Former Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood heartbroken after theft of 2016 AFL premiership medal
Western Bulldogs star Easton Wood's AFL premiership medal has been stolen.
Victoria Police allege it was taken during a burglary in the inner Melbourne suburb of Albert Park between April 14 and 26.
Wood, 30, stood in for injured captain Bob Murphy captain in the Bulldogs' drought-breaking grand final win over Sydney in 2016.
His medal is one of several items of sentimental value that were stolen, including a World War I identification tag belonging to Wood's wife Tiffany.
Wood had hoped to pass on his premiership medal to daughter Matilda.
Wood stated how his premiership medal was essentially worthless to anyone else in terms of resell value Getty
"A medal is the symbol of hard work over a career and what we achieved as a team in that year," Wood said.
"It's awful to have that symbol gone and that bit of history in my own life."
A premiership watch, jewellery and a drone were among the items stolen.
The family was not home during the burglary, having chosen to visit Wood's mother's property at Camperdown after the AFL shutdown period was announced.
"We got home and all the doors, cupboards and stuff were open," he said.
"We were thinking that we didn't leave the place this messy and then it kind of dawned on us what had happened.
Wood described the feeling of having his premiership medal stolen as 'heartbreaking' AAP
"That feeling of someone going through your things and discovering what they'd taken and obviously the huge sentimental value that has and the irreplaceable nature of it was really heartbreaking."
Wood said the burglary had raised further issues about him potentially having to spend time away in a quarantine hub as the AFL considers ways to restart the season.
"We've taken some measures now to increase the security at our property but that is a concern," Wood said.
Police said the silver World War I service identification tag is engraved with 'Sayers SA 1830' on the front and 'Nugget' on the back.
