This week we caught up with our five new Bomber recruits - Dyson Heppell, Ariel Steinberg, Alex Browne, Michael Ross and Luke Davis - to get a greater insight into some of the things you wouldn’t know about our new draftees.
 


What are your pre-game superstitions:
Alex Browne: Nothing out of the ordinary
Ariel Steinberg: I put my left boot and sock on first
Michael Ross: Don’t really have any
Luke Davis: I go very quiet and keep to myself. I also rock up 15 minutes early
Dyson Heppell: Mum’s pasta for tea and weetbix and honey for breakfast

Favourite holiday destination:
AB: Thailand
AS: Byron Bay
MR: Queensland so far
LD: Riverland
DH: Burleigh Heads Caravan Park

Best player you’ve seen:
AB: Nathan Buckley
AS: Matthew Lloyd
MR: Gary Ablett
LD: Dustin Fletcher
DH: Dustin Fletcher

Team you grew up supporting:
AB: Collingwood
AS: Essendon
MR: Sydney
LD: Adelaide
DH: Essendon

My nicknames include:
AB: Browney
AS: Steiny
MR: Rossy or Mick
LD: Big Bird
DH: Heps, Hepa, D-Man, Dyso

Winning goal in soccer World Cup final or winning runs in cricket World Cup final:
AB: Cricket
AS: Goal in Soccer
MR: Goal in Soccer
LD: Goal in Soccer
DH: Neither!

 

Screamer in the goal square or torpedo from 60 metres:
AB: Screamer
AS: Screamer
MR: Screamer
LD: Screamer
DH: Big torpy

Best gift I’ve received:
AB: Car
AS: Football from Mum and Dad
MR: Playstation or money
LD: My mate’s baseball cap
DH: A sweet push bike

Worst childhood memory:
AS: First day of school
MR: Getting lost at an AFL game when I was about 8 years old
DH: Falling in a creek at nana’s house and then having to wearing pa’s jocks home.

Favourite movie:
AB: The Hangover
AS: The Social Network
MR: Wedding Crashers
LD: Shawshank Redemption
DH: Super Bad

If I could chat with one person for an hour it would be:
AB: Jennifer Hawkins
AS: My best mate Aidan
MR: Kobe Bryant
LD: Jessica Alba
DH: Michael  Jordan

My worst habit is:
AB: Biting my nails
AS: Sniffing my nose
MR: Chewing my nails
LD: Biting my nails
DH: Sleep talking