Player Profiles
This is a brief introduction to the people and characters that make The Heat a great club to be apart of:
Nickname: Scooter
Name: Scott Fitzgerald
Occupation: Construction Management
Recruited From: Beaumaris Sharks
Position: Rover / Forward Pocket
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Acrobatic party tricks performed in public locations / Ditto
My life’s ambition is to……: Retire early then get around in silk robes and sail yachts
Nickname: Quinny
Name: Chris Quinn
Occupation: Senior Project Manager
Recruited From: Carine Junior Football Club
Position: Bench Warmer
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strategic confusion of the opposition by running in circles and although having a massive gut being extremely good looking
My life’s ambition is to……: Effectively manage things so that everyone else does the work and I take all the glory.
Nickname: Arni
Name: Arni Naim
Occupation: Commercial Manager
Recruited From: U19's North Old Boys F.C. (97-98) Prior to that I played for Glenroy, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale F.C.
Position: Half forward, Forward pocket, Center.
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - Excellent wing-man capabilities . Weaknesses - I somehow forget to go back home after big nights.
My life’s ambition is to……: win the 2008 Asian Cup and make it back home in one piece.
Nickname: Dodsy
Name: Stuart
Occupation: Banking
Recruited From: St Bernards FC under the Father/Son Rule
Position: Wherever the ball is
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: The ability to harness the power of dance Weaknesses: To quote the great man.. “I don't have any weak points. I had weak points three years ago, but my main thing in mind now is to even out everything to the point... that everything is perfect. Which means if I want to increase one muscle a half inch, the rest of the body has to increase. I would never make one muscle increase or decrease, because everything fits together now, and all I have to do is get my posing routine down more perfect, which is almost impossible to do, you know… it's perfect already!” Arnold Schwarzenegger “Pumping Iron” 1977
My life’s ambition is to……: Set up a small hobby farm in Ibiza and retire there..
Nickname: Tuppa
Name: Rhys Ware
Occupation: Project Coordinator
Recruited From: St Bernards FC
Position: Full Forward / Ruck
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: St: Marking We: Soft Tissue Injuries
My life’s ambition is to……: Win the Asian Games then retire from International Football and become the Captain of the Fashion TV yacht.
Nickname: Sambo/ Troony/ Blackdog
Name: Sam Troon
Occupation: Project Manager
Recruited From: Old Scotch
Position: Midfield
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Kick, run and carry / learning people's names
My life’s ambition is to……: To never have a sloppy rig.
Nickname: B-Train
Name: Andrew Bereza
Occupation: Operations Manager
Recruited From: North Shore Football Club, Sydney, Playing Honours Include, Best Clubman, Figjam Award, B.O.G in 2 Grand Finals, Most Votes in a Year by a record amount in the Club & League Count, Leading Goal kicker every year I have played, Record Numbers of Possessions in a game 742, missed the next month with acute leather poisoning, Only man ever to literally win a game of his own boot as the rest of the team pulled out with injury 2 minutes before the first bounce, F.Y.I the other team did not score, received an O.B.E from the Queen for this and I am likely to go down in history as the Greatest Single Human Being ever to have lived and in some countries I am now worshiped as a Demigod. My spunk has the fertility of a thousand elephants. Position: Where ever I want to play, this is the benefit of a dictatorship.
Position: Where ever I want to play, this is the benefit of a dictatorship.
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - Myself, Weakness - Others around me.
My life’s ambition is to……: To win the Asian Games and come back from Ibiza like I have been in a car wreck.
Nickname: Batts
Name: Luke Battley
Occupation: Full Time Development Manager, Part Time Fun Addict
Recruited From: The Dancefloor
Position: Somewhere near the DJ Box
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths – Ostentatious Dress Sense, Capacity to dance on unstable objects, Ability to read the play. Weaknesses – Women of exotic origin and a foot injury incurred after a Classic Scooter Toe Lock.
