The kindness of strangers: After my wife died, a football club made an extraordinary gesture
My son had only played two seasons for St Mary’s Greensborough, five years earlier. I don’t know how they even got our new address but they took the time to send him a care package
TL;DR
- The author expresses disappointment with sexism in AFL clubs but shares a positive experience.
- After the author's wife died of breast cancer, his son received a St Mary’s Greensborough football jersey with their surname.
- A note with the jersey expressed condolences for the loss of his mother.
- The gesture was particularly touching as his son had only played for the club two seasons, five years earlier, and the club somehow obtained their new address.
- The author highlights this as an extraordinary act of care from a male-dominated institution.
- The club's actions are seen as a positive example, despite acknowledging that football clubs don't always get everything right.