Started off doing PT with Tarks and Maxy in 2007, subbed in with Ryan Cook, Sammy Iles and Danny Stanley. All great blokes, was one of the best times to be in the Lexus Centre (when it still was)
Then I had a stint with a bunch of lovely Lasses/Lads doing Nick Maxwell's short-lived Blog. We even had Maxy on for one of our Recovery Session Podcasts in 2012.
Met Phil Carmen at the Vingt Cinque lunch in 2018, and he was a miserable old a-hole. Said he hated Bucks even though he got us into a GF. He can GAGF.
The Arizona camp of 2011 was amazing, got to meet the whole team. Went out on the town to a bar with the Rat Pack. Drank wine with Geoff Walsh. Sat and had a one-on-one with Bucks fireside one night talking about life the universe and everything (and even 2 years later he still picked me out of a crowd and sat down and chatted. Despite what some say he was a real people person).
That tour had many many great moments. Not the least of which when Fasolo went out and scored himself a lovely local lass. Next day she rocked up at the hotel just at the time when half the team was there and he did a big walk of shame with her back to his room to much applause.
Had a good session with the club Doctors and fitness staff there too. Kevin White is a big loss for the Pies, ripping bloke too. Big David Stiff helped me make the last leg of the gruelling Grand Canyon walk - he's gone on to continue his Sports Psychology.
More recently Anthony Rocca saw the screensavers I used to make under the account RRRooocccaaa and the big man liked them, and that made me happy.
Still go to Pendles' gym and he popped his head in now and again before Covid hit to say gday. His brother Kris trained me for a quite a while, as did his other brother Ryan. They're funny buggers.
All this makes me a bit nostalgic for seeing footy in person again. It's all too arms length right now.
Then I had a stint with a bunch of lovely Lasses/Lads doing Nick Maxwell's short-lived Blog. We even had Maxy on for one of our Recovery Session Podcasts in 2012.
Met Phil Carmen at the Vingt Cinque lunch in 2018, and he was a miserable old a-hole. Said he hated Bucks even though he got us into a GF. He can GAGF.
The Arizona camp of 2011 was amazing, got to meet the whole team. Went out on the town to a bar with the Rat Pack. Drank wine with Geoff Walsh. Sat and had a one-on-one with Bucks fireside one night talking about life the universe and everything (and even 2 years later he still picked me out of a crowd and sat down and chatted. Despite what some say he was a real people person).
That tour had many many great moments. Not the least of which when Fasolo went out and scored himself a lovely local lass. Next day she rocked up at the hotel just at the time when half the team was there and he did a big walk of shame with her back to his room to much applause.
Had a good session with the club Doctors and fitness staff there too. Kevin White is a big loss for the Pies, ripping bloke too. Big David Stiff helped me make the last leg of the gruelling Grand Canyon walk - he's gone on to continue his Sports Psychology.
More recently Anthony Rocca saw the screensavers I used to make under the account RRRooocccaaa and the big man liked them, and that made me happy.
Still go to Pendles' gym and he popped his head in now and again before Covid hit to say gday. His brother Kris trained me for a quite a while, as did his other brother Ryan. They're funny buggers.
All this makes me a bit nostalgic for seeing footy in person again. It's all too arms length right now.
