You can't blame a bloke for trying, but Socceroos star Alex Robertson was left empty handed when he tried to grab the prize souvenir of Lionel Messi's game-worn jersey following Thursday night's friendly in Beijing.
The Socceroos were brave in defeat at the World Cup when faced with eventual champions Argentina and put up another strong showing in the friendly against Messi and his men as they recovered after going 1-0 down in just the second minute.
Manchester City rising star Robertson, 20, got valuable game time and tried his hand at getting an even bigger prize afterward.