{"id":21812,"date":"2015-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/brett-ratten-s-tribute-to-killed-son\/"},"modified":"2015-08-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T00:00:00","slug":"brett-ratten-s-tribute-to-killed-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/brett-ratten-s-tribute-to-killed-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Ratten\u2019s tribute to killed son"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Image | News Corp<\/h6>\n<h3>Carlton great and current Hawthorn assistant coach Brett Ratten has published a moving tribute after his son was killed in a car accident on Sunday.<\/h3>\n<p>The tribute appeared in Victoria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Herald Sun<\/a> newspaper on Monday:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe love you so much and we will miss you forever. You will be with us every minute of every day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou had so much potential and ability in the things you set your mind to. You have been taken way too soon and we will miss your smile, your laugh and all your cheekiness.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThese memories will last forever. I wish I could kiss you, hug you and hold you tight. I love you, my son. We love you so much always and forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cooper Ratten, 16, died on his way to hospital after a stolen car in which he was a back-seat passenger was destroyed in the horrific accident east of Melbourne at 3am on Sunday, reported the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown 40\u00acm from the vehicle at Yarra Glen.<\/p>\n<p>Brett Ratten&nbsp;played in&nbsp;Carlton&#8217;s 1995 premiership team and was former Blues coach before he joined Hawthorn as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/ken-hinkley-not-changing\">I&#8217;M NOT CHANGING, SAYS KEN HINKLEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-mark-jane\/daft-draft-david-penberthy-s-editorial\">AFL IS PLAYING TAXPAYERS OFF A BREAK &#8211; PENBO EDITORIAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image | News Corp Carlton great and current Hawthorn assistant coach Brett Ratten has published a moving tribute after his son was killed in a car accident on Sunday. The tribute appeared in Victoria\u2019s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday: \u201cWe love you so much and we will miss you forever. 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