Nathan Buckley puts his arm around Andrew Krakouer. Picture: Wayne Ludbey
Andrew Krakouer has revealed the depth of feeling behind his infamous "jailhouse salute" on his return to the AFL.
The Magpie livewire split the public with his handcuff gesture (right) after a goal against Carlton in April 2011. He was widely criticised for insulting victims of crime after he had served 16 months in jail for assault.
Krakouer, on the cusp of a return for the Pies against Carlton on Friday, says it was intended purely to give "hope and faith" to his former fellow inmates.
"A lot of people criticised me about that, saying I'm glorifying criminality or glorifying going to jail," Krakouer says on Fox Footy's The Club, which will air tonight.
"Jail's a terrible thing ... I wish my father, my brothers, my cousin, my family wouldn't go to jail because it's a terrible thing to be in.
"It certainly wasn't the case of me glorifying it - I was disgusted I went to jail.
"But on the other hand I've got people, family and cousins, in jail.
"All the boys inside that I spent time with were just so happy I gave them hope, I gave them faith.
"Maybe one day (they'll say), 'Look where Andy is now, he's out on the 'G running around kicking a goal - and he's giving a sign to the boys, the brothers, that maybe one day, if you keep the faith, you do the right things, you never know what could happen'."
Krakouer also reveals his family's anguish at watching his father, North Melbourne champion Jim, spend time in jail.
But he said he didn't realise the pain he'd caused his victims - or his family - until his own sentence was handed down in 2008.
"The biggest thing that hurt me was that I looked over to my family and they were teary-eyed and I really didn't care for myself, but the effect my actions had on not only the victim's family, but my family as well ... they were upset and so distraught," he says.
"Seeing them in that kind of state made me think of the consequences my actions had. I just didn't realise those actions in that small amount of time could have an effect like this on so many people.
"It probably didn't really hit me until I went in there (prison) that night.
"My brother was in there with me ... we hadn't been in jail before. It was the unknown - to think what might happen in the morning, who are we going to run into?
"It was a scary night ... not the best environment to be in.
"Just sitting back, laying back and looking at the ceiling and thinking: 'Far out, this really happened, this is where we're at, we're locked up'."
Krakouer's interview will air on The Club on Fox Footy today at 8.30pm.
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