The Swans Blog was not Jokin’ Alan Joyce when we said we had a second instalment of “Top 10 Clues re the existence of AFL rocket scientists”. To find out which AFL scientist may already have had a nuclear fuel rod inserted through their ears, read below. The list is displayed alphabetically in chronological order for your convenience.

11.        “I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” (Luke Darcy)

12.        “He scored that goal after only 22 seconds – totally against the run of play.” (Dermott Brereton)

13.        “We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but then they scored.” (Ben Cousins, West Coast Eagles)

14.        “That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which was identical.” (Dermott Brereton)

15.        “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” (Shane Wakelin)

16.        “Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football – but none of them serious.” (Adrian Anderson)

17.        “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”(Andrew Demetriou)

18.        “I would not say he (Chris Judd) is the best centreman in the AFL but there are none better.” (Dermott Brereton)

19.        “I never comment on umpires and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.” (Terry Wallace)

20.        Garry Lyon: “Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?” David Schwartz: “On what?”