“Always aspirational” Queensland Rugby League High Performance Unit match official Nick Pelgrave has had a huge week.
Pelgrave was, on Tuesday, appointed to take charge of Sunday’s Intrust Super Cup grand final – the same day his wife Jordy gave birth to their first child, Mila May Robin Pelgrave.
“It’s pretty special,” Pelgrave said.
“The pending arrival of our first child was due to be 15 days later, but it just so happened that grand final week was a good week for my wife to deliver our first baby girl.
“Generally speaking, a grand final announcement would probably be pretty high on the list of important events within a day, but… in the bigger scheme of things, the creation of family on Tuesday was a really special moment.
“It’s still pretty surreal to be honest. I was overcome, overwhelmed, when I first saw her for the first time.
“My wife, she’s a trooper. She just took it all in her stride, whereas I was pretty visibly overcome. It’s quite funny… the nurses asked if I was okay because they thought I’d gone into a state of shock. When in fact, it was probably Jordy who needed to be checked on given she’d just delivered our beautiful baby girl. Certainly can’t wipe the smile off my face.”
Pelgrave said getting the nod was icing on the cake for him on Tuesday; he last shared decider duties with Jarrod Cole in 2017.
