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Sav's gone on to the NFL ... he was always reliable kicking at goal over 50 metres out ... but then again sh1thouse under 40 metres!
How long before his 'little' brother follows him over?
Sav soaring with Eagles
27 January 2007 Herald-Sun
FORMER Kangaroos forward Saverio Rocca is the latest addition to the ranks of Australian punters at American football clubs. Rocca, whose booming kicks were a feature of his 257 AFL games, has been signed by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
But signing does not mean playing -- he now has to compete for the punting spot with incumbent veteran Dirk Johnson. Rocca has been placed on a three-year non-guaranteed contract, which means the Eagles can terminate at will.
Should Rocca, 33, make it through the off-season and play for the Eagles, he will become the sixth Australian to play in the NFL. He would follow former West Coast and Melbourne forward Darren Bennett and former Geelong captain Ben Graham from AFL ranks. Rocca would also break Graham's record as the oldest rookie in NFL history. Graham was 31 when he started two seasons ago.
Graham, a punter with the New York Jets, and another Australian, Mat McBriar, with the Dallas Cowboys, took part in this season's NFL playoffs -- the first time for two Australians. McBriar, who led the NFL punting averages, was also selected for the end-of-season NFL Pro Bowl game.
Rocca, who retired from the AFL at the end of 2006, kicked 748 goals in 15 seasons, the 12th-highest tally in VFL/AFL history. He played 156 games with Collingwood, where he was a seven-time leading goalkicker, and 101 with the Kangaroos, where he led the goal tally three times.
How long before his 'little' brother follows him over?
Sav soaring with Eagles
27 January 2007 Herald-Sun
FORMER Kangaroos forward Saverio Rocca is the latest addition to the ranks of Australian punters at American football clubs. Rocca, whose booming kicks were a feature of his 257 AFL games, has been signed by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
But signing does not mean playing -- he now has to compete for the punting spot with incumbent veteran Dirk Johnson. Rocca has been placed on a three-year non-guaranteed contract, which means the Eagles can terminate at will.
Should Rocca, 33, make it through the off-season and play for the Eagles, he will become the sixth Australian to play in the NFL. He would follow former West Coast and Melbourne forward Darren Bennett and former Geelong captain Ben Graham from AFL ranks. Rocca would also break Graham's record as the oldest rookie in NFL history. Graham was 31 when he started two seasons ago.
Graham, a punter with the New York Jets, and another Australian, Mat McBriar, with the Dallas Cowboys, took part in this season's NFL playoffs -- the first time for two Australians. McBriar, who led the NFL punting averages, was also selected for the end-of-season NFL Pro Bowl game.
Rocca, who retired from the AFL at the end of 2006, kicked 748 goals in 15 seasons, the 12th-highest tally in VFL/AFL history. He played 156 games with Collingwood, where he was a seven-time leading goalkicker, and 101 with the Kangaroos, where he led the goal tally three times.
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I'm not sure Simmo's cartoon is that true - it implies some actual fans were there!
Weren't the Colts the team that was spirited out in the middle of the night some years back from Baltimore, only to turn up unexpectedly turn up in Indianapolis the very next day, because that city had built a brand new municipal stadium - after making an infamous secret agreement with the Colts owners?
I think relations between those cities have never recovered since.
Weren't the Colts the team that was spirited out in the middle of the night some years back from Baltimore, only to turn up unexpectedly turn up in Indianapolis the very next day, because that city had built a brand new municipal stadium - after making an infamous secret agreement with the Colts owners?
I think relations between those cities have never recovered since.
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Pretty much but it was no stealth job. Baltimore fans silently watched in tears as the vans drove out. The hoosie dome (RCA) was built as part of a city regeneration, part 1 of an exhibition centre, a venue for final 4 basketball and of course to snare a football team.Weren't the Colts the team that was spirited out in the middle of the night some years back from Baltimore, only to turn up unexpectedly turn up in Indianapolis the very next day, because that city had built a brand new municipal stadium - after making an infamous secret agreement with the Colts owners?