DNA: In Playing For Keeps you play Connor Marrello, captain of the fictional AFL team, the Southern Jets. What did you draw on to create the character?
Jackson Gallagher: Initially I was a unsure about the character because the football world is foreign to me. I didn’t grow up playing football and it’s far removed from my experiences. So I spent time watching football captains, meeting players, looking at interviews and lots of football itself. I even joined a football club to try and get a feel for the culture. The more I worked on the character, I realized.