Neale Daniher has been honoured with an emotional guard of honour ahead of the 11th edition of the Big Freeze.

Both Collingwood and Melbourne players paid tribute before the match, with Anthony Hudson saying it was eerily similar to Ted Whitten’s famous lap of the MCG in 1995.

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“Your mind goes back to Ted Whitten and that famous lap of honour,

“Neale has continued to inspire.”