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Andrew Brophy Interview

Interview: Andrew Brophy
(questions by coach & morgs)


back tail - photo: gourlay

Lets start off for those that dont know who do you ride for?

cliche,spitfire,4 star,dvs,modus,vz

How long have you been riding for Cliche' and how did you get on in the first place

4or 5 years and i got on by going on a link footwer tour with brett margaritis ,and just hassiling boglio for ages afterwards for boards i think thats how,i just weaseled my way on!!

It must be great fun touring with the likes of JB and Lucas, does the team all support each other or is there a bit of weirdness due to competitiveness?

no weirdness at all how can you be competitive with them they all skate different . everyone loves hanging out and shredding togeather its always a good time because we are all good friends!!! cliche rips!

How do you get on with the language barrier between the frogs and wogs? [french and italians]

just wait till someone is speaking

So B-Roph what brought you to melbourne?

my fiance was coming back so i followed her home ,i like it here all the melbourn lads are great its a nice city

Do your parents support your decision to skate full time?

they would support me in whatever i was doing they are the best!!!

You seem pretty close with your old man, what does he get up to in Margaret River?

he runs the shire, makes sure all the roads are good and that everythings in working order.. he also love fishing and diving for abolone his is a sick dude!! i miss not being able to see him on the regular! ah he love a lager to!


front tail - sickquence: gourlay What do you do when your not skating?

hang out with my fiance brogan, drink coffie and just chill!!

Do you think its amusing Davey Cotsios nick named you cry bulb in your last interview?

yeah it was good!! hes a funny dude always got something to tell ya , davey is good!

Have you any plans to go overseas again this year?

yeah in a few weeks ill be of to the states then europe to film for the cliche vid, im exited to go over again its always fun getting to see my mates over there again!!!

Do you think Mike Martin is a true Ginger?

ginger as fuck!!! thats why he is so good! up the ginger ninja

Do almonds give you more pop?

im not sure but they taste great , go get some and try to ollie a bin or something haha

tell us the story how you mistook peter sellers for adolph hitler?

did i have no memorie of that ? im a goldfish mate

Is it true that you got rolled by two nine year old girls?

yeah they were hella gangsta girls, haha nah thay just took my stuff when i wasent looking little roaches! keep your eyes on the young ones at pooran

when will you ollie up the big museum gap?

asap just got to get the feeling right , it will come

Can you skate as well as his TM le bog? Can you nollie flip in thongs?

not tryed the thonged nollie flip, i know boglio is the man though! go youtube the frog and watch in pleasure


ollie - photo: gourlay

Favourite english skaters/aus skaters

English- snowy,brady,chewy,joey,jenson,rob,lev,karim,danny w,all the slam lads and sb crew P.W.B.C!!!!
Australian- mike m,jezza,lewis,dustin,sammy w,keegan,morgs,thomo&coach massive,jake d,if i had to list everyone it would be massive ! mostly everyone i skate with they all great lads!!

Best gypsy tour story?

man there are way two many stories from that tour haha!! and is a big blurry patch to just being there with everyone was the best!!! but freddy gall is a beast seriously, he lived on red wine and skating all day ,i would wake up roll over and see him drinking red wine in his sleeping bag at like 7 in the morning then put the cork back in and have a little nap again haha ,that dude is gold!!! but everyone has a storie about them for sure, it was the gypsy!!!!!!

Funniest thing you ever saw at slam city skates?

dont know about that one but for a while there rob would be so hungover working that he looked like a shell of a human , that really cracked me up haha!!! the joy of booze.. thanks fells !!

All right mate thanks for your time, any last comments?

thanks to my family,my fiance brogan,P.W.B.C,I.G.D.D,and everyone thats skating and having a laugh!!!



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