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| Michael Robertson |
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Nickname: |
Farmer |
| ... and why: |
from school days |
| Family: |
Dorian |
| Favourite number & Position: |
2, First Ruck |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
53 |
| Recruited From: |
Perth; played for University FC (WA), Jakarta Bintangs, Malaysian Warriors |
| AFL club supported: |
St Kilda |
| Career Highlight: |
37 posessions from centre – Tokyo 1999
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bulldogs, LKF |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Pumping Singapore in 2004 Asian Champs
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Don’t eat the dates off a calendar
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| Craig Francis |
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Nickname: |
Bogan (Boges), Prez |
| ... and why: |
The ex-President and Claremont yuppie Farmer was jealous of my blue collar street cred' |
| Family: |
Lisa, Tom, Luke |
| Favourite number & Position: |
Wing, no 49 (after Maurice Rioli) |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
65 |
| Recruited From: |
Kwinana (Home of the Knights) in WA; other clubs - Wembley, Curtin Wesley amateurs |
| AFL club supported: |
Fremantle Dockers (and South Freo in the WAFL) |
| Career Highlight: |
Selection in 2003 all-Asian side, Clubman award in 06. Winning 03 and 04 Champs, ascending to the presidency
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Smugglers (in Stanley) |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Prime Minister John Howard saying he heard my nose break on forward pocket from his seat in the top of the grandstand (Bali 9s, 2003)
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
It is not enough just to play. You have to contribute
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| Matthew Feeney |
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Nickname: |
Mojo, Feens |
| ... and why: |
The first one is obvious but the latter I have no idea? |
| Family: |
One daughter. |
| Favourite number & Position: |
17; in the guts |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
41 |
| Recruited From: |
Adelaide; Recruited off the street |
| AFL club supported: |
Adelaide Crows |
| Career Highlight: |
Best and fairest Under 10s in 1983
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Soda of course |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Kicking winning goal in ' 03 Asian Champs against Jakarta
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Do not ask me for any - I have no idea about anything
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| Dave Kerr |
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Nickname: |
Lips |
| ... and why: |
Come on tour and listen |
| Family: |
son Fraser |
| Favourite number & Position: |
6 and 69 |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
25 |
| Recruited From: |
Perth; played for Kalamunda JFC, Hawkesbury Saints |
| AFL club supported: |
West Coast |
| Career Highlight: |
Still being to play after two calf tears in two years
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
1911 |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
The intensity of the rain in the game against Vietnam in 2007
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Play hard and party harder!
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| Paul Mallia |
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Nickname: |
Mals, Longhair / Shorthair, TAFKAL, The Falcon |
| ... and why: |
Unimaginative friends, previous dodgy hairstyle and my heritage |
| Family: |
Mum, Dad, four sisters and loads of nieces and nephews |
| Favourite number & Position: |
35 - Anywhere forward |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
42 |
| Recruited From: |
Ballarat juniors |
| AFL club supported: |
The Pies |
| Career Highlight: |
Playing at Morrabbin in the little league
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Baby Buddha |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Tony Teres (AKA 'The' Jackal) kicking his first goal for the Dragons during his last game.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Get amongst it
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| Graeme Rigg |
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Nickname: |
Knackers, Husband of the Fittest Lady in Asia |
| ... and why: |
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| Family: |
Wife Nerida (who is far fitter than me) and baby daughter Sienna |
| Favourite number & Position: |
11, Centre |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
49 |
| Recruited From: |
Eildon Victoria (near Bonnie Doon – ah, the serenity!); previously played for TEDFC, Cheltenham Assumption FC, Nightcliffe NTFL |
| AFL club supported: |
Collingwood |
| Career Highlight: |
Winning the premiership with the TEDFC against Boonie Doon and with Cheltenham Assumption in the Southern Football League.
