Published: July 01, 2019
Former AFL player appears as first witness at Victorian royal commission
Wayne Schwass was on the podium double punching the air in victory after North Melbourne won the 1996 AFL grand final but behind the “fake” smile was a man paralysed with fear and wanting to end his own life.
Schwass was the first witness at the opening hearing of the Victorian royal commission into the mental health system on Tuesday. He recounted a painful 12 years of “lying, hiding and pretending” that he was happy and healthy.
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