On the day Melbourne Storm rookie Grant Anderson attended the funeral for one of his grandfathers, he turned to his neighbour and gave him a big hug.
Neville Sparks is more than just the man who lives across the road from Andersons’ Newcastle home.
He’s family, or Pop, to Anderson and his brothers.
“He just said, ‘Don’t you die on me Nevvy’,” Sparks said.
At 97, Sparks is still following the family around.
