Sporting Life
By Geoff McClure
September 17, 2003
I think I shanked it!
Regardless of whether Nathan Brown stays with the Western Bulldogs - Richmond and Carlton are two of a reported four clubs that have shown interest in him - at least he will be able to look back at September 2003 with fond memories.
Hey, it's been good fun, what with the Tigers in particular going out of their way to impress him, complete with a helicopter trip that club president Clinton Casey chartered to the swish National golf course at Cape Schanck where a group led by coach Danny Frawley was waiting to play a round with him. Well, at least that was the plan.
The only trouble was, when the boys strolled out on to the first tee, Brown's opening tee shot went awry (one report said it was an "airy"), the Doggie goal ace 'fessing up that he hardly ever plays the game.
In hindsight, perhaps the Tiges would have been better off embarking on a much less expensive - and more orthodox - form of entertainment, and simply shouted him a coffee. Many weeks ago, when Brown was asked on the Sport 927 Big Breakfast program what he would do when he finally quits footy, he said he would like nothing more than being able to spend most of his time enjoying the delights of Lygon Street, sipping lattes and watching the world go by. Much less strenuous than golf, too, hey Brownie?
By Geoff McClure
September 17, 2003
I think I shanked it!
Regardless of whether Nathan Brown stays with the Western Bulldogs - Richmond and Carlton are two of a reported four clubs that have shown interest in him - at least he will be able to look back at September 2003 with fond memories.
Hey, it's been good fun, what with the Tigers in particular going out of their way to impress him, complete with a helicopter trip that club president Clinton Casey chartered to the swish National golf course at Cape Schanck where a group led by coach Danny Frawley was waiting to play a round with him. Well, at least that was the plan.
The only trouble was, when the boys strolled out on to the first tee, Brown's opening tee shot went awry (one report said it was an "airy"), the Doggie goal ace 'fessing up that he hardly ever plays the game.
In hindsight, perhaps the Tiges would have been better off embarking on a much less expensive - and more orthodox - form of entertainment, and simply shouted him a coffee. Many weeks ago, when Brown was asked on the Sport 927 Big Breakfast program what he would do when he finally quits footy, he said he would like nothing more than being able to spend most of his time enjoying the delights of Lygon Street, sipping lattes and watching the world go by. Much less strenuous than golf, too, hey Brownie?
