AFL coaches take the plunge for MND in Big Freeze 4
SURFERS, Power Rangers and a horse were among the hilarious outfits as all 18 AFL coaches united to take the icy slide to help find a cure for motor neurone disease. But all didn’t go well for one coach. SEE THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO.
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ALL 18 AFL coaches have taken the plunge down the icy slide for Neale Daniher’s Big Freeze 4.
Characters from Blades of Glory, Power Rangers and a horse were among the hilarious outfits as the coaches united to help find a cause for motor neurone disease.
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Demons coach Simon Goodwin was first down the slide — having a joke about Dees fans heading to the snow as he took the plunge into the ice dressed as if he was off to Mount Buller.
Swans coach John “Horse” Longmire dressed as a jockey, slamming into the water on a toy horse.
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Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson was also on the horse theme — a good-natured reference to a recent feud he had with Longmire.
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan admitted before hitting the slide that he’d never been in an ice bath before and it showed. Fagan was in such a hurry to get out of the water that he fell off a set of slippery steps immediately after climbing out of the pool.
He told the Herald Sun today he may have suffered tendon damage to his hamstring, but he said it was a minor setback compared to Daniher, who has tackled his disease with true courage.
Bombers coach John Worsfold went down as Daniher himself. Worsfold dressed as Daniher in his playing days — donning a woollen, sleeveless Essendon guernsey.
Don Pyke dressed as a Power Rangers character, while Adam Simpson was Chazz Michael Michaels from Blades of Glory.
Saints coach Alan Richardson’s outfit was also popular — he dressed as Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson.
Earlier Daniher issued a rousing pre-match speech to all 18 coaches before they took an icy plunge for charity.
“Don’t give in,’’ he told them.
“Never give up.
“Give it all you’ve got.’’
It has been his constant message to anybody fighting motor neurone disease, but Melbourne Football Club chairman Glen Bartlett said it rang true for just about anyone.
“The hope he gives to everybody fighting MND is really hope for anybody fighting anything,” he said.
The greatest cheer was reserved for game-day coach Nathan Buckley, who slipped into the water dressed in the uniform of Langwarrin firefighter Murray Swinton.
The Collingwood fan, 57, who has MND, held back a tear as he watched on with his family from the hallowed turf.
“It has been sensational — to see all this support, it has been a very special moment for all of us,” he said.
Donations are nearing $2 million — a figure to be matched by the federal government.
TO DONATE GO TO: https://fightmnd.org.au/
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