If anyone had an excuse to follow such a plot it would surely be Brad Ebert.
Bearing one of the most famous surnames in Australian football and with champions on both sides of his family, it's easy to imagine Brad carrying an untold burden as he grew into a man.
Yet it wasn’t the case.
Speaking to the AFL Record ahead of Port Adelaide's game against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday, the Power vice-captain said he never felt the strain of expectation when he took to the football field despite his relations having won six Magarey Medals.
His famous uncle and Port Adelaide legend Russell won four (1971, ‘74, ‘76, ‘80), his cousin Brett (son of Russell) played 166 games for the Power and claimed the 2003 Magarey, and his grandfather Trevor Obst, playing for Port Adelaide, took out the award in 1967.
From a young age Brad Ebert was aware of how much his relatives had achieved in the game, but thankfully his parents Craig and Christine allowed him the freedom to write his own story.
"Mum and dad loved the game and supported Port, followed what was going on but they didn't ram it down my throat," Ebert said.
"They weren't pushing it on me that I had to play football but I knew that so much of my family had played, that from a young age I was kicking a ball, mucking around and playing at the footy wanting to emulate them in a way."
Read the full story in this week's AFL Record, which is available at all grounds.