My life’s ambition is to……: Win the Asian Games with The Heat and be voted Shadow Boxer of the Century by an astute panel of judges in Ibiza
Nickname: Evtim the Macedonian Popstar
Name: Edo Ellis
Occupation: Contracted Nakheel Haidresser
Recruited From: Richmond Lawn Bowls Association
Position: Centre Half bench / Team Hairdresser
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Stands out with long well conditioned hair / Hair's too long, can't see the footy
My life’s ambition is to……: To own an Edward Beal Hair Salon
Nickname: Easy
Name: Scott Easdown
Occupation: PE Teacher
Recruited From: Brisbane QLD
Position: Rover
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths large Gluteus Maximus - 6th sense to know where the footy is going (aka Michael Long) - live near Hotto - I enjoy Brezza's emails - support Hawthorn Weaknesses - hate running - am short & stocky - no right foot - have a lazy thyroid -
My life’s ambition is to……: Retire from working at 40 and play footy until I am 50
Nickname: Thrills
Name: Ben Williams
Occupation: Amateur Golfer
Recruited From: North Shore Football Club
Position: Rover
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - running through brick walls, drinking bundy, better fashion sense than Schwab's. Weaknesses - fashion sense, drink like a 16 year old girl (you will put that in anyway Dugina)
My life’s ambition is to……: Get above 70kg.
Nickname: BAZ
Name: Chris Barrow
Occupation: Development Manager
Recruited From: House of Fun
Position: Prefers Pine Time but happy to adapt to the teams requirements
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Living in past football ability / Back
My life’s ambition is to……: To learn Dodsy's Stong Arm approach prior to Singapore
Nickname: Hotto
Name: Cameron Hotton
Occupation: Brand Manager
Recruited From: Mansfield
Position: Midfield, although Berez seems to want to play me in the backline.
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strength - Has high ambitions Weakness - Can't live up to those ambitions
My life’s ambition is to……: Enjoy it to the full.
Nickname: Hopey - original i know, but others such as 'the kid', 'skipper' aren't very relevant anymore...! Sure the boys could come up with another one for my 'heat' years.
Name: James Hope
Occupation: Structural Engineer
Recruited From: Old Ivanhoe Grammarians
Position: CHB / CHF
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Not many strengths these days, main weakness would have to moving like a fully loaded ocean liner
My life’s ambition is to……: Play hard, party hard and live strong.
Nickname: Jimmy
Name: James Grljusich
Occupation: PM Contracting
Recruited From: Perth, WA
Position: Anywhere the coach sends me. Preferably the forward pocket.
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Sleeping, sneaky goals
My life’s ambition is to……: Retire early so as to stop the pain that is – WORK
Nickname: Tores, Ze German
Name: Tore Zeildler
Occupation: Project Manager
Recruited From: Debut Club
Position: Grazing out on the wing
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Getting the Ball / Disposing of it effectively
My life’s ambition is to……: Get to the end in style
Nickname: Burj Dubai, Supastar
Name: Matty Maher
Occupation: Project Management
Recruited From: Euroa Football Club
Position: Full forward 110kgs, Ruck rover @ 80kgs
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Smooth Operator, kicking goals and sprinting over 5 meters/ loosing weight and running 3km time trial under 17 minutes
My life’s ambition is to……: be the fittest man alive and obtain the elusive six pack (not beer!)
Nickname: G-Train
Name: Gordon Lewicki
Occupation: Fun economist and Analyst
Recruited From: The Rat Race
Position: Center Half Dance Floor changing off the bar
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: General Superstar however struggles with fluctuating weight due to medical liquid retention issues.
My life’s ambition is to……: To win the Asian Games and then carry the cup through the clubs of IBIZA.
Nickname: Angry / Stranger / Grooty
Name: Aaron Groot
Occupation: Construction Manager
Recruited From: Mt Eliza u/15's
Position: Anywhere in the backline
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Yet to find / Lack of patience….
My life’s ambition is to……: Make enough coin to own a beach club somewhere in South America!
Nickname: 'Duggy' sort of like the pizza boy in the pizza hut add and 'Douglas' sort of like Michael Douglas in Falling down
Name: Daniel Dugina
Occupation: Development Manager
Recruited From: St Bernard’s
Position: Utility
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Incredible Good Looks/ Have the bone composition of a piece of chalk...always injured.
My life’s ambition is to……: Walk the earth, go from place to place and get in adventures. Just like Kane in Kung Fu.
