Past players - what are they up to?

[Blood Fever]

Really worked on his kicking and improved markedly over his time at South.

Happy to back your memory on that one. What i know for sure is that Tom's grandfather Max Papley, who played during the same era, was a magnificent kick.

[Bloods05]

Happy to back your memory on that one. What i know for sure is that Tom's grandfather Max Papley, who played during the same era, was a magnificent kick.

Running out of the centre kicking drop-kick goals. Great memories.

[giant]

Here's one for the "more mature" RWOers. My stepson has gone over to WA for our game against Freo and went to a member function there. He ended up sitting next to and chatting with Eric Sarich who played 62 games for us in the mid to late 1960s. Eric is now in his 80s but obviously still attached to the Bloods!

That's brilliant, Eric was quite the local identity in Perth in my youth, in both media and commerce (as well as the connection to Ralph as also mentioned) - didn't realise there was a Swans connection.

[Trever]

Always happy to see Matthew Nicks doing well in the AFL world and now an esteemed coach.

Before Taylor Swift made songs bagging Ex-Boyfriends a cultural phenomenon, Tammin Sursok released this song not long after her relationship with Matthew Nicks ended.

Pointless Relationship Tammin Sursok - YouTube

Great to see that Nicks has recovered from this situation and forged ahead with a great career in the AFL.

[Maltopia]

Dylan Stephens dropped to the VFL last weekend :/

[Nico]

Dylan Stephens dropped to the VFL last weekend :/

Another poor recruiting error by North.

[Thunder Shaker]

Buddy spending time with some Top End kids: They're Buddy good: Franklin's high praise for Top End youngsters

[neilfws]

Ed "Cheese" Barlow is now apparently club psychologist at Hawthorn.

Who is that out on the track at @HawthornFC today with Sam Mitchell?

It’s former @sydneyswans & @westernbulldogs player Ed Barlow. He started this week as the club’s psychologist. Mitchell joked he should put the boots on!

[The Big Cat]

Ed "Cheese" Barlow is now apparently club psychologist at Hawthorn.

Who is that out on the track at @HawthornFC today with Sam Mitchell?

It’s former @sydneyswans & @westernbulldogs player Ed Barlow. He started this week as the club’s psychologist. Mitchell joked he should put the boots on!

If it was at North he'd get a game.

[giant]

Buddy spending time with some Top End kids: They're Buddy good: Franklin's high praise for Top End youngsters

I loved this story - there was some press earlier in the week about declining numbers of indigenous players entering the AFL and there were general statements about a desire to do something about it. So to see this initiative a little time later was great to see the AFL walking the talk. Of course, so much more needed to be done, but getting the great Bud involved at grassroots in this manner is a tremendous start.