Player Watch #8 James Rowbottom

[Kennedy Parker]

James Rowbottom

The Sydney Swans recruited James Rowbottom

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James Rowbottom

Age

24

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.6

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

2.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.2

4star

with their second selection at the 2018 AFL Draft and the midfield bull impacted from the get-go. The Oakleigh Chargers product made his AFL debut against Richmond at Marvel Stadium in Round 5, 2019 and finished the season with 12 senior games beside his name. Rowbottom also led the NEAFL MVP voting when it was hidden from the public after Round 12. The young Swan is a ball magnet, explosive at the stoppages, an outstanding tackler and a clean user of the footy.

James Rowbottom

8

James Rowbottom

Age

24

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.6

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

2.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.2

4star

DOB: 19 September 2000
DEBUT: 2019
DRAFT: #25, 2018 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Camberwell (Vic)/St Kevin's College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18

James Rowbottom | AFL

Follow James Rowbottom's progress through AFL

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Kirkswan]

Am I the only one not reminded of another player when I watch Rowbottom?

Give it a few years mate... I think it's an age related thing. The more players you've watched, the more you see bits of them in the youngsters coming through!

Neither a good or bad thing, and certainly not meant to be disrespectful to the youngster...

 

[caesar88]

Give it a few years mate... I think it's an age related thing. The more players you've watched, the more you see bits of them in the youngsters coming through!

Neither a good or bad thing, and certainly not meant to be disrespectful to the youngster...

Oh yeah for sure, I'm sure it's meant as praise for a youngster to say they remind you of x, y or z. Just not sure it does them favours when they inevitably end up deviating from the types of players we think they are/want them to be.

I remember when Hewett was going to be the next JPK, and some (myself included) were so fixated on that idea that what Hewett wasn't became more important than what he was.

I've seen Rowbottom compared to Martin, Neale, JPK and Jude among others. Four pretty different types of mids. He can't be all at once, so someone is in for disappointment.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Am I the only one not reminded of another player when I watch Rowbottom?

Nup your not the only one Caesar

 

[cherub]

I think the streaming long hair as he bursts forward is a great individual look. He looks like..... James Rowbottom!

 

[SwansProudly]

Well done James

Rowbottom driven on and off the field

Young midfielder James Rowbottom is just as driven off the field as he is on it and is studying a Bachelor of Commerce at UNSW whilst living out his dream of being a professional footballer.

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[RUNVS]

Well done James

Rowbottom driven on and off the field

Young midfielder James Rowbottom is just as driven off the field as he is on it and is studying a Bachelor of Commerce at UNSW whilst living out his dream of being a professional footballer.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Sure people who do a Bachelor of Commerce degree are usually w***ers but I will give James a pass on this one

 

[SwansProudly]

Sure people who do a Bachelor of Commerce degree are usually w***ers but I will give James a pass on this one

I think Ted Richards

Ted Richards

Age

41

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

153.4

2star

No current season stats available

D

5.8

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

(now of Six Park) will disagree.
I'd rather a Blood do some study rather than sit around playing video games

 

[Big Blood]

Isn't it a rule that all players must do some kind of study or training? Good for their personal and professional development and also makes them understand there's a whole world out there that isn't footy.

 

[HighReeve]

I think Ted Richards

Ted Richards

Age

41

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

153.4

2star

No current season stats available

D

5.8

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

(now of Six Park) will disagree.
I'd rather a Blood do some study rather than sit around playing video games

why? what difference does it make?

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

why? what difference does it make?

It exercises the mind and teaches you to begin sentences, including questions, with capital letters.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

It exercises the mind and teaches you to begin sentences, including questions, with capital letters.

That was a bit mean but very funny.

 

[sataris]

The only thing a commerce degree is useful for is looking down on bachelor of arts graduates, whilst waiting for your number to be called at the local centrelink.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

The only thing a commerce degree is useful for is looking down on bachelor of arts graduates, whilst waiting for your number to be called at the local centrelink.

Come on. You get to go on Internet forums and talk up the benefits of economic rationalism.

 

[Deccas]

Study history cowards imo

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[RUNVS]

Study history cowards imo

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Even more brave to study Australian history as Australian history is boring as hell.

 

[Deccas]

Aren't you like, the military history guy?

There are amazing histories on like, the Australian frontier wars and all.

Australian history is genuinely fascinating and to find it boring reflects badly on you
.

