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 Born 14 th March 1974, Victoria  Drafted to Collingwood in 1991 and played for 4 years.  Adelaide and North Melbourne  Never played in Premiership.

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2  Born 14 th March 1974, Victoria  Drafted to Collingwood in 1991 and played for 4 years.  Adelaide and North Melbourne  Never played in Premiership side for a number of reasons.  Was not chosen for Grand final side in 1997, Adelaide  Suspended after semi-final and did not play in Grand final for North Melbourne, 1999.

3  Arrived in Bali, afternoon of bombings  Paddy’s bar with 2 friends from Perth & North Melbourne player Mick Martyn  In bar for 15 minutes before suicide bombers let bombs go.  Martyn not hurt, Jason received 50% burns to his body.  Taken to Darwin on a special flight Then flown to Melbourne, Alfred Hospital

4  Long rehabilitation saw him determined to get married 63 days after the bombings, as planned.  2003 – played 7 games for North Melbourne’s VFL side.  6 th June returned to play for North Melbourne against Richmond.  Played heavily bandaged, long sleeve top and protective gloves.  Two numbers on his jersey 88/202. Eighty-eight Australians died, 202 total deaths from bombings.  Good game, 3 kicks, 1 mark, 1 goal and 1 behind.  Announced his retirement after the match.  AFL motivational speaker

5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ql9qLU WAk

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