You can call it networking, you can call it research into the latest coaching practices or you can just call it a bloody good afternoon talking sport, but whatever you do, make sure your leave Friday January 16 open.
The Melbourne Demons will spending that week training at Fisherman's Rd (presumably getting flogged by their conditioning staff) and Paul Roos will be making himself available to headline the Maroochydore Roos Sportsmans lunch together with former Australian cricket captain Kim Highes (Bio is below of some of the younger guys).
As with most sportsman's lunches you can expect an afternoon of laughs and a great insight into what happens behind the scenes with two of Australian sporting greats...... Plus a few drinks!
Tickets are $120 each which includes 2 course meal and complimentary drinks for 3 hours.
This event will sell out so run it by your boss and better half while they're in the festive spirit then call Matt Bury on 0408 400 999 or email info@maroochydoreroos.com.au to secure your spot.
What: Sportsman's Lunch
Who: Paul Roos & Kim Hughes
When: Friday January 16 from Noon.
Where: Alex Surf Club
Tickets: $120
Includes: Speakers, 2 course meal and drinks for 3 hours.
BIO'S
Paul Roos
Paul Roos is one of the most highly respected and successful AFL coaches in the modern era. His presentations impart insights not only from the football arena but how professional football clubs operate as a business and how to create a winning culture. Paul has earned a much-acclaimed reputation as an AFL player and senior coach. He has also made his mark as a renowned corporate speaker, television host, columnist and author.
When Roos placed his hands on the AFL premiership trophy in 2005, it signaled the end of a 72-year drought for the Sydney Swans.
With more than 92,000 fans watching on at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and hundreds of thousands more glued to television screens around the world, this was Roos’ moment of glory.
The 2005 Australian Sports Coach of the Year, former 356-match AFL superstar and Australian Hall of Fame member had just witnessed a nail-biting final quarter in the grand final that saw the Swans come from behind to snatch an historic 58-54 victory over the West Coast Eagles.
The Roos factor in the Swans triumph was generously acknowledged in post-match tributes. One from Peter Schwab, the former triple Hawthorn premiership player and later the Hawks’ club coach, said it for all. “The greatest strength in Roos’ coaching,” he observed the next day, “appears to be his ability to make a group of players believe that everything is about and for the team”.
In 2006 Roos’ Swans made it to the MCG again on Grand Final Day but were beaten by one point by West Coast. Roos’ true spirit was revealed that day when he accepted the defeat the same way he treated the victory the year before….the mark of a great sportsman.
Following an outstanding career as a player, Roos answered a call to fill the vacant senior coaching position at the Swans midway through the 2002 season. Full-time assistant coach since 2001, he was subsequently appointed to the club’s senior coaching position for a three year term effective season 2003. Remarkably, he guided the Swans into the play-offs in 2003, his talents acknowledged with his naming as AFL Coach of the Year.
Roos played 87 games for the Swans after joining the Sydney Cricket Ground-headquartered club in 1995 following a star-studded career with the old Fitzroy club – now the Brisbane Lions – including six seasons as captain. During his career with Fitzroy, he was a member of the Victorian representative team 10 years running, two as captain. He was also named in the All-Australian team on seven occasions, twice as skipper.
An extremely mobile player with expansive marking and kicking skills, Roos was runner-up in the Brownlow Medal – AFL’s highest individual player award – in 1986 after finishing third the year before. He also won the E J Whitten Medal, awarded to the best Victorian player in State of Origin football, in 1985 and 1988.
After standing down as Swans coach, Roos took on the role of coach of the Swans Academy. He has also made his mark as a columnist with News Limited newspapers and as a member of Fox Sports AFL commentary team.
In late 2013, the consistent calls from the Melbourne Demons led to him signing a two year and a one year option contract with the club. He plans to renew his media interests once his role with the Demons finishes.
Kim Hughes
Kim Hughes is a former Australian cricketer and Test and ODI captain who played in 70 Tests and 97 ODIs from 1977 to 1985. His first-class debut was at the WACA Ground on 2 November 1975 when he provided a masterful exhibition of strokeplay against New South Wales, making 119 and becoming only the fifth Western Australian batsman to make a century on debut.
Probably the most dashing batsman of his generation, the golden-haired Hughes drew vast crowds to cricket with his audacious and breath-taking stroke play. A testament to his daring batting style, he is the only man to have hit a six on all five days of a Test match, a feat he achieved in the 1980 Centenary Test at Lord’s.
But he was also a player of great substance, as he showed during his 100 not out against the mighty West Indian attack on a treacherous MCG pitch on Boxing Day 1981. Facing the fearsome fast-bowling quartet of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and Colin Croft, his brave century enabled Australia to win a low-scoring match and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Wisden 100 ranking of the Top 10 Test Innings of All Time ranked that innings as number 9.
At the age of only 24, Hughes was given the captaincy of the Australian Test team, becoming the first Western Australian Test Captain of Australia and the second youngest in Australian history. He went on to lead his country 28 times. Hughes also captained WA 28 times and was at the helm during three Sheffield Shield victories. He chaired the WA selection panel and is renowned as a passionate and inspirational speaker on cricketing matters..
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