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Brains Trust66 said:
Questions for Roo .
How hard was it to not be too emotional after the grand final losses as you were the captain and you knew the younger players were watching for your reaction.
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How hard was it to not be too emotional after the grand final losses as you were the captain and you knew the younger players were watching for your reaction? in 2009/10 the group were all pretty much the same age and experiance level and given the prep leading into the game it was clear what the task was for each player when the siren went they all felt the same emotion and on the ground it was more of a numb feeling in the rooms after away from the cameras when it really hit home it was more emotional.. but looking back at what was to come with Maddie and facing a diferant kind of emotional loss it pus it into perspective
 

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i wont go word for word what Basil and Nick spoke about but i will share some take away point i found interesting:
  • Nick is left handed ... never knew that
  • the tightness between the guys in the 2009/2010 period is as strong as any premiership bond
  • Joey and Roo saw the last few years as the opportunity to leave a legacy at the club much like the one that was passed down to them
  • Gilbo is the last of that tight group left at the club - my impression is Geary is more in tune with the next gen then the previous gen
  • Roo reckons the goal yips is purely in the players head and there is a lot of work being done to fix that
  • Grant Thomas is a pivotal part of Nicks career
  • Michael Gardiner is a great mate and credits St Kilda for turning his life around
  • The report Luke Ball and the saints players dont get along is false Luke is a good friend and lives close to Nick , Lukes kids and Nick have play dates
  • Aaron Hamil was a big influence in Nicks carreer
  • Nick doesnt like the fact that there is a lot of hate towards Ross Lyon from Saints fans, he understands it but he thinks theres much to the story of his departure thats not his place to devulge that would maybe have peoples opinion change, in Nicks words it was a shock when he left but it wasnt a compleatly out of the blue shock and he felt the way Ross was treated by the club was not the best.
  • the offer from Collingwood was significant and with all the factors around that time it was an attractive prospect but Nick wanted to be a one club player he wanted to be able to walk back into St Kilda and it be home for him and his kids, the legacy of Harvey and Loewe being one club players and passing on that torch to him Kosi and Lenny he wanted to do the same to Bruce Paddy Billings and going to collingwood would have ended that
  • the concussion in adelaide was almost career ending - when he regained consiousness he had no idea where he was when it was or anything , in the abulance to the hospital he had a good friend in there with him and the knock had taken some of his memory but he had this uneasy feeling something was not right with his family , he asked his friend if his brother was ok and if maddie was ok (maddie had died in the feb) so he had to re-live that loss all over again ...
  • that head knock started the worst fight him and Kath ever had with her saing it was time to pull the pin .. Kath went with Nick to see the specialist who had given him the all clear with a list of questions . her first question to the doctor was if he had a son.. and if so if his son was in nicks shoes would he say to carry on? Nick was glad the doctor said yes
  • Nick did feel a bit of frustration when the club came and said they were going to rebuild , he saw clubs like Geelong and the Swans who were the competitors with the saints during the 09 period stay up and in the hunt so that annoyed him a little but that changed when the process started and the idea of passing on the knowllege to the next gen like he had at his start was very rewarding
  • Nick has Jacks wedding in a few weeks time and is not looking forward to seeing the tigers boys still on the high from the flag
  • Dusty Martin and Michael gardiner are very close and Gardi is somewhat of a mentor to him
 
st_trav_ofWA said:
Which St Kilda footballer does he admire the most? - Coming in he had the great Robert Harvey, Stuart Loewe and Aaron Hammil who took him under his wing .. he is grateful for the influenced those three had on his carreer

Which current St Kilda footballer has the highest potential? - much like when he started out with Hamill taking him under his wing both he and Joey made the decision that their legacy to the club was to do the same to the current bunch Roo said he spent a lot of time mentoring and helping guys like Bruce & McCartin in the same way he was helped by Hamill
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Brilliant, thank you.
 
