Belconnen mourns loss of premiership player Danny George Danny George, seen here tackling Eastlake's John Shiels, died suddenly after an allergic reaction. Belconnen Magpies two-time premiership player Danny George was a "loveable larrikin" who never shirked an issue on the field and was one of the club's best-ever players, a former teammate says. He only spent three seasons in Canberra, but the 33-year-old made such an impact on his premiership-winning teammates almost all of them went to his funeral in Melbourne on Wednesday. George died from an allergic reaction, tragically leaving behind his partner Kate and one-year-old daughter Lucy. Having been on Collingwood's supplementary list in the late 1990s, George joined Belconnen for the 2001 season and played in a losing grand final in his maiden year. His hard running through the midfield and his ability to kick a goal then helped the Magpies win back-to-back flags, with George also winning the club best-and-fairest in 2003. He didn't play in the threepeat in 2004, having already returned to his native Melbourne. Brendan Read, a teammate during the premierships, said it was a huge shock. Very young, he'd be 33 this year. He had an allergic reaction to something that he took and his throat closed up and [he] choked," he said. A huge shock, I got a text message last weekend and to ring around the guys and to hear their voices you could tell it really affected them. Tragic, unexpected, he left behind a one-year-old daughter and partner as well, very tragic. Read said almost all of the premiership team travelled down from Canberra, Sydney and country Victoria for Wednesday's funeral. He described George as a tackling machine. "A really loveable larrikin-type person, very endearing to all our faithful," Read said. Social club president at the time John Kimball just absolutely loved him, thought Danny George was one of the best players he'd ever seen play for Belconnen. He was just one really courageous player - always put his head over the ball, never shirked an issue, a fantastic player to play next to. You really stood tall when Danny was around, he's going to be very, very sadly missed.