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Welcome to a lad I've seen a lot of at the Cannons, gut-running ball-winner Nick O'Kearney!
Nick O'Kearney (13/02/1997. 182cm, 71kg. Calder Cannons)
Medium midfielder/defender/forward
AFL biography: Medium defender/midfielder who is efficient by hand and generally kicks the ball well on either foot. Possesses strong hands overhead and reads the ball well in flight. A super competitive player who rarely fumbles and has the ability to find the footy both on the inside and outside. Makes very good decisions under pressure. Member of NAB AFL Academy . Averaged 21.8 disposals (73 percent efficiency) across five games across the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships winning All-Australian honours.
"Nick's a ball magnet. He gets himself to where the ball's going to get to. His body is still maturity so he might take a while, but I reckon he's got a bit stronger in the legs in the last half of the season. He's got a really strong work ethic and he's the sort of kid who will get into an AFL environment and thrive in the meetings. He'll be like a sponge, he'll just want to learn everything he can about how he can get quicker and how he can kick the ball further. He's not going to die wondering."
Ian Kyte, Calder Cannons talent manager
Nick O'Kearney (13/02/1997. 182cm, 71kg. Calder Cannons)
Medium midfielder/defender/forward
AFL biography: Medium defender/midfielder who is efficient by hand and generally kicks the ball well on either foot. Possesses strong hands overhead and reads the ball well in flight. A super competitive player who rarely fumbles and has the ability to find the footy both on the inside and outside. Makes very good decisions under pressure. Member of NAB AFL Academy . Averaged 21.8 disposals (73 percent efficiency) across five games across the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships winning All-Australian honours.
"Nick's a ball magnet. He gets himself to where the ball's going to get to. His body is still maturity so he might take a while, but I reckon he's got a bit stronger in the legs in the last half of the season. He's got a really strong work ethic and he's the sort of kid who will get into an AFL environment and thrive in the meetings. He'll be like a sponge, he'll just want to learn everything he can about how he can get quicker and how he can kick the ball further. He's not going to die wondering."
Ian Kyte, Calder Cannons talent manager