I never ever wanted to be president. After that night, I'd get a bit depressed. Somehow it didn't matter if they won or lost. Once, if they got beat, that was the end of the world. I'm OK now.
Time heals all things, they reckon.
So I'm picking up the pieces slowly. My wife and everyone seem to think I'm better anyway. Other key figures from that dark period in the Hawks' history tell similar tales of heartache and disillusionment. While the wounds have all but healed in most cases, traces of bitterness still remain. He remains angry with the way the AFL, and specifically league boss Ross Oakley, had tried to concoct a merger by using manipulative PR campaigns.