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Name: Curt "the Doctor is in" McDonald
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri (yes, that is in the US)
Current Residence: Long Island City, NY (yes, that is in Queens)
Profession: Economist
Favourite Footy Team: Dockers
Favourite Footy Player: Peter Matera
Previous Footy Experience: The Footy Show!
Favourite Drink: McCallan 18-year old Single Malt (neat)
Favourite Food: Vegemite (goes well with McCallan!)
Favourite Movie: The Longest Yard
Biggest Career Influence: Leonie Parentich
Aspirations: To live somewhere west of the Great Rabbit Fence
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Name: Hamish "Hammer Time" Anderson
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Hand Therapist
Favourite Footy Team: Hawthorn
Favourite Footy Player: Peter Knights
Previous Footy Experience: Deepdene Primary School orange-boy & boot-studder 1978/79
Favourite Drink: Any red from Dad's cellar
Favourite Food: Mum's lamb roast with extra potatoes
Favourite Movie: Gallipoli
Biggest Career Influence: Sara Backhouse
Aspirations: To run the marathon in the Olympics
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Name: Markos "Glassman" Moya
Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Engineer
Favourite Footy Team: Swannies (Perth), & Swannies (Sydney)
Favourite Footy Player: Phil Knarkle
Previous Footy Experience: Grade 7 Lightning Carnival team (reserve fullback)
Favourite Drink: Pisco Sour
Favourite Food: Pastel de Choclo
Favourite Movie: Mediterraneo
Biggest Career Influence: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Aspirations: Play first base for Yankees on meagre $3.2M contract
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Name: Arron "As in Bacchus" Wood
Place of Birth: Canberra, ACT
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Currency Trader
Favourite Footy Team: Balmain Tigers
Favourite Footy Player: Leigh Matthews
Previous Footy Experience: Manuka Football Club; ACT Schoolboys
Favourite Drink: Chocolate Milkshake
Favourite Food: Polly Waffle
Favourite Movie: The Sting
Biggest Career Influence: Norman Gunston
Aspirations: To see Hamish shave his head if we win Nationals
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Name: D'wayne "Turtle" Mitchell
Place of Birth: Launceston, TAS
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Service Delivery Manager, CSC at JP Morgan
Favourite Footy Team: Essendon, North Launceston
Favourite Footy Player: Tim Watson
Previous Footy Experience: Mowbray, North Launceston, Cobar Blues
Favourite Drink: Bacardi and Coke
Favourite Food: Seafood
Favourite Movie: Rocky I & II
Biggest Career Influence: Brother, Andrew
Aspirations: Play one more year of footy for a professional Australian league
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Name: "Diamond" Danny Goldman
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Dentist
Favourite Footy Team: St Kilda
Favourite Footy Player: Spider Everitt
Previous Footy Experience: Kicking my dog
Favourite Drink: Gin and Tonic
Favourite Food: Cholent
Favourite Movie: Blazing Saddles
Biggest Career Influence: My Father
Aspirations: Play in a St. Kilda Flag
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Name: Rob Giabardo
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC
Current Residence: Nazareth, PA
Profession: Special Education Teacher
Favourite Footy Team: Swans
Favourite Footy Player: Stan Magro
Previous Footy Experience:
Favourite Drink: Carlton Draught
Favourite Food: Seafood
Favourite Movie: The Usual Suspects
Biggest Career Influence: Mum & the kids I coach
Aspirations: Teach at college, coach pro footy
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Name: David "Flea" Wake
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC
Current Residence: Outback, NJ
Profession: Financial Wizard
Favourite Footy Team: St Kilda
Favourite Footy Player: Plugger
Previous Footy Experience: Spectator
Favourite Drink: The next one
Favourite Food: Timpano!
Favourite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Biggest Career Influence: Micahel Milken
Aspirations: To play 100 games for the New York Magpies
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Name: Charles Kickham
Place of Birth: Galway, Ireland
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Student
Favourite Footy Team: New York Magpies
Favourite Footy Player: Charles Kickham
Previous Footy Experience: None
Favourite Drink: Beer
Favourite Food: Beer
Favourite Movie: Star Wars
Biggest Career Influence: Beer
Aspirations: To be like Hamish Anderson
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Name: Simon Walsh
Place of Birth: Australia
Current Residence: NYC
Profession: transient.
Favourite Footy Team: New York Magpies
Favourite Footy Player: Bruce Cameron
Previous Footy Experience:Richmond, Collingwood, Carlton
Favourite Drink: seltzer
Favourite Food: salad
Favourite Movie: Driving Miss Daisy (directors cut)
Biggest Career Influence: Tiny Tim, Molly Meldrum
Aspirations: To be player profile of the week before I leave the States
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Name: Adam Grabow
Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Wealth Advisor
Favourite Footy Team: NYC Magpies
Favourite Footy Player: Anyone in a Magpies jumper
Previous Footy Experience: Fox Sports World
Favourite Drink: Diet Coke . . . with a lime
Favourite Food: Anything on a plate, in a bowl, or within reach . . . served with jasmine rice
Favourite Movie: Ishtar, Dead Calm
Biggest Career Influence: Gramps
Aspirations: To make it through another day
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Name: Ian Pine
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Current Residence: Manhattan, NY
Profession: Financial Analyst
Favourite Footy Team: Collingwood (the original Magpies)
Favourite Footy Player: Mick McGuane
Previous Footy Experience: Maccabi Soccer Club, Melbourne
Favourite Drink: Gin & Tonic
Favourite Food: BBQ lamb chops
Favourite Movie: A Few Good Men, Cool Runnings
Biggest Career Influence: Mick Gayfer — you can play in a premiership team with absolutely no skill
Aspirations: To be called up from the NY Magpies to play for Collingwood
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