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Don't know, never go out |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Asian Champs 2003, 2004
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Dragon on tour who walk through aircraft door sideways always going to Bangkok
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| Gary Wines |
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Nickname: |
Winesy |
| ... and why: |
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| Family: |
Wife Riza, sons Brett and Nate, daughter Kate |
| Favourite number & Position: |
42, wing, when there are any, otherwise, back pocket |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
17 |
| Recruited From: |
Near Warrnambool, Victoria; previously played for University Blacks (Melbourne University) |
| AFL club supported: |
Sydney Swans |
| Career Highlight: |
Captain and Best and Fairest with University Blacks ... too long ago
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Officially or off the record? |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Winning Asian Championships 2003 (in Hong Kong)
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Enjoy your footy and the mates you make there, and be good to your body
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| Colin Mitchell |
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Nickname: |
Mitch |
| ... and why: |
Mitch. Why? Because I played with some very unimaginative people |
| Family: |
Papa Mitch, Mamma Mitch and Big Brother Mitch |
| Favourite number & Position: |
1. On-ball or forward flank |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
17 |
| Recruited From: |
Melbourne; previous clubs - East Burwood (EFL) 1993 – 2001, Blackburn (EFL) 2002 - 2003 |
| AFL club supported: |
Bombers |
| Career Highlight: |
Witnessing the Dragons demolish all comers in the Asian Champs 2007.
Completing my first injury free Asian Champs in 2009.
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Mes Amis, but you know we’ll all end up at Nept-tunes… |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Having Boges prove that more than 7kgs can be stored in the overhead compartment of an airplane.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
When in doubt, assume the crash position
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| Rob Caldwell |
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Nickname: |
Big Man |
| ... and why: |
Do not ask |
| Family: |
Plenty - started early |
| Favourite number & Position: |
No 5. Full Forward, actually anywhere forward, and changing off the bench to stay fresh, but secretly wants to move up into a running position when fitness allows - a prodigious ball getter, but these days mostly receives |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
31 |
| Recruited From: |
Melbourne - home of football; previously played for Sandringham VFA , University Blues VAFA |
| AFL club supported: |
Collingwood (member for 20+ years) |
| Career Highlight: |
Left foot goal against The Gunn in Bali 9’s (2002) after showing the Sherrin.
Slotting a big one from the boundary after the siren against Malaysia - Bali 9’s (2004)
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Strawberries |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Nailing Farmer from 30 yards in Shanghai 2005 to set up his first goal in China
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Keep fit and avoid bed bugs
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| Lee Pilgrim |
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Nickname: |
Lenny |
| ... and why: |
A school mate pulling the piss |
| Family: |
partner Maggie |
| Favourite number & Position: |
10; anywhere in the backline |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
10 |
| Recruited From: |
Tasmania; played for Old Launcestonians Football Club |
| AFL club supported: |
Melbourne Demons |
| Career Highlight: |
Winning Eastern Conference Games with
Cumberland (Syd Uni)
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Any in Lan Kwai Fong |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Tour to Pattaya 08 and the Sunday arvo session in Bangkok that weekend
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
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| Simon Dodd |
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Nickname: |
Dodd-sey |
| ... and why: |
Extremely clever double entendre meaning either Doddsey or man who should have given up football years ago |
| Family: |
Wife Christina, daughter Alysha, son Alex |
| Favourite number & Position: |
Anywhere from centre to forward |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
20 |
| Recruited From: |
Recruited running laps around Happy Valley racecourse. Long before that Warrandyte FC (EDFL) and then LaTrobe University FC |
| AFL club supported: |
Carlton |
| Career Highlight: |
Kicking 10 against the Basin in EDFL decades ago only to get king hit walking out of changing room after the game (rough area the Basin!)
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Wherever my mates are….. |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Tearing hamstring trying to catch Stuchy in the sprints…..
