The Saturday rub was brilliant this afternoon. Great memories, and well done to MMM and SEN in getting the old team back together again.
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Always say it anyway. Especially when they are dead.If you don't have anything nice to say...
On Monday, a day after his 56th birthday, Danny Frawley drove his Toyota HiLux into a tree. He died just a few kilometres from his home town. It is a sad and confronting fact, and publicly there is a confused coyness about it.
There shouldn’t be. Frawley made the decision to speak publicly about his mental health. About his anxiety, depression, the weeks of sleepless despair. In life, he was praised for it. It is strange that we might undermine that legacy by speaking so indirectly about his death. There are professional apprehensions about reporting details of a celebrity’s suicide, but here we have the bizarre dislocation of three already public facts: that Frawley died in a car crash, that police aren’t considering it an accident, and that he suffered mental anguish. The failure to join them only thickens the fog that obscures the issue of suicide.
In his final years, Frawley began rethinking some things. “Back in the day, I was a stoic farm boy, seven generations from Ireland, potato farmers,” he told the Herald Sun’s podcast Sacked, just a few months ago. “Manning up in the past was suffering in silence. Manning up now is to put your hand up.”
And he did, but tragically it wasn’t enough. Frawley would come to realise that his most serious injuries were no mere flesh wounds. “I just thought [depression] was like a broken arm,” he told the podcast’s hosts. “I would be the first to admit I had taken my eyes off the ball.”
Wednesday, 3pm at Linton St OvalHas anyone heard any details about the funeral? Might go pay my respects if it's in Melbourne.
Wed 3pm at Linton St Oval
Moorabbin memorial for Frawley
St Kilda supporters, football lovers and members of the public will be welcomed to RSEA Park, Moorabbin on Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to Danny Frawley.www.saints.com.au
Thousands of St Kilda supporters, football lovers and members of the public will be welcomed to RSEA Park, Moorabbin on Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to St Kilda champion Danny Frawley.
Giant screens will live-stream a private funeral service which is being conducted at the Moorabbin Town Hall from 3pm.
Parking in the vicinity of RSEA Park will be extremely limited, so attendees are encouraged to travel via public transport.
Those attending are also encouraged to bring a picnic blanket as the screens will be positioned on the playing surface.
Once the private funeral service has concluded, Frawley’s hearse will make its way to RSEA Park to complete a lap of honour.
At the request of the family, attendees are encouraged to make a donation to Beyond Blue rather than paying their respects through flowers and cards.
Do u know if this is still available online?The Saturday rub was brilliant this afternoon. Great memories, and well done to MMM and SEN in getting the old team back together again.
Yes they’ve podcasted it.Do u know if this is still available online?
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Do u know if this is still available online?
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Doesnt sound cold at all and i think that was the intent of Anita's statement.I know this may sound a bit cold but Anita's clarification of Danny's recent events which lead to his decline in mental health have eased my mind a bit. As someone who has suffered over recent years Danny's death had a fair impact on me. To see a high profile advocate for mental illness suffer such a dramatic demise was both shocking and disheartening. It made me feel like even with treatment the illness can still be so overwhelming for even the strongest mind. I just wish Danny had been able to recommence treatment in time. I met Danny twice in a professional context. He was one of the nice guys. Such a shame.
In fact it may save lives if it makes someone who may be thinking along the same lines to step back.Doesnt sound cold at all and i think that was the intent of Anita's statement.
Was tough to watch. Some great stories and heartfelt speeches. Personally fount it a bit disappointing that Campbell tried to incorporate the 'let Toby play' discussion into his speech but maybe that was just me.
The yarn about a fan giving him coaching advice at the urinal at half time and then Spud implementing said advice was golden.
Was tough to watch. Some great stories and heartfelt speeches. Personally fount it a bit disappointing that Campbell tried to incorporate the 'let Toby play' discussion into his speech but maybe that was just me.
The yarn about a fan giving him coaching advice at the urinal at half time and then Spud implementing said advice was golden.
Nah I think it's exactly the sort of thing Spud would have laughed his arse off about. It was clearly said in jest.Was tough to watch. Some great stories and heartfelt speeches. Personally fount it a bit disappointing that Campbell tried to incorporate the 'let Toby play' discussion into his speech but maybe that was just me.
Yeah I knew that would be the other side of the argument, I just found it cheap and unnecessary. Agree it was said in jest but I do think there was a small element of it that intended to put pressure on Gil and the AFL.Nah I think it's exactly the sort of thing Spud would have laughed his arse off about. It was clearly said in jest.