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I had just snagged my first Capricornia (Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone areas) Under 15 schoolboys Australian Rules coaching role in Mackay during the year 2000.
Previously I had coached the Capricornia region Open Boys Basketball team to a couple of runner’s up medals, but not much else. Australian Rules coaching was what I wanted to try my hand at.
We traveled from Mackay to Brisbane for the carnival and the team was undefeated by the second day, having upset one of the more fancied Brisbane Metropolitan teams (Met West). One of my best mates at the time, Steve, was my manager and we found this coaching and managing gig quite the breeze.