Neil Danaher

And Hoppy.

And Hoppy.

I think all those players had really quite a special connection.

They did.

connection to him.

But for him, like for him to, because Faggs, you know, like he plucked me out of nowhere down in Tassie, you know, like I'm just this young boy.

And I thought, well, all you need to know Faggs is that he admired you so much for what you've been able to do and the way that you've done it, but the way that you've conducted yourself too, because

To win his admiration, it was difficult.

It was a hard thing to be able to do.

Damn right.

I remember – so we're just reminiscing, by the way.

This is a full-on Neil Dennehy ramble.

I just think it's come to mind as we're talking that when I had retired as a footy player, I was under his watch, of which he said it was a good decision.

He didn't –

He didn't try and talk me out of it.

But he must have, I said, did the bigotry retirement speech to the boys and then I left because I got emotional.

I didn't want to stay.

And he then spoke apparently, which I subscribed.

And the thing he said about me to the players I'd played, you know, Todd, he said, you know what?

He tried every time.