Eddie Betts opens up about how football has had a positive impact on his life.

He tells the story about how his Mum shifted him across to Melbourne where he started playing footy at the age of 10, and how Carlton gave him an AFL opportunity through the pre-season draft.

Eddie speaks about the importance of education and how it helped him during his first 3 years at Carlton, and being able to relay the positive impact it had back to everyone in his home town.

He also gives you an insight into his 'crew' at Carlton, along with the most important people in his life, his fiancé Anna and their young son Lewis.

Vision courtesy of Channel Seven