded footy oval before? Don’t think we have either. Our thoughts are with our friends in Daly River as they battle flood waters this week. Great photo by @ntpfes #territoryfooty pic.twitter.com/l6hdAERQho
— AFLNT (@AFLNT) February 1, 2018
Flood update: confirmed sighting of a Croc in the waters on the footy oval at Daly River. This black Croc looks about a size 8 & one of the ugliest we've seen in a while. Shout out to @ntpfes for doing a great job helping out the flood ravaged Daly River community #territoryfooty pic.twitter.com/1iG0iNOjpZ
— AFLNT (@AFLNT) February 2, 2018