BBB wins B & F

[simone]

Originally posted by j s
He was thanking the support staff, in particular one (who's name I didn't catch) who Baz described as a "father figure" to him and that he had never had a father figure before. At was at this point that he became very emotional. I'm not sure if actual tears flowed but if not, he came very close.

I even choked up at that point! Thank goodness for the applause so he could get himself together and continue with his speech.
It was very emotional and I really felt for the guy.
By the way Brett Kirk and Leo Barry also spoke very well after being awarded as the runner ups in the B&F.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by cruiser
I reckon its gr8 that a bloke like Barry Hall has a cry up on stage. Can anyone tell us what he said when he accepted the awards? Did anyone tell him he'd also won the Troy Luff medal?

Barry Hall for captain!

He said that he never really had any sort of father figure at all ad that a fellow by the name of Phil Mullen (?) was very much that kind of bloke to him. Does anyone know any more about this guy? What does he do around the club too?

He did break down completely. It was quite touching actually.
Bazooka Woman was well gone by that stage, but was melting at her hero showing his feminine side.

JF

[BAM_BAM]

Well done Baz on a great year of footy.

A special shout out to Ryan for his most improved award as well as finishing 4th.

And to Leo for his perfect score in round 11.

And finally not featuring in the awards but just for being a really really nice guy to chat with Josh Thewlis.

[peterh_oz]

Originally posted by j s
You haven't mentioned your own award Peter!!

Just moved to a seperate posting ...

[westernswan]

Originally posted by peterh_oz
Well he did, not for winning the award but for personal reasons during his speech. Was a very moving moment. Nothing wrong with guys having a cry - he's a human, not a robot.

You tell em peter, im not liek a sook, but we are humans, and barry coming from you, it must have been a touching speech

[The Boot]

Originally posted by simone
I even choked up at that point! Thank goodness for the applause so he could get himself together and continue with his speech.
It was very emotional and I really felt for the guy.
By the way Brett Kirk and Leo Barry also spoke very well after being awarded as the runner ups in the B&F.

Like to endorse that too and add that they all spoke extremely well .. none of it scripted in a reading-from-cards type of way.

Roosy especially, seemed to go on forever, almost presidentially as it were. Had the room in his palm of his hand.

Very proud of the group.

[Whitefox]

Good for you Barry. A night to remember i bet!

[OldE]

Originally posted by peterh_oz
Nothing wrong with guys having a cry - he's a human, not a robot.

I totally agree. I just hope Robert Dillon from the Newcastle Herald doesn't hear about it. He'd have a field day.

Erin

[peterh_oz]

Pinched from BigFooty ...

He'll now be called Big Bad Bustling Best and Fairest Barry Hall.

[BAZooka Woman]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
Bazooka Woman was well gone by that stage, but was melting at her hero showing his feminine side.

JF

Oh my god, how embarrassing was I? After all that effort taken to wear grown-up clothes and everything, and by the end there I was, velvet frou-frou tied around my waist and a bloody singlet top on, slurring to Barry about what a legend he was and how drunk I was ...

[BAZooka Woman]

Lucky there were so many people there, so my hysterical 'Go BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZ!' screeches didn't ruin the formality of the moving proceedings!

[Bron]

BUMP

More congratulations ... I'll include these posts in the presentation too ... please post here or in the TLM thread for inclusion in the TLM Presentation book. I will aim to get a presentation late november when the boys are back from their break (and beating Paddy and Mick).