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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.
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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.”
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