AFL premiership player battled depression

By Megan Neil
Updated July 2 2019 - 5:43pm, first published 5:40pm
Former AFL player Wayne Schwass says he was suicidal even though his team won the premiership.
Former AFL player Wayne Schwass says he was suicidal even though his team won the premiership.

In the moments after winning the 1996 AFL premiership, North Melbourne player Wayne Schwass was thinking about ending his life.

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