IT'S hard to imagine there have been too many more consistent and reliable defenders in the rich history of Swan Districts than Alex Howard, but the fact that he grew up dreaming of playing for Swans and that it means so much to his family suggests life membership trumps that.
By the time Howard got into his early teenage years, he started to follow Swan Districts closely thanks to those special colts teams given the likes of Tony Notte, Michael Walters, Nic Naitanui, Chris Yarran, David Ellard and Alex Rance were all friends with his older brother.
What that did, though, was create a lifetime love of the Swan Districts Football Club for Howard. He might have arrived at Steel Blue Oval or all the other WAFL grounds for the colts, but he would stay with his father until the league game.
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