World Footy News

The West Coast Eagles' number one ruckman, Dean Cox, has written a player's perspective on their recent trip to South Africa. The article appears on the PerthNow website. In it, he talks about the conditions the locals endure and the speed with which children learn the game. "We head out to the Umlazi township again but this time to run a clinic for kids from the orphanage. These kids are amazing. The talent they show from learning the game for about three months indicate that one day there will be an AFL player from Africa".

"I visited the orphanage. We had lollies, Sakatas and bars in our backpacks. We offer them to the kids, which they kindly accept. They take handfulls until all is gone. We notice that one of the younger girls doesn't really get too much food so when everyone has left we hand her another bar.

The first thing she does is open the wrapper, rip a piece off and give it to one of her friends. It was amazing how someone so hungry could share her first bit of a bar with someone else. These kids were just unbelievable".

Read the full article: Eagles ruckman Dean Cox shares South Africa travel diary and check out his photos.