By Laura Withers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 04:59 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 04:59 BST, 20 April 2019
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AFL star Kieren Jack has come clean about his bitter rift with his parents and touched on why they didn't attend his milestone 200th game.
The Sydney Swans player's bitter feud with his parents was first exposed when his mother Donna took to Twitter claiming she was banned from attending his 200th match in July 2016.
'So sad ... you 200 AFL & you don't want us there, your parents. No appreciation for all the [years] helping you get there,' Donna wrote in a post that was later deleted.
The 31-year-old star has now revealed how he prepared for his 200th game amid speculation and growing media attention about his strained relationship with his parents.
Kieren Jack (pictured alongside his wife Charlotte Goodlet) has discussed his bitter rift with his parents
'It was a sh*t week, to state the obvious… you know, the reality is, and I'm not going to get caught up in too much private stuff here, but it was a week that sort of tested me, tested Charlotte [Jack's wife] tested Brandon [Jack's younger brother],' Jack told Sydney Swans podcast.
'But I think it also highlighted how good football clubs can be… everything blew up … but you guys and "Horse" [Sydney Swans coach John Longmire] and the club
