It's the glamour of the big forward, as much as anything. And of course the size and swagger that generally comes with the big forwards. I remember Swans players relating tales 15 odd years ago of going to visit schools and the kids would look at them and say "Who are you and where is Plugger?" Bazza was the same. The young son of a friend of mine (an occasional attendee at games with me) knew Bazza and no-one else when he was around 3 years old (he's now 10), just from watching bits of games on TV.
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