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Ok, forgive me if this has already been posted... Did anyone see the Sunday Herald Sun today? Warwick Capper was on page 3.. he has a new job working for the council holding the 'Stop' and 'Go' signs
Some classic Capper quotes in here. Pure comedy gold!
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,12380557%5E2765,00.html
Capper's highway blues
PETER BADEL
27feb05
HE became famous for his tight shorts and flourishing blond locks, and his profile soared as he rubbed shoulders with A-list celebrities.
But Warwick Capper has gone from one-time Sydney Swans sex symbol to non- descript road worker flipping a stop-go sign for $16.50 an hour.
Almost unrecognisable in a reflective top, broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses, the former Australian rules high-flyer began work this week with road management company Traffic Services Australia, part of a crew near Beaudesert, south of Brisbane.
The colourful Capper, keen to downplay his latest foray into the workforce, expressed surprise when contacted by The Sunday Mail.
"How did you get that photo of me?" he said.
"Mate I'm not a council worker, I just drive utes for this private company.
"I don't do it full-time, I only work for them a couple of times a month – how funny is that?"
Capper, 42, who rocketed to prominence when he kicked 103 goals for Sydney in the 1987 season, insists he has not fallen on hard times.
"No way. I needed to do something casual because I'm a very busy man and I'm going away all the time," he said.
"My wife started it all – she said, 'Stop being a big-head, go and get a job in the real world'.
"It's certainly been an eye-opener. Even though I don't do too many hours, it's a lot bloody harder than life as a celebrity."
Despite retiring from AFL 14 years ago, Capper has done everything in his power not to slip off the radar. The flamboyant former full forward raised $900,000 for charity last year after posing nude and claims he still walks down the street to chants of "Capper, Capper".
"I signed seven autographs just yesterday," he quipped. "I've marketed myself well. There's only a handful of (AFL) players who are well known and I haven't played for 14 years. I still walk down the street and they mob me."
But the headlines haven't all been positive.
Three years ago, he was booted off the Big Brother reality television show after exposing himself to female housemates. Producers branded it a "Capper moment".
He also copped a four-week ban from the sidelines of son Indiana's junior Aussie rules games after swearing at the umpire.
A QAFL tribunal found him not guilty of slapping the official.
He has played Wayne Carey in the offbeat TV sitcom Pizza and is about to embark on a "Legends and Larrikins" public-speaking tour with AFL identities Mark Jackson, Tom Hafey and Alex Jesaulenko.
In May, Capper will release a book he spent two years writing and has promised to deliver a read every bit as zany as himself.
But his latest claim to fame is a song he released last year called Capper-cabana. A cover of the Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Capper reckons he is going to the top of the pops.
He even launched into a rendition for The Sunday Mail: "His name was Capper, he played for Sydney, with his shock of golden hair and a mullet down to there . . ."
The self-parody also contains the line, "An IQ of three but he could leap like a flea".
"We've already sold 25,000 copies – there are requests galore on radio and it's gone gold in Kuwait," he said.
Capper, who lives on a 100ha property in the Gold Coast hinterland, wants to be a celebrity forever.
"I'd love to – the pay is better than driving utes and holding a stop-go sign for a living," he said.
Some classic Capper quotes in here. Pure comedy gold!
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,12380557%5E2765,00.html
Capper's highway blues
PETER BADEL
27feb05
HE became famous for his tight shorts and flourishing blond locks, and his profile soared as he rubbed shoulders with A-list celebrities.
But Warwick Capper has gone from one-time Sydney Swans sex symbol to non- descript road worker flipping a stop-go sign for $16.50 an hour.
Almost unrecognisable in a reflective top, broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses, the former Australian rules high-flyer began work this week with road management company Traffic Services Australia, part of a crew near Beaudesert, south of Brisbane.
The colourful Capper, keen to downplay his latest foray into the workforce, expressed surprise when contacted by The Sunday Mail.
"How did you get that photo of me?" he said.
"Mate I'm not a council worker, I just drive utes for this private company.
"I don't do it full-time, I only work for them a couple of times a month – how funny is that?"
Capper, 42, who rocketed to prominence when he kicked 103 goals for Sydney in the 1987 season, insists he has not fallen on hard times.
"No way. I needed to do something casual because I'm a very busy man and I'm going away all the time," he said.
"My wife started it all – she said, 'Stop being a big-head, go and get a job in the real world'.
"It's certainly been an eye-opener. Even though I don't do too many hours, it's a lot bloody harder than life as a celebrity."
Despite retiring from AFL 14 years ago, Capper has done everything in his power not to slip off the radar. The flamboyant former full forward raised $900,000 for charity last year after posing nude and claims he still walks down the street to chants of "Capper, Capper".
"I signed seven autographs just yesterday," he quipped. "I've marketed myself well. There's only a handful of (AFL) players who are well known and I haven't played for 14 years. I still walk down the street and they mob me."
But the headlines haven't all been positive.
Three years ago, he was booted off the Big Brother reality television show after exposing himself to female housemates. Producers branded it a "Capper moment".
He also copped a four-week ban from the sidelines of son Indiana's junior Aussie rules games after swearing at the umpire.
A QAFL tribunal found him not guilty of slapping the official.
He has played Wayne Carey in the offbeat TV sitcom Pizza and is about to embark on a "Legends and Larrikins" public-speaking tour with AFL identities Mark Jackson, Tom Hafey and Alex Jesaulenko.
In May, Capper will release a book he spent two years writing and has promised to deliver a read every bit as zany as himself.
But his latest claim to fame is a song he released last year called Capper-cabana. A cover of the Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Capper reckons he is going to the top of the pops.
He even launched into a rendition for The Sunday Mail: "His name was Capper, he played for Sydney, with his shock of golden hair and a mullet down to there . . ."
The self-parody also contains the line, "An IQ of three but he could leap like a flea".
"We've already sold 25,000 copies – there are requests galore on radio and it's gone gold in Kuwait," he said.
Capper, who lives on a 100ha property in the Gold Coast hinterland, wants to be a celebrity forever.
"I'd love to – the pay is better than driving utes and holding a stop-go sign for a living," he said.
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