Name: Aaron Cornelius

Your earliest football memory is: Playing full-back during Auskick and kicking a goal from the kick-in. The had to make the ground bigger

Best mark you have taken at any level of football: I took a sideways speccie in the VFL and knocked myself out

Best goal: With Glenorchy seniors. I kicked the ball over my left shoulder to try and centre it, but it ended up sailing through. It was a fluke - I’d never be able to do it again

Where were you on the day you were drafted: At home with the family

First person you called after you were drafted: My pop

The hardest part of pre-season training: Backing up big sessions

Favourite training drill: Marking on the bags

The best decision you have made on the football field: Getting out of Browny’s way

If you could play another professional sport, it would be: Basketball

Sports teams you support (non-AFL): Indiana Pacers, Melbourne Tigers, Arizona Cardinals and Brisbane Broncos

What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you: I am massively into fly-fishing

Life motto: No guts, no glory

What dish would you serve up if you were on MasterChef: Gran’s quail dish

Where is the furthest you have been from home: Cape Town, South Africa

What is the oldest item in your wardrobe that you still wear: State U15 basketball jersey

Most environmentally conscious teammate: Bart McCulloch. He is a stickler for the air conditioner and tumble dry

Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Claye Beams

Teammate most likely to go into politics after football: Bart McCulloch

What rules you more - your heart or your head: Heart

Do you prefer a planned event or an unplanned event: Planned

The last concert you went to: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Your favourite cricketer: Adam Gilchrist

French fries or wedges: Fries

Speedos or boardshorts: Both

What’s on your iPod: A bit of everything


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