Three former Bluebaggers are teaming up to help fight cancer this Daffodil Day, as the AFL Players’ Association joins forces with the Cancer Council.

Three-time premiership coach David Parkin, dual premiership player and Carlton Legend Geoff Southby, and former player Brock McLean have all signed on as ambassadors.

With one in three Victorians diagnosed with cancer by the age of 75, it is no surprise both Parkin and McLean have personal experiences with cancer.

In March 2009 at the age of 66, Parkin was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same disease that claimed both his father Jack, at 86, and his grandfather.

Thankfully, six years after undergoing a successful operation, ‘Parko’ is still fighting fit and now continually campaigns for men to get regular prostate checks.

In the past year McLean’s father has been diagnosed with cancer, and the former No.14 has been fund raising to support his dad ever since. He took part in the Ballarat Cycle Classic in January this year, a race solely dedicated to raising money for cancer research.

As part of his involvement with today’s Daffodil Day, McLean will run a handball competition at the Cancer Council's Garden of Hope on Southbank.

Now in its 29th year, Daffodil Day calls on the public to support the 30,000 Victorians diagnosed with cancer each year by purchasing a pin, pen or bear on Friday 28 August to show they care about beating cancer.

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