They get paid for this

[happy daze john in oz]

00,000 a year.
You do not have to understand Aussie Rules footy to understand how these guys get up to 4
Quotes by AFL footballers:




'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'

(Shane Wakelin).



'Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like

Norman Einstein.'

(Mick Malthouse - Collingwood).



'I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.'

(Peter Bell - Fremantle - on his University Law studies).



'You guys line up alphabetically by height.' and

'You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle'

(Barry Hall Sydney Captain at training)..



Brock Maclean ( Melbourne )

on whether he had visited the Pyramids during his visit to Egypt:

'I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.'



'He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of

what time it is.'

(Kevin Sheedy on James Hird).



Jonathan Brown,

on night Grand Finals vs Day Games

'It's basically the same, just darker.'



Ron Barassi talking about Gary Cowton

'I told him, 'Son, what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy ? '

He said, 'Barassi, I don't know and I don't care.'



Barry Hall ( Sydney ) when asked about the upcoming season:

'I want to kick 70 or 80 goals this season, whichever comes first.'



'Luke Hodge - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago'

(Dermott Brereton).



' Chad had done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator.'

(Mark Williams).



'We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but then

they scored.'

(Ben Cousins, West Coast Eagles).



'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'

(Luke Darcy).



'That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which

was identical.'

(Dermott Brereton).



'Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football - but none of

them serious.'

(Adrian Anderson).



'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same

thing again.

(Andrew Demetriou).



'I would not say he (Chris Judd) is the best centreman in the AFL but

there are none better.' (Dermott Brereton).



'I never comment on umpires and I'm not going to break the habit of a

lifetime for that prat.' (Terry Wallace).



Garry Lyon : 'Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?'

David Swartz: 'On what?'



'Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.'

(Dermott Brereton).



'Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air

For even longer.'

(Dermott Brereton).

[John Gill]

Memorably, John Motson- for those watching in black and white Spurs are in the yellow strip.

[Keith at Tregenna]

“In a sense it’s a one-man show… except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.”

“The goals made such a difference to the way this game went.”

“The unexpected is always likely to happen.”

K.

[j.sabourn]

#1... you’ve missed out a zero John , should read 000, 000. Title of post 00,000 only reads up to 100, 000 dollars. Doubt they would turn out for that. JS.

[happy daze john in oz]

#1... you’ve missed out a zero John , should read 000, 000. Title of post 00,000 only reads up to 100, 000 dollars. Doubt they would turn out for that. JS.

Should have been an 8 john, though from latest bit of info there are about a dozen on more than $1 million per season.