Dumb answers I found in an old email just over 10 years ago. Enjoy!
[b]Who said Aussie Rules footballers aren't smart?[/b]
'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'
(Shane Wakelin).
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'Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like
Norman Einstein.'
(Mick Malthouse - Collingwood).
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'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)..
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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.'
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(THIS IS PRICELESS!!!!)
'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).
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Jonathan Brown, on night Grand Finals vs Day Games
'It's basically the same, just darker.'
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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.' (HYSTERICAL)
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Barry Hall ( Sydney ) when asked about the upcoming season:
'I want to kick 70 or 80 goals this season, whichever comes first.'
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'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).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least this one could have been ironic?
'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).
'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.'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(THIS IS PRICELESS!!!!)
'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.' (HYSTERICAL)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least this one could have been ironic?
'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).
