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Player Profile |
Johnny Hopewell |
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| Nickname |
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Killa77 |
| Number |
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56 (formerly 77) |
| Position |
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Offensive Line |
| Height |
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6ft 1in (1.85m) |
| Weight |
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297lbs (135kg) |
| Age |
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31 |
| Years playing experience |
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14 |
| Previous team(s) |
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Auckland Wolverines, Central Cougars,
Bergamo Lions, Coventry Jets |
| The best player I have played with |
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Apart from my brother it would have to
be Dino Bucciol (The Chief) QB at Bergamo, you always felt you were
gonna score when he was in the huddle. A true leader of men at The
QB position. Proper old school player, tough as nails and super
competitive on the field. Really nice guy off the field as well. |
| The best player I have played against |
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Brian Palalagi, MLB at the South Auckland
Raiders, he was a beast, no one could run the middle against him
and I've been hit as hard by anyone as I have been by him. |
| My favourite NFL team |
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San Diego Chargers, I'm a big Seau fan
and they were my team ecspecially when he took them to the SuperBowl! |
| My favourite NFL player |
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Junior Seau is my all time favourite
and Shawne Merriman is my current favourite. |
| What made me decide to play football |
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Always interested in it, one of my mates
at work asked me to come down to his team one summer and I was hooked. |
| My first football experience |
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Played Flag in school, we had a Canadian
Teacher there who wanted to get a team started. |
| My fondest football memory |
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Getting named in the New Zealand Team
for the 1997 US Tour just after we had beaten the Australian National
Team at North Harbour Stadium. |
| My best game as a Falcon |
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Tamworth 2008. Seeing our gameplan come
together, we dominated them offensively in the 1st half, they must
have been shocked when we won 20-18 as they had easily beaten us
a few weeks earlier 40-2. |
| My plans & hopes for 2009 |
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Promotion to the first Division and that
the Falcons get to the BritBowl Final and kickass. |
| My favourite; |
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| Football movie |
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The Program (Lattimer is awesome) |
| Pre-game meal |
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Can't beat 2 packs Rama noodles with
a couple of eggs dropped in. |
| Post-game meal |
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Double whopper with cheese if I can get
one! |
| Pre-game drink |
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Coca Cola |
| Post-game drink |
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Coca Cola |
| Player in the Falcons |
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Ian Morgan, he never takes a play off
and leads by example ...I would go to war beside him any day. |
| How good am I at Madden (score out of 10) |
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8 ...my franchises are the bomb! |
