Buddy Contract Extension

[Auntie.Gerald]

nah......Liz is only 38 years of age

[jono2707]

Shouldn't Warrick Capper be on that glamour big forward list? Gerard Healy once said that in 1986-87 he was the second best known sportsman in Australia behind the Greg Norman.

Warrick was also a rock music star with "I only take what's mine" a huge hit.

Lol - huge hit..... The only charts that song has topped are many 'worst songs of all time' charts.....

But I agree Capper was the first of the glamour forwards for Sydney - top player too and often underrated - apart from his high flying marks and off-field antics, he was a very good all round player and tougher than people often remember too. And that hair....

[Primmy]

Small kids 'get' it when it comes to some footy players. they 'got' Plugger and Baz, and Franklin. I think its their smiles. Something quite childlike in them. Maybe that is what they relate to.

[Matt80]

My little boy was watching the excellent Sunrise program this morning when he runs into the other room yelling "I've seen Franklin, I've seen Franklin". It was during the 7.30am sports report.

What a wonderful return on investment Buddy is.

[Melb Blood Bro]

Lol - huge hit..... The only charts that song has topped are many 'worst songs of all time' charts.....

But I agree Capper was the first of the glamour forwards for Sydney - top player too and often underrated - apart from his high flying marks and off-field antics, he was a very good all round player and tougher than people often remember too. And that hair....

Don't forget that he also did that other famous task of cutting Edelstens lunch with Leanne. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke. :-)

[Matt80]

Don't forget that he also did that other famous task of cutting Edelstens lunch with Leanne. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke. :-)

In Warrick's book he described his relationship with Leanne as "purely business, purely professional".

[Big Al]

I was waiting outside the gates at the Port game when Buddy walked past. I wouldn't call it arrogance but it was the walk of someone comfortable in his own skin who had that steely determination look. I tweeted at the time that if looks were anything to go by then Buddy would have a blinder.

He certainly has that x-factor.


Although he could have just had gas for all I know.

[DamY]

Lel

[ScottH]

Don't forget that he also did that other famous task of cutting Edelstens lunch with Leanne. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke. :-)

And he wasn't the only one.

[Dosser]

And he wasn't the only one.

Ive heard a few of the old stories... NRL anyone?

[Bloods05]

Ive heard a few of the old stories... NRL anyone?

Clive James, no less.

[Nico]

Imagine if he married the Aussie Netball defender Laura Geitz at 186cm

now that would have been a serious little child prodigy for netball, basketball or more importantly AFL !!!

Topic: Geitz defends her way to UK tour | Netball Scoop

Laura Geitz

Laura Geitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So that would be Laura Geitz- Franklin.

[Meg]

Kurt Tippett (201cm) is said to be dating Silver Ferns netballer Maria Tutaia (188cm). That could bring promising results. But we would need to sign Kurt for several contract extensions to get the benefit.

[Dosser]

Tippett is shooting pretty accurately at the moment, so the results might even be sooner than expected.

[desredandwhite]

Kurt Tippett (201cm) is said to be dating Silver Ferns netballer Maria Tutaia (188cm). That could bring promising results. But we would need to sign Kurt for several contract extensions to get the benefit.

At least Tippo has the dollars to fly SYD-AKL a lot (Tutaia plays for the Mystics in Auckland, and I just checked, she appears to have signed up for 2015 at the very least) Tutaia is a brilliant shot and a lovely netballer to watch, so any future kids would certainly have the genetic advantage. Long way to go to get the big lump across 150 games for us though!!