At the 2022 AGM, President Reg spoke at some length about unity and camaraderie, about the value of friendship, and the importance of humility in the face of obvious brilliance. He then went on to praise “the efforts of the underdog”, to rail against “tall poppy syndrome” and to harangue “those who go on and on about thongs”.

In a speech that lasted an hour and 42 minutes, Reg covered most known topics and a few fresh ones, including global warming, the war in Ukraine, whether Will Smith is a lesser man than Dave Chappelle, who should be immortalised in a statue outside the MCG, the importance of transparency in AATBL elections, and the importance of players not losing AATBL trophies. After the staff at Clancy’s had stacked most of the chairs onto tables and had resorted to turning the lights on and off, Reg finally wrapped up his speech, declaring that he was proud of all he had achieved as president.

Once the league’s members had returned to the table, or been roused from their slumber, the result of the presidential election for 2023 was announced. Actually, just as Reg was about to read the letter from PwC to reveal the result, he was off again and explained that “the president’s curse doesn’t really exist”. He said that the pressures of his presidency had nothing to do with him being bundled out in the prelims after finishing on top of the home-and-away ladder.

Just as members began to look like they might drift away from the table again, Reg tore open the envelope and read Angus Cheeseberger’s letter to the meeting. Once the applause had finally subsided, Reg congratulated Motherchucker on being the league’s president for 2023 and wished him every success.

For the results of The Blender, see Playing entities.