Even more brave to study Australian history as Australian history is boring as hell.

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[RUNVS]

Aren't you like, the military history guy?

There are amazing histories on like, the Australian frontier wars and all.

Australian history is genuinely fascinating and to find it boring reflects badly on you
.

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I do find Australian military history interesting but I don't really find early settler history interesting.

 

[Deccas]

The Fatal Shore is an incredible read that I think anyone would find interesting. I also thought I'd find early settler stuff boring too but it's riveting.

I do find Australian military history interesting but I don't really find early settler history interesting.

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[markwithac]

2018 was a really strong draft but I think the argument could be made that Rowbottom should of been top ten. At least on the edge of.

 

[RUNVS]

2018 was a really strong draft but I think the argument could be made that Rowbottom should of been top ten. At least on the edge of.

There are going to be players that drop in every draft. McCartin was clearly much better than the pick in the 30's that he went for as well.

 

[Millky95]

There are going to be players that drop in every draft. McCartin was clearly much better than the pick in the 30's that he went for as well.

If McCartin's birthday was a month later he would have been an early to mid first round pick in the next draft imo maybe just behind the King brothers

 

[RUNVS]

If McCartin's birthday was a month later he would have been an early to mid first round pick in the next draft imo maybe just behind the King brothers

Yep. Teams constantly underestimate the younger players in a draft, not considering that being 9 months younger really is a big thing, and that players who are born after September and such actually have more development in them than a player born in the early months of the year.

I mean look at just this year

1. JUH - April
2. Thilthorpe - July
3. Phillips - May
4. McDonald - April
5. Campbell - February
6. DGB - April
7. Hollands - April
8. Cox - January
9. Perkins - March
10. Reid - March

So the youngest player in the top 10 this year was drafted in July, with most drafted in April or earlier.

 

[JackSwans]

Yep. Teams constantly underestimate the younger players in a draft, not considering that being 9 months younger really is a big thing, and that players who are born after September and such actually have more development in them than a player born in the early months of the year.

I mean look at just this year

1. JUH - April
2. Thilthorpe - July
3. Phillips - May
4. McDonald - April
5. Campbell - February
6. DGB - April
7. Hollands - April
8. Cox - January
9. Perkins - March
10. Reid - March

So the youngest player in the top 10 this year was drafted in July, with most drafted in April or earlier.

They're not underestimated but clubs would obviously prefer to get the extra year to look at the youngsters before committing to them, same reason as why there's been more of a push set the minimum draft age to 19

 

[caesar88]

2018 was a really strong draft but I think the argument could be made that Rowbottom should of been top ten. At least on the edge of.

It's easy to say this with the benefit of hindsight, but at the time of the 2018 draft, absolutely no one had him in their top 10. I was a huge fan and felt he was under-rated, and I still only had him as 12th-best of the lot.

There were some ahead of him who have definitely not shown what he has shown, like Caldwell, RCD and even Blakey, but who undeniably put forward a better case as a junior than Rowbottom. Caldwell & RCD were prolific ball-winners who were talked about as potential top 10 picks along with other mids like Smith and Walsh. And Blakey, despite his flaws, was a 195cm versatile player blessed with elite speed and classy foot skills - there was no way he wasn't going top 10.

I thought Rowbottom was as good as all of the above, but he didn't have the tank to accumulate like they could (and he still doesn't), so he didn't have the kind of dominant performances to his name that the rest had. Would've been seen as more of a risk.

 

[markwithac]

It's easy to say this with the benefit of hindsight, but at the time of the 2018 draft, absolutely no one had him in their top 10. I was a huge fan and felt he was under-rated, and I still only had him as 12th-best of the lot.

There were some ahead of him who have definitely not shown what he has shown, like Caldwell, RCD and even Blakey, but who undeniably put forward a better case as a junior than Rowbottom. Caldwell & RCD were prolific ball-winners who were talked about as potential top 10 picks along with other mids like Smith and Walsh. And Blakey, despite his flaws, was a 195cm versatile player blessed with elite speed and classy foot skills - there was no way he wasn't going top 10.

I thought Rowbottom was as good as all of the above, but he didn't have the tank to accumulate like they could (and he still doesn't), so he didn't have the kind of dominant performances to his name that the rest had. Would've been seen as more of a risk.

The whole point was saying it in hindsight, there is no other option now.