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    "I'm very proud of what I have achieved and I'm also very proud to have played alongside many great players," Rocca said. "To move to Collingwood and be alongside the likes of Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, Gavin Brown, Graham Wright and particularly my brother Saverio, I am very fortunate." Premiership glory proved elusive for Rocca with the unfancied Collingwood side of 2002 the closest he came to winning on the biggest stage. Full Article at Sportal Australia
    To move to Collingwood and be alongside the likes of Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, Gavin Brown, Graham Wright and particularly my brother Saverio, I am very fortunate.
    – Anthony Rocca SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
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Rocca hangs up the boots
  1. I'm very proud of what I have achieved and I'm also very proud to have played alongside many great players
    – Anthony Rocca SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  2. A specialist recommended I have six months off with the Achilles problem I had, but with the medical and conditioning staff we have at Collingwood I was able to get through it, get back and play five games in the VFL and earn my spot for that final against St Kilda.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  3. I think we'll always be mindful of the fact that, in the 2002 grand final, he produced a herculean effort, and he almost got us over the line
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  4. Playing in the 2002 grand final was a highlight, but also one of the lowlights, but I'll always remember that opportunity
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  5. Looking to life after footy, I want to take some time off, first of all take a holiday and go and visit my brother in the US
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  6. 2009 has been a battle, after I had ankle problems at the start of the year and an Achilles injury midway through the year, I really didn't know if I'd get back
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  7. Unfortunately for us the following year he wasn't there in the grand final, and it was probably pretty reflective of the score line, and in many respects tells us how important he was to the football club.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago
  8. I think he's one of the most courageous players who I've coached, and one probably thinks it's easy for a bloke who is 195 centimetres and 105 kilograms to be brave, but the courage I talk of refers to his ability to play with injuries, to play through pain.
    SOURCE: Sportal Australia 2 months ago

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