If Rocca had a virus, he shouldn't have played. Simple.
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this is from the afl site today.
Tuesday, April 03, 2001
Rocca keeps calm over fitness jibes
Tuesday, April 03, 2001
THERE was probably a time when young Anthony Rocca lost a few hours' sleep sweating over the criticisms dancing about his brain.
Lazy, irresponsible, unfit, can't run, bad body language, mamma's boy . . .
But not any more.
At 23, and with his 100th game this weekend, Rocca says nothing's a problem. Not the critics, not the fitness, not the attitude.
Yep, he played a shocker against Hawthorn at MCG last Saturday -- he had three kicks, three handballs, one goal -- but it had nothing to do with his fitness.
This collection of criticisms dominated a short period of the second quarter when, to all and sundry, Rocca was gone.
You know the score. Slumped shoulders, socks down, hands tugging the end of the shorts and air being sucked in like a Hoover 180.
Up in the stands, the radio boys didn't hold back.
''Was I tired? After having three or four or five efforts, I don't think any player is not going to get tired,'' Rocca said.
''I tell you, I've got heaps fitter than what I have been. I've been working my butt off. I feel like I'm getting through games heaps better now. I'm trying to work up the ground a lot more and the coaching staff have seen that.
''I'm not the best runner, but I'm not the worst and I sure am trying to have a crack at it.
''I thought on the weekend my second and third efforts were pretty good. I thought my one percenters were not bad, knocking blokes over, tackling, stuff like that, you know, give us time and it will fall into place.''
And to those pointing the finger?
''I've heard that many times, it just goes in one ear and out the other. You just get sick and tired of blokes talking about the fitness side of things.
''Sometimes I just wish I got an interview when there was no talk about fitness.''
He seemed surprised ex-footballers-cum-commentators such as Newman, Brereton, Hunt and Walls were so quick to attack.
''You look at blokes like Sam Newman and Dermott Brereton. They have played the game and they were champions of the game, but who knows how much they can commentate as well?'' he said.
Rocca is adamant the Hawks game was an aberration.
''I worked really hard, but I couldn't get my hands on the ball and Jade Rawlings played a real good game,'' he said.
''He's a pretty good player, he's a good runner, don't take the credit off him.''
David Buttifant agrees.
Buttifant, the Magpie fitness and conditioning coach, argues Rocca just had one of those games.
He said a summer program involving rowing, swimming and bike riding had improved and was continuing to lift Rocca's aerobic capacity.
''He's obviously not an aerobic animal. He's a burst, dynamic player,'' he said.
''He's made improvements, but Saturday's game didn't reflect that necessarily . . . everyone has one of those games now and then.''
On Saturday, Rocca becomes the fifth current Collingwood player -- the others are Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, Jarrod Molloy and Mark Richardson -- to play 100 games.
He believed the milestone was another step in his maturity as a person and as a player and can't wait for game day.
''I'm more keen than ever,'' he said. ''The 100 games is an incentive, but the fact I played a poor game last week is a bigger incentive.
''I want to out there and show them what I'm worth.''
''If I was Micky Malthouse I would say . . . 'Anthony, are you fair dinkum today, mate? Are you interested at all? You might be tired, but for God's sake, man, would you give us something. Just show you're interested'.''
Sam Newman, Triple M
''He's puffing all right, the jumper's out, the socks are down and the tongue's hanging out.''
Robert Walls, 3AW
''I'd go out and foot him up the a.... It was just so lazy.''
Rex Hunt, 3AW
''He's gone at the five-minute mark of the second quarter.''
Dermott Brereton, Triple M
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Tuesday, April 03, 2001
Rocca keeps calm over fitness jibes
Tuesday, April 03, 2001
THERE was probably a time when young Anthony Rocca lost a few hours' sleep sweating over the criticisms dancing about his brain.
Lazy, irresponsible, unfit, can't run, bad body language, mamma's boy . . .
But not any more.
At 23, and with his 100th game this weekend, Rocca says nothing's a problem. Not the critics, not the fitness, not the attitude.
Yep, he played a shocker against Hawthorn at MCG last Saturday -- he had three kicks, three handballs, one goal -- but it had nothing to do with his fitness.
This collection of criticisms dominated a short period of the second quarter when, to all and sundry, Rocca was gone.
You know the score. Slumped shoulders, socks down, hands tugging the end of the shorts and air being sucked in like a Hoover 180.
Up in the stands, the radio boys didn't hold back.
''Was I tired? After having three or four or five efforts, I don't think any player is not going to get tired,'' Rocca said.
''I tell you, I've got heaps fitter than what I have been. I've been working my butt off. I feel like I'm getting through games heaps better now. I'm trying to work up the ground a lot more and the coaching staff have seen that.
''I'm not the best runner, but I'm not the worst and I sure am trying to have a crack at it.
