For Mark Kempster, it all came to a head on AFL Grand Final day in 2020.
"I went to the pub and lost a couple of thousands of dollars gambling, and I was so angry and upset I decided to drink my sorrows away," he says.
"I passed out at a friend's house and the next day when I got home, my partner Maddy used her intuition and checked my bank accounts, and the truth came out."