Nickname: Smitho
Name: Andrew Smithson
Occupation: Investment Manager
Recruited From: Debut Club
Position: Backline
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Partying / Hotel rooms in Ibiza with no music
My life’s ambition is to……: To get better
Nickname: Scotty O
Name: Scott Orwin
Occupation: Architect - Associate
Recruited From: St Kilda City Football Club / Zinc D floor
Position: Ruck….Rear Bar, en route to the female toilets
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: Spanish Beer……Frangellico……Campari……The samurai sword!! Weaknesses: Tequila shots…….Emirates Airlines
My life’s ambition is to……: To conquer all my weaknesses.
Nickname: Munners
Name: Stephen Munnery
Occupation: PE Teacher
Recruited From: Al Barsha Bombers
Position: Wing
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - Perfect year round golden tan Weaknesses - Karaoke Bars
My life’s ambition is to……: Live the dream
Nickname: Pins, Nikos, Jimmy Stitches
Name: Nick James Pinner
Occupation: Drifter
Recruited From: The West Coast
Position: Utility / Balcony – socks up!
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - Freestyle battle rap Weaknesses – Eczema
My life’s ambition is to……: Roll hard, dig deep and always swing from the bootlaces!
Nickname: Pistol / Wadey
Name: Luke Wade
Occupation: Truscott's Bitch / Design Manager
Recruited From: St Bernard's Old Boys
Position: Team Manager Extraordinaire
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Natural Shirt / L5, L4, Disc's
My life’s ambition is to……: Break everyone's time around Safa
Nickname: Rhyno
Name: Ryan Koningen
Occupation: Architect
Recruited From: Retirement. Previously Leopold, Geelong Football League
Position: Half Back
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Charming the opposite sex/the opposite sex!
My life’s ambition is to……: play with the Heat, take over the Trump Empire and live in the Playboy Mansion!
Nickname: Pet
Name: Petros James Christian Lambis
Occupation: Engineer
Recruited From: Norway
Position: Centre, Half fwd
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: No Weakness
My life’s ambition is to……: Run my own modeling agency.
Nickname: Kenny (don’t ask, I don’t even Know), Jezza, Jesse
Name: Jess Murchie
Occupation: Construction
Recruited From: Vic Kick, Halifax Oval / Old Brighton Grammarians FC, Melbourne
Position: Utility
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths – Versatility, Vision, Staying power after 3am Weaknesses – Cottee’s Ice Magic, Saying no after 3am,
My life’s ambition is to……: Own a successful racehorse(s), be happy & successful and ….Get home before 3am (Messy)
Nickname: Peck Senior
Name: Chris Peck
Occupation: Architect
Recruited From: Ormond College Magoos
Position: Goal Sneak
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths – Planning, speed, power, endurance, agility, coordination, balance. “im the kind of guy that gets up at 6am regardless of what time it is…” Weaknesses – Old age – Somewhere along the road my ship fell off the rails…
My life’s ambition is to……: Star in my own sitcom about sexy ladies and even sexier buildings…oh yeah!
Nickname: Pecka
Name: Charlie Peck
Occupation: Development Manager
Recruited From: Drafted by the Heat Father Son Rule, i.e. never played before.
Position: Utility
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Calm and collected bench warmer that can offer moments of inspiration in the forward pocket. Strength will be ability to grab some hard ball gets, weakness will be recovering from be hit by others twice my weight.
My life’s ambition is to……: To find a cure for groots angry spasms.
Nickname: The Vet / The Godfather
Name: Neil McLennan
Occupation: Developing - not much
Recruited From: A bar
Position: Retired
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: White lady is a strength and yellow fever is a weakness
My life’s ambition is to……: Keep up with 20 year olds
Nickname: Ricco
Name: Riccardo Alphabet
Occupation: Infrastructure Manager
Recruited From: San Diego Lions
Position: Doggy Style / Forward line / Anyway near beer and food.
Key Strengths/Weaknesses: Love the Footy Culture and exploits of earlier years, also a good wingman to the younger group. / Played a game for the Dragons.
My life’s ambition is to……: Cap off a lifetime of footy with a title on 3 continents