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T eammates support Blaise O ' Brien with a guard of honour. T h e Macedon com m unit y t urned up en m asse on A ugust 1 4 t o w at ch one of it s f avourit e j uniors – B laise O ’ B rien – p lay h is last gam e of f oot ball. B laise h as h ad m any ch allenges t h row n h is w ay due t o cerebral p alsy im p act ing h is legs. B ut B laise’ s det erm inat ion t o p lay f oot ball j ust lik e h is t w in brot h er, T aj h , burned brigh t and
surgery m eant t h at h e w as able t o p lay f or t h e Macedon C at s U 1 0 s t h is year. B laise at t ack ed t h e season w it h grit and a drive t o com p et e. B ut w it h t h e season ending, B laise m ade t h e t ough decision t o h ang up h is boot s. B laise’ s st ory dem onst rat es t h at w it h sup -
p ort and st eely am bit ion you can ach ieve anyt h ing. T h ese are t h e st ories t h at bring local com m unit ies t oget h er and t h e Macedon J unior F oot ball C lub decided t o celebrat e B laise’ s last gam e. T h e ent ire Macedon com m unit y unit ed t o ch eer B laise as h e ran t h rough a banner as cap t ain of t h e U 1 0 s t eam and t ook p art in continued
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