ROCKY likes to be one step ahead of everyone else. Alert, and definitely a morning person, he attributes a lot of his success to being the early bird.

As the ultimate professional, logic rules his world and though planning is a major part of his armoury, he is also elusive, cunning, and, for a rooster, has one of the best goose steps you're ever likely to see. Listen closely next time before the Roosters take the field and you're sure to hear ROCKY'S proud crow echoing off the dressing room walls, signalling 'game time'!

As one of the mascot elders, he is naturally self-assured and used to calling the shots. Call him cocky if you will, just never accuse him of fowl play, unless you really want to get his feathers up.

As the originator of the 'Rooster Strut', a tongue-in-cheek dance enacted with every Rooster try and consisting of him puffing out his chest, a proud flutter of the wings and an exaggerated leg lunge, ROCKY likes to provoke a response from the home fans and opposition fans alike.

Bondi's his favourite haunt, where he’ll either be roller blading in front of the Pavilion or just taking in a shake at the Junction.