Penguin Books Australia

Adam Ramanauskas was the youngest member of Essen­don Football Club's 2000 premiership side; he was nineteen. Adam joined the dub as a No. 12 draft pick at the end of 1998. A graceful half-back, he played 134 games in ten years, retiring at the end of 2008 after three successful comebacks from can­cer treatment and a major knee injury. Adam married Belinda in 2006 and their son, Aidan, was born in 2008. Adam now works as a talent manager for the Elite Sports Properties man­agement company, coaches part-time at Essendon and delivers special comments for ABC Radio.