Player Sponsorship BigFooty Saints player sponsorship - BnF event

[boydie]

Howdy all,

As per every year we have 2 tix to the BnF for our sponsorship crew meaning 2 of us get to go along for what is usually a fun night!

If your keen to go into raffle for the tix please reply to this post!

Details are:

EVENT DETAILS
Date
Tuesday 13th September 2022

Time
6:30PM Arrival

Location
Crown Palladium
Level 1 Crown Towers, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Got my Danny Frawley grandstand replica plaque in the mail
Today.
Noice

 

[The Jack]

Given up on the finals miracle obviously.

 

[sammm]

I am keen.

 

[boydie]

Looks like only sammm and I so far for the raffle. Be good to get a few more names!
Need to let club know this Thursday so looking to get done ASAP.

 

[goodie23]

I'm on a plane three days earlier - damn it!

 

[sammm]

I'm on a plane three days earlier - damn it!

I get home two days previously.

 

[boydie]

Ok last chance for any other player sponsor to put their hands up, if nothing received within 24hrs it will be sammm and I going along!

 

[boydie]

sammm and I will be attending, I'll try my best to keep live updates going, especially for food haha

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Have a great night out Boydie and Sammm. Can’t wait to hear how the night went.

 

[boydie]

Ended up getting into the early meet and greet with players.
Great chat with Windy, he has had his little OS trip and is keen to get into preseason.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Ended up getting into the early meet and greet with players.
Great chat with Windy, he has had his little OS trip and is keen to get into preseason.

Who’s that with you???

 

[boydie]

Who’s that with you???

Marcus Windhager!

 

[boydie]

Who’s that with you??

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Thanks Boydie. Think I saw you on the camera at one point???

 

[boydie]

Thanks Boydie. Think I saw you on the camera at one point???

Really? Dang was trying to stay incognito!
Remember approx. what part of the coverage?

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Really? Dang was trying to stay incognito!
Remember approx. what part of the coverage?

After finnis and before Sinclair . Dunno if it was you or not but I was thinking it looked a bit like you from the photo. Could be someone else.

 

[boydie]

Alrighty, Sorry for delay in report been big few days and nights adjusting to a late night on a school night! hahaha

So, I was lucky enough to get a late invite into the VIP early meet and great with the players for the premium player sponsors as someone I know couldn't get there in time for that function so I got in!

Chatted with Dougs for most of the time as sponsor I was hanging with is Dougs sponsor, good bloke and was happy chatting away with us the whole time, most of the players seemed to be chatting to sponsors and getting photos etc the whole time which was great to see.
Players as usual look very good mates and lots of laughs and smiles which is good.
Heard a lot of the players went o/s for 4 or 5 nights but was very low key and some pretty smart ground rules by sounds of it, seems Tommy Highmore one of the organisers of it so seems to have high standing with the players

Also had good little chat with our boy Windy, he went away and they had good couple of days away mostly hanging together to finish the year off.
He is not looking to go o/s again, is pretty keen to get to work early on preseason, focusing on getting his golf game down to single figures as his off season cooling off.
Was happy with his year as I pointed out to him that at preseason event he said he isnt sure he will get games initially, but said he and the boys pretty disappointed in the season overall and wanna get to work.

 

[boydie]

Who’s that with you??

 

[CaptainRisky]

Alrighty, Sorry for delay in report been big few days and nights adjusting to a late night on a school night! hahaha

So, I was lucky enough to get a late invite into the VIP early meet and great with the players for the premium player sponsors as someone I know couldn't get there in time for that function so I got in!

Chatted with Dougs for most of the time as sponsor I was hanging with is Dougs sponsor, good bloke and was happy chatting away with us the whole time, most of the players seemed to be chatting to sponsors and getting photos etc the whole time which was great to see.
Players as usual look very good mates and lots of laughs and smiles which is good.
Heard a lot of the players went o/s for 4 or 5 nights but was very low key and some pretty smart ground rules by sounds of it, seems Tommy Highmore one of the organisers of it so seems to have high standing with the players

Also had good little chat with our boy Windy, he went away and they had good couple of days away mostly hanging together to finish the year off.
He is not looking to go o/s again, is pretty keen to get to work early on preseason, focusing on getting his golf game down to single figures as his off season cooling off.
Was happy with his year as I pointed out to him that at preseason event he said he isnt sure he will get games initially, but said he and the boys pretty disappointed in the season overall and wanna get to work.

Is Dougs as stupid in real life as he appears on the ground

 

[boydie]

Once that event was wrapping up I made my way into the Paladium to meet up with sammm we were in the 2nd back row of tables but somewhat in the middle so had a pretty good view of stage thanks to sammm getting there a little earlier than me and getting a seat on the side that faces the front!
Few familiar faces on table around us so seems most were player sponsors, to my left were a dad and daughter who are Hunter clarks sponsors.

Alicia loxley again the MC for the night although MC'ing was somewhat shared with some bloke who been on Blue heelers, Home and away or something I cant remember and tbh didnt recognise him.
Welcome to country was good and I thought a bit inspiring for the boys so hopefully they took that the same way i guess.
Welcome message from Bassat as he was unable to attend, vibe was that we got work to do both on field and off but off field we have made good strides with sponsorship, paying back debt etc
tribute to matt finnis was next up and I thought Matt spoke really well, a little sad to see him moving on but has done the job for 8ish years from memory so fair enough he wants to do other things etc
impression from matt speaking and then Leathlean later on is Matty is a bit more personable, whereas Simon seems a little tougher and ruthless sort of an operator and tbh maybe that is what we need to shake things up a little, who knows.

life memberships to Tony brown and Sexton. Can see Browny is absolutely loved by the players, forgot to mention in post above that Browny went o/s with the big crew of players as quasi chaperone making sure hydrolyte and panadols were on hand each morning hahaha also made sure no hiring of scooters etc hahaha Think I would call it Risk management hahaha

Sugar forgot to post the menu pic, have now below or above.
Everything was nice for the foodies out there, the winner was dessert and just enough food for me, was tempted to grab a zinger or quarter pounder in the Crown foodcourt as I walked to my car but decided to hold off seen as I had enough trouble keeping my suit pants from being too tight on me all night already! #DadKilos hahaha

all in all a great night as always, a little different take seen as I was driving and was on the waters and cokes after 2 Furphys

 

[boydie]

Is Dougs as stupid in real life as he appears on the ground

HAHAHAHA well he is a country boy from Wagga, so maybs speaks a little slower than city folk but he doesnt seem stupid hahaha
Said he got in trouble a little for his sometimes finger pointing on ground at times but is seen as one of the on ground leaders for sure

 

[sammm]

I echo what boydie said. i thought it was a great night, and am grateful that i could go. the food was very good. especially desert!!! chocolate fondant

the speeches were very good. Pity that Finnis decided to move on, but hopefully Lethlean will do a good job, i am sure he will.

 

[StFly]

Ravioli into ravioli is a bit poor, screams of being a tad lazy even if different flavours, lucked out if you got the beef cheek IMO.

And yes, damnit, caterers need to be better.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Great work boydie and sammm
Flying the flag


Desert did look ok