When I joined the Eagles at age 20 I weighed less than 90kg. I'm between 102kg and 104kg now, and I'd like to be up around 110kg, but I doubt if that's possible. It wasn't until the pre-season matches in my first year at Fremantle that I felt I could actually play the game at this level. You mention your problem with weight. It is a problem, but a problem you manage to cope with.
Airlines are the hardest.
I can't sit in a normal seat, but when you're with a group of players the group leader tends to look after you in terms of the seating arrangements. Normally I manage to get a wing seat by the exit door where I can stretch the legs. I understand card-playing is part and parcel of the Fremantle road trips. We play cribbage and Adrian Fletcher is probably the crib sharp. Hopefully I can play footy at this level for another four years.