In the 2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final, Love, the coach of the North Cairns Tigers, instigated a wild and violent bench-clearing brawl that involved his players, fans and team officials.
He continued to play and in 2004 won the league's "Best and Fairest" award known as the Crathern Medal.
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In 1957 the Cairns Australian Football League named the newly opened ground after legendary VFL player Roy Cazaly.