Sad news, only met Gus once with Chiang Mai Tiger but he was a true gentlemen who respected all the players at the RFC (despite their obvious shortcomings). As Gus said to me that day, anyone who has made it onto an AFL list has achieved far more than any of us could even dream about, and for that reason alone, they deserve to be recognised accordingly.
That was the nature of the man, and that is something we could all remind ourselves about when things don't pan out the way we expect.
Hope you manage to catch a few games from the clouds Gus, the Tiger will roar once again.