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Jason Holmes a long way from home
By Ben CollinsJan 15, 2014
In a room full of scrawny teenagers at the AFL Players’ Induction Camp there were a few standouts.
Tom Boyd was the obvious one; with the Giants’ number one draft pick possessing the build of a seasoned AFL player. The gangly, fresh-faced ruckman were easy to spot, but there was one young ruckman who doesn’t fit this mold and stood out from the rest in more ways than one.
American Jason Holmes stood head and shoulders above most other rookies in the room and like Boyd, is almost as broad as Jonathan Brown..................
Jason Holmes a long way from home
By Ben CollinsJan 15, 2014
In a room full of scrawny teenagers at the AFL Players’ Induction Camp there were a few standouts.
Tom Boyd was the obvious one; with the Giants’ number one draft pick possessing the build of a seasoned AFL player. The gangly, fresh-faced ruckman were easy to spot, but there was one young ruckman who doesn’t fit this mold and stood out from the rest in more ways than one.
American Jason Holmes stood head and shoulders above most other rookies in the room and like Boyd, is almost as broad as Jonathan Brown..................
Good article, and I was wondering what The Stig had been up to since getting the sack from Top Gear!
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Sorry for just butting in but i hope Jason does real well for you guys as i like that AFL is getting an international flavour. I'll be keeping an eye out to see how he goes. Good luck!
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I'll keep people up to date with his games at Sandy...not sure if he'll start in our 2's or 1's...but he looks promising..really looking forward to see how he goes in a match day scenario
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Thanks. I suspect he will play in the 2s
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He has his expectations set high saying that he believes he can step up to AFL level later on in 2014 if needed.
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Really good that he is working to Richo's mantra of 'no limits',
Hope the bloke gets 1-2 games, based on deserving them (not injuries),
Hope the bloke gets 1-2 games, based on deserving them (not injuries),
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With the International Rookies, do they have to be upgraded to the senior list like our other Rookies? Or are they an addition to the main list and can play without replacing someone through long term injury?
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Have to be upgraded.
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He certainly has a fair bit of good old American arrogance about him, and I think I like it. Good to see him being positive about it all.
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"Jason Holmes has been doing really great; he’s surprised a lot of people. His handwork is very good for bloke that’s only just stepped into the game. Once he gets that all right he could be very exciting player." Sandringham captain, Adam Cockie said.
"He comes up to us all the time and he’ll have our calls of where we want to go. He’ll tell us to put it there cos 90% of time he’ll put it there because he’s been jumping over few blokes this year. He’s been really good at what he’s been doing so far."
"He comes up to us all the time and he’ll have our calls of where we want to go. He’ll tell us to put it there cos 90% of time he’ll put it there because he’s been jumping over few blokes this year. He’s been really good at what he’s been doing so far."
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When I met him I was won over by his attitude. He just has the right mind set to make. He's really professional and driven.
Im sure hes a ripper of a bloke
But im not getting excited just yet. I remember drafting Tommy Walsh who was a gun young Gaelic Footballer ( the closest sport to AFL ) and he had more hype than an upcoming U2 record, yet he flopped like a Jon Bon Jovi solo record.
Holmes is coming from a hell of a lot further back than Walsh. There is such a massive gap from VFL to AFL nowdays it can be hard to judge form.
Id love for the big yank to make it as it would be a great AFL story but im not convinced yet.
But I wish him the best and good luck to him
But im not getting excited just yet. I remember drafting Tommy Walsh who was a gun young Gaelic Footballer ( the closest sport to AFL ) and he had more hype than an upcoming U2 record, yet he flopped like a Jon Bon Jovi solo record.
Holmes is coming from a hell of a lot further back than Walsh. There is such a massive gap from VFL to AFL nowdays it can be hard to judge form.
Id love for the big yank to make it as it would be a great AFL story but im not convinced yet.
But I wish him the best and good luck to him
Im sure hes a ripper of a bloke
But im not getting excited just yet. I remember drafting Tommy Walsh who was a gun young Gaelic Footballer ( the closest sport to AFL ) and he had more hype than an upcoming U2 record, yet he flopped like a Jon Bon Jovi solo record.
Holmes is coming from a hell of a lot further back than Walsh. There is such a massive gap from VFL to AFL nowdays it can be hard to judge form.
Id love for the big yank to make it as it would be a great AFL story but im not convinced yet.
But I wish him the best and good luck to him
Can be a bit easier for a ruck. He's already had good VFL games.
He is coming from a basketball background like Jason Gram. so there would be a fair bit of judging the ball flight, jumping etc. I think the leaping aspect is why he has come along as well as he has.
I reckon he will make it, because I love Cinderella stories... and no other reason in particular.
How is Tommy traveling by the way? If he didn't get the hint when they signed Tippett, he would have when they got Buddy. Stupid boy listening to that other Irish fella. should have stayed with us and probably got a decent run under Scotty.
Problem with Amateur athletes is just that... it's a hobby. Whereas pro athletes have a different regime.
I reckon he will make it, because I love Cinderella stories... and no other reason in particular.
