Russell, on reading this, I rest my case!
Denise
On 28/3/07 10:11 AM, "Colin Driscoll" <> wrote:
> Talking about AFL, my daughter just sent me this in case some haven't seen
> it...
>
>
> The game of Oz Footie is unique in a number of ways.
>
> The players add depth to its appeal with insights and observations
> much in the vein of the following:
>
>
>
>
> "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, Barass, 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)
>
> "He scored that goal after only 22 seconds - totally against the run of
> play." (Dermott Brereton)
>
> "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)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Chris Hankel
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2007 10:32 AM
> To: Russell Woodford
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] (Off-Topic)AFL Tipping
>
> And it was a very warm inner glow too, Russell.
> Just hope the Crows can go a couple of steps further this year!
> Cheers
> Chris
> (aka Chrissie Crow)
>
> Chris Hankel
> Adminstrative Assistant
> Academic and Student Administration
> Faculty of Social Sciences
> Flinders University
> Phone 08 8201 2771
> Fax 08 8201 5034
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>
>
>
>
>
> Russell Woodford wrote:
>> Hi folks
>>
>> It's that time of year again - when the world is divided clearly into
>> those-who-tip and those-who-hate-football.
>>
>> If you'd like to be in the Birding-Aus AFL tipping competition, just
>> click this link:
>>
>>
>> http://footytips.com.au/jc.cfm?c=5655&P=aves
>>
>> Last year the winner was Chrissie Crow (this may be a pseudonym, we'll
>> never know!) with 118, then way back to the rest of the field, led by
>>
>> 2nd Steve Clark 115
>> =3rd Patrick Wyllie 114
>> =3rd David Cameron 114
>> =3rd Greg Oakley 114
>>
>>
>> We don't have an entry fee, so there is no prize money, just the warm
>> inner glow of being the best AFL tipster in the birding world - and
>> possibly the best birder in the AFL tipping world. That might not be
>> all that impressive - most people delete these football messages
>> anyway - but you have to be in it to win it!
>>
>> Hope to see a few more birding-aus tipsters this year, and Go the
>> Might Blues!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Russell Woodford
>> Birding-Aus List Owner
>>
>> Geelong Victoria Australia
>> http://www.birding-aus.org
>>
>>
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