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Did anyone truly believe we would have the opportunity to snare James. Boy was he happy about it 
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Welcome to the AFC James Sellar!!!
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Except no other clubs cares.
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Bryce is in the cellar and we've got James Sellar.
Funny how it turns out.
Funny how it turns out.
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Oh fine then if other clubs must
great pick for you guys, just what you needed as well, a good kpp player, bonus that he was ranked in the top 5 earlier this year and hes a South Australian as well
good pick up
great pick for you guys, just what you needed as well, a good kpp player, bonus that he was ranked in the top 5 earlier this year and hes a South Australian as well
good pick up
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You reckon his good mate Bryce Gibbs might be a touch jealous ?
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Good get Crows this kid will be a champion mark my words. With a hard training resume behind him he'll be just what the Crows need I'm sure.
The best thing to come from this is he stays at Glenelg when he is not playing with the Crows.
The best thing to come from this is he stays at Glenelg when he is not playing with the Crows.
Why did he slip so far??
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Bribery.
I heard that he does have attitude problems... He apparently went pretty ordinaryily in the Draft camp interviews along with Albert Proud. Both slipped. So maybe his attitude.
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The good thing about Sellar is that he doesn't need at least 2 years to be physically able to handle AFL. He's a bit more developed than say for example Ben Reid who went at 8... Sellar can slot in if we are struck down with injury. Tippett is already AFL ready.. built like a tank. Can't wait to see how they go next year.
Not meaning to troll and no sour grapes but I was going to ask this very question as well. Stiffy any clues apart from this attitude rubbish being floated around??? I say this because I genuinely believe attitude can be turned around in the right environment, and Sellar being a kid, that shouldn't be too hard. The kid may well turn out to be an absolute champion but I would like to think that there is more to him slipping than just attitude.
I'm disappointed we passed on him. I think our recruiting team were only keen on the 'big 4' with our pick 5 and when none slipped, they went to plan B or C simply because they didn't see anything special in the remaining KPPs, or worse, they just went to sleep. What I can't understand is how Sellar passed thru Collingwood, St Kilda, Bulldogs and Richmond. They may have gone to sleep as well or there may be some genuine concerns with the kid.
I doubt Sellar will play AFL footy next year. They’ll let him develop with the Bays and hopefully he can cement his spot in their league side. If he’s really knocking on the door for selection then that’s a different story, but as he was one of the youngest taken in the draft he is still a fair way off AFL in my view.
Same situation with Tippett I feel. Sure he’s very well built but he’s only played footy for 24 months and is still learning the game. He’ll need to adjust to Adelaide and I highly doubt he’ll play for the AFC next year.
Apparently Richmond recruiting manager/staff found some flaws in him and Albert Proud. Something is wrong with him that we think is not that much of a problem/we can fix it. It could be that he just slipped so far because -His bad interviews-apparently he slipped so far bceause his bad interviews-same with Proud. He might've slipped because of his bad form and they were worried that he hasn't devloped as well as 1st thought. He was the best played in the U16 Championships last year wasn't he???? His height was a concern because he had been mainly rucking in juniors and the recruiters weren't convinced that he could fill a KPP role properly. I do not know why he slipped so far... Basically we will see how he turns out. Or he could've been rated highly but others were rated even higher???
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Massive surprise, I expected Port to select him with their first pick. Very pleased earlier in the year was expected to be a top 5 pick, I agree with spice not sure why he dropped so low.
I guess the AFC is about to find out whether it was just about his attitude or not.
Hopefully he can turn into a great CHF for us.
I guess the AFC is about to find out whether it was just about his attitude or not.
Hopefully he can turn into a great CHF for us.
I doubt they'll both play but they are at least physically nearly ready to play AFL. If we are struck down by injuries, it will be out of Gill, Sellar and Tippett to replace the injured. Can Gill play both ends or is he more suited to CHF...? And how shocking is his kick? WOuld he be one of the worst kicks at our club?