Thanks for the effort Trav. Really appreciate it.
Some interesting facts there.
Can't help but read into it that it burns he's not a premiership player but he is a mighty human being.
If there is one attribute one could pick above all in life it's resilience and Nick has it in spades.
He is an incredible role model. Not just a footballer.
 
st_trav_ofWA said:
How hard was it to not be too emotional after the grand final losses as you were the captain and you knew the younger players were watching for your reaction? in 2009/10 the group were all pretty much the same age and experiance level and given the prep leading into the game it was clear what the task was for each player when the siren went they all felt the same emotion and on the ground it was more of a numb feeling in the rooms after away from the cameras when it really hit home it was more emotional.. but looking back at what was to come with Maddie and facing a diferant kind of emotional loss it pus it into perspective
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Great , thanks for asking my question and thanks to Nick for answering .
 
At Chadstone right now for the book signing... there’s a queue from here to next week. So happy for Roo, but hope he’s still got a working left hand by the time I get there :heart::mwcirlce::mbcircle: :innocent:
 
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I was at Southland here in Melbourne yesterday..........passed Borders Bookshop and saw Roo's book in the front window......I thought " I wonder if he's in the top 10"......thinking no way.

Walked in and there he was......sitting at No-4.

His book must be selling well to be at that position.
 
PoppedCorn said:
My book arrived express post in mint condition in about two days
Was well chuffed
Cracked it to look at the sig then put it down
I'm reading something else already so it'll have to wait
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Got mine signed in Geelong last night and now I'm too scared to touch it

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May have to get a second, unisgned copy just to read
 
looking at all the supporter groups posts about the Rooey tour its pretty clear the fans love him ... the numbers to the events country wide have been phenominal ! from reports the Rooey book is killing it in the sales easily being the biggest selling "sports" book at the moment (easily beating Hodges book)...
i think the most pleasing thing is the reports that Rooey is comitted to making sure everyone gets their moment with him... the lines for the book signings have been huge and he has stayed sometimes 2hrs past his scheduled time to make sure that everyone gets their book signed and he is not rushing them through he is chatting with the fans being engaging and making everyone feel like they have had a special moment with him...
with the Perth night one event i was the very last book signed (i wanted to make sure everyone else got theirs signed) and even though it was pushing 10:30 pm (so 1:30am going by the Victorian body clock) he was as charming and happy as he was when he walked in at 6:30pm. for me personally the highlight and thing i will take away from the night was a little moment right at the end of the interview , being Western Saints President meant i had to say a few words now im getting better at my public speaking as i do it more and more but the thought of standing infront of 200 people was a bit daunting , i think Nick could see i was on nerve so just before i headed out he gave me a reassuring pat on the back .. talk about a confidence boost.. to me that showed the character of the man, to see a stranger looking uneasy and just give that little reassurance with no agenda just because you can... what a champion bloke ..
 
Bloke at work who comes in to pick up containers to take to the shipping port took his lad to the Adelaide signing and was happy to show me the pic of him his lad and Nick
Lads a saints boy, the old man's a port member

His lad might even post here.... dunno
 
Just finished the Audiobook version of this. I'll definitely be buying the hardback version at some stage, when I work out the best outlet in terms of profits going to the right folks, but I wanted to read it before then, so...

It's really a great read/listen and straightens the story on a few points. I'd really recommend reading it, not only for all the lovely stuff about his family, friends, teammates, coaches, doctors and fans, but all the interesting stuff about his background and heritage. Lots of stuff about the 09/11 period of course, lots on Maddie, and you really get an insight about how much the club has to thank him for, not that he'd ever think about it this way. I'm not one to idolise or hero worship, but it really enforced the respect I have for him, and makes me wish for nothing but the best for his future.

Things that may or may not surprise some people include:

His relationship with certain teammates
His relationship with certain high profile fans
The time he was accused of berating a St Kilda staff member post game late in his career
The Seaford era
The Lyon era training style
The respect he has for GT and RL
His thoughts on Richo and Gears
His feelings about his future
His feelings towards the club and its fans
His meeting with Darth Vader, sorry Eddie MacGuire in 2013

No goss or dirt, not that type of book. Once again, even if you're not really that into dwelling on the past, or only hold a fleeting interest in the game, the book is well worth reading, especially if you're discussing that era in this board (helps to be much better informed) and I definitely will again at some stage.

I wouldn't recommend the audiobook, it's not bad but it's a bit weird hearing Michael Roberts reading as Roo in the first person!
 

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