TheGeneral
25 Nov 2011, 22:16
Welcome to Carlton.
Blues welcome three draftees (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126519/default.aspx)
Bootsma is a rebounding defender with good closing speed and a long penetrating kick. He is a team-oriented player who spoils well.
He tested extremely well at the NAB AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium with a time of 2.98 seconds in the 20 metre sprint and 10.40 in the 3km time trial.
Bootsma: “I’m a hard running player and I believe my strengths are marking, spoiling and kicking.”
The AFL’s National Talent & International Talent Manager, Kevin Sheehan, has declared Bootsma’s one-grab marking and precision kicking as his x-factor.
Blues welcome three draftees (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126519/default.aspx)
Draft: what the Blues say (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126460/default.aspx)
Pick 22: Josh Bootsma, South Fremantle
Hughes says: "He didn't come into the WAFL system until about halfway through the year. He was living in Albany and had his apprenticeship transferred up to Perth, before he starred at South Fremantle. He finished a very good player and played in the premiership team."
Draft: what the Blues say (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126460/default.aspx)
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https://twitter.com/#!/Carlton_FC/status/139903023353835520
"Best moment of my life when I got a message from Chris Judd saying can't wait to meet you!" - Josh Bootsma via @Facebook #IAMCARLTON
https://twitter.com/#!/Carlton_FC/status/139903023353835520
Link (http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-may-josh-bootsma-son-of-former-docker-brad-bootsma/story-e6frg1xu-1226200009967)
Both North Melbourne and Sydney sent officials over to speak to Bootsma before last month's draft combine in Melbourne.
Bootsma began the year in Albany before heading north to play 13 games with South Fremantle's premiership-winning colts side, averaging 12 disposals, four marks and a couple of tackles a game to be named this week in AFL talent manager Kevin Sheehan's top 30 prospects for the draft.
Despite the attention, Bootsma, who labelled his defensive pressure as a key strength, said he was more worried about simply playing good football.
"That's great, to know that you're being talked about in the top 30 players, but that really doesn't matter to me,'' he said.
"Just getting out on the field and playing the best footy that I can pushes me to go further, to be a better player.
"Moving up here halfway through the year and this coming at me was a bit of a surprise really, but I'll just take it as it comes."
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5307/008980joshbootsma.jpg
Link (http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-may-josh-bootsma-son-of-former-docker-brad-bootsma/story-e6frg1xu-1226200009967)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPXsrz5ryhY
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/cfc%20tv/tabid/10443/contentid/405938/default.aspx
South fremantle Football Operations Manager Brent Dawkins described Josh before the Draft.
"Josh is (former Docker) Brad Bootsma's son and he joined us half way through the year from Albany after he got an electrical apprenticeship. Played league footy for North Albany for the past two years under his dad as coach. He slotted into defence with us really well and has great closing speed. I hate to compare but he's a bit Dustin Fletcher-like long arms, great spoiler. He's very skinny at the moment but that will change."
Blues welcome three draftees (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126519/default.aspx)
Bootsma is a rebounding defender with good closing speed and a long penetrating kick. He is a team-oriented player who spoils well.
He tested extremely well at the NAB AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium with a time of 2.98 seconds in the 20 metre sprint and 10.40 in the 3km time trial.
Bootsma: “I’m a hard running player and I believe my strengths are marking, spoiling and kicking.”
The AFL’s National Talent & International Talent Manager, Kevin Sheehan, has declared Bootsma’s one-grab marking and precision kicking as his x-factor.
Blues welcome three draftees (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126519/default.aspx)
Draft: what the Blues say (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126460/default.aspx)
Pick 22: Josh Bootsma, South Fremantle
Hughes says: "He didn't come into the WAFL system until about halfway through the year. He was living in Albany and had his apprenticeship transferred up to Perth, before he starred at South Fremantle. He finished a very good player and played in the premiership team."
Draft: what the Blues say (http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126460/default.aspx)
SlpNLSCIzog
https://twitter.com/#!/Carlton_FC/status/139903023353835520
"Best moment of my life when I got a message from Chris Judd saying can't wait to meet you!" - Josh Bootsma via @Facebook #IAMCARLTON
https://twitter.com/#!/Carlton_FC/status/139903023353835520
Link (http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-may-josh-bootsma-son-of-former-docker-brad-bootsma/story-e6frg1xu-1226200009967)
Both North Melbourne and Sydney sent officials over to speak to Bootsma before last month's draft combine in Melbourne.
Bootsma began the year in Albany before heading north to play 13 games with South Fremantle's premiership-winning colts side, averaging 12 disposals, four marks and a couple of tackles a game to be named this week in AFL talent manager Kevin Sheehan's top 30 prospects for the draft.
Despite the attention, Bootsma, who labelled his defensive pressure as a key strength, said he was more worried about simply playing good football.
"That's great, to know that you're being talked about in the top 30 players, but that really doesn't matter to me,'' he said.
"Just getting out on the field and playing the best footy that I can pushes me to go further, to be a better player.
"Moving up here halfway through the year and this coming at me was a bit of a surprise really, but I'll just take it as it comes."
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5307/008980joshbootsma.jpg
Link (http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-may-josh-bootsma-son-of-former-docker-brad-bootsma/story-e6frg1xu-1226200009967)
yPXsrz5ryhY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPXsrz5ryhY
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/cfc%20tv/tabid/10443/contentid/405938/default.aspx
South fremantle Football Operations Manager Brent Dawkins described Josh before the Draft.
"Josh is (former Docker) Brad Bootsma's son and he joined us half way through the year from Albany after he got an electrical apprenticeship. Played league footy for North Albany for the past two years under his dad as coach. He slotted into defence with us really well and has great closing speed. I hate to compare but he's a bit Dustin Fletcher-like long arms, great spoiler. He's very skinny at the moment but that will change."