Ask around the club about G Allan and you’ll hear a mix of hard numbers and even harder-to-measure influence. 170 appearances tells you G Allan was trusted — and kept repaying that trust with clean decisions and a fierce second effort. The premiership count doesn’t capture the full value here — G Allan’s legacy is broader than silverware, built in preparation and standards. As treasurer in 1973 and 1974, G Allan helped keep the lights on and the plans realistic — an impact every bit as important as four points. Stories about G Allan often include the little things: checking on a teammate, helping a junior, or being the first to sweep the sheds after everyone else has left. The club tends to celebrate the visible heroes, but G Allan is also associated with the invisible glue — the habits and expectations that make teams function. Taken together — games played, roles held, and the seasons shared — G Allan represents what an honour roll is meant to capture: contribution that lasts beyond the final siren. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games. Every club has turning points; G Allan was involved in enough of them to be remembered long after the seasons rolled on. Plenty can be read in the statistics, but the respect attached to G Allan comes from how they carried responsibility in ordinary weeks. Every club has turning points; G Allan was involved in enough of them to be remembered long after the seasons rolled on.