Dan Frogan No.9
 When Frogan penned the words to the club's victory song, based on the ditty of Scotland's Highland Light Infantry, he included "Northern Districts" as our fierce (but certainly not bitter) rivals and "Randwick". In Frogan's wisdom of the time, it was considered that Randwick may as well be in the song because it was so rare that the song was sung after an encounter at Coogee, such has been that club's strength. Accordingly, for first grade to beat both clubs in the same week is simply fantastic. The way that the first grade side managed to defend a relatively small total against a strong club in Northern Districts, without its incumbent state players, was a great sign. It's demolition of Randwick-Petersham was just great.
(Ed Zelma celebrates his century this season)
It did not go unnoticed by Frogan, in Pakistan to witness the bat-a-thon that comprises that series, as spiritual guru to Greg Chappell and his all-Australian Indian coaching team, that it has been Ed Zelma who was instrumental in both of these fixtures, with bat and ball and certainly with his shrewd captaincy. Following years of hard work to shake the tag of "flashy party boy", a tag that has surely been assumed by this season's Green Shield coach, Zelma is fast becoming recognised as one of the premier players in the competition. "Erratic, inexperienced and hungover" has been replaced by "fast, fit and thoughtful". Frogan's hard work in the sand hills and in colluding with Zelma's better half to get him off the booze, is a major factor in a first grade resurgence this season.
That resurgence sees a very important weekend of games, against the Black Cats of Penrith and the final one-day round game prior to the semi finals against the Whales of Mosman. Victory in these games would go some distance to securing a home semi-final in the one-day competition and the dream at the beginning of the season of a semi-final position in the overall competition being a step closer. Standing in the way of Gordon's charge on Sunday will be two players who counted amongst the Stags' number the last time the first grade side brought silverware back to Chatswood.
 Frogan's lasting impression of Warwick Adlam and John Davison together is, coincidentally, after the grand final win against Mosman in 1990/1991.
(John Davison playing for Canada in the World Cup)
Frogan had just been introduced at the old Gordon Rugby Club (located about where Babies Galore is now situated) to present the "Dr D. O. A. Frogan Medal", struck for the best Gordon player in a winning Gordon first grade grand final, when Adlam and Davison came tumbling down the stairs (located about where Time Zone is now situated or at least where the butcher with all the dead ducks is) fighting over a mounted Stags head. Whilst it would have been preferable for these two to have remained under the Tartan banner, it has amused Frogan to see the maturing of these two past Stags. Davison has gone on to play for Canada in a World Cup in 2003, scoring the fastest ever World Cup hundred (against the West Indies) and the third fastest ever World Cup fifty (against New Zealand). Just as impressive was his match return of
17 for 137 against the USA in the ICC's Intercontinental Cup, the best figures in a first class game since Jim Laker. At the same time, Adlam has lost all of his hair, which is also surely a sign of maturity. It will be good to catch up with these important men in the Club's history on Sunday at the picturesque Rawson Oval.
 It was disappointing for the Green Shield side to lose the toss on a wet wicket against Campbelltown, which appears to have been the most influential incident in the game. It will be an experience that will hopefully serve to make the players stronger in their collective resolve to win premierships with Gordon. However, Frogan remains dubious as to the whether the side would have been able to win the competition in any event, considering it's coach is still not purged of his time playing for North Sydney. That purging may occur with a victory at North Sydney Oval in three round's time. If it does Frogan will be in the rooms to sing his famous old chorus that all opponents have heard.
(B-Mac and Midnight at the Green Shield)
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