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Aussie actor Matt Nable to honour late brother Aaron as Big Freeze slider
Former rugby league player turned Australian actor Matt Nable has been unveiled as a Big Freeze slider alongside cricket great Mark Taylor.
Nable will take the plunge at the King's Birthday AFL blockbuster next week just over a year after his brother Aaron died from MND.
Aaron was diagnosed in July 2022 and died in March 2024 aged just 46.
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Nable first spoke with the Daniher family in the weeks after Aaron's death, teaming up with FightMND in the lead-up to Big Freeze 11.
The looming occasion has already weighed heavily.
'These were good days,' he wrote, sharing an old photo of his brother in the boxing gym.
'Boxing unearthed a toughness in Aaron that kept him alive. His fight will never be forgotten.
'I've missed him this last week so very much.
'Next weekend is the Big Freeze, and I'm honoured and humbled to be a part of it with Bec Daniher, FightMND and her warrior dad Neale Daniher.'
Nable, who has also taken on NRL commentary and voiceover roles in recent years, featured in FightMND promotions with fellow actors Asher Keddie, Eric Bana and Channel 7's own Abbey Holmes last month.
He will be joined as a slider next Monday by Taylor, AFL great Peter Daicos and Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus.
This year's theme is 'iconic Australians' in a nod to Neale Daniher's Australian of the Year honour.
Unfiltered on Wednesday night.
