Gerard

And then it closes with.

dies at the age of 44, which is just tragically brief, both in career and life.

And it includes, it's all been done before, he's walking to the ground for his final day and he's been interviewed on his way in.

This has sort of become a commonplace now.

And the tributes that are around that are Barassi, Bartlett, Parkin, Kennedy senior, Sheedy and Hayfee.

Yeah.

It's all paying tribute to Ted Whitten.

Polly Farmer's arrival in Victoria, but Bobby Davis rings the exchange and says, ring the Perth exchange.

I want to talk to Polly Farmer.

And they go, well, have you got a number?

No, just ring.

They'll know how to get through to him.

And a matter of minutes later, he's through to him.

And 15,000 come to watch his first practice match.

And Geelong at two shillings a head.

cover the transfer fee in the practice match.

In the practice match.

All right, best lines coming next.

Joel from Gowanbrae, I've been watching this documentary at least once a year for 30 years.

Thanks for bringing nostalgia to my day at work.