Thousands of people are expected to gather for a memorial service for St Kilda champion Danny Frawley at the club's Moorabbin headquarters today.
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Frawley's funeral will be held at the Kingston Town Hall and live streamed to the footy oval.
Mourners started arriving about 1.30pm at the town hall, while crowds gathered even earlier at Moorabbin.
Our reporter, Greg Gliddon, is at the live stream site and filed this report at 2.30pm.
Watch the funeral stream here (it might take a moment or two to load).
Hundreds gather at live stream site, by Greg Gliddon
"Hurricane" Danny Frawley is being remembered as a knockabout, lovely bloke who put everyone else's feelings first.
Hundreds of people have gathered, more than an hour before the start of his funeral, at Moorabbin Oval in south-east Melbourne.
Among the first to arrive have been a contingent of Ballarat Saints supporters who travelled by bus this morning.
John Harley and his wife Judy from Invermay Park have been following St Kilda for almost 30 years and reminisced about seeing Danny at full-back at Moorabbin Oval.
"I liked to call him 'the hurricane' because he lifted everyone up," Mr Harley said.
"He was iconic, he exuded personality and was loved by all who met him or knew of him.
"He was a laughable, lovable, knockabout Aussie farm bloke."
Heather Annand said it was a moment she was determined to be a part of.
"This is a once off opportunity, you'll never get a chance to be part of something like this again," she said.
"It's important that we can come today and show our respects not just for Danny but also for the family, they are such a lovely family."
"I had a bit to do with him and saw him play many times."
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