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Life’s this game of inches, so is football….because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small…..I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it…..one half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! …….Al Pacino…..Any Given 'Saturday'
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| Dominic Dunn |
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Nickname: |
Bowski.... The Big Dombowski.... you work it out |
| ... and why: |
You work it out |
| Family: |
Big Bern (father), Big Eils (mother), Cazbowski (sister), Wilba (brother), Mazbowski (little sister) |
| Favourite number & Position: |
80 & playing loose across half back, picking up cheap kick and cutting the opposition to pieces |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
17 |
| Recruited From: |
St Kevin's Old Boys in Melbourne |
| AFL club supported: |
Carlton |
| Career Highlight: |
2005 St Kevin's Club 18 Premiership, winning the touring Dragons BOF back to back in 08/09
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Swindlers, Wan Chai. 40 spirits for HK400 - you can't can't go wrong! |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Touring with Wino, Jackal's goal celebration against Vietnam, my goal against China in Manila 09, I could go on & I will..... Baron's ukulele performance on the Manila bus 09, DV's performance on the same tour and Besty's hands.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Don't room with me!
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| Ian McDonald |
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Nickname: |
Salty |
| ... and why: |
Best left unsaid |
| Family: |
No rush - still practicing |
| Favourite number & Position: |
.05 & anywhere on the ground |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
26 |
| Recruited From: |
Doncaster - Eastern Districts FC during their brief spell in 1st Division |
| AFL club supported: |
North Melbourne - someone has to |
| Career Highlight: |
Winning Asian Champs, KL, 2004
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Stormies |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Can't say - it was on tour - it was weird though
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
If you haven't gone over the edge, you've yet to define your limits......go hard fellas !
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| Ian Allen |
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Nickname: |
1) Budgie: 2) Ian-Allan |
| ... and why: |
1) for my choice of swim pant. And sarcastically for the fact that I can not whistle in tune or fly for that matter 2) last and first name generally used together for some reason |
| Family: |
Wife and with five young nephews. We are considering adding to it and potentially building a team of our own |
| Favourite number & Position: |
39, 48 – loose man in the back line sneaking forward and kicking some. Who wouldn’t? |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
13 |
| Recruited From: |
Miranda JAFC, Belconnen U19 & UT Sydney |
| AFL club supported: |
Bombers. Back up team: Sydney Swans |
| Career Highlight: |
Playing curtain-raiser before the Swans v Fitzroy the last time they played each other (In Canberra and basically oversized little league). But now looking for bigger highlights on the world stage that is HK-dragons and Asian footy.
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bottoms Up bar |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Medicine ball and abs work on a Wednesday night session. I will never forget that
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Keep your eye on the ball and read Doddsey’s advice
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| Matty Wu |
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Nickname: |
The Wooster, Wooboy |
| ... and why: |
The letter W |
| Family: |
none |
| Favourite number & Position: |
Centre |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
34 |
| Recruited From: |
Melbourne; Played for Old Ivanhoe Grammarian |
| AFL club supported: |
Hawthorn |
| Career Highlight: |
Being named 3rd best player at the 2002 Asian Champs in Singapore
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Lux |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
The Shanghai tour of 03, Benny's public nudity
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Drink and perform
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| Dwight Stuchbery |
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Nickname: |
Stuch, Stooch, All Night Dwight, Don’t Call me Dwight. |
| ... and why: |
You’ll need to join me at karaoke to find out. |
| Family: |
Girlfriend Dee |
| Favourite number & Position: |
4 and on the ball |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
37 |
| Recruited From: |
Brighton Bombers |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
Winning the 07 Asian Champs in Bangkok in extra time – it doesn’t get much better!!
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bulldogs by default. Vodka bar on Aus and Anzac day. |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Far too many to single out just one. If I was to look at the most recent though it would involve a bus, a Ukulele, 2 maracas and a couple of very funny Dragons.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Get involved as much as you can. Play every tour you can get on, join the committee, train every week and get down to Friday night footy as much as possible, you will never look back. That and don’t stand next to Josh when he is skulling skob bombs (or anything for that matter) unless you’re wearing rubber boots!
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| Jarrad Crighton |
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Nickname: |
Crights |
| ... and why: |
Pretty farking obvious |
| Family: |
In HK, the missus (Alicia) |
| Favourite number & Position: |
6 & anywhere on the ground |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
18 |
| Recruited From: |
New York Magpies, W.A. Amateurs |
| AFL club supported: |
West Coast Eagles |
| Career Highlight: |
Asia Champs first time of asking. Representing Aust. vs the Yanks in L.A. as the curtain raiser to the Sydney & Kangaroos exhibition game in the U.S.
