It's the Kimmorley one that hasn't gained a lot of coverage. Des is careful about what he says to the media because he doesn't want it to look as if he is trying to bathe in the reflection of his son's glory. And Brett is more about getting on with the job than talking, in a reflection of his old man's ethic of hard work. A veteran of two matches in the centres for NSW in 1971, Des still lives at the home in which he and his wife, Pat, brought up their kids, at Belmont. But he's not like that.
Des is no show pony.
He has been a miner for a long time. Loves a bet on the dogs and the horses, trains a couple of greyhounds. The last thing he is going to do is swan around town, trading off the fact he could play and that his son is now one of the game's brightest stars. He likes to give my brother, Craig, and me a few tips, but he doesn't go overboard. Dad has always worked hard, in a tough job.