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Big V spur for Sewell
Jackie Epstein | April 27, 2008 12:00am
HAWTHORN'S Brad Sewell has admitted his disappointment at being overlooked by Victorian selectors for Saturday week's Hall of Fame match.
Sewell was one of several notable omissions in the 40-man squad selected by coach Mark Thompson, assistant coach Kevin Sheedy and captain Jonathan Brown.
"It'd be nice to get a call up, but there are a lot of guys who it will be hard to squeeze in there," he said.
"I'm sure there were a lot of guys who were disappointed. It would have been an honour to play on the night. Not only a highlight for the night or the year, but the rest of your career.
"But there's only a certain amount of guys who can play."
Sheedy flew to Brisbane last weekend to watch the Hawks play the Lions.
Sewell, a midfielder, was second best on ground for his 27-disposal effort in the team's win, but Sheedy did not rate the performance.
"He played a good solid game . . . he was not startling," Sheedy said, adding Sewell was "absolutely still a chance".
The Hawks' best and fairest winner said he noted the comments.
"I glanced over them," he said.
"What can you do? A little bit disappointing I guess. But it'll certainly be nice to have a week off anyway. Relax and catch up with a few friends and let the body recover a bit.
"We've got to play Richmond this week and that's where the focus is."
Sheedy also mentioned he was keen to find team balance against a Dream Team squad loaded with quick talent.
"The hardest part about picking the Victorian team is the rest of Australia is going to have speed, speed, speed everywhere," Sheedy said.
"He (Sewell) doesn't have a lot of speed."
Sewell disagreed.
"There's that perception, but I'm pretty quick," he said.
I'm not unhappy he hasn't been selected, but by christ - isn't he going to bore those three blokes a new one at every opportunity from now on.
Sheedy should just stick to selling the game - he is good at that and still has some currency.
Getting himself in football matters is eroding that currency at a extraordinary rate. The game passed him by 5 years ago when he ran out of ideas to change the rules and get an unfair jump on other sides.
Big V spur for Sewell
Jackie Epstein | April 27, 2008 12:00am
HAWTHORN'S Brad Sewell has admitted his disappointment at being overlooked by Victorian selectors for Saturday week's Hall of Fame match.
Sewell was one of several notable omissions in the 40-man squad selected by coach Mark Thompson, assistant coach Kevin Sheedy and captain Jonathan Brown.
"It'd be nice to get a call up, but there are a lot of guys who it will be hard to squeeze in there," he said.
"I'm sure there were a lot of guys who were disappointed. It would have been an honour to play on the night. Not only a highlight for the night or the year, but the rest of your career.
"But there's only a certain amount of guys who can play."
Sheedy flew to Brisbane last weekend to watch the Hawks play the Lions.
Sewell, a midfielder, was second best on ground for his 27-disposal effort in the team's win, but Sheedy did not rate the performance.
"He played a good solid game . . . he was not startling," Sheedy said, adding Sewell was "absolutely still a chance".
The Hawks' best and fairest winner said he noted the comments.
"I glanced over them," he said.
"What can you do? A little bit disappointing I guess. But it'll certainly be nice to have a week off anyway. Relax and catch up with a few friends and let the body recover a bit.
"We've got to play Richmond this week and that's where the focus is."
Sheedy also mentioned he was keen to find team balance against a Dream Team squad loaded with quick talent.
"The hardest part about picking the Victorian team is the rest of Australia is going to have speed, speed, speed everywhere," Sheedy said.
"He (Sewell) doesn't have a lot of speed."
Sewell disagreed.
"There's that perception, but I'm pretty quick," he said.
I'm not unhappy he hasn't been selected, but by christ - isn't he going to bore those three blokes a new one at every opportunity from now on.
Sheedy should just stick to selling the game - he is good at that and still has some currency.
Getting himself in football matters is eroding that currency at a extraordinary rate. The game passed him by 5 years ago when he ran out of ideas to change the rules and get an unfair jump on other sides.
