Playing 300 AFL games is a remarkable feat, but it’s safe to say Eddie Betts has relied on one special person to help him get there.

Anna Scullie, Betts’ wife and partner of 11 years, is the rock in Eddie’s life that holds down the fort while the star forward is booting goals in the pocket at Adelaide Oval.

The couple have four children - Lewis, Billy and twin girls Alice and Maggie - and have faced very public issues of racism together.

“How our relationship works, we feed on each other for support,” Scullie told ABC’s The Outer Sanctum podcast.

“I do find in my experience that it (racism) can be quite isolating (for players), people think you have a lot of support but sometimes you don’t.

Eddie seeing allies stand up, like Patrick Dangerfield and Alex Rance, is something that’s really important to him.

“I’m always happy to discuss with non-Aboriginal people why throwing a banana is harmful and disrespectful, my job is to be an ally with Eddie.”

Moving to Adelaide to play the Crows was a big move for Betts, but perhaps and even bigger move for Scullie.

“The club is all the network you have when you arrive interstate,” Scullie said.

“I relied heavily on the club.

“We are slightly more impacted interstate with Eddie away every second weekend, but I do try and put it in perspective with other careers.

“I don’t think we miss out on much as a family.”

Scullie also spilled the beans on one of Betts’ most iconic fashion statements - the baggy shorts.

“The secret behind the big shorts, he had put on a bit of weight,” Scullie said laughing.

“He was trying to hide behind the shorts and would say, ‘as long as I wear my shorts big no-one will know’.

“The dietician would always say ‘as long as he can kick the footy’.

“He would always say the reason was because he considered himself a gangster.”