As one of Port Adelaide’s most revered players, the only thing Randall Gerlach wanted was to win a grand final and leave football on a high. But that meant putting his body on the line – a risk he was willing to take. Going against doctor’s orders, Randall played in the 1977 grand final and ensured he had his fairytale finish. But then aged just 24, he was forced to retire to focus on his health. He had been playing with advanced kidney disease for at least a year.

He then went through an unspeakable ordeal – more than 25,000 hours hooked up to a dialysis machine.....click here for more>>