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It's a Bond That'll Never Be Broken AFL RECORD THE RAT PACK XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXX AFL RECORD It’s a bond that’ll never be broken DANE SWAN If there was any trouble off the field, these blokes could generally find it, but when the game was on the line, they could be relied on to perform match-winning deeds on it. They have enjoyed their good times and while they are older and a little wiser these days, their bond endures and their fierce loyalty to each other is palpable as they banter about the good ol’ days at Collingwood. BEN COLLINS gains a rare insight into what made these marvellous, miscreant Magpies tick. MISCHIEVOUS MAGPIES: Alan Didak, Dane Swan and Ben Johnson miss playing together but are enjoying life after football. 28 | AFL RECORD | afl.com.au afl.com.auPHOTO: ROB PREZIOSO/AFL | AFL RECORD PHOTOS | 29 AFL RECORD THE RAT PACK or more than a decade, Collingwood’s notorious ‘Rat Pack’ baulked umpteen media requests for a group interview. And who could blame them, given the endless fascination with their nocturnal exploits. So there was some excitement at the AFL Record offices when three key Rat Packers – Dane Swan, Alan Didak and Ben Johnson – finally agreed to their first on-the-record, round-table chat. Much like their eventful careers – which culminated in the Magpies’ 2010 premiership – it proves well Fworth the wait. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon in winter, we’re immediately reminded that we’re taking a walk on footy’s wild side. Asked whether they mind if we record the interview, Didak quips: “No worries – just don’t give it to Mick.” Of course, he’s referring to 2010 PHOTO: ROB PREZIOSO/AFL PHOTOS Collingwood premiership coach Mick Malthouse. Old habits die hard. Two days And so began a long, entertaining The Rat Pack often incurred the wrath of earlier, Swan and Johnson watched lunch with the Pies’ larrikin their Pies lose to Melbourne in the brotherhood at their venue of choice coach Mick Malthouse for waxing on the field. Queen’s Birthday clash, after which – a Japanese restaurant in Hawthorn. We see it as they “kicked on” ’til late. Two other Rat Packers had Johnson: “Mick would always send “We’ve definitely settled down, planned to be here, but Chris Tarrant a term of but we still have our moments,” is a late withdrawal and Heath Shaw out the message: ‘Stop kicking it to Johnson says, a glint in his eye. (who had remained in Melbourne endearment. Much like their original during the Giants’ mid-season bye) your mates.’ In junk time, they’re the only Hollywood namesakes, privately is at a funeral. they have other names for their Outside the AFL bubble, blokes I’d kick to, to We love it DANE SWAN ON THE RAT PACK NAME rebel fraternity, calling themselves our easygoing trio are enjoying get the stats up.” Didak: “You just “pigs” and “piglets”. less-scrutinised and comparatively Johnson explains: “We eat, we stress-free lives. knew that if you could push off LARRIKIN BROTHERHOOD: drink, we party hard – we’re pigs.” Didak and Johnson are now The Rat Packers don’t see each other your opponent it Swan: “And you have to earn fathers (as is Tarrant) and do 9-5 as much as when they were teammates, your pig status.” jobs – Didak, 34, owns INDI Wines would be lace-out but when they do they immediately slip – well, maybe not back into the old groove. There’s some conjecture over the and is a consultant at Multigroup origin of their Rat Pack label, with Logistics, while Johnson, 36, is a with Swanny.” Swan: “Hey, it’d be below 90kg for the first time the contributors including Malthouse business developer with long-time in 10 years. and former CEO Gary Pert. Collingwood corporate partner in your general vicinity. We’re not all blessed The 2011 Brownlow medallist Johnson: “Mick started it. We got Bluestar Logistics. in trouble outside footy and he said with ridiculous skills is in great shape, apart from wrists The more recently-retired Swan, to me: ‘You and your scaly mates! like you.” that barely bend and a right foot 33, owns Renegade Art Society Bloody rats!’” Swan adds: “At problem that ended his career and tattoo studio in Moonee Ponds Didak: “‘Perty’ said, ‘There’s a centre bounces I knew will eventually require fusing. and clothing label Ratbagg, and group at the club called The Brat exactly where Johnno Didak and Johnson also have continues to create headlines as Pack’, and then the Herald Sun would be storming niggles but, unlike Swan, are a an international man of leisure called us The Rat Pack.” off half-back and he’d little over their playing weights. in his “gap year”. Swan: “And when someone abuse me if I didn’t Johnson plans to reunite the Most notably, Swan finished got in trouble, they had all of us give it to him. But if Rat Pack at his local Eastern runner-up in Channel 10’s I’m A looking like rats on the front page. I did give it to him, Football League club Doncaster. Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here, And it stuck.” Mick would get into Swan isn’t convinced so Johnson filmed in the South African jungle. No offence was taken – quite me. I couldn’t win.” playfully admonishes: “Just do as In six weeks he lost 14kg, to drop you’re told, Dane.” the contrary in fact. 30 | AFL RECORD | afl.com.au AFL RECORD THE RAT PACK PA AT CK R Swan: “Not many other groups and Friday night before a Saturday of players have been given a name. game, and then I’d go out Saturday and Sunday night. Whoever coined it did well. T Some people like to see something OU RS “This was just before camera offensive in it, but we see it as a phones. If you did that now, I was told a couple term of endearment. We love it. The Rat Packers there’d be photos of you on social It’s amazing what it’s become. love their moniker so media and you’d be suspended of times, ‘If this Every time I go to a footy club much that they plan to or sacked.” (for a speaking engagement), trade off it. Swan says he doesn’t have regrets people say, ‘Here’s our Rat Pack.’” The four chief because he did it his way, while gets out, we won’t Didak: “Most clubs have a Rat members – Dane Johnson regrets “partying too much” Pack, whether it be division seven Swan, Alan Didak, in 2007-08, leading to a form slump. be able to save you’ or AFL.” Chris Tarrant and Ben For all the stories of late-night DANE SWAN Johnson: “Most organisations Johnson – are set to escapades, these proud Pies are have one.” Swan: “And being at launch Rat Pack Tours, keen to make a couple of points. Collingwood, it gets magnified.” which will kick off with “We had a good time and we They’re equally amused and next year’s soccer mucked up at times, but that isn’t humming. We knew exactly what bemused by all the fuss, given World Cup in Russia. all we did,” Swan says. was required and in 2010-11 we they regard themselves as simply a They hope to “We’re premiership players, felt like we could smash anyone.” tight-knit band of knockabouts who expand to other All-Australians, best and fairests, Swan: “It was a winning culture. love a good time, who have only ever sporting events such Brownlow medallist. Well, most of I hated training more than anyone, done “normal things” for men their as the NBA playoffs them are mine.” but I loved going to the club then age, and who “just happened” to be and the Super Bowl. The other two laugh as Swan because we’d win and have fun.” stars at the game’s biggest club. Swan knows what continues: “When the game was Johnson: “From ’06 to ’11, we About a dozen Pies have been they’re in for, given there to be won, it was usually had the best culture.” labelled Rat Packers since the early that last month he led someone from the Rat Pack who And the Rat Pack helped create 2000s, but Johnson says the core a Dane Swan On Tour stuck their head over the ball and that environment. comprised Tarrant, Didak, Swan, group to New York. did something.” They influenced each other himself and Rhyce and Heath Shaw. Asked how much Johnson: “We also had the respect (the classic example being Johnson The others – whom Johnson calls punters would pay for of our teammates. We’d go out after dragging along a young Swan on “second-tier” members – included the pleasure, Swan a game, but the next morning the track while Tarrant guided him Dale Thomas, Dayne Beams and says: “Who cares – we’d train harder than anyone.” in the gym) and had a significant Sharrod Wellingham. Before them it’s priceless.” Swan: “Speak for yourself, ‘Johnno’.” impact on the team. were the likes of Andrew Dimattina, Didak, the Pies’ former Swan: “One year everyone had Ben Kinnear and Heath Scotland. clown prince, raises the club’s to write down their top five They explain the criteria for much-critiqued culture. influencers in the group and, even entry into the Rat Pack. “The biggest myth was that we though none of us were in the Swan: “You had to be consistent had a culture problem,” he says.
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