How is Tommy traveling by the way? If he didn't get the hint when they signed Tippett, he would have when they got Buddy. Stupid boy listening to that other Irish fella. should have stayed with us and probably got a decent run under Scotty.
Problem with Amateur athletes is just that... it's a hobby. Whereas pro athletes have a different regime.
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So he can be just like a taller Pendlebury?He is coming from a basketball background like Jason Gram. so there would be a fair bit of judging the ball flight, jumping etc. I think the leaping aspect is why he has come along as well as he has.
I reckon he will make it, because I love Cinderella stories... and no other reason in particular.
So he can be just like a taller Pendlebury?
Dunstan kicks it long to the top of the square. The pack goes up.... HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLMES... you little beauty!
Could be the next Jack Reiwoldt.
Dunstan kicks it long to the top of the square. The pack goes up.... HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLMES... you little beauty!
Could be the next Jack Reiwoldt.
Hopefully without the sooking
When I was a semi-pro, I trained more hours in a week than a professional football (soccer) player. And I reckon the GAA boys work a lot harder than that. And for most, they're doing all that work through desire to play the game and succeed at it. There's a lot more pro sports folk who are doing it for money or just because they can.
Walsh I think suffered because he was so good, so young, he got used to success before he developed patience. In fact I think he'd have become one of those pro folk doing something they maybe didn't enjoy, just for the cash.
Also for what it's worth cross-sports training is actually pretty handy; hand-eye co-ordination, training of your spatial awareness, concepts of defense and attack, width and spread etc all crossover between lots of sports. The one really difficult thing is the kicking; in particular a consistent ball drop. That's the thing people forget about with Pyke (the modern success story). He could already kick an oblong ball off the crossbar off either foot from 35yds. He was really already a basketball sized guy playing rugby, so he had a combination of those skills to bring to AFL.
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St Kilda ruck coach Darren Jolly has labelled American rookie Jason Holmes as the Saints' best pure-tap ruckman, tipping a possible debut for the ex-college basketballer next season.
Jolly suggested Holmes would likely come into the selection discussion next year, having taken significant strides in his football education.
"He's been fantastic because he wants to learn, he's always asking questions of me, he's intrigued about how to get better. Out of pure-tap work, he's probably the best."
Holmes is set to play in the Sandringham VFL team in the first week of the finals next week, having played all but one game this year for the Saints' affiliate. "He's dominating games and really impressing the coaches. It's really promising for the club that in 2015, we could see him roll out and play some games," Jolly said.
"The biggest thing for him is just his belief. When he first got here, he didn't believe he was part of the team or didn't think that he had a right to be on the ground. What I've tried to drill into him is that 'you're the biggest bloke out there. You need to be more demanding and you have every right to be there and just take on the game and back your ability'. I think the dilemma the Saints will have in 2015 is that hopefully they'll have five [ruckmen to choose from]."
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...can-rookie-20140823-107kjp.html#ixzz3BCtidhiz
Jolly suggested Holmes would likely come into the selection discussion next year, having taken significant strides in his football education.
"He's been fantastic because he wants to learn, he's always asking questions of me, he's intrigued about how to get better. Out of pure-tap work, he's probably the best."
Holmes is set to play in the Sandringham VFL team in the first week of the finals next week, having played all but one game this year for the Saints' affiliate. "He's dominating games and really impressing the coaches. It's really promising for the club that in 2015, we could see him roll out and play some games," Jolly said.
"The biggest thing for him is just his belief. When he first got here, he didn't believe he was part of the team or didn't think that he had a right to be on the ground. What I've tried to drill into him is that 'you're the biggest bloke out there. You need to be more demanding and you have every right to be there and just take on the game and back your ability'. I think the dilemma the Saints will have in 2015 is that hopefully they'll have five [ruckmen to choose from]."
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...can-rookie-20140823-107kjp.html#ixzz3BCtidhiz
Can u have 4 number 1 ruckman on your list? Pierce will probably become a good forward though.
Doesn't matter. Good ruckmen have trade value. Perhaps not as much as we'd like, but certainly enough to make it worthwhile having plenty rather than too few.
Somebody will be able to tell me. what draft pick was Pierce? I wish the kid all the luck in the world but most clubs have a few young rucks on their list that never make it. Its a hard position to crack into as most clubs usually only have 1 or 2 genuine rucks over a number of yrs. Its a little like being a wicket keeper in cricket. You have to wait for an opening to get a game.
My point is im not concerned that we have 4 number 1 rucks on our list. As long as 2 of them play good footy im happy.
FlyingSledgehamer it would be good if young Pierce could develop into a ruck/forward
sammm
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Somebody will be able to tell me. what draft pick was Pierce? I wish the kid all the luck in the world but most clubs have a few young rucks on their list that never make it. Its a hard position to crack into as most clubs usually only have 1 or 2 genuine rucks over a number of yrs. Its a little like being a wicket keeper in cricket. You have to wait for an opening to get a game.
My point is im not concerned that we have 4 number 1 rucks on our list. As long as 2 of them play good footy im happy.
FlyingSledgehamer it would be good if young Pierce could develop into a ruck/forward
i believe pick 75. the rumour was that another club would have picked him up as a rookie so we got in first.