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Hardys (with Byrnseye on the mic) |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Bus ride back from the ground after '07 Asia Champs
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Never miss a tour!
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| Justin Faulkner |
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Nickname: |
Faulks or Loose |
| ... and why: |
[Justin] The first is obvious and the second also obvious to anyone that has toured with me |
| Family: |
Lisa Martin |
| Favourite number & Position: |
13, Half Forward Flank |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
75 |
| Recruited From: |
Obscurity |
| AFL club supported: |
Western Bulldogs |
| Career Highlight: |
Kicking a goal while winning the 2004 Asian Championships
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
1911 |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Too many to mention
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Beware the tour fever - it gets all but the strongest few.
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| Darren Whitfield |
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Nickname: |
Daz |
| ... and why: |
Because abbreviations are just too easy |
| Family: |
Wife Rachel |
| Favourite number & Position: |
69 - I'll leave that for you to work out |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
17 |
| Recruited From: |
Adelaide country football |
| AFL club supported: |
Adelaide Crows |
| Career Highlight: |
Asian Champs victory 2007 - Champions of the world!
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Stormies, Lan Kwai Fong |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Asian Champs and all that followed
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Get into it. And bring your drinking shoes
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| Mick Finnegan |
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Nickname: |
Mick |
| ... and why: |
I have not told anyone the other ones |
| Family: |
Sonia and Sinead, Chloe and Connor |
| Favourite number & Position: |
4, on the ball or forward pocket |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
21 |
| Recruited From: |
Perth, Kalgoorlie; played for Kambalda and Whitfords |
| AFL club supported: |
West Coast Eagles |
| Career Highlight: |
Premierships played in and the 2007 Asian Champs win
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Can never remember its name |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Morning after the 2007 Asian Champs in Bangkok
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Do not stand next to Tommy or Josh when they are trying to scull SKOB bombs, or anything else for that matter.
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| Jarrod Tidd |
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Nickname: |
JT |
| ... and why: |
I like to keep things simple |
| Family: |
girlfriend Danielle |
| Favourite number & Position: |
Not picky, grateful for any chance to run on the turf |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
7 |
| Recruited From: |
Melbourne |
| AFL club supported: |
Saint Kilda |
| Career Highlight: |
The 07 epic journey to claim the Asian Champs cup.
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
7-11 (cheap beer) |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
07 Champs in Bangkok
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Get amongst it
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| Stefan Aebi |
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Nickname: |
Turkish |
| ... and why: |
What else would you call a Swiss national. My own fault, really. I asked for it. |
| Family: |
Parents and sister back home |
| Favourite number & Position: |
14, full forward |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
8 |
| Recruited From: |
Greenvale Jets (Victoria) |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
TBA
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Stormies |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
My 2007 birthday - the Asian Champs in Bangkok
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Do not miss the next footy trip!!
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| Matt Baron |
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Nickname: |
Matty |
| ... and why: |
Boring mates |
| Family: |
Wife, daughter and a son |
| Favourite number & Position: |
On ball or anywhere I don't have to man up |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
28 |
| Recruited From: |
Thailand Tigers |
| AFL club supported: |
Adelaide Crows |
| Career Highlight: |
2007 Asian Championship winners with Hong Kong
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bulldogs, of course |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Two that stand out. First is the win in extra time in the grand final against Bali in 2007 Asian Champs and the other involves an ex-president, toilet paper, a crowded bar and a naked flame at the same event some time later.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Leave it on tour
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| Mark Corrie |
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Nickname: |
Cozzy |
| ... and why: |
Because Winesy doesn’t like writing three letter words on the whiteboard so extended ‘Coz’ to ‘Cozzy’ |
| Family: |
None |
| Favourite number & Position: |
13, centre |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
14 |
| Recruited From: |
Notre Dame, Shepparton Swans and Northcote Park |
| AFL club supported: |
Hawthorn |
| Career Highlight: |
Premierships with Notre Dame and the Cougars
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Cochranes |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Call-up to the Grand Final Team for the Manila Cup 2008
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Let's be ready for the Asia Champs
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| Will Burgess |
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Nickname: |
Boybum, Bumboy |
| ... and why: |
Horrific mismanagement of my nickname on tour bus in Pattaya |
| Family: |
Girlfriend J |
| Favourite number & Position: |
29, off the bench to midfield fwd line |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
17 |
| Recruited From: |
Geelong (not the Cats) |
| AFL club supported: |
Geelong (yes, the Cats) |
| Career Highlight: |
First goal, Manila Cup 2008
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Dusk til dawn |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Faulks' non-goal of the year (Manila Cup 08)
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
No complaints just do it - on and off the ground.
