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Warrnambool Seahawks' James Mitchell (200 games) and Tim Gainey (350) will share their milestones on Saturday.

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00:00 Thanks for joining us guys. Big milestones this weekend in Big V Basketball. 200 games

00:05 for yourself James and 350 for yourself Tim. Can you tell me what that means to you?

00:11 It means a lot to make 200 games. Growing up as a little kid all I wanted to do was

00:17 play A game for the Warrnambool Seahawks and run around watching these guys play and hoping

00:21 I'd be out there one day. So to see me down the track and actually have made it to 200

00:26 is something I'm really proud of. I don't look at the individual stuff too much but

00:31 it's nice to reflect back on all those games and all the players I've played with and

00:36 how much a part of my life that's been. So I'm really grateful for that. And then obviously

00:41 playing with Tim. Tim's been one of my first coaches and my mentors and he's one of my

00:46 best mates. Always enjoyed playing on the court with him and I think he'd be close to

00:51 the greatest player we've ever had here. He's coached when we've needed coaches. He's been

00:56 our captain, he's been our MVP, Defensive Player of the Year. Basically whatever role

01:00 Tim needs to fill for the club he just steps in and does it. Never complains and he's a

01:06 big reason why the club is what it is today. Definitely an honour to be able to get a milestone

01:12 next to his as well.

01:14 Yeah, it's a long journey I guess. Came out in 2006 with the help of Barry Brooks and

01:21 John Bowman and Bob Cunningham. Looking back there's a lot of history there. A lot of players

01:28 coming through, a lot of coaches coming through, a lot of committee members and presidents

01:34 and all kids playing through. There's multiple kids that played at high levels. Obviously

01:39 Nathan Sobey, Sean Gleeson and a lot of others. Just reflecting back, Australia's always been

01:47 my second home. I've probably spent half of my life here now. These guys like Mitch and

01:56 a few others keeping me young and always making it such a good time to play basketball. That's

02:02 why I play the game. I'm like Mitch, never play for the individual accolades but when

02:08 you look back at things it's good to be looked at as that person that's looked up to and

02:17 helped them along their journey as well. I have nothing to say but thanks to everyone

02:24 from Barr and Mia. Looking forward to a great Saturday night when play gets going.

02:31 What do you enjoy playing with Mitch?

02:34 We talk every day. It means a lot to watch his progress and his hard work outside of

02:45 training. The activities we get up to, it's probably not good on camera, but our families

02:52 are close. His mom Joy and his dad Graham, they've been very close to my family as well.

03:00 They've looked after my children and babysat. We do Christmases together. The overall picture

03:09 is you get that person that you're close with and I'm proud to see what they've accomplished

03:17 in life. He's an optometrist now so going from being that little guy that asks you question

03:27 after question after question when you're in a manual to now is mind-blowing what he's

03:35 achieved. I don't mind doing this day with him on Saturday.

03:41 Congratulations guys and good luck on Saturday.

03:43 Thank you.

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