'The Merger' DVD Review

Our story is about a former Australian footballer who has turned in what you could call a social justice campaigner. Troy Carrington (Damian Callinan) has returned home to Bodgy Creek and is talked into coaching the town’s football team. Bodgy Creek is in the middle of a drought. The local mill where many worked has been shut down and the football team is very sad to say the least. Now all this started when Troy struck a friendship with Neil (Rafferty Grierson) who has been having a bad time since the death of his father. Troy meets  Eli’s mom Angie (Kate Mulvany) and the two hit it off. Angie happens to be in charge of a refugee support center that is near Bodgy Creek. Troy goes to visit the center and happens to see some it’s residents playing football. Troy and Angie then have a plan to possibly incorporate the refugee’s onto the team and possibly save it.

Troy needs this as since his return home he was living a sort of hermit type of existence. When he became the coach everyone thought that this would bring him around. When faced with the fact that none of the residents of Bodgy Creek were really any good at football Troy retreated back into himself, but with the refugees he saw a chance to turn things around. Not only would he be doing better but he could help the refugees become more acclimated to their surroundings and could bring the town out of its slump.

Unfortunately, Troy has problems with Neil’s grandfather and Club President Bull (John Howard) and with a ‘star’ player of the club named Carpet Burn (Angus McLaren) who don’t like the idea of the refugees becoming part of the team. The comedy is wonderful and the storyline is excellent. IndiePix brings this gem to DVD on January 28th, 2020. The quality of the DVD is fantastic and the sights and sounds are superb. This will be an excellent addition to that personal library and you will watch it over and over.