In Popular Culture
See also: Australian rules football in Australian popular cultureThe specky has been widely celebrated in popular Australian culture. The phrase "The Big Men Fly" is invariably used to described speckies and ruckmen contesting a ball-up, and has even spawned a play of the same name. Alex Jesaulenko's specky gave rise to the catchphrase "Jesaulenko, You Beauty!". Songs such as "Up There Cazaly" also celebrate the popular spectator phenomenon.
There are also a series of football-related children's novels by ex-player Garry Lyon and children's author, Felice Arena named after their protagonist, "Specky Magee". This character is named after the slang term.
In 2011 Specky: Mark of the Year video game was launched for the iPhone, iPad and Android. After 1 week the game was in the top 10 on the iTunes Australian app store, showing the popularity of specky and footy is as strong as ever.
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