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| Matthew Gallagher |
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Nickname: |
Gags |
| ... and why: |
Surname |
| Family: |
Wife Kellie |
| Favourite number & Position: |
10 & in the guts |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
15 |
| Recruited From: |
Victoria, Clayton FC |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
2001 & 2006 premierships with the Clays and first international for the Dragons
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bulldogs |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
First tour to Singapore
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Organise the Monday off after every tour
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| Warwick Kendall |
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Nickname: |
Wazza |
| ... and why: |
Obvious ... but sounds like Wasssup |
| Family: |
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| Favourite number & Position: |
15, uninjured and playing |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
10 |
| Recruited From: |
Walbundrie, NSW |
| AFL club supported: |
Sydney Swans (South Melbourne) |
| Career Highlight: |
Premierships and representative football
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
One that is open and with happy hour |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
None so far as a poor run of hamstring injuries have prevented any being made
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Harden the f--- hamstrings up
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| Daniel Renton |
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Nickname: |
Rents, Rentboy |
| ... and why: |
Trainspotting |
| Family: |
Kerri |
| Favourite number & Position: |
43, back pocket |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
6 |
| Recruited From: |
Cambodian Koupreys |
| AFL club supported: |
Fremantle Dockers |
| Career Highlight: |
Rushing the behind that saved the game for Swanny Tigers many years ago
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Baby Buddha Bar |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
The Baron musical commentary, airport bus, Manila ‘09 (with Dave Varley on maracas)
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Beware the power of the Darkside
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| Paul Abfalter |
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Nickname: |
Abs, the Abmaster 5000 |
| ... and why: |
Surname ...and once upon a time my tum tum |
| Family: |
One of 5 |
| Favourite number & Position: |
10, forward pocket/roving |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
13 |
| Recruited From: |
Goodwood Saints Adelaide, DBAFC Sydney |
| AFL club supported: |
Crows, Double Blues in SANFL |
| Career Highlight: |
First junior premiership
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
The Garden |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Sunday at the Roo Bar, Asian Champs, Singapore 08
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Be nice to your mother
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| Jonathan Worthley |
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Nickname: |
Jonno, Lars |
| ... and why: |
Apparently I look like a Lars |
| Family: |
Girlfriend Jess |
| Favourite number & Position: |
11, CHB |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
27 |
| Recruited From: |
St Peter's Old Colls, Adelaide Uni Blacks |
| AFL club supported: |
Port Adelaide, except on GF day 07 - that was nor a good day (see profile photo) |
| Career Highlight: |
Roobar - Sunday following the 08 Champs in Singapore
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Has to be Bulldogs |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Skipper Matty B's 111 speech in Manila - was inspirational
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Listen to Wino, and beware of the Bowski
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| Ryan Lawson |
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Nickname: |
Lawso |
| ... and why: |
N’s are rubbish |
| Family: |
Girlfriend Mel |
| Favourite number & Position: |
46, Forward pocket |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
7 |
| Recruited From: |
Unley Jets |
| AFL club supported: |
Adelaide |
| Career Highlight: |
My first Dragons goal in Manila 09
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Staunton’s |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Fiery post Manila Cup celebrations
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Bring a ukulele on tour
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| Dylan Bryant |
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Nickname: |
Mootsy |
| ... and why: |
Road trip through Montreal and Toronto |
| Family: |
Soon |
| Favourite number & Position: |
31, fullback |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
10 |
| Recruited From: |
New York Magpies |
| AFL club supported: |
Hawthorn |
| Career Highlight: |
Manila Cup 09
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Als Diner |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Beating Josh in the ruck
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Go hard!
