The unsung heroes who won’t let age defeat them

All athletes face challenges, but for one group, age is not one of them. Inside Sport asked previous Masters finalists in the Sportscover Clubbies awards about the allure of over-age sport and discovered it’s never just about the game.

For Rob Italia it took a debilitating footy injury to get him back on track - literally.

The 54-year-old dynamo endured three years of pain and inactivity with a torn ACL before his then-wife dragged him out of a deep