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A really enjoyable night at the Best and Fairest - full credit to the Club. A few observations from my humble perspective....
1. The reception given to Frosty by both players and everyone else there. He had real trouble holding it together when giving his farewell speech - real lump in the throat stuff. Every Swans player then stood up and gave him a standing ovation, everyone else soon followed. The accolades were pouring in from all speakers - and he was duly rewarded with Life Membership. Make no mistake - he was one very popular player, highly regarded by everyone at the club.
2. Cressa will be sorely missed - just watching some of the highlights of him this year brought it all home. He has been an absolute legend and there's going to be a rather large hole in his position... His celebrations after the goal against Freeo and after the Port game summed up the passion this fella had for the Swans.
3. Paul Roos is an absolute Statesman - there is nobody he didn't thank or give credit to. Its obvious why this bloke is held in such high regard by all his staff and peers, and he acts and speaks with such grace and humility.
4. Craig Bolton - to me, one of the quiet achievers this year - finishing 6th in the Band F. Fosdike also had a very good year - talk on this list of trading him appears to be without any merit, he ain't going anywhere.
5. Saddo - finished 20th - and remember these votes come from Roos and the matchday committee. I think he may be under a bit of pressure...
6. There is certainly a good feel about what's happening right now. However Ron Barassi hit the nail on the head when he said the opportunity we have as a club demands success - no other club has the resources at our disposal and it has to translate to premierships. He also said that anything in 2004 would be an abject failure if we didn't do the same, or better than this year.
All the awards were well deserved - Schneider, BBB, Goodsey, Jude - no real surprises in each category. We're in good hands from the board down at present - and I'm sure we won't squander the opportunity like we did after 96.
1. The reception given to Frosty by both players and everyone else there. He had real trouble holding it together when giving his farewell speech - real lump in the throat stuff. Every Swans player then stood up and gave him a standing ovation, everyone else soon followed. The accolades were pouring in from all speakers - and he was duly rewarded with Life Membership. Make no mistake - he was one very popular player, highly regarded by everyone at the club.
2. Cressa will be sorely missed - just watching some of the highlights of him this year brought it all home. He has been an absolute legend and there's going to be a rather large hole in his position... His celebrations after the goal against Freeo and after the Port game summed up the passion this fella had for the Swans.
3. Paul Roos is an absolute Statesman - there is nobody he didn't thank or give credit to. Its obvious why this bloke is held in such high regard by all his staff and peers, and he acts and speaks with such grace and humility.
4. Craig Bolton - to me, one of the quiet achievers this year - finishing 6th in the Band F. Fosdike also had a very good year - talk on this list of trading him appears to be without any merit, he ain't going anywhere.
5. Saddo - finished 20th - and remember these votes come from Roos and the matchday committee. I think he may be under a bit of pressure...
6. There is certainly a good feel about what's happening right now. However Ron Barassi hit the nail on the head when he said the opportunity we have as a club demands success - no other club has the resources at our disposal and it has to translate to premierships. He also said that anything in 2004 would be an abject failure if we didn't do the same, or better than this year.
All the awards were well deserved - Schneider, BBB, Goodsey, Jude - no real surprises in each category. We're in good hands from the board down at present - and I'm sure we won't squander the opportunity like we did after 96.
Was again a very good night (Atlhough slightly better for some than others by the looks of things 
). The boys seemed to be far more accessible this year than in previous years which was nice, although I thought the presentation side of things was slightly more rushed than in previous years. Could be to do with the fact that it was a 7:30 start instead of a 7:00 one. But the band was much better this time 
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