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Saverio Rocca

Former AFL full-forward for Collingwood and North Melbourne (748 goals) who became an NFL punter with the Eagles and Redskins, later a Carlton assistant coach.

Apr 27, 2026

speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:58
... do, do the NFL have a similar game to an Anzac Day?
23:02
Uh, they do have a military round where they, um, you know, pay tribute to people in the military.
23:10
Um, and it's a great round.
23:11
But they also do that, they get people in the military...
23:14
If, if someone's come home in that state, you know, at the Eagles and they've provided great service, they get them out there before every game just to-
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
24:25
Bloody-o.
24:27
Yeah, it was a lot of pressure going over and, and, uh, you know, trying to get, and trying to start something new in my life.
24:34
'Cause, you know, obviously I'd retired from AFL and wasn't quite sure.
speaker_1NARRATOR
22:58
Do, do the NFL have a similar game to an Anzac Day?
23:02
Uh, they do have a military round where they, um, you know, pay tribute to people in the military.
23:10
Um, and it's a great round.
23:11
But they also do that, they get people in the military...
23:14
If, if someone's come home in that state, you know, at the Eagles and they've provided great service, they get them out there before every game just to-
Damian BarrettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
24:25
Bloody oath.
24:27
Yeah, it was a lot of pressure going over and, and, uh, you know, trying to get, and trying to start something new in my life.
24:34
'Cause, you know, obviously I'd retired from AFL and wasn't quite sure.
Billy BrownlessSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
24:01
Bloody oath.
24:03
Yeah, it was a lot of pressure going over and, and, uh, you know, trying to get... and trying to start something new in my life because, you know, obviously I'd retired from AFL and wasn't quite sure.
24:13
So heading over there, um, and taking a risk, you know, leaving family at home for a couple of months was, was quite challenging.
24:22
And looking back at it now, I'm, I'm very proud of what I did and, and, you know, grateful that I got the opportunity to be able to do that.
Billy BrownlessSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:33
Are you excited? You pumped? You're gonna be there?
25:36
Yeah.
25:36
Well, I'm, I'm in discussions at the moment with the Eagles.
25:39
So the Eagles are gonna do, like, a, a bit of a, a tailgate fan appreciation that, you know, get the fans involved.
34:09
[laughs] H- how proud of, uh, of that achievement are you, Sav, when you line it up alongside what was a... an, I'd say an all-time great AFL career? Bloody oath.
34:18
Yeah, it was a lot of pressure going over and, and, uh, you know, trying to get... and trying to start something new in my life because, you know, obviously I'd retired from AFL and wasn't quite sure.
34:28
So heading over there, um, and taking a risk, you know, leaving family at home for a couple of months was, was quite challenging.
34:37
And looking back at it now, I'm, I'm very proud of what I did and, and, you know, grateful that I got the opportunity to be able to do that.
35:48
Are you excited? You pumped? You're gonna be there?
35:50
there?Yeah, well, I'm in discussions at the moment with the Eagles.
35:55
So the Eagles are gonna do like a, a bit of a, a tailgate fan appreciation that, you know, get the fans involved.
36:01
The Eagles and the Rams are the only two teams that have, um, the legal rights to promote their brand in Australia.

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