In over 40 years of supporting the Dogs I've experienced some low times among plenty of great highlights.
The defection of Gillespie, Langmack and Farrar to West, Dymock, Pay, McCraken and Jason Smith to Parrascum, Losing all our points for Salary Rorts and Masons defection to the Rorters are among some of the most depressing times Ive gone through as a Dogs Supporter.
SBW leaving however is probably the most depressing time I can recall. He was everything you wanted in a player, a superstar on and off the field.
My son met him in Sydney when one of his mates was in hospital and Sonny and Willie Tonga went to cheer him up because he was a mad Dogs fan. SBW told them anytime they were down there to look him up and he'd get them free tickets.
We all went to see him when he came up to Uralla when that kid won a contest to have Sonny for a day. This was the day before he p$ssed off and he was going on about how he loved the dogs and was looking forward to being a role model and mentor to younger polynesian players.
As I said, next day he was on a plane to france. Such hypocrisy and shameless bare faced lies.
We were devestated when he left. He coud have been the greatest bulldog of them all, now he's a treacherous turncoat. Me and the kids got over him and we dont care what he does with his life, he did what he did and will have to live with his decision for the rest of his life.
I dont care for his apology its meaningless, we've got a new group of heroes and the dogs again have risen from the ashes bigger and stronger than ever.
Thanks for the time you spent with us SBW, you gave us some great highlights but just like you, we've moved on.