Saverio Rocca profile
AFL games: 257 (156 Collingwood, 101 North Melbourne)
Career span: 1992-2006
Goals: 748 (514 Collingwood, 234 North Melbourne)
NFL games: 64 (Philadelphia)
Career span: 2007-present
Punts: 299
Career average: 42.9 yards
2010 rank for average punt distance: t-15 (out of 36 punters in the NFL)
Below is an excerpt from the CTV show now upload on the club’s official YouTube channel.
Paul Licuria: If you were still playing today at Collingwood, what sort of role would you have?
Saverio Rocca: I would have to get back into shape first off. Right here, right now I would be sitting in the goal square and would not be travelling too far from it.
PL: Who is the most famous person you have ever met while playing in America?
SR: I was coming off the field against Detroit and I ran into Hugh Jackman. I stopped and had a chat. He is a lovely guy and apparently he knows the coach of the Detroit Lions and was there watching the game.
PL: What’s the main difference between the inner sanctum of an AFL club and the inner sanctum of an NFL one? In terms of diet and preparation.
SR: Over there it is left to your own accord. They expect you to come into training at 100% and if you are not, the contract is not binding and they will release you if you are not up to shape. Here, I felt like guys could get around the radar a little bit and not do as much as they need to because their contract is guaranteed. I have someone trying to take my job every week of the preseason. I will have five kicks and he will have five kicks. Everything is graded. If I am not up to scratch, the guy who is doing better will take my job.
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