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Saints Sign a Number 4, Thanks to JELD-WEN

14 May 2008

St Kilda’s Aaron Fiora has often been described as a player with great speed, however today he came face to face with another sportsman renowned for being fast – V8 Supercar driver James Courtney.

The Saints midfielder met Courtney, from JELD-WEN Motorsport, at Telstra Dome to present him with the number 4 St Kilda guernsey and a 2008 St Kilda membership, which is also the same number car in which Courtney races.

Fiora and Courtney both had a kick on the Telstra Dome surface and Fiora was impressed with Courtney’s football skills. “James would definitely fit into the Saints midfield as a rover” he said. Courtney however, was more content to leave the ball work to the AFL professional, saying he was more comfortable to observe from the sidelines.

Although Courtney would prefer to watch the Saints from afar, research undertaken in 2006 by Exercise Research Australia, the Victorian Institute of Sport, Intel Health and Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) revealed that JELD-WEN Motorsport’s James Courtney is at the equivalent fitness level of any elite footballer.

The results of this test showed James to be similar in aerobic fitness to athletes performing at an elite level in Australian football, soccer, rugby league and tennis. James has invested significant training hours in order to perform at the highest physical level under extreme conditions," Dr Melissa Arkinstall, Director of Exercise Research Australia said.

Courtney will return to Telstra Dome again this week when St Kilda takes on Collingwood on Friday night and will also toss the coin at the beginning of the match. Saints fans will have the opportunity to meet James prior to the game, with the V8 supercar driver appearing at Gate 5 on the Telstra Dome concourse from 5:30pm – 6.00pm to sign autographs.

There will also be an Xbox 360 set up on the concourse pre game at the Telstra Dome this Friday night for all St Kilda supporters to play, and fans will be able to go into a draw to play Xbox 360 against James Courtney at half-time. Supporters will also have the chance to win a JELD-WEN Motorsport hot lap and a signed St Kilda jumper.

Saints sign a star

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