When Robyn Dodd watched her beloved Mitchell Magpies rugby league team emerge through a long tunnel of supporters on grand final day, she had conflicting emotions.
In-between pride for her 31-year-old son Sheldon playing in his first grand final was lingering grief for her eldest son Daniel who should have been there too.
"I find it quite hard, even just at a regular [round] game to go and not actually see him out there," Ms Dodd said.
