The pair chatted about Doyle’s impact on cricket in the region, his time playing in Victorian Premier Cricket's top league and for the Bushrangers at state level.
Doyle spoke about a run-in with former Australian cricket captain Allan Border at the MCG, forming his own club out at Dookie and being an integral part of Central Park-St Brendan’s long reign over the Haisman Shield.
To give a small taste of The News’ extensive chat with Doyle, here are a couple of excerpts from the podcast to whet your appetite.
Marcus: What makes Central Park-St Brendan’s culture so strong and the team such a powerhouse of a club?
Bryan: I think you have hit the nail on the head there when you said the culture.
At any club there is a culture, whether you think there is or isn’t - there is.
Prior to myself and my best mate Rohan Larkin getting to the club, we were probably known as bridesmaids.
Up until (the mid-1980s) there were some unbelievable players that came through the club, but unfortunately never got the silverware.
Something needed to change and I think the club worked extremely hard to shift that culture back then to a more winning formula.
Getting the right personnel to the club and after my time in Melbourne when I came back to the club it was pretty evident that stuff needed to continually change and become stronger with this winning mentality.
Not front up and expect that it will all reveal itself because it doesn’t.
We worked really hard on changing the culture and the rest is history, it is a club now that is formidable.
Marcus: How did it feel to get revenge on Mooroopna in the 2004-05 Haisman Shield grand final?
Bryan: It was revenge.
We were fairly gutted that we lost that the year prior (against Mooroopna) and we had a point to prove.
Mooroopna copped us in the final the next year ... we were really glad we got them in the final (again).
Rohan’s innings that game (243* from 348 balls) I think, and a lot of people that have seen cricket in the region have said that is the best innings they have ever seen, and I would have to agree.
I have seen him bat often at a higher level, but his determination that day was something that I don’t think anyone has ever seen before.
The glaze over his eyes, I don’t think anyone would have got him out that day.
He had a point to prove and I think we all had a point to prove.
We certainly didn’t want to feel the way we did before and the celebrations were long and hard that night.
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