Lockett gained AFL fan in me

By Geoff Prenter
Updated January 1 2018 - 9:51pm, first published December 28 2017 - 10:11am
THE PRENTER REPORT: Geoff Prenter. Photo: File
THE PRENTER REPORT: Geoff Prenter. Photo: File

When I recently moved to Bowral I was hoping I would soon “bump” into AFL legend Tony Lockett. I knew, through his well-publicized greyhound interests, that “Plugger” was a member of the Southern Highlands community. Tony Lockett ended a football sabbatical for me way back in 1955. For over 40 years I was a dedicated member of Sydney’s Rugby League media. I literally breathed, ate and slept “the greatest game of all.” But in 1994 I had had a gut-full. I suffered burn out and almost overnight, Rugby League left me cold. 

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