What tragic news.
Puts things into perspective, following a crap footy team is not really that important.
Thoughts with Brett and family.

OMG so tragic.

Like most here, I remember when the kid was born. I didn't have kids then. I do now. Can't imagine what the rattens are going through....

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Congratulations CK95

Awful news.

Sincere condolences to the Ratten family.

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There is no footy god

Awful news. I recall him being in the papers last year because of his antics, but this is just tragic. Condolences to the Ratten family.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Kids think they're invincible...

So sad for Brett and his family

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

That is just horrific and horrible news. My heart goes out to Brett, a true Carlton champ.

x many.

Thoughts with the Rattens.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Spot on. Every parent's worst nightmare. Condolences to the Ratten family

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

SO sad, my Son is in his year at school with him.....

Very sad news......condolences to the Ratten family.

Same. Awful news

RIP ...... Very sad!!

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Life is made up of 3 things: Pre-Season, Post Season & Footy Season.

So very sad. Thoughts are with Brett and his family.

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"Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference."

Robert Frost

..terrible news....

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Horrible, wish no parent ever had to experience this sort of thing.

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Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to a situation that has value. All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you.

Terrible news for all involved. A young life gone and others affected forever.

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so sorry my sincere condolences to ratten family

As an educationalist who has spent a large part of his life with adolescents, I'm first filled with anger because the community provides education about risk taking behaviour and poor choices that people of my generation didn't have.

What f#%%^% me more is (and I tell my own students this) that there will be tears, hugs, flowers, dark sunglasses etc amongst his school mates over the coming days, but sadly...little will change...maybe for Cooper's friends it might, but the majority who were not directly affected will continue to think they are invincible

Condolences to Brett and family. I have a 16 year old son as well. Your grief right now is unfathomable to the rest of us

RIP Cooper

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If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!

Condolences to the Ratten family as well as to the other two families who will have their lives changed forever by such a shocking chain of decisions

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end