''I thought on the weekend my second and third efforts were pretty good. I thought my one percenters were not bad, knocking blokes over, tackling, stuff like that, you know, give us time and it will fall into place.''
And to those pointing the finger?
''I've heard that many times, it just goes in one ear and out the other. You just get sick and tired of blokes talking about the fitness side of things.
''Sometimes I just wish I got an interview when there was no talk about fitness.''
He seemed surprised ex-footballers-cum-commentators such as Newman, Brereton, Hunt and Walls were so quick to attack.
''You look at blokes like Sam Newman and Dermott Brereton. They have played the game and they were champions of the game, but who knows how much they can commentate as well?'' he said.
Rocca is adamant the Hawks game was an aberration.
''I worked really hard, but I couldn't get my hands on the ball and Jade Rawlings played a real good game,'' he said.
''He's a pretty good player, he's a good runner, don't take the credit off him.''
David Buttifant agrees.
Buttifant, the Magpie fitness and conditioning coach, argues Rocca just had one of those games.
He said a summer program involving rowing, swimming and bike riding had improved and was continuing to lift Rocca's aerobic capacity.
''He's obviously not an aerobic animal. He's a burst, dynamic player,'' he said.
''He's made improvements, but Saturday's game didn't reflect that necessarily . . . everyone has one of those games now and then.''
On Saturday, Rocca becomes the fifth current Collingwood player -- the others are Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, Jarrod Molloy and Mark Richardson -- to play 100 games.
He believed the milestone was another step in his maturity as a person and as a player and can't wait for game day.
''I'm more keen than ever,'' he said. ''The 100 games is an incentive, but the fact I played a poor game last week is a bigger incentive.
''I want to out there and show them what I'm worth.''
''If I was Micky Malthouse I would say . . . 'Anthony, are you fair dinkum today, mate? Are you interested at all? You might be tired, but for God's sake, man, would you give us something. Just show you're interested'.''
Sam Newman, Triple M
''He's puffing all right, the jumper's out, the socks are down and the tongue's hanging out.''
Robert Walls, 3AW
''I'd go out and foot him up the a.... It was just so lazy.''
Rex Hunt, 3AW
''He's gone at the five-minute mark of the second quarter.''
Dermott Brereton, Triple M
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magpie jeff
Go anthony....go anthony......go anthony
BEST OF LUCK FOR YOUR 100TH
KICK FREO ARSE MATE.
There is nothing in life greater, than to be a supporter of our beloved collingwood football club,we must remain united,we must stand tall,we must be prepared to fight for our glorious black and white for we are the ENVY OF ALL NATIONS.'YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE'
http://www.mp3.com/joffa
BEST OF LUCK FOR YOUR 100TH
KICK FREO ARSE MATE.
There is nothing in life greater, than to be a supporter of our beloved collingwood football club,we must remain united,we must stand tall,we must be prepared to fight for our glorious black and white for we are the ENVY OF ALL NATIONS.'YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE'
http://www.mp3.com/joffa
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Err, that whole thing about a virus for Rocca was a theory raised by BT on MMM hoping to explain his poor performance, a theory ridiculed by all other commentators. They then chimed in, "No, it's a heart murmur...he's got emphysema..." and broke out laughing.
As Rocca said in the article, there was no virus, just a pathetic performance on his behalf.
AVENGE YOURSELF PEBBLES - tear Freo apart!
Broadie
As Rocca said in the article, there was no virus, just a pathetic performance on his behalf.
AVENGE YOURSELF PEBBLES - tear Freo apart!
Broadie
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Saw the game on TV and was pissed off.The white maggots were unhelpful and distracing to say the least, but as others have said - we should have won the game. I'm with Broadie - a loss is just that and I don't see how anyone can be satisfied with nearly winning. The story about Pebbles and his virus seems to be crap from the media so we'll just put it down to a bad game. NOT! The guy is meant to be one of our crucial forwards and he just wasn't performing. I know it's not easy to tell what's really happening from a TV , but it appeared that about ten times our guys had to stop and wait because no-one was on the forward line to receive a kick. Those who bagged our players lat e in the last quarter might take another look at the tape of the game - the option was to kick to four Hawks or to go for the boundary. MM obviously has something in mind with his open forward line policy - I just wish he'd share it with someone!
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Re: Anthony Rocca.
It's only one game - if he does it consistently then nail him, but at the moment it's a one-off thing.
One of the bad things with Anthony is that when he's stuffed he looks stuffed, whereas other players carry themselves better. Somebody should teach that boy some body language and how to mimic arrogance and fitness.
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It's only one game - if he does it consistently then nail him, but at the moment it's a one-off thing.
One of the bad things with Anthony is that when he's stuffed he looks stuffed, whereas other players carry themselves better. Somebody should teach that boy some body language and how to mimic arrogance and fitness.
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