Patrick Dangerfield, guest speaker at the Men’s Breakfast
Patrick Dangerfield, guest speaker at the Men’s Breakfast
On Saturday we gathered together for a Men’s Breakfast and were given the great opportunity to listen to Patrick Dangerfield, senior player at the Geelong Football Club. Patrick is known to us as grand son-in-law of Heather and Les McCann.
So special was this speaker that the ladies were invited to attend and listen, and it was really lovely to see so many come along.
Patrick introduced himself with a brief history of his career, which has already accomplished so much in terms of football. Wisely he kept this brief and then opened up the floor to the many, many questions from the audience.
We listened to how much he enjoyed his 7 years at the Adelaide Football Club and how well the club treated him. Patrick was a witness to how the impact that the tragic loss of senior coaches affected the football club and how they were able to come together through adversity.
Patrick returned to Geelong to re-join his family in 2015 and has enjoyed being a part of the Geelong Football Club. He has enjoyed being a member of a club who puts community first, along with the other strong principles the club stands for. As the celebrated 2016 Brownlow medallist, Patrick is aware of the honour but said even though it is a recognised honour, it is not something one can share readily. Which is not what a team game is about, is it? He looks forward to the day when he can bring home a premiership cup to Geelong and the memories that come with that.
Patrick impressed us all with his strong yet humble approach to life, work and football. He does, after all, recognise that even though he has enjoyed the great journey that football has given him, it does not compare with the joy that the arrival of his first child has given him.
He is a man whom we are privileged to have in Geelong and a wonderful ambassador for our town’s club. Patrick is someone that so many young people can look up to. Aren’t we lucky?
November 25th, 2017
