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'he was superman': warne farewelled at private service
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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has been farewelled by his closest family and friends in a private funeral.
A cluster of Australian cricket icons including Merv Hughes, Mark Waugh and Mark Taylor arrived at St Kilda Football Club for the invitation-only ceremony on March 20.
Almost 100 high-profile names spanning the world of sport, television and entertainment turned out to pay their respects.
Football and media identity Eddie McGuire hosted the funeral and delivered the opening tribute, calling Warne “Superman”.
The reason why he was so loved is because he was fallible, he was Superman. You threw the ball to Warne, you sat in that Southern Stand and he did the things you dreamt of doing as a kid.
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— Eddie McGuire
Warne’s brother Jason, father Keith and son Jackson were among those who carried his coffin — which was covered in a pair of St Kilda scarves — to the hearse.
The Coldplay anthem “Fix You” played as a small group of people, including Warne’s three children and parents, followed the car on a lap around Moorabbin Oval.
Following the heartbreaking circuit, Warne’s body left the venue in the hearse.
At one point Jackson was seen holding a golf club — Warne loved golf — while he also held a white cricket ball in a touching tribute to his dad’s career.
The private service came before a star-studded public memorial on March 30 at the MCG, which is expected to attract 50,000 people.
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