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It was an amazing Footy Show.

To double up Jim with Shane Crawfords achievement over the past couple of weeks, it was an extremly worthwhile couple of hours to spend in front of the TV.

Two pretty incredible men.

I'd like to echo the sentiments of those in this thread regarding TFS last night. I didn't know Jim was going to be on, I was interested in seeing Crawford's return from the 780km journey.

It was certainly emotional and whilst Sam and Crawf can act as dimwits most of the time, you certainly saw the human side and Sam's compassion shone through. Crawf was emotionally and physically exhausted. Great achievement for a good cause. Inspiring many affected from Breast Cancer along the way as well as raising significant donations.

Jim's interview and the trailer shown was heart string pulling stuff and makes Sunday's documentary on nine a must watch for families at large.

Big wraps for TFS last night.

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Is he going to go down as the best thing that's EVER happened to the club?

Once we get a photo of him at 5:30 on Grand Final day holding up the premiership cup, then no doubt.

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Once we get a photo of him at 5:30 on Grand Final day holding up the premiership cup, then no doubt.

Two things that I would really, really like to see...

Thanks to the link posters as I missed recording the show. Not a fan of it though, Sam Newman :rolleyes:

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Needs a NSFW disclaimer. Spent a good 15 minutes just trying to compose myself after tearing up so much.

I reckon that was the brisbane game where Dean Bailey said in the huddle Jim is watching because that was the first game we played after Jim was diagnosed.

West Coast R14 last year. (Needed to do something to occupy myself!)

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.......................................................... Jim's interview and the trailer shown was heart string pulling stuff and makes Sunday's documentary on nine a must watch for families at large.

Agree HT. Sunday's doco will be compelling viewing, but tough to watch.

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Once we get a photo of him at 5:30 on Grand Final day holding up the premiership cup, then no doubt.

Whether he makes it or not, or we make it or not in 2011 he'll be the single most important individual when it comes to winning our next flag. Whether or not he's around to see it, it'll be the Stynes premiership.

All I can think is that young kid who walked over the mark in '87 would have felt nothing but devastation, and would have at the time sold his soul to repay his mistake. He already did that as a player, but I think even then the only thing he'd want to see is the premiership cup with red and blue ribbons coming off it. It kind of breaks my heart to think he won't be able to see that vision. At the same time though, he must have that solemn pride to know that what he's done has given us our club back, and given us the opportunity to win multiple flags.

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I was shocked I had not seen him for a while and I guess it should not be a surprise.

But he looked terrible last night.

You would wonder how long he can go on!

Words fail me

I wouldn't read much into that. The last thing I want to do is try to make this a thread about me, but I can categorically tell you that chemo and radiotherapy will leave you looking that way for a little while afterwards. Also, he mentioned he was just coming off steroids to combat swelling, and that he'd had a bad reaction to it; in that case, you'd definitely expect a loss of appetite and skin tone. It'll come back.

I know it's confronting, but you have to keep in mind that the vastly more likely scenario is that it's a temporary result from his treatment, and not a sign that the cancer is getting on top of him.

I'm generally a bit cynical whenever these kinds of things are handled by Channel's 7 or 9, because they have a nasty habit of taking very real tragedies and reducing them to the kind of light entertainment you'd sit there and watch with a box of tissues in one hand and a bucket of popcorn in the other. From what they showed on TFS, this looks like being a very worthwhile exception.

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Whether he makes it or not, or we make it or not in 2011 he'll be the single most important individual when it comes to winning our next flag. Whether or not he's around to see it, it'll be the Stynes premiership.

All I can think is that young kid who walked over the mark in '87 would have felt nothing but devastation, and would have at the time sold his soul to repay his mistake. He already did that as a player, but I think even then the only thing he'd want to see is the premiership cup with red and blue ribbons coming off it. It kind of breaks my heart to think he won't be able to see that vision. At the same time though, he must have that solemn pride to know that what he's done has given us our club back, and given us the opportunity to win multiple flags.

The Jimma WILL be there for our 13th Flag....He is stronger than all of us.

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