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His body broken but his zest for life intact, Collingwood star Dane Swan has confirmed his AFL retirement.Swans future has been up in the air since suffering a serious foot injury in Round 1 of the season, with the injury likened to the impact suffered in a car crash.The 32-year-old said he made a decision two or three weeks ago that he wouldnt be able to play on.I just couldnt trust my foot to go round any more, he said on Tuesday.I was trying to fight the decision a lot in my head. Id probably known for a while that I dont think I could play.It was right in my gut that I needed to go.They say die a hero before you live long enough to be the villain.ESPN AFL expert Jude Bolton, who went to school with Swan in Essendon, told ESPN the midfielder would go down as someone who got the most out of his time on and off the field.I went to the same school as Dane, St. Bernards College [back] when he was tat-less, Bolton said.[But] hes one of the old dinosaurs - [he] loves the other side of football, camaraderie, getting away on footy trips but when you come to the two hours of football on the weekend, he knows how to win games of football.He played in big games, he loves the contest and has an amazing ability to work.We played against each other a lot ... the Swans used to have a bad run against Collingwood and Dane was pivotal [during those games].His workrate and ability to get around the ground was huge - [he played] 258 games of quality and hell go down as one of the great players and certainly one of the great characters.In 14 AFL seasons, Swan certainly became a hero, achieving cult status for his colourful personality.He was awarded the club best and fairest three times, was named as an All-Australian five times and won the 2011 Brownlow Medal.He said his highlight was the 2010 premiership, won in a grand final replay after their drawn decider with St Kilda.Collingwood feted his life and career at their training base on Tuesday, with past and present coaches Mick Malthouse and Nathan Buckley sharing a stage.Malthouse said he saw enough in the left-footer to draft him with pick No. 58 in 2001 even though his feet were pointing east and west and he could barely kick.(He had a) strong family background, strong football club and strong mateship, Malthouse said.The pride factor was the greatest because he was not going to let people beat him.Buckley said he told Swan shortly after he suffered the injury he wanted him to play on in 2017.We were looking forward to seeing him as a forward who came and pinch hit through the middle, he said.I reckon he could have done some real damage.(The injury) was about the only thing that was going to stop him.Swan broke three bones in his foot, including a Lisfranc fracture, in the first minutes of the Magpies season-opening clash with Sydney.Im sad to finish up, he wrote on Instagram, announcing his decision on Tuesday morning.But cant wait for the next part of my life to start to invest more time into my friends and family who have invested 15 years of there (sic) life into mine. 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