Dane Swan: my story. Dane Swan and Martin Blake. 2016.

Larrikin, laid-back, too casual, bad influence, ball magnet and superstar - these are just some of the labels given to Dane Swan, one of the great characters of the AFLs professional era.

Taken by Collingwood at pick 58;in the 2001 ‘super draft’, no one saw a future Brownlow medallist but the scruffy kid knew how to get the ball.

Right from the start he made two things clear: he didn’t like training and his mates and social life came first......