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08-05-2008, 12:38 AM
Bornadog came off the interchange bench tonight and joined me at the players sponsors night which was a terrific and well run event and one of the most professional nights entertainment that I have attended with the club.
We also met another Woof regular in Esranit and his better half and we had a couple of good chats.
The MC was Kevin Hillier who was just brilliant throughout the night.
Two players were on the table, Callan Ward who as expected is a very nice and approachable young man and Brennan Stack is is also a quality young man.
Ward later mentioned that he was aware of the site and that he has popped on for a look a few times.
David Smorgon kicked off proceedings and gave a thorough overview of the development and the ELC and was especially chuffed to mention that his Sydney counterpart had acknowledged last weekend that the Bulldogs would soon have the best facilities of any AFL team.
Smorgon praised the players for their effort in the community and all the appearances that they are performing. I cannot stress enough how much Smorgon went into details on how involved our players are outside of just the training and playing.
He was also full of praise for the job that coaching and support teams were doing.
Smorgon also presented the players sponsors group with a special challenge to assist the club and I will provide some more details of that soon. Smorgon also mentioned that 5 players were missing on the night due to meetings for the big game this weekend. The players missing were Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen, Robert Murphy, Brad Johnson and Daniel Cross.
It was a very polished performance by Smorgon and it set the seen for a great night.
Kevin Hillier also acknowledge all the new player sponsors and www.woof.net.au got a special mention when Kevin suggested that people should log on for a look.
Next up was KH interviewing James Fantasia, Rodney Eade and Daniel Giansiracusa. Fantasia is an accomplished performer and talked about how fortunate he was to land the job and come into the club when it was performing so well.
Eade talked about the injuries to a number of the players and while I won't let the secrets out, it's fair to say that there is a number of players that will really appreciate the weeks break.
Giansiracusa talked about his pre-season and his form during the season. He is a confident and well spoken leader of this team and gives you the impression of being very focused to succeed.
After the meal, Gilbee, Minson and Boyd all talked about their own form for the season and Will let it slip about an error he made at the 3 quarter time address in the game against the West Coast which had us all laughing. I would lose too much in the translation if I tried to explain it but he knows how to hold the audiences attention.
Boyd talked about his shutdown role against Kerr and the fact that he rarely if ever talks to an opponent during the game.
New recruits, Hudson, Ward and Grant were next up and Hudson is quite a funny bloke who enjoys having a laugh at himself. He also didn't miss with a couple of funny barbs at Eade and Fantasia.
Ward talked about the challenges of still being at school, managing the homework and of course juggling the demands of training and playing. He also mentioned that he was assisting some junior football teams.
Grant talked about some indiscretions in the early days that he a few of the other youngsters did but said they have been on track for a while now. He also talked about the biggest challenge of having to relocate across town.
There was obviously a few other things happening and finally Jason Akermanis subbing for Scott West drew the lucky winner of a signed jumper.
Bornadog might be able to add a bit more to it and I know he has a shot of Callan Ward that he will add.
If I remember anything else, I'll add it on later.
We also met another Woof regular in Esranit and his better half and we had a couple of good chats.
The MC was Kevin Hillier who was just brilliant throughout the night.
Two players were on the table, Callan Ward who as expected is a very nice and approachable young man and Brennan Stack is is also a quality young man.
Ward later mentioned that he was aware of the site and that he has popped on for a look a few times.
David Smorgon kicked off proceedings and gave a thorough overview of the development and the ELC and was especially chuffed to mention that his Sydney counterpart had acknowledged last weekend that the Bulldogs would soon have the best facilities of any AFL team.
Smorgon praised the players for their effort in the community and all the appearances that they are performing. I cannot stress enough how much Smorgon went into details on how involved our players are outside of just the training and playing.
He was also full of praise for the job that coaching and support teams were doing.
Smorgon also presented the players sponsors group with a special challenge to assist the club and I will provide some more details of that soon. Smorgon also mentioned that 5 players were missing on the night due to meetings for the big game this weekend. The players missing were Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen, Robert Murphy, Brad Johnson and Daniel Cross.
It was a very polished performance by Smorgon and it set the seen for a great night.
Kevin Hillier also acknowledge all the new player sponsors and www.woof.net.au got a special mention when Kevin suggested that people should log on for a look.
Next up was KH interviewing James Fantasia, Rodney Eade and Daniel Giansiracusa. Fantasia is an accomplished performer and talked about how fortunate he was to land the job and come into the club when it was performing so well.
Eade talked about the injuries to a number of the players and while I won't let the secrets out, it's fair to say that there is a number of players that will really appreciate the weeks break.
Giansiracusa talked about his pre-season and his form during the season. He is a confident and well spoken leader of this team and gives you the impression of being very focused to succeed.
After the meal, Gilbee, Minson and Boyd all talked about their own form for the season and Will let it slip about an error he made at the 3 quarter time address in the game against the West Coast which had us all laughing. I would lose too much in the translation if I tried to explain it but he knows how to hold the audiences attention.
Boyd talked about his shutdown role against Kerr and the fact that he rarely if ever talks to an opponent during the game.
New recruits, Hudson, Ward and Grant were next up and Hudson is quite a funny bloke who enjoys having a laugh at himself. He also didn't miss with a couple of funny barbs at Eade and Fantasia.
Ward talked about the challenges of still being at school, managing the homework and of course juggling the demands of training and playing. He also mentioned that he was assisting some junior football teams.
Grant talked about some indiscretions in the early days that he a few of the other youngsters did but said they have been on track for a while now. He also talked about the biggest challenge of having to relocate across town.
There was obviously a few other things happening and finally Jason Akermanis subbing for Scott West drew the lucky winner of a signed jumper.
Bornadog might be able to add a bit more to it and I know he has a shot of Callan Ward that he will add.
If I remember anything else, I'll add it on later.