Cairns basketball stalwart

WAS THERE AT THE START AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD OF THE CAIRNS TAIPANS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. THE FORMER CAIRNS BASKETBALL AND CAIRNS TAIPANS PRESIDENT REFLECTS ON HIS TIME IN THE GAME, HIS FAMILY AND HOW HE THINKS HIS BELOVED NBL CLUB WILL GO UNDER NEW COACH MIKE KELLY THIS SEASON.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Denis Donaghy is a former Cairns Basketball and Cairns Taipans president. He is pictured with his granddaughter, Anna Donaghy-Lowrey, 8, at Cairns Basketball Headquarters in Manunda.Picture: BRENDAN RADKE