For the 2017 AFL Players’ Association MVP Awards event, a group of retiring legends each penned a letter for their younger self.
The likes of Steve Johnson, Matt Priddis, Matthew Boyd, Scott Thompson and Sam Mitchell reflected on their extraordinary AFL careers and wrote the advice they would pass onto their pre-drafted selves. Each day AFLPlayers.com.au will publish a new letter.
You can view the published letters from the retiring champions below.
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — TOM LONERGAN
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — STEVE JOHNSON
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — MATTHEW BOYD
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — MATT PRIDDIS
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — GARRICK IBBOTSON
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — DENNIS ARMFIELD
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — SCOTT THOMPSON
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — JONATHAN GILES
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — IVAN MARIC
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — SAM MITCHELL
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF — SAM BUTLER
Stay tuned for more in the coming days.