Ansett was very good in areas of technical knowledge and flying ability.
Therein lies the problem; ex-An pilots don't think they're good..they 'know' it.
When you reveal you're ex-An to the guys you're about to depart on a 6 day trip with, that strange look they give you isn't one of admiration...it's the dawning realization that it's going to be a loooong trip, filled with anecdotes of 350kt descents/the fat man/the 3holer/the bodgie/how(insert airline here) is not a patch on Ansett/I was a capt with Ansett/ I nearly was a capt with Ansett/this is how we did it etc
Time to give it a rest boys.