The courage of Kade: Once a ‘tiny little fella’, now so much respect – AFL

BRETT Ratten was driving into Princes Park in the sleepy hours of a summer morning, expecting as ever to be the earliest player to arrive for Carlton’s first pre-season training session of the 2003 campaign.
A Blues stalwart and a premiership player with the club, Ratten was preparing for what would prove to be his final season as a player. Across each of his 14 years in the Navy Blue, he had been renowned for his work ethic, his dedication, and his first-one-in, last-one-out mentality.
Except…

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