Bumped into Tim Sheen's of all people and we got chatting.
My first question I've always wanted to ask him was Why Matt Groat? He wasn't ready and got belted.
He saw a little himself in Matt. He just had a soft spot for the kid and gave him a shot.
It's that simple.
Glad it was never about winning for Sheens - Couldn’t give David Gower a run from 09 on - but had a spot for Groat.
Never forget Groat asleep at marker in the Warriors final - Kevin Locke used him as a slip and slide on the way to a long range try.
Groat doesn’t play - we win the 2011 GF
Oh nothing to do at all with the short-side raid with a kick out on the full, or Lawrence/Tuqiri unable to clean up a fairly regulation bomb?
You know what hurts most about those moments all these years later?
They are the dying moments of our last finals game, think about how long ago that feels and there hasn't been a finals moment to erase that feeling after that game.
Bloody oath mate, feels like good times are coming. Maguire is putting the building blocks down.