There is something about going to a country footy ground that just makes me smile. I recently spoke at a sponsors day in Warrigal, (thanks Manny for your recommendation mate) Maybe it’s the memories I have as a young bloke playing footy for Tocumwal, maybe it’s the thought of people enjoying the opportunity to shine for an hour or two each week, to unite with other like minded people in a common goal, whatever it is I love it.

Some of my best memories are of my mates and I coming together in the rooms before we ran out and took on the opposition, the smell of liniment oil and deep heat, the air was always filled with optimism, no matter who we were up against we always thought we had a shot of beating them, and we weren’t a great side by any stretch of the imagination, but we always had hope. We knew that if there was going to be any trouble ya mates wouldn’t be to far away. We were happy and pumped and filled with hope, especially before the ball was bounced.

Hope, it’s a wonderful thing to have. If you have hope then you have reason and that creates purpose and before you know it you have belief. With belief you can achieve almost anything. So I say don’t stop believing not matter what the odds.

This doest just stop with sport, I think we can use it in all areas of our lives. So here’s cheers to all the believers in our world and lets never let hope die.

Thanks for the warm reception from all the good people of Warrigul who attended the recent sponsors day at the dusties footy club and all the best for the rest of the season.

Cheers

Don