BEHIND THE PLAY with…
Name Clint Sumner
Number 44 (Johnny Platten)
Position Half forward flank / Wing
Previous clubs Played one game at Mandurang juniors against Heathcote. Dominated kicking four goals, until their big ruckman “Bear” threw me to the ground after I took a mark. Took ten years for me to have courage to step on to a footy field again…
Nicknames Frankie, Up the Bumner
Occupation Strathfieldsaye IGA Liqour Boss
Favorite Newbridge memory? Playing In the mud against Pyramid Hill couple of weeks ago…I like it down and dirty.
Best Terry O’Shea memory? Tezza eating a box of Krispy Kremes on the way back from training couple of weeks ago.
Best pickup line heard / used? You wanna go?
What is your family heritage? Egyptian? Italian? Spanish? Iraq? Aussie mate.
Are you sure your not the love child of Effie and Nick Giannopolus? I dunno…Maybe.
You shave your arms…why?????? Chicks dig it!
What was favorite footytrip, best footytrip moment? Adelaide last year – Kronky’s wild night in the park…”GO NEWBRIDGE!”
Favourite movie? Bad Boys 1 and 2
Favorite bands / music? The Presets
Best band you’ve seen live? Pink! Seen her twice.
Have a beer with one famous person, who would it be? Eddie Murphy.
Most embarrassing moment of your life, on or off footy field? The game against Serpentine this year, I was taking a shot from the goalsquare straight in front. I shanked my kick straight into the guy on the mark’s guts!
Funniest (clean) joke you know? A turtle goes into a bar and asks the bartender for two beers.
“Whos the other beer for?” the bartender asks.
The turtle replies “Me shell”
Who was Randall Bone? Jesus’ cousin?
Both Hamilton boys inside a steel cage no rules, who wins? Draw. Both crazy.
One thing about you people around the club mightn’t know? Got suspended for two days at school for chucking a moonie out the back of the bus window.
Which Newbridge player would you pitch a tent with on Brokeback Mountain? Pogga, so I could go “ARGHHHHHHHH!” all night long!