There were plenty of words said about Matthew Pavlich, the player and the man, at Friday night’s testimonial at Crown Perth.
Nearly 1000 people attended the testimonial dinner presented by Channel Seven with those who know the 325-gamer the best sharing their thoughts on his remarkable career.
Here is a summary of some of the best quotes from the night:
He is a good man and a good person. He is caring, generous and loves his family – Matthew’s father Steve Pavlich.
When we’ve been under pressure Matthew has been able to stand up – Fremantle senior coach Ross Lyon.
There was no better feeling in my career than standing in the race with you, it was certainly one of my great career highlights – former team mate Shaun McManus.
This word cloud was compiled from quotes about Matthew Pavlich during his testimonial dinner.
The character and qualities he has exhibited for a long time are very impressive – team mate Luke McPharlin.
He makes you grow being around him – team mate Aaron Sandilands.
We are very proud that Matthew is much more than a footballer – Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich.
Pav has taught me and a lot of the younger guys what it means to be a younger player – team mate Hayden Ballantyne.
A wonderful player who is consistently brilliant – former team mate Paul Hasleby.
His ability to drag the group along to his standard and really lift us is really quite profound – team mate Matt de Boer.
A lot of players can learn from what you’ve done - former team mate Luke Webster
