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GEORGE Rose is set to stomp onto the field as a Sea Eagle for the last time in Saturday's Grand Final.
So as a fitting tribute to the Manly behemoth, we've decided to do a rundown of the over-sized athletes from across the sporting world who are still considered to be at the top of their fields, starting with Rose himself.
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George Rose – Rugby League
Gorgeous George is a throwback to rugby league's golden era, where abs were a rumour and a well-rounded diet consisted of a pie AND a beer. The list of tubby league players from yesteryear is long as they were rotund, but Rose is among the few still flying the flag in defiance of the game's nutritionists. Fast and mobile for a man of his carriage, Rose will provide plenty of impact for the Sea Eagles in Sunday's Grand Final before packing his bags to take up a new contract with Melbourne in 2014.
Mark Cosgrove – Cricket
Cricket fans wouldn't have batted an eyelid at the sight of Cosgrove's midriff during the David Boon era, but not so these days. In an era where homogenous cricketers seem mass produced from the same slimline cookie-cutter, Cosgrove bucks the trend. Although not in the same weight division as Bermuda's Dwayne Leverock, once dubbed the "Bermuda Pie Angle", Cosgrove dwarfs most of his contemporaries in the Ryobi Cup. He played three one-day internationals for Australia in 2006 before being de-listed by his native South Australia over an apparent lack of commitment to training. Shane Warne, pre-Liz, would have been proud.
John Daly – Golf
It couldn't be a "tubby athlete" list without golf's greatest showman. Daly has tried crash diets, bouts of sobriety and lap-band surgery over the course of his colourful career, but that protruding belly just keeps resurfacing. Daly's excesses at the dinner table have been far exceeded by those at the roulette table, however. "The Wild Thing" claims to have lost up to $60 million over the course of his career, including $1.5 million in a $5,000-per-spin poker machine in 2005.
Ricardo Blas Jr – Judo
At 218 kilograms, Blas holds the record as the heaviest competitor in the history of the modern Olympics – a full 20 kilograms clear of his closest rival. The judoka from Guam competed at the Beijing and London Olympics in the 100+ kilogram class (which he juuuuuust barely qualified for), losing in the first and second rounds respectively. In what is quite possibly the most understated nickname in sports' history, Blas is known as "The Little Mountain" in Guam.
Piri Weepu (R) piled on the pounds. Source: FoxSports
Piri Weepu – Rugby Union
Admittedly, Weepu can't hold a candle to the rugby world's armada of chubby front rowers, but the subject of the All Black halfback's girth still made front page news in New Zealand last year. After spending too much time in the top paddock during the 2012 pre-season, Weepu returned for duty a touch out of shape. Local media outlets reported as much, prompting Weepu's parents and teammates to launch a spirited defence and the player himself to engage in several heated Twitter exchanges with the public.
Pablo Sandoval – Baseball
Baseball may well be the last safe haven for fatties in professional sport. "America's past time" boasts a long list of rotund competitors, most notably George Herman "Babe" Ruth, perhaps the greatest hitter of them all. Venezuelan third baseman Sandoval headlines the modern day list of large-and-in-charge ballplayers. Nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda" by adoring fans in San Francisco, Sandoval has won two World Series and has twice been named an All-Star.
Jeroen Verhoeven plays in the Dutch Eredivisie. Source: Getty Images
Jeroen Verhoeven – Football
Diego Maradona and "One Tonne" Ronaldo may have grabbed the headlines for their expanding waistlines, but only in the twilight of their playing careers. Jeroen Verhoeven, on the other hand, has packed quite the gut for entirety of his football career. Currently on the books of FC Utrecht, the 33-year-old goalkeeper was once subjected to chants of "Pizza!" by opposing fans every time the ball was in his possession.
Emmanuel Yarborough – Sumo Wrestling
At 2.03 metres and 302 kilograms, Emanuel Yarborough is sumo wrestling's perfect weapon. The Guinness Book of Records recognises "Tiny" Yarborough as the world's heaviest athlete amid claims he has weighed in at up to 370 kilograms at various points of his sumo and MMA career. The American's success in the dohyo has translated to notoriety in the wider world, with Yarborough starred in a Bollywood film – presumably an IMAX production - and an advertising campaign for a mobile phone company.
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