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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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Quote: | SIX clubs have sent scouts to this week's US AFL International Combine in Los Angeles as they look to gain an edge in list management.
Recruiters from Collingwood, the Sydney Swans, Richmond, Fremantle, Port Adelaide and North Melbourne will attend the three-day testing from Friday, where 20 American athletes will test under AFL conditions. |
Great to see Hine is going over there and Check them out
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-24/six-clubs-at-la-combine _________________ I am Da Man |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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And going and Check them out
httpwww dotafldot comdot aunews2014-04-24six-clubs-at-la-combine is [quote]
Great to see Hine. |
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Well, Pendlebury, by world standards, was a crap basketballer. We could easily find a better one. The trick will be turning him into a better AFL player . _________________ Well done boys! |
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Joined: 05 May 2010
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Post subject: Re: Hine in USA | |
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Dave The Man wrote: | Quote: | SIX clubs have sent scouts to this week's US AFL International Combine in Los Angeles as they look to gain an edge in list management.
Recruiters from Collingwood, the Sydney Swans, Richmond, Fremantle, Port Adelaide and North Melbourne will attend the three-day testing from Friday, where 20 American athletes will test under AFL conditions. |
Great to see Hine is going over there and Check them out
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-24/six-clubs-at-la-combine |
dad actually caught a plane with him to New York. Had a great chat with him about many things! I will feed them into the site as appropriate. _________________ Ohhh, the Premiership's a cakewalk ....... |
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mattys123
Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Location: Narre Warren, VIC
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AN_Inkling wrote: | Well, Pendlebury, by world standards, was a crap basketballer. We could easily find a better one. The trick will be turning him into a better AFL player . |
Pendles was actually a better teenage basketballer than Patty Mills, who now plays for the best NBA team there is, the Spurs. (Mills took Pendles place at the AIS after Pendles pulled out)
But yeah, why not, can't be worse than the Irish boys. |
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Piethagoras' Theorem
the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk
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You just know he's gonna pick up a gun _________________ Formally frankiboy and FrankieGoesToCollingwood. |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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Piethagoras' Theorem
the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk
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that's kinda what I meant _________________ Formally frankiboy and FrankieGoesToCollingwood. |
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AN_Inkling
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swoop42 wrote: | FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. |
Could do worse than picking up the next Nate Robinson (175cm point guard). Has a serious leap and is strong and tough as a basketballer comes (played Gridiron in college): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Robinson _________________ Well done boys! |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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^Prefer Martin.
LOL. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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Brenny
Joined: 05 Apr 2011 Location: Westpac Centre
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swoop42 wrote: | FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. |
He could recruit Patrick Mills and Patty could be reunited with Pendles.
Mills is midget enough. |
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E
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AN_Inkling wrote: | swoop42 wrote: | FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. |
Could do worse than picking up the next Nate Robinson (175cm point guard). Has a serious leap and is strong and tough as a basketballer comes (played Gridiron in college): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Robinson |
I am a US National Champion AFL footballer (meaning I am good enough to play in the social league in the ammo's back in Melbourne.
when I played footy over in the US, I was surrounded by some of the most remarkable athletes ever assembled. Unbelievable leaps, ferocious tacklers and actually better at reading the ball than you might think because they have simply brilliant hand eye coordination.
sadly, none of them could kick. and I mean seriously cant kick. americans just don't do it and they cant do it. Not even good enough for social grade of ammos. how on earth are any of them going to develop a kick efficient enough to allow them to play AFL. We criticize Sinclair, Toovs, etc. for being bad kicks. They are elite kicks outside of the AFL. these guys simply will not make it.
Maybe if an American starts kicking when he is young (then he has a shot).
contrast this with Pendles, who may have been better at basketball than footy when he was young, but I will guarantee Pendles was still kicking a footy when he was a kid. he had a base. its just different. _________________ Ohhh, the Premiership's a cakewalk ....... |
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jackcass
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo
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E wrote: | AN_Inkling wrote: | swoop42 wrote: | FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. |
Could do worse than picking up the next Nate Robinson (175cm point guard). Has a serious leap and is strong and tough as a basketballer comes (played Gridiron in college): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Robinson |
I am a US National Champion AFL footballer (meaning I am good enough to play in the social league in the ammo's back in Melbourne.
when I played footy over in the US, I was surrounded by some of the most remarkable athletes ever assembled. Unbelievable leaps, ferocious tacklers and actually better at reading the ball than you might think because they have simply brilliant hand eye coordination.
sadly, none of them could kick. and I mean seriously cant kick. americans just don't do it and they cant do it. Not even good enough for social grade of ammos. how on earth are any of them going to develop a kick efficient enough to allow them to play AFL. We criticize Sinclair, Toovs, etc. for being bad kicks. They are elite kicks outside of the AFL. these guys simply will not make it.
Maybe if an American starts kicking when he is young (then he has a shot).
contrast this with Pendles, who may have been better at basketball than footy when he was young, but I will guarantee Pendles was still kicking a footy when he was a kid. he had a base. its just different. |
Big Shae had pretty handy skills, he was just too old when he tried to transition. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I say. |
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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mattys123 wrote: | AN_Inkling wrote: | Well, Pendlebury, by world standards, was a crap basketballer. We could easily find a better one. The trick will be turning him into a better AFL player . |
Pendles was actually a better teenage basketballer than Patty Mills, who now plays for the best NBA team there is, the Spurs. (Mills took Pendles place at the AIS after Pendles pulled out)
But yeah, why not, can't be worse than the Irish boys. |
A tall African American would have more upside then a Irish Boy _________________ I am Da Man |
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E
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jackcass wrote: | E wrote: | AN_Inkling wrote: | swoop42 wrote: | FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote: | You just know he's gonna pick up a gun |
Well given there gun laws I suspect that will be pretty easy.
P.S-What's the bet he finds the only midget black basketballer over there and drafts him. |
Could do worse than picking up the next Nate Robinson (175cm point guard). Has a serious leap and is strong and tough as a basketballer comes (played Gridiron in college): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Robinson |
I am a US National Champion AFL footballer (meaning I am good enough to play in the social league in the ammo's back in Melbourne.
when I played footy over in the US, I was surrounded by some of the most remarkable athletes ever assembled. Unbelievable leaps, ferocious tacklers and actually better at reading the ball than you might think because they have simply brilliant hand eye coordination.
sadly, none of them could kick. and I mean seriously cant kick. americans just don't do it and they cant do it. Not even good enough for social grade of ammos. how on earth are any of them going to develop a kick efficient enough to allow them to play AFL. We criticize Sinclair, Toovs, etc. for being bad kicks. They are elite kicks outside of the AFL. these guys simply will not make it.
Maybe if an American starts kicking when he is young (then he has a shot).
contrast this with Pendles, who may have been better at basketball than footy when he was young, but I will guarantee Pendles was still kicking a footy when he was a kid. he had a base. its just different. |
Big Shae had pretty handy skills, he was just too old when he tried to transition. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I say. |
ok. time will tell. _________________ Ohhh, the Premiership's a cakewalk ....... |
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