SIPOSS, Arryn

[Kildonan]

Pos Number Player Age Games Price 2010
DT SC Played DT Avg SC Avg
FWD 2 SIPOSS, Arryn 18 0 $92,500 $103,600 0 0.0 0.0

Siposs played in the TAC Cup for the Dandenong Stingrays in 2010. He averaged 14.4 disposals, 2.7 marks inside 50 and 2.5 ball gets inside 50 per game. He finished with 34 goals for the season, ranked fifth in the competition.

John Peake, recruiting manager for the Saints had this to say about his recruitment:

"Arryn kicked 99 goals for Beaconsfield last year and sure, that's not the AFL, but he's shown that he's a goalkicker and at 188cm we feel he's a good fit for our forward line. We're a little bit conscious of the size thing and we want to make sure that we have a good mix.

"He got in on his ability and his goalkicking but the 188cm was a real seller for us.

"He got injured for Dandenong in the finals so he didn't test at the Combine unfortunately so there is a little bit of an unknown there, but he has got talent."

First year player - will probably spend most of his first season at Sandringham

[Persevering Saint]

I siposs he can make it as a player... (sorry, but it's better than "Gamble pays off" puns, surely...)

[Murraj1966]

PS, I had a better one on Friday.

Just after he'd kicked a goal, "Squaring the Ledger!"

[Kildonan]

Updated

[Squizzy1970]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/siposss-talents-rise-to-surface/story-e6frf9jf-1226052136130

The medium-sized forward had kicked three goals to steer his under-16 side to back-to-back premierships, ending with 99 majors, including a haul of 16.4.

He was on the Dandenong Stingrays' radar, but coach Graeme Yeats said "we just didn't invite him in for whatever reason".

It was not until the late bloomer kicked eight goals for Hallam in a school match against a Wodonga line-up boasting seven Murray Bushrangers that he was considered worthy of a Stingrays listing.

And after just four VFL appearances some recruiting pundits have concluded the Saints have jagged a diamond in the rough by snaring Siposs at No.75 in last year's draft.

Torn hip cartilage ruled him out of physical testing at the draft combine, clubs were unsure whether his meteoric rise would continue.

Yeats said elements that Siposs's game lacked included second efforts, competitiveness and agility.

But Saints football manager Greg Hutchison said he has vastly improved over summer.

Yeats "He doesn't miss (when kicking for goal). He's a really good pack mark for his size. He's got a great pair of hands. He sees the game really well and he's a reasonable hit-up player," Yeats "If he can find 5-10kg and compete one-on-one he's going to be hard to stop."

[aussiethunda]

zpxT-mWyIfg

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Thread needs more posts.

Hoping to see more of him!

[Persevering Saint]

The hand pointing in the sky was just fantastic:

"Bask in the glory of my magnificence! It was never in doubt. FEAR ME!"

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

The hand pointing in the sky was just fantastic:

"Bask in the glory of my magnificence! It was never in doubt. FEAR ME!"

Please somone make a .gif of it...Be brilliant.

[Goddardisgod]

The hand pointing in the sky was just fantastic:

"Bask in the glory of my magnificence! It was never in doubt. FEAR ME!"

Will hopefully see that a lot the next few years.

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/5315/newsid/113716/default.aspx

ARRYN Siposs approached last Monday's clash with Carlton as he would any other game day, even though he was about to live out the dream of thousands of boys around Australia.

After an impressive string of games with VFL club Sandringham, Siposs was set to make his AFL debut with St Kilda, the club he had passionately followed all his life.

As with most surreal encounters, Siposs said his concept of time was completely haywire.

"On the Monday it took forever because you're waiting just to get to the ground to get ready to go," Siposs told saints.com.au.

"Once you're at the ground it goes pretty quick from there. You do all your normal stuff to prepare for a game and things like that.

[Murraj1966]

Just loved yelling out "SIPAAHHHHH" Whenever he got it.

Will be very good.

[Squizzy1970]

http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/5315/newsid/113809/default.aspx

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images_saints/130511_siposs_ICarticle.jpg

Monday

I was really excited to be selected to play my first game of footy for the St Kilda Football Club after supporting the team growing up as a kid.

I got up and had breakfast before heading down to the Club and got in the ice baths to make sure the body was ready for the game.

I arrived at the ground at about 5:15pm. My nerves were up and down and I really just wanted to get out there. The guys were fantastic, they all got around me and congratulated me which made me feel better.

It was an amazing feeling to walk out there, see the banner and see fans everywhere around the stadium.

Tuesday

In the morning we did our own personal recoveries; I went down to my local beach.

Adam Kingsley spoke to me about my performance on the Monday night. We sat down and went over my game ‘edits’ and he was very positive. He said that it was a great effort for my first game. Kingers outlined that I went to the right spots, but also said there are still things we will continue to work on. Overall I was happy and hopefully I will keep my spot.

Wednesday

We were in at the club at 9am. We did a weights session first, followed by some flush runs and further recovery.

Thursday

We had footy development in the morning where we did some boxing work. Following that session we had another meeting to look at more positives and negatives from the Round 7 performance.

At 2pm in the afternoon I had my first interview with media outside of the Club. Luke Holmesby, a journalist from the AFL website came down to the Linen House Centre and interviewed me. It was a new experience, but it was good to put my media skills to the test after our media training earlier in the season.

Friday

Today we had an early weights session ahead of our main training. Main training was held during the pouring rain, which made things interesting.


Thanks for reading my blog.

[sipopuloplus]

The finger pointing in the sky was in honour of his grandfather who never got to see him play his first game of AFL footy. he also has some ink just below his ribcage in honour of is Grandfather who passed in 2007

[aussiethunda]

Arryn Siposs

After just four VFL appearances made his debut in the Saints Round 7 clash against Carlton. His first goal was a absolute cracker from inside the centre square. Arryn went on to play 5 games in 2011, which is probably more then most would have expected for someone selected at Pick 75 in the draft. But Arryn showed he has potential to be a absolute steal for the Saints. Arryn kicked 5 goals in his 5 games and averaged 6.6 disposals, 3 marks & 1.4 tackles per game.

Arryn unfortunately suffered shin splints which forced him to sit out the entire 2nd half of the season, only making it back for a couple VFL games late in the season.

Siposs looks like he will have a great career at the Saints and will become integral part of their forward line for many years to come.

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images_saints/130511_siposs_ICarticle.jpg