Well in the paper today it said Port were unhappy with his beep test results, which isn’t much of a problem really. He’s only 17 and that can be worked on. There were also reports Mark Williams was less than satisfied with him during the interviews. Put him in an environment he is comfortable with and that shouldn't be a problem.
I’m not worried though, he’s simply an outstanding talent plus he’s a Crows supporter so he should be hungry to succeed. I saw him in Round 1 in his SANFL league debut and he was incredible. Scored three goals in the second quarter and 4 for the half. I don’t buy into the comments than he isn’t a good enough KPP. He is very quick, extremely agile, has great skills and can take a great contested mark. Yes he fell away as the season progressed, but that was due to a mixture of things. The illness took it out of him, literally, as he lost half a dozen kg’s. It was his first season of league footy and was just a very hectic year.
He’s only 17 and I have absolutely no doubts that he will develop into an extremely high quality key forward.
I’m not worried though, he’s simply an outstanding talent plus he’s a Crows supporter so he should be hungry to succeed. I saw him in Round 1 in his SANFL league debut and he was incredible. Scored three goals in the second quarter and 4 for the half. I don’t buy into the comments than he isn’t a good enough KPP. He is very quick, extremely agile, has great skills and can take a great contested mark. Yes he fell away as the season progressed, but that was due to a mixture of things. The illness took it out of him, literally, as he lost half a dozen kg’s. It was his first season of league footy and was just a very hectic year.
He’s only 17 and I have absolutely no doubts that he will develop into an extremely high quality key forward.
He barracks for the crows so.... http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/12/10/1134086848683.html
An article on him last year. Was the best player in U16 champs. He can't be that bad.
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not much of a surprise, call it Matt Leinert syndrome. Burgan predicted he'd go at no.6 or slip to no.14.
Well apparently he had a mild case of glandular fever during the year which was the reason his form dipped. Why he slipped, I don't really know but I am glad he did. Maybe his form in the championships was the reason he slipped all the way to 14. Maybe its the question whether or not he can be a genuine KPP.
This thing about him not interviewing well is an odd one because last week James Fantasia on 5AA said Sellar is a teriffic kid that interviewed very well and had some great leadership qualities.
He is a genuine bottom age player so for people to expect him not only to play SANFL seniors but dominate there is too big an ask. Fair enough if he was a midfielder but he is a KPP.
Also I think we had a bit of an insight into Sellar as he trained with us for a week as part of the AIS/AFL Academy scholarship. We would have found out a fair bit about the lad then I would have thought.
I am pretty optimistic about our picks.
This thing about him not interviewing well is an odd one because last week James Fantasia on 5AA said Sellar is a teriffic kid that interviewed very well and had some great leadership qualities.
He is a genuine bottom age player so for people to expect him not only to play SANFL seniors but dominate there is too big an ask. Fair enough if he was a midfielder but he is a KPP.
Also I think we had a bit of an insight into Sellar as he trained with us for a week as part of the AIS/AFL Academy scholarship. We would have found out a fair bit about the lad then I would have thought.
I am pretty optimistic about our picks.
While I do not know much about James, his interviews I have heard he seems to be a young kid who is excited about the club that he barraks for.
Its funny cause on ch.9 he said he was happy to be passed up by Port so perhaps that explains Mark Williams not liking him that much.
Hopefully we see him crack the Bays on a permanant basis next year and then 08 make his mark in the AFC forward line (well maybe 1 or 2 games this year would be nice )
Its funny cause on ch.9 he said he was happy to be passed up by Port so perhaps that explains Mark Williams not liking him that much.
Hopefully we see him crack the Bays on a permanant basis next year and then 08 make his mark in the AFC forward line (well maybe 1 or 2 games this year would be nice
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Yeah it was amazing, he was touted as the next Joe Montanna in his sophmore year, apparently the 49ers moved heaven and earth to try and get him to not do his senior year because they had the first pick. He ignored the draft and did his senior year and didnt do so well and dropped down a few spots and was eventually picked by the Cardinals.
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