It's not that often that the Geelong players are left star-struck in their own rooms.
But the Cats were exactly that on Saturday when Australian paceman Brett Lee paid a visit to Skilled Stadium and spoke to the players after their 61-point win over the Bulldogs.
Lee and his wife Liz were the club's special guests, attending the president's lunch before settling in to watch the game.
The 31-year-old is an ambassador for Deakin University over in India and was invited to visit Geelong by the university's vice-chancellor Sally Walker.
Lee said he was enjoying having a break after a successful Caribbean tour as the Australian cricket team has a busy schedule over the next 12 months.
It heads to India in October, host New Zealand and South Africa this summer, travel to South Africa for a return series before trying to defend the Ashes in England.
"If it's anything like the 2005 Ashes series, it's going to be a lot of fun and a really good challenge," Lee said.
"The Ashes, playing in England is what it's all about. With the likes of Andrew Flintoff back, he just gives so much strength and versatility to the English squad.
"So having him back is brilliant and if they've got a fully fit Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen, (Michael) Vaughan scoring runs, it's going to be hard competition.
"The fact that we've got a lot of cricket coming up, it's important that the players are managed in the right way.
"We've got a lot of youth coming through, so we're in pretty good shape."
Lee said he was encouraged that Australia could continue its dominance of cricket through the injection of new players in both the Test and one-day sides.
"We are in the next phase of Australian cricket or the next era and it's important that the older guys that have got the experience help these younger guys coming through," Lee said.
"We've got the likes of Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Luke Ronchi, guys that have got so much talent, coming through and can offer the side a lot of presence in the next couple of years."
- BRADLEY GREEN