February 22, 2004

League player found guilty of...er, "poking". In the end the NRL Judiciary had little trouble differentiating between a "wedgie", a "finger up the arse" and the area between the "arse and the nuts" before finding Hopoate guilty. (SFW, just grotty.)
posted by tracicle 20 years ago
  • If I was going to 'pick an arse' it would be one without a crack in it. I'm looking forward to the reality tv gameshow "Pick Your Arse". More seriously, I heard about this guy on the news here in Oz some time back. IMHO, he's got a bit of a .. 'problem' as it were. This goes far beyond in-game sledging or psychological tactics.
  • Fortunately, Hoppa's from NZ.
  • Ah yes, Wolof. Any time anyone does anything bad, they're a New Zealander. Any time they do something good, they're an Australian. Witness: John Wright, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Split Enz. All, apparently, Australians. Russell Crowe was an Australian when he won an Oscar, but became a New Zealander when he started getting beaten up in pubs.
  • I can honestly say I'd never heard of Hoppa before he started inserting the digit. And Crowe apparently can't make his mind up where he comes from anyway. See this earlier thread for further evidence of me slapping NZ about, although you'll have to scroll down a bit.
  • Hopoate is actually Tongan, despite NZ citizenship. Deeply religious, he is also the father of six!! One strange man, I wonder how his sons will turn out. Recently Hopoate was busted for drug abuse, and looks to have blown all his chances. What's the difference between John Hopoate and a blow job? One makes your day and the other makes your hole weak.
  • You can see the Brisbane sculpture affectionately known as "The Hopoate" here; http://www.brecknockconsulting.com.au/05_photofile/photofile_brisbane.htm