WE MOURN THE LOSS OF A GREAT MAN AND MATE

The sporting world will never be the same. On Saturday night Australia lost one of its favourite sons when Andrew Symonds was killed in a car crash on Hervey Range Rd.

Despite efforts to save him by first responders, he died from his injuries at the scene.

He was 46.

Known throughout the world as one of the greatest talents in cricket history, Symonds at his peak was one of the greatest entertainers the game had ever seen.

A master blaster with the bat and deadly in the field, Symonds was also proficient as a bowler and when the chips were down, he could win a

If any man embodied what it meant to be a trueblue North Queenslander, it was Roy

match on his own. Millions of cricket fans will be in mourning both in Australia and around the globe.

But the pain is being felt much closer to home here in North Queensland, where ‘Roy’ – as he was affectionately known by his pals – left such an indelible mark.

Roy was a supreme athlete and a one-of-a-kind character, but most precious of all, he was your mate and a great one at that.

If any man embodied what it meant to be a true-blue North Queenslander, it was Roy.

He made the local community a better place.

Those who were close to him will never forget just how privileged they were to have him in their lives.