It would be unnatural if, in the darkest moments since being dumped, you hadn't stewed in your own despair. And your better instincts are right.
Family is more important than footy.
So is friendship. These things last a lifetime, and they don't drop easy marks or miss simple goals from inside 50 metres. Everyone is talking about how badly you were treated at the Dockers but, with a bit of distance and perspective, I reckon you'll eventually forgive the club. Football administration is a world of double talk, paranoia, lying, cheating, scheming, insecurity, feuding, conspiracy, sneakiness and dishonesty. Perhaps one day, Fremantle will become adept at these dark arts, but for now we are rank amateurs.