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    Southern land to spiritual home

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...416-1dj3q.html




    FIRST, football saved Daniel Southern, the 15-year-old high school drop-out who dulled the heartbreak of his parents' divorce by drinking 20 beers a sitting on weekends. Paralytic, he'd inevitably wind up under a tree in a mess of vomit somewhere.

    Then, once a slightly older but considerably wiser man was drafted from Perth to the Western Bulldogs, the game focused and drove him.

    As years past, having one of the most recognisable faces in the AFL, and a cult following, became suffocating. Particularly because the figure that was being recognised was not the person Southern knew he was.


    Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...#ixzz1KDba4zGn


    Liked these parts:
    He couldn't understand why Dane Swan wasn't met with a hard tag, struggled to find enforcer-type players on either side, and lamented the lack of gripping one-on-one contests.


    If Leigh Brown 'the anvil' is the most intimidating player on the field, for me that's not too intimidating.”
    You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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    Re: Southern land to spiritual home

    Good article. Shows how someone can be a tough guy physically, and a bit of a softy personally.

    Didn't realise he was only 25 when he had to retire either.

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    Re: Southern land to spiritual home

    He looked sooo much older than 25!

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