I had to remind Jason that he was part of a team

Akermanis no longer worried about what people thought of his handstand celebrations at the end of games, his outspoken columns, his bleached hair and darkened goatee (he had gone blonde when he found there too many talented redheads on the Lions list.) "everyone wants to be liked but I've got to the point of acceptance. My accomplishments and where I've come from give me strength to make me who I am." This laudable confidence may have been his downfall at Brisbane. Unwilling, or unable to curb his media activities, his relationship reached a new low when a comment arose in cyberspace describing coach Leigh Matthews as a "fwit". He attributed the insult to his younger brother, apologised, and discontinued his 'Akarama' website, but was stood down from the final six matches of 2006, and by 2007, after 248 games in Brisbane colours, at 30 years of age, he was lining up for the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne. As if this was not eventful enough, Akermanis also established contact with his birth father during 2006, and met his halfbrother and two halfsisters for the first time. For the Bulldogs, playing as a goalkicking small forward, his output varied, but improved in his second season, 2008, when he was considered to be in AllAustralian form midway through the year. However, Akermanis was "read the riot act" after commenting on what he felt was a "negatively based" season review. Again, what the player saw as honesty, the club saw as destructive disloyalty. "It's not what they want (me doing media), they don't deal with it that well ... but big deal," he told The Age's Samantha Lane. Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon had words with the troublesome star. "I had to remind Jason that he was part of a team. And notwithstanding that he's won three premierships, he hasn't won a premiership with this current group of players, and that's what he basically was there for to help us, as a club, have success on the field." By the end of 2009, Akermanis was still a strong contributor for the Dogs he led the team's goalkicking with Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin 43 majors but no longer a lynchpin. Originally expected to retire at the end of the season, Akermanis eventually signed on for a final season on reduced terms. The Bulldogs had been only an agonising seven points from a grand final berth maybe a moment of Aker magic could help the Bulldogs snatch their first flag since 1954. Due to the reduction in his contract, Akermanis now earned nearly as much from his various media deals than he did from playing football. The form of Akermanis and the Bulldogs, whilst not terrible, did not live up to their high expectations in the first ten rounds of 2010. The Akermanis media voice became louder, with a role at new radio station MTR giving him a platform to discuss such topics as the standard of modern footballs. Then came his article about homosexuality and football. In the firestorm of reaction, there was confusion about the various versions of the article, and whether they had been approved by the club. Akermanis eventually admitted he made a "small mistake" complaining about his article being changed. Many Bulldogs players and officials, desperate for unity, were unhappy. The administration arranged to meet to decide what course of action was necessary. The footy world waited to see if the brilliant iconoclast would survive his latest drama, sure of only one thing they wouldn't die wondering what Aker thought about any of it Jason Akermanis: milestones 1977 February 24 Born, in Mildura 1984 First game of football, for South Mildura under11s, as a seven'yearold. (he starred.) 1986 Akermanis and family move to Queensland, where he plays footy for Mayne. 1990 Akermanis is told by his mother's best friend that he is not the son of John Akermanis, as he had believed. 1991 A serious injury leads to thoughts of suicide 1992 Taking a year off Aussie Ruiles, Akermanis thrives as an athlete, winning a scholarship to prestigious Nudgee College.

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