Jeff Thomson - a man with a first class cricket career spanning 1972 to 1986 and a fast bowler through and through.
As Ian Chappell commented, Thommo was "prepared to live or perish on pure speed and it wasn't until late in his career that a little subtlety crept into his repertoire". Or as Thommo described his action "I just shuffle up and go wang"!
With a strong identity from his exploits as a competitive international sportsman, Thommo has built on his public identity through professional coaching, motivational speaking and media commentating.
He was very good. Held the audience and an appropriate speaker for that audience. I thought he conencted well with the audience. I didn't even notice that he spoke for a long time, probably ... keep reading McCullough Robertson
Jeff was very good on the night and the majority thought he was very entertaining.
Jeff Thomson was great.
Thommo spoke for nearly an hour and mingled with the crowd for several hours, posed for photos etc.
