In Canberra, you basically see some of the Raiders boys most weeks if you go out. Ferguson and Dugan are absolute pricks, Shillington is a legend. Joel Thompson is a massive unit in the flesh. Reece Robinson is a real nice guy as well, most of them are really. Shillo knows a few mates of mine who play RU for Queanbeyan...we were out one night, smashed as, with the bloke and he went to the pisser. Details are a bit hazy but apparently some dickhead threw a bin over his stall, gashed his head...He wandered off, got stitched up, and randomly rocked back up about two hours later with several jugs of beer for the boys. He's not that big in person, actually.
I could tell stories about Dugan, Ferguson, and Todd Carney that would get me banned (and I think a lot of folk in Canberra could)...Carney is actually a really nice guy when he's sober, I played several games against him as a younger kid. He was always a bit disinterested, but when he was on you just had to sit back and watch him murder you. He had a shocker one day and we won, I still claim a moral victory . He recognised me one day out at Civic centre and we had a good old chat. Pity he can't control himself on the piss.
Eric Grothe Jnr bought me and a couple of mates a beer in the Rocks one day. We'd been to a game at Parra and the boys hadn't done well, some of us had gotten changed but one mate was still in a Parra jersey. Ekka came over out of nowhere, asked us if we'd been at Parra and thanked us for coming out to the game. He sat with us and bought us a beer and commiserated for a while, incredibly nice guy.
Snowden smokes aswell saw him smoking at my local once.
Saw Roy Asotasi sucking on a gasper outside a Kings X drinking hole not too long ago. Don't think the souffs conditioner would be too pleased.
There can't be all that many smokers about in top grade league anymore ... anyone know of others?
When in Thailand..........
Best experience I ever had was when I saw Watmough in the queen street mall in Brisbane. Lol
He was with a chick so I walked up to the merkin and was like" wow yur Anthony Watmough.... Great job on smashing the broncs" he then asked if I was a manly fan keep in mind I had a storm jersey on....... I then said " nope storm fan btw man always wanted to ask you born that ugly or you walk into a rake to many times? " he was a pretty good sport actually he just kinda laughed and gave me the finger. Rofl
Oh and I threw a macca's ice cream cone at sailor once as well lol hit him in the shoulder LOL
When in Thailand..........
Best experience I ever had was when I saw Watmough in the queen street mall in Brisbane. Lol
He was with a chick so I walked up to the merkin and was like" wow yur Anthony Watmough.... Great job on smashing the broncs" he then asked if I was a manly fan keep in mind I had a storm jersey on....... I then said " nope storm fan btw man always wanted to ask you born that ugly or you walk into a rake to many times? " he was a pretty good sport actually he just kinda laughed and gave me the finger. Rofl
Oh and I threw a macca's ice cream cone at sailor once as well lol hit him in the shoulder LOL
When in Thailand..........
Best experience I ever had was when I saw Watmough in the queen street mall in Brisbane. Lol
He was with a chick so I walked up to the merkin and was like" wow yur Anthony Watmough.... Great job on smashing the broncs" he then asked if I was a manly fan keep in mind I had a storm jersey on....... I then said " nope storm fan btw man always wanted to ask you born that ugly or you walk into a rake to many times? " he was a pretty good sport actually he just kinda laughed and gave me the finger. Rofl
Oh and I threw a macca's ice cream cone at sailor once as well lol hit him in the shoulder LOL
In Canberra, you basically see some of the Raiders boys most weeks if you go out. Ferguson and Dugan are absolute pricks, Shillington is a legend. Joel Thompson is a massive unit in the flesh. Reece Robinson is a real nice guy as well, most of them are really. Shillo knows a few mates of mine who play RU for Queanbeyan...we were out one night, smashed as, with the bloke and he went to the pisser. Details are a bit hazy but apparently some dickhead threw a bin over his stall, gashed his head...He wandered off, got stitched up, and randomly rocked back up about two hours later with several jugs of beer for the boys. He's not that big in person, actually.
I could tell stories about Dugan, Ferguson, and Todd Carney that would get me banned (and I think a lot of folk in Canberra could)...Carney is actually a really nice guy when he's sober, I played several games against him as a younger kid. He was always a bit disinterested, but when he was on you just had to sit back and watch him murder you. He had a shocker one day and we won, I still claim a moral victory . He recognised me one day out at Civic centre and we had a good old chat. Pity he can't control himself on the piss.
Eric Grothe Jnr bought me and a couple of mates a beer in the Rocks one day. We'd been to a game at Parra and the boys hadn't done well, some of us had gotten changed but one mate was still in a Parra jersey. Ekka came over out of nowhere, asked us if we'd been at Parra and thanked us for coming out to the game. He sat with us and bought us a beer and commiserated for a while, incredibly nice guy.
Shillo is a great bloke. Boozed it up with him in a similar manner in 2008 at The Palace. Told him good luck in Canberra, then he wouldn't levae us alone. Free drinks all night. and the birds f**king loved him.
Saw Danny Buderus the other day which was nice, saw Clint Newton a bit later which is always disappointing.