Dane Swan opened up about his past troubles with the law.

Speaking to broadcaster Steve Price and his fellow campmates, the 33-year-old former Collingwood player reflects on his 2003 arrest for brawling with security guards in Melbourne.

“Long story short, we got kicked out of a cab then got into a punch-on with five bouncers. One of my mates went a bit too far and they got reasonably hurt, so we got arrested for that,” he says.

“I had about eight charges, but we ended up getting charged with affray, that’s the one that stuck. It went for about eight years, cost me about $250,000. Total court fees, paying people — that’s about what it cost me in the end. I learned the hard way,” he continues.

It was Dane Swan's turn for Jungle Radio, and he didn't disappoint.Source:Channel 10

Swan and two others were arrested following the brawl in which a security guard was knocked unconscious, and after initially being charged with 13 offences, he was convicted of affray and ordered to serve out 100 hours of community service.

While the incident threatened to derail Swan’s then-beginning football career, on tonight’s episode, he says his early troubles played a vital part in spurring him on to later career success.

“There’s absolutely no doubt I wouldn’t have been a Brownlow medallist premiership player, played 200 games, all the awards that I’ve won, without those things happening to me early in my career, the run-in with the law,” he says.

Fellow campmate, model and presenter Kris Smith, asks Swan if he had any regrets about the incident.

Swan leaving a court appearance after the incident.Source:News Corp Australia

“If you had your time again, would you do anything different?”

“Nup,” says Swan.

“There’s no doubt the stuff that happened to me moulded me into the player I am and the person I am here today.”

I’m A Celebrity continues 7:30pm tonight on Ten.