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Lions
star Jason Akermanis with Roulettes pilot, Navy’s LCDR Dave
Walker.
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Photo:
FLTLT Terry Gordon
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An
AFL star has found out first-hand the rough and tumble he’s used
to on the field can occur in the skies.
Brisbane Lions’ Jason Akermanis and cancer survivor Carolyn Wagner
took a 45-minute aerobatic flight over Brisbane with the Roulettes’
on August 15 to promote the Queensland Cancer Fund’s (QCF) Daffodil
Day, which raises funds for cancer research, patient support and
education programs.
Akers, who’s used to flipping upside down to do a handstand and
kiss the turf, saw from the air the Gabba that he has pecked.
He and Ms Wagner also saw Suncorp Stadium, Stradbroke Island and
Ms Wagner’s home at Loganholme, south of Brisbane.
Mr Akermanis’s comment to Roulettes members afterwards was telling:
he didn’t realise the pressure that flying puts on your body.
Ms Wagner described the experience as “awesome”.
She was offered the flight through her involvement with QCF’s
Seize the Day program, a support group for teenagers who have
had cancer.