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| Chris Sandiford |
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Nickname: |
The Colonel |
| ... and why: |
Due to my likeness to Colonel Gaddafi |
| Family: |
Girlfriend Tess |
| Favourite number & Position: |
17, Ruck & Lurking Forward |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
5 |
| Recruited From: |
University Blacks |
| AFL club supported: |
Fitzroy |
| Career Highlight: |
Back-back Premierships with the Blacks
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Nep-tunes |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Mals' Banana moment
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Running Bowen Road is good, slurping jelly shots is bad
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| Luke Cassar |
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Nickname: |
Baby Dragon II |
| ... and why: |
I'm now the youngest in the squad - by 5 years. |
| Family: |
Parents and siblings |
| Favourite number & Position: |
7, enjoy playing everywhere |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
10 |
| Recruited From: |
UQ Bulldogs, Burleigh Bombers |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
Premiership win with UQ Bulldogs Under 18s 2006
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Club 7 (7 Eleven for all those none students) |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Having a midget on my own team run straight through me in the middle of play (Thanks Barbs)
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Dragons underwear is just that and should not be used as a substitute for footy shorts... as I realised all too late
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| Chris Harris |
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Nickname: |
Harro |
| ... and why: |
Doesn't everyone's nickname end in 'O' |
| Family: |
Wife Lisa, children Maddi and Will |
| Favourite number & Position: |
1 and in the goal square |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
4 |
| Recruited From: |
Norwood |
| AFL club supported: |
Adelaide |
| Career Highlight: |
U10 B&F
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Any bar with cold beer |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Kicking a goal with my first kick for the Dragons
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Good footballer plays where the ball is. A great footballer plays where the ball is going to be.
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| Ryan Coleman |
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Nickname: |
Esky |
| ... and why: |
Last name is Coleman and never had a real nickname as nicknames don't seem to stick to something so polished |
| Family: |
Mum, Trent, Warwick & Dad |
| Favourite number & Position: |
53 - In the middle, on the wing, up forward |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
5 |
| Recruited From: |
Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |
| AFL club supported: |
Collingwood |
| Career Highlight: |
Just being able to play this great game
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Bulldogs |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Lawso on KL tour 2009 "I can't wait to go out" seen three hours later asleep against a wall in a night club.
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Shield your eyes, listen to Woodsy and don't ask just follow
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| Justin Barbaro |
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Nickname: |
Barbs |
| ... and why: |
Barbs, boring abbreviation |
| Family: |
Mum, Dad, 3 brothers and a million cousins |
| Favourite number & Position: |
11 and forward pocket changing on the ball |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
12 |
| Recruited From: |
Goodwood Saints |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
14 years and no flags...not many highlights
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Stormies |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Stuchy's inspirational after-hours speech, Champs 09
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
No guts, no glory!
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| David Varley |
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Nickname: |
Varls, DV, Bruce |
| ... and why: |
First two are self-explanatory, while Bruce is a reference to the great Bruce Macavaney |
| Family: |
Single. Parents and sister in Melbourne, brother in Bangladesh |
| Favourite number & Position: |
Number 9, as Derek Kickett was my favourite player. Originally half-fwd - but now don the whites and say |
| No. of Dragons Games: |
Played zero - umpired eight |
| Recruited From: |
Old Melbournians and Old Geelong |
| AFL club supported: |
Essendon |
| Career Highlight: |
Playing on MCG in 1996
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| Favourite Hong Kong Bar: |
Solas |
Most memorable Dragons
moment: |
Bus ride to airport in Manila, playing back-up musical instruments to Baron. "Very good for mine".
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| Advice for other Dragons: |
Tour at every opportunity - best way to meet a super bunch of blokes. A pair of maracas also helps - and being able to say the word "special"
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