Mitch Duncan is an AFL midfielder at the Geelong football club who also contracted bacterial meningitis when he was 9 months old. This has not stopped the Perth boy from achieving his goals in life. He made a speedy recovery and played for the East Perth WAFL team before being drafted to Geelong in 2010.He is contracted to Geelong until the end of 2018.
He also contacted the Centre to assist wherever he can in spreading awareness about the disease throughout the community and the football fraternity.
Read his story as told by his mum Julie Duncan
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