Proper Gander
Owl whisperer and secret agent
- Feb 15, 2015
- 34,547
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My top 5 are
1. Ron Barassi Jnr - said hello when he was waiting to go into a function in Bank Ln, Melbourne. Showed him a photo of our cat called Ron Barassi. He asked me whether I was a demon supporter and I said “yes”. He said I was a very clever young lady (I liked this part very much) and his buddy asked if I would like him to take a photo. I said “yes” and he took my phone and did one of those “old guy puzzling over new-fangled technology” scenes. But he took one great photo of me and Ronnie Dale, five artistic shots of cobblestones and a really good picture of my trainers and ankles. Turns out the photographer was Knuckles Kerley
2. Nathan Jones. Lovely smile with great dimples. Met him as his player sponsor in 2021. Showed me about 50 photos of his kids and I got cramp smiling and nodding. Really liked him.
3. Dean Terlich - even better dimples. Met him at a family day and went for a chat because I felt bad that even Billy Stretch had a queue of people who wanted an autograph or photo, but he was all on his own. My heart went out to him, so I over compensated with a made up story about his always being my favourite player and I really hoped he would get some games that year. He signed my autograph footy, looked at me like I was a lunatic, and escaped. I liked him for his judgement.
4. Max Gawn. Gets points for the fact he met me twice, and the second time he remembered me from the first time. He specifically remembered that the first time he met me I said “wow, you are weird tall. How do you stand up on trams?” He also thought I was a lunatic, but didn’t seem to mind as much as Terlich. He also said that he “****ing loves beating Port [Adelaide] which was interesting
5. Oscar McDonald. Absolute hoot. Very funny and takes the piss out of his brother and himself. Joked about getting a Brownlow (vote) once and I recited the game, venue, time of day, what I ate at half time etc. He looked at me like I was a lunatic, but in a friendly way.
1. Ron Barassi Jnr - said hello when he was waiting to go into a function in Bank Ln, Melbourne. Showed him a photo of our cat called Ron Barassi. He asked me whether I was a demon supporter and I said “yes”. He said I was a very clever young lady (I liked this part very much) and his buddy asked if I would like him to take a photo. I said “yes” and he took my phone and did one of those “old guy puzzling over new-fangled technology” scenes. But he took one great photo of me and Ronnie Dale, five artistic shots of cobblestones and a really good picture of my trainers and ankles. Turns out the photographer was Knuckles Kerley
2. Nathan Jones. Lovely smile with great dimples. Met him as his player sponsor in 2021. Showed me about 50 photos of his kids and I got cramp smiling and nodding. Really liked him.
3. Dean Terlich - even better dimples. Met him at a family day and went for a chat because I felt bad that even Billy Stretch had a queue of people who wanted an autograph or photo, but he was all on his own. My heart went out to him, so I over compensated with a made up story about his always being my favourite player and I really hoped he would get some games that year. He signed my autograph footy, looked at me like I was a lunatic, and escaped. I liked him for his judgement.
4. Max Gawn. Gets points for the fact he met me twice, and the second time he remembered me from the first time. He specifically remembered that the first time he met me I said “wow, you are weird tall. How do you stand up on trams?” He also thought I was a lunatic, but didn’t seem to mind as much as Terlich. He also said that he “****ing loves beating Port [Adelaide] which was interesting
5. Oscar McDonald. Absolute hoot. Very funny and takes the piss out of his brother and himself. Joked about getting a Brownlow (vote) once and I recited the game, venue, time of day, what I ate at half time etc. He looked at me like I was a lunatic, but in a friendly way.
