Bill Guest

And you and Faggs, that was just fantastic.

And Faggs just summed up Neil so perfectly and so brilliantly.

Look, it's not surprising.

He was an extraordinary man, as we all know.

So much has been said about him that his selflessness

I was fortunate enough to... Neil sent me a computer text, which he does regularly, and asked me to go round and see him last week, which I did with Pat Cunningham last Thursday afternoon.

And you could tell then that was, I think, basically a goodbye.

But he was brave to the end.

You know, his courage, his determination, everything that's been said about him is so true.

He's a remarkable individual.

My whole life...

I don't think I've ever met a person that's had a bigger impact.

You know, when you feel a bit down, I've had a couple of health issues, and every time I think of that, I think of Neil, and you move on straight away because he's just inspired so many people in so many different walks of life, not just footy, but in everyday life, and he's touched everybody.

Gerard?

Well, it was extraordinary.

My great mate and Neil's great mate, Don McLarty, and Neil rang Don and I and told us both what he was planning and sat down.

And like most people, very few people knew what MND was.

You sort of had to Google it to understand the impact of the

the disease and the obvious outcome.

But straight away, he was on the front foot.