Zach Guthrie

No, you are, Andy.

I was just talking to Andy about this and how difficult it is and people are trying to expand.

I've got a mate up in Sydney talking about how difficult it is to get parents involved in sport and stuff like that.

And these people, Gary, and your dad did it, my dad did it, everybody did it, but junior football doesn't survive without people like you, Andy.

We try and lean on our alumni as well.

So some kids that have played through the nights, we get them back, a bit of community service through some of the schools.

They donate sometimes.

Who's the famous East Malvern Knights that have gone on to bigger and better things?

Oh, look, our two biggest names are Bailey Smith, quite a big one, obviously, and in the girls, Alicia Reaver.

She was captain of the Giants and All-Australian.

Right.

He looks like he can play too.

Yeah, yeah.

No, absolutely.

He was a gun coming through our age groups.

How early do you reckon you can spot him, Andy?

you've got under eights haven't you yeah no we do you spot them at 100 under eights um no one there at the moment we need to sort of keep an eye on at under eight level no maybe not and under 15 under 16 sort of div one it gets a bit serious so you see some likely types and they're at an age where they're probably putting a bit of time into their footy outside of the nights and and you're here not because you love us but you were here last year well you're

You do, but you're here because Chadston Toyota have been great supporters as well.

And this is a really important message because it's the lifeblood of footy, the junior footy.

If we don't have juniors coming up from underneath, then our senior competitions won't thrive.