FOOTBALL IN GENERAL
What club did you support growing up?
St Kilda, but I lost that allegiance long ago – I'm a Bulldog man through and through now.
Using one word, how would you describe the life of an AFL footballer?
Exciting.
What is your favourite team to play against and why?
Collingwood, because the crowd's always big and it's always enjoyable to play in front of a big crowd.
Is the game becoming too fast?
The game's always been too fast for me – is that a strange question for me because I'm too slow? No, it's been a bit too fast for me for about seven years.
What is your favourite football memory?
Playing in the elimination final against Collingwood in 2006.
What would you call the new Gold Coast and West Sydney team if you had naming power?
The Gold Coast Waves and the West Sydney ... next question.
If you could be any other player, who would you be?
Brad Johnson, because he never has to man up.
THE TEAM
Who's the most annoying player to room with when you go interstate, and why?
Will Minson, because he tries to give me his philosophy on life. All the time.
What's the funniest prank any of your teammates have played on you?
I'm not a prankster at all – I'm the serious one at the club.
Who considers himself the most fashionable at the club?
Gia considers himself to be the most fashionable.
Who would be the most un-fashionable?
Ryan Griffen.
Who's got the best singing voice?
Robert Murphy.
What's an amusing fact about one of your teammates that not many people know?
Brad Johnson has been going to Advanced Hair for the last seven years.
If you had to pick one of your teammates to take on a date, who would it be?
That would be Daniel Cross. That's because everyone thinks we're like boyfriends anyway, so we may as well make it official.
What's the funniest Rocket moment you can think of?
The funniest Rocket moment would probably be when we were getting pumped by Port Adelaide three or four years ago. He came and gave us a spray, and he's had something in his mouth and he's spat it out at us. He was pretty angry, but it was pretty funny because a couple of boys in the front row got a spray, in literal terms.
AT HOME
Who do you live with?
Kate, my wife.
Who does the cooking?
Joint task – whoever gets home first.
How are you in the kitchen?
I'm above average.
If you were having Rodney Eade around for dinner, what would you cook?
Lasagne – don't want to go too far.
Who does the housework at your place?
Kate.
What's your most used appliance and why?
Rice cooker – because it's the easiest thing in the world. Love it.
Do you have any pets?
Mia – my Golden Retriever.
What is your most annoying hab...?
...finishing other people's sentences.
RANDOM QUESTIONS
Are you generally a cat or dog person?
Dog. Definitely dogs.
If you were stuck on a desert island, what three things would you want with you?
Ipod, acoustic guitar and I'd better say my wife.
What's your ideal holiday spot?
Hawaii.
What's your idea of a perfect day?
Last Saturday in September, with a win on the board.
What action hero would you most like to be, and why?
Superman, just because he's got everything and everyone loves him.
What sort of car do you drive?
Honda.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
Oh, it's probably one of Kate's that's on there at the moment. Maybe Lionel Ritchie – All Night Long, or a Pink song or something like that.
