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Warwick Capper (born 12 June 1963) is a former Australian rules football full-forward who played for the Victorian/Australian Football League's Sydney Swans with a short stint at the Brisbane Bears. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Best known for his spectacular marks, he kicked 388 goals in 123 games from 1983-1991, his best season being 1987 when he kicked 103 goals. A specky (also called a screamer, or a hanger) is a slang term for a type of mark in Australian rules football. ...
Football career Capper began playing football for the Oakleigh Youth Club in Victoria, where he was born. Oakleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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Capper was noted for his marking ability rather than his kicking accuracy. With several spectacular high marks in his career, he was nominated for Mark of the Year on several occasions and won back to back awards in 1986 and 1987, consolidating his reputation as an Aussie rules high flyer. However his style of using his hands to climb the back of players was a source of controversy and many claiming his marks should have been free kicks to his opponents. Eventually the rules of marking were more strictly enforced. The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. ...
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Capper was not renowned for his goal kicking feats, but in 1987 he managed 103 goals at an average of 4.48 per game. He finished runner up in the Coleman Medal in both 1986 (to Brian Taylor) and 1987 (to Tony Lockett). The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ...
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He was also well known for his looks. He had long blond hair, deeply tanned skin and was notorious for his white boots and extremely tight shorts, which formed part of the flamboyant image of the Sydney club in the Edelsten years of the 1980s. When he moved to the Brisbane Bears at the end of the 1987 season with a $350,000 agreement for three years, he became the highest paid player in the AFL. However, Capper did not do well in Queensland, and returned to Sydney after having kicked only 71 goals in 34 games. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ...
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At the end of his AFL career, he returned to Queensland in 1992 to play semi-professionally with the Southport Sharks. Southport Australian Football Club, also known as the Southport Sharks, is a Gold Coast based club competing in the AFL Queensland Australian rules football competition. ...
Off field notoriety Capper's flamboyance gave him off-field notoriety. Nicknamed Wazza, Capper is widely known for his eccentric personality. Capper also purchased a pink Lamborghini Countach in the late 1980s and had what tabloids called "the wedding of the year". // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ...
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In the 1980s, he posed with his wife Joanne Capper, for Playboy magazine. Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...
In 1986, Capper made a guest appearance on Australian Soap Opera Neighbours. Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began its run in March 1985. ...
Post-football career Since retiring from football, Capper has juggled media appearances and various jobs including council roadworker. He also joined the well known Multi Level Marketing company, Amway which he spoke about on national television in the late 1990s. Multi-level marketing (MLM) (also called network marketing (NM)) exhibits a business model which exemplifies direct marketing. ...
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He has had continued participation in football only through charity AFL Legends Matches as a water boy. In 2002, he had a brief stint as skills coach for former club Southport.[1] The EJ Whitten Legends Match is a 10 year old annual Australian Rules Football event where VFL and AFL stars of yesteryear are reunited in this State of Origin clash between Victoria and the All Stars. ...
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Capper makes regular appearances on television as a guest on shows such as The Footy Show. He has appeared briefly on the reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother, but he was ejected from the series by the show's producer for exposing his penis to fellow housemate Kimberley Cooper during an argument. The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ...
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In 2005, Capper released an autobiography called Fool Forward in which he openly admitted to experimenting with illegal drugs (amphetamines) during his VFL/AFL career.[2] This caused controversy since such use would not be sanctioned under the current AFL anti-doping policy. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Shortly after the Sydney Swans won the 2005 AFL Grand Final, Capper again made tabloid news due to his spectacular split with long time wife Joanne. The Australian Football Leagues 2005 Finals Series began on the weekend of September 2, 2005 and ended with the 109th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 24 September 2005, won by the Sydney Swans. ...
Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...
In 2006, Capper again made the news after an incident with film director Kayran Noskca, leading to a broken nose.[3]
Later in the year he announced he was embarking on a new career as a male stripper[4]. Also, he has made a pornographic film that includes himself and his girlfriend, Kristy. The movie is 69 minutes long and is currently held by a private buyer. [5] A stripper near the end of her performance. ...
On 16 July 2007, Capper announced plans to run as a candidate for mayor of Gold Coast City Council.[6] is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On the Triple M radio program Get This, Tony Martin premiered a series of prank calls using cut-up sentences from a Capper radio voice recording to have strange conversations with celebriities. Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ...
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References - Ken Piesse (1995). The Complete Guide to Australian Football. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 0-330-35712-3.
- 60 minutes interview
External links
Notes - ^ "Capper could be banned from kids footy", The Sydney Morning Herald, AAP, 2002-04-15. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
- ^ "Capper admits pre-game drug use", The Age, 2005-04-29. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
- ^ "Ex-AFL star cops broken nose", The Sunday Telegraph, 2006-06-16. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
- ^ "Warwick's love life takes off", News Limited, 2006-08-06. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
- ^ "Warwick Capper stars in porn movie", Ninemsn.com, 2007-08-05. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ Warwick Capper to run for mayor from smh.com.au
| Persondata | | NAME | Capper, Warwick | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian AFL player | | DATE OF BIRTH | 12 June 1963 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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