| Date of birth: |
12 April 76 |
| Place: |
Redcliffe |
| 1st season at club: |
1997 |
| 1st Grade games for Dogs: |
57 |
| Total games for 'Dogs: |
70 |
| Semi Finals: |
5 |
| Grand Finals: |
0 |
| Preferred position: |
Lock or Five-eighth |
| Has also played: |
Fullback, Centre, Five-eighth |
| Height: 180cm |
Weight: 92kg |
| PERSONAL
DETAILS |
"Teddy Bear" or "Tex" |
| Married: |
no |
| High School attended: |
Moranbah State High School |
| Interests away from football: |
Golf, waterskiing |
| FOOTBALL BACKGROUND |
| FROM |
TO |
CLUB |
POSITION |
COACH |
| 1996 |
1996 |
South Qld Crushers |
Fullback, Centre, Five-eighth |
Bob Lindner |
| REPRESENTATIVE HISTORY |
| FROM |
TO |
CLUB |
POSITION |
COACH |
| 1994 |
1994 |
Qld Residents |
Centre |
Murray Hurst |
| 1995 |
1995 |
Qld U19s |
Centre |
R.Strudwick |
| A DOG'S BREAKFAST OF TRIVIA |
| Position played in very first team: |
Centre |
| Top footballing moment: |
1998 Grand Final, Touring
Sth Africa with Qld Residents |
| What I enjoy most in a game: |
Scoring tries |
| Favourite past Bulldogs player: |
Dave (Porky) Moffatt |
| Fave Oz sports star (besides
Greg Norman): |
Allan Border |
| Sporting event I would most
like to attend: |
US Masters golf |
| TV/movie character most like me: |
Happy Gilmore |
| If I set myself for the Olympics my sport
would be: |
Pole vault |
| I have a dog I can be
photographed with: |
no |
| Favourite toy: |
anything with batteries |
| Favourite Spice Girl: |
none |
| Person in the world I'd most like to
crash tackle: |
Don King |
| 2 players I'd like to help me do it: |
Robert Relf & Barry Ward |
| All-time Aussie sports legend: |
Allan Border |
| Best sporting event attended: |
Aust v Eng cricket test in UK |
| My favourite way to spend a day off is: |
Playing golf |
| The household chore I do most is: |
washing dishes |
| The person who makes me laugh most is: |
Eddie Murphy |
| If I made a movie with a cartoon
character it'd be: |
Scoobie Doo or Fred Flintstone |
| The thing I waste most money on is: |
Playing golf |
| If I could have a product named after me
I'd like it to be: |
milk |
| If I could have lessons in anything I'd
choose: |
surfing |
| The computer game I play best is: |
Frogger |
| The last website I looked at was: |
Anna Kournikova's |
| My favourite golfer is: |
Greg Norman |
| My favourite cricketer is: |
Allan Border |
| My favourite basketballer is: |
Kobe Bryant |
| Dog? |
no |
|
|
| from "On the Rise", Rugby League Week,
Vol.29, No.19 June 17, 1998 |
| Family: |
Dad, Larry; mum, Toni; brothers Slade (24), Codi (13) |
| First team: |
Moranbah Sharks under-7s |
| First rep team: |
Queensland under-12s |
| Favourite drink: |
Lemonade |
| Favourite movies: |
Braveheart and Happy Gilmore |
| Favourite band: |
Cold Chisel |
| Favourite all-time song: |
Flame Trees by Cold Chisel |
| Did you play against anyone as a kid who
has since "made it"? |
I played with Clinton Schifcofske, Shane Marteene and Josh
Hannay, and played against Matt Sing |
| Most vivid memory of your early days in
the game: |
Scoring an intercept try in the under-13s grand final |
| What is your greatest claim to fame as a
youngster? |
Representing Queensland at hockey |
| Who was you idol back then? |
Peter Sterling |
| Which team did you follow? |
Parramatta |
| Do you recall the first grand final you
ever saw? |
The 1986 decider between Parramatta and Canterbury |
| What past State of Origin match do you
best remember? |
Greg Dowling's try when the ball bounced back of the
crossbar (at the SCG in 1984) |
| Which senior player at your current club
has helped you the most? |
Daryl Halligan. He always takes time out to talk to
me. |
| Which opposition player has given you the
toughest initiation? |
Jason Croker. I marked him one day in the centres
and he scored two tries by getting on the outside of me. |
| If you were granted a wish to be one
other player in the game, who would that be? |
Andrew Johns. He has the perfect all-round game. |
| What one missing skill do you wish you
had? |
I'd like to be more solid in defence |
| In which game from the past would you
most liked to have played? |
The 1989 grand final between Canberra and Balmain. |
| What about another sporting event? |
Lining up for the 100 metre final at the Olympic Games
would be awesome. |
| What would your team-mates say is your
worst trait? |
I can be too quiet. |
| At what age did you sign your first
senior contract, and how much was it for? |
I was 17 when I signed for the Crushers and I received
$5,000. |
| If Canterbury became extinct tomorrow,
with which club would you like to play? |
Being from Queensland, I would either play for North
Queensland or the Broncos. |
| If you could have been part of one major
sporting event from history, which one would that have been? |
The US masters golf when Tiger Woods acheived that record
score. |
| If you could swap places with another
sportsman for one week, who would you choose? |
Greg Norman. He is not only a great golfer, but also
a shrewd businessman. |
| What do you consider to be Australia's
greatest sporting achievement in your memory? |
Our cricket team winning the Ashes under skipper Allan
Border in 1989. |
| What is the most embarrassing nickname
you have ever had? |
"Teddy Bear". I was out with a few of the
boys one night, and a girl said that I looked like a cuddly teddy bear. |
| If you had to wear one item of clothing
from your current wardrobe for the rest of your life, what would you choose? |
My Massuer sandals. |
| What would be your ideal holiday? |
Cruising around the Whitsundays. |
| Who would you like to sit next to on a
plane for 20 hours? |
Jerry Seinfeld |
