| Author: | Dane Swan | ISBN: | 9781743584613 |
| Publisher: | Hardie Grant Publishing | Publication: | October 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Hardie Grant Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dane Swan |
| ISBN: | 9781743584613 |
| Publisher: | Hardie Grant Publishing |
| Publication: | October 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Hardie Grant Books |
| Language: | English |
Larrikin, laid-back, too casual, bad influence, ball magnet and superstar these are just some of the labels given to Dane Swan, one of the great characters of the AFL’s professional era. Taken by Collingwood at pick 58 in the 2001 ‘super draft’, no one saw a future Brownlow medallist but the scruffy kid knew how to get the ball. Right from the start he made two things clear: he didn’t like training and his mates and social life came first. Swan made front page news in 2003, and faced the sack after playing only three senior games. The infamous Collingwood Rat Pack took him under their wing, he thrived under Mick Malthouse’s coaching, and grew into a talented and nerveless big-occasion player with an incredible mix of power and speed. Off the field, his tattoos, deadpan delivery, transgressions and blunt refusal to become an AFL robot meant he was often used as clickbait.
Larrikin, laid-back, too casual, bad influence, ball magnet and superstar these are just some of the labels given to Dane Swan, one of the great characters of the AFL’s professional era. Taken by Collingwood at pick 58 in the 2001 ‘super draft’, no one saw a future Brownlow medallist but the scruffy kid knew how to get the ball. Right from the start he made two things clear: he didn’t like training and his mates and social life came first. Swan made front page news in 2003, and faced the sack after playing only three senior games. The infamous Collingwood Rat Pack took him under their wing, he thrived under Mick Malthouse’s coaching, and grew into a talented and nerveless big-occasion player with an incredible mix of power and speed. Off the field, his tattoos, deadpan delivery, transgressions and blunt refusal to become an AFL robot meant he was often used as clickbait.
