Gowie - 12 seasons with the club.
While we have had many great players to wear our colours there are not that many who have who have achieved what Gowie has achieved over such a long period.
I note some who have posted here on LU and elsewhere on PI make the observations about his being a great player BUT..................The offfield indiscretions..................
What were those off field indiscretions that darken an otherwise great career?
For mine, if the truth be known, they were largely a media beat up. His greatest alleged alcohol related indiscretion involved Wayne Pearce's daughter while perhaps unacceptable was largely fuelled by Dawn Fraser? What does that say when you take into account Dawn's well documented issues in her younger days.
Craig Gower is a knockaround Aussie bloke and there were a handful of occasions over a long period of time where the demon drink perhaps got the better of him. 90% of knockaround Aussie blokes have committed the same indiscretions and worse each and every day but they are loveable rouges because they are not in the media spotlight.
Tommorrow evening come about 9.20pm as I watch Gowie take his bows on his last walk around CUA wearing my beloved Panthers colours will be a very, very sad occasion.
Gowie's final bow should have been in season 2011 having completed well over 300 first grades games for the club, but alas the disgraceful behaviour of some sections of the media ensured this was not possible.
