Watching sport has brought so much emotional light in a time of pandemic darkness | Paul Daley

But reading Brandon Jack’s memoir is a timely reminder that human pain and anguish are never far below the surface of elite performance

Never have I found so much solace in the Australian football codes as during this latest ongoing Sydney lockdown.

Having grown up in Melbourne AFL is my main game. But during Sydney lockdown I’ve also relished NRL, not least Origin 111 – played on the Gold Coast in front of actual barracking, cheering, exuberant fans to deliver so much unanticipated emotional light through my screen in a time of pandemic darkness.

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