My son and I met Nathan Buckley back in 2004 at a family day when my son was 5 years old. After lining up for a much anticipated photo with Bucks, as we got to the front of the very long line, my son got scared and started crying and didn't want the photo. Bucks picked him up, talked to him, made him feel safe, walked over to other players and took photos. From that day on, Bucks was our hero and we see that pic everyday.

The 100th anniversary of the Anzacs. My brother and I both with defence force service, purchase tickets to our first AFL game together. We get seats on the fence, on the 50m line. The rain started and dispersed the less passionate but my brother and I arm in arm as the national anthem silences the stadium. The silence ends with the siren and the roar of the crowd shakes the stands, 95,000 people joined in applause and cheering for our countries anthem. The game starts, 3 minutes in, the ball comes to Jamie Elliot, he's chasing the ball, running along the boundary. My brother and I standing in our Anzac Day jerseys hanging on the fence, Elliot gets the ball, bombers defenders in hot pursuit, he steps out, lines up the sticks and kicks a miracle goal over the boundary line 50m out, 2m from where we are standing, screaming! What a way to kick off our first Anzac Day clash, first AFL game together and what was to us and many other veterans a day of mass celebration! I'll never forget the roar of the crowd on that moment!

My mum was a die hard fan and member of the club for over 20 years. She lived and supported through the painful years in the 70s/80s and believed that she was personally responsible for the Grand Final losses and a curse to the club, so she would tape the games on VCR and watch them later. I wasn't alive to see 1990 but I was alive and watching the 2010 AFL GF replay and my most vivid memory was telling my mum that she could come in and watch because the Pies were up by over 40 with only a few minutes to go. With a lot of hesitation and swearing, she came into the room and began to bawl her eyes out with happiness that they had done it. It is one of the great memories I have with my mum who passed away in 2014.