Adelaide’s squad have filled out their profile questions for 2011 and here on afc.com.au we thought we would share with you some of the more interesting answers.

First in the series we ask the players what their greatest non-football achievement is.

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What is your greatest non-football achievement?

Nathan van Berlo: I won the National Tae-kwon-do u13 title

Scott Thompson: Having my lawn look like a bowling green

Matthew Jaensch: Lead role in Hahndorf Primary School play in year 7!

Ian Callinan (rookie): Having my son Jack

Patrick Dangerfield: Buying my first house

Tony Armstrong: Going to school in Brooklyn when I was younger, and putting up with Dougy (Richard Douglas) as a landlord.

Richard Douglas: Putting up with Tony Armstrong as a housemate for one year

Chris Knights: Started my own business - urpages.com.au

Jarryd Lyons: Making the Victorian u17’s state squad for cricket

Brodie Martin: Young Citizen of the Year in Meningie

James Sellar: Representing Australia in Volleyball

Michael Doughty: Getting married

Rory Sloane: Shot a bull’s-eye with a bow and arrow. Got photo to prove it

Luke Thompson: Making state swimming in the 4x50m freestyle

Ben Rutten: Being a good Dad

Kurt Tippett: Representing QLD in Basketball

Bernie Vince: Eight cricket premierships in a row at Stansbury

Sam Martyn (rookie): Second in Australia at the 2009 National Athletics Championships in the 800m


See the new 2011 player profiles here