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I saw Grant Birchall with his old man walking down the Main Street of Mansfield one day.
Both seemed happy.
Both seemed happy.
Most Boring VFL/AFL Player Encounters/Sightings.
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Hey that could have been any animated nightmarish doll in a wig
My brother saw Eddie Betts at the supermarket recently, he was complaining about it being cold in the frozen food section.
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I see Brent Reilly at the shops from time to time. His arse is too big to wear skinny jeans, his wife needs to have a word.
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Not AFL (I'll tie it in though) but many years ago when I worked for NAB on an IT helpdesk, I received a call about a resetting a password.
"Name?"
"Kieren Perkins"
I stayed in character but part of me was thinking "THE Kieren Perkins? No way..." But sure enough, I checked a few online articles about Perkins working at NAB... it was him.
Now, where it gets back to ex-AFL players, Olympic legends, international athletes and our surprise at them working 'ordinary' jobs, is what did I think Perkins should have been doing, now that his elite athletic career was a distant memory, he wouldn't have made enough to even dream about retiring and was probably like mid-30s at the time? It should be said that it looks like Perkins is still at NAB and in a senior role, he's no office drone. But what would be wrong with it if he was?
It was like the Open Mike with John Barnes where Barnes said he's a garbo now and it was like he'd said he was begging at Flagstaff Gardens. What should Barnes have been doing? What's wrong with being a garbo?
I've always thought that's a big reason why you hear the stories about so many ex-athletes going broke. They can't all be coaches or commentators, they don't all have trades, they haven't all done a teaching, accounting or physio degree. But it feels like it's hard for some ex-athletes to become desk jockeys, so they open restaurants or launch record labels, here it seems to be fashion labels. Things that seem to be more exciting than the standard stable, s**t kicker jobs that everyone else has, because you can't be Mark Philippoussis working as an HR rep. I never thought I'd see Allen Iverson talking about gambling on the trots and his love of multis on a gambling commercial, but he's Allen Iverson. He's got to make a quid and his options are limited.
"Name?"
"Kieren Perkins"
I stayed in character but part of me was thinking "THE Kieren Perkins? No way..." But sure enough, I checked a few online articles about Perkins working at NAB... it was him.
Now, where it gets back to ex-AFL players, Olympic legends, international athletes and our surprise at them working 'ordinary' jobs, is what did I think Perkins should have been doing, now that his elite athletic career was a distant memory, he wouldn't have made enough to even dream about retiring and was probably like mid-30s at the time? It should be said that it looks like Perkins is still at NAB and in a senior role, he's no office drone. But what would be wrong with it if he was?
It was like the Open Mike with John Barnes where Barnes said he's a garbo now and it was like he'd said he was begging at Flagstaff Gardens. What should Barnes have been doing? What's wrong with being a garbo?
I've always thought that's a big reason why you hear the stories about so many ex-athletes going broke. They can't all be coaches or commentators, they don't all have trades, they haven't all done a teaching, accounting or physio degree. But it feels like it's hard for some ex-athletes to become desk jockeys, so they open restaurants or launch record labels, here it seems to be fashion labels. Things that seem to be more exciting than the standard stable, s**t kicker jobs that everyone else has, because you can't be Mark Philippoussis working as an HR rep. I never thought I'd see Allen Iverson talking about gambling on the trots and his love of multis on a gambling commercial, but he's Allen Iverson. He's got to make a quid and his options are limited.
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Your brother or Eddie? The ambiguity of your post alone makes it too exciting for this thread.
I see Mark Lecras waling along the coast between Sorrento and North Beach most days. He is a fan of the gentle acknowledgement nod as he walks past.
It's a bit of a former West Coast Haven along there as Matt Priddis, Brett Heady and Paul Symons are out running along there most days.
It's a bit of a former West Coast Haven along there as Matt Priddis, Brett Heady and Paul Symons are out running along there most days.
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Saw Dustin Martin and Dane Swan at Los Angeles airport October 2019. I went to LA, home of the rich and famous, and the only people I saw of note the whole trip were those two getting off the plane.
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Once went to London and the only famous person I spotted was Michael Klim. Spewin.
Sorry, it was Eddie who was cold in the frozen section. Apparently said he should have bought some warm clothes up from Melbourne.
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Thanks for the clarification.
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I did get quite the scare
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The last time I was in London I saw hundreds of famous people.
I should mention that I was in Madame Tussauds at the time.
Did you talk to any?
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do they all nod?
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No, but I did "accidentally" brush my arm against Helen Mirren's left breast.
She kept smiling so I assumed she was cool with it.
Only LeCras and Heady, the other 2 give nothing
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Met the AFL Dream Team
Got a photo with Richo
Valet parked and helped Sheeds with his bags
Drove the wives of about 5 coaches to Brownlow night
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Countless encounters with Swans players
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Watching Richmond re-define the definition of boring is the most boring encounter I've had.
I used to play poker with ex stk 0.5 gamer Will Johnson. He was not very good but he was great for our game.
Wait, wat?
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I was playing golf the other day at Westward Ho Golf Club near West Beach in Adelaide.
Three guys behind us were catching up so we let them play through at the start of the sixth. There was some chat about what an excellent day weather wise it was as well as the traditional self-deprecatory patter about driving into the trees. Oh, how we laughed.
it was Darcy Fogarty, Kieran Strachan and Jordan Butts (I think) of the Crows. Butts then knocked the ball about 30 m before repeating the dose twice more.
Three guys behind us were catching up so we let them play through at the start of the sixth. There was some chat about what an excellent day weather wise it was as well as the traditional self-deprecatory patter about driving into the trees. Oh, how we laughed.
it was Darcy Fogarty, Kieran Strachan and Jordan Butts (I think) of the Crows. Butts then knocked the ball about 30 m before repeating the dose twice more.
