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THE hottest property in this year's AFL draft, South Australian Bryce Gibbs, continues to get the red-carpet treatment from several clubs.
Last week Carlton had the brilliant midfielder in its rooms at AAMI Stadium and Essendon had invited him to do the same before tonight's clash against Adelaide.
Gibbs is unable to attend because of training commitments but Bombers coach Kevin Sheedy and his recruiting staff will watch him play for SANFL club Glenelg tomorrow.
The Bombers will have a handful of other talented young South Australian players in their rooms before the match.
Gibbs, 17, is widely tipped to be the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, while Glenelg teammate, ruckman-forward James Sellar, is also a coveted selection.
The strong-marking Sellar was also in the Carlton rooms last weekend.
Bombers recruiting manager Adrian Dodoro labelled Gibbs an exceptional talent.
"There's no doubt about that, but it's too early in the piece to say who is going to be number one, two and three," Dodoro said yesterday.
"Obviously, we haven't had the nationals yet. Anyone who plays senior footy at this stage of his career, and plays at a very high level, is obviously going to be a player in high demand."
Gibbs, who spent time with Denis Pagan and Stephen Kernahan last weekend, has a strong Blues connection.
Kernahan, the Blues' chairman of selectors, is a good friend of Bryce's father, Ross, who, like Kernahan, was a champion with Glenelg.
Gibbs' manager Max Stevens said interest in the youngster was high.
"Ross Gibbs and Stephen Kernahan go back a long way with Glenelg and there is a definite bond between Glenelg and Carlton over a long period," Stevens said yesterday.
"I think clubs down at that end of the ladder would be silly if they weren't starting to form a relationship with his family.
"That's a normal process."
It's understood Gibbs would prefer to remain in Adelaide next year, and may get that chance if the Power finishes at or near the bottom of the ladder.
Adelaide's bid to nominate Gibbs as a father-son selection in this year's draft was denied at an AFL Commission meeting in April.
The Crows hoped an amendment would be made to the father-son rule where players from their feeder clubs (Glenelg, Norwood, Sturt and South Adelaide) could have games counted from 1990, the year before their entry to the AFL.
Ross Gibbs played 253 games in total, 53 more than the 200-game qualification, but didn't reach his 200th match until 1992. By the end of 1990 he had played 169.
I know people say get over it but this is gonna hurt seeing this budding star play for some basket case
Last week Carlton had the brilliant midfielder in its rooms at AAMI Stadium and Essendon had invited him to do the same before tonight's clash against Adelaide.
Gibbs is unable to attend because of training commitments but Bombers coach Kevin Sheedy and his recruiting staff will watch him play for SANFL club Glenelg tomorrow.
The Bombers will have a handful of other talented young South Australian players in their rooms before the match.
Gibbs, 17, is widely tipped to be the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, while Glenelg teammate, ruckman-forward James Sellar, is also a coveted selection.
The strong-marking Sellar was also in the Carlton rooms last weekend.
Bombers recruiting manager Adrian Dodoro labelled Gibbs an exceptional talent.
"There's no doubt about that, but it's too early in the piece to say who is going to be number one, two and three," Dodoro said yesterday.
"Obviously, we haven't had the nationals yet. Anyone who plays senior footy at this stage of his career, and plays at a very high level, is obviously going to be a player in high demand."
Gibbs, who spent time with Denis Pagan and Stephen Kernahan last weekend, has a strong Blues connection.
Kernahan, the Blues' chairman of selectors, is a good friend of Bryce's father, Ross, who, like Kernahan, was a champion with Glenelg.
Gibbs' manager Max Stevens said interest in the youngster was high.
"Ross Gibbs and Stephen Kernahan go back a long way with Glenelg and there is a definite bond between Glenelg and Carlton over a long period," Stevens said yesterday.
"I think clubs down at that end of the ladder would be silly if they weren't starting to form a relationship with his family.
"That's a normal process."
It's understood Gibbs would prefer to remain in Adelaide next year, and may get that chance if the Power finishes at or near the bottom of the ladder.
Adelaide's bid to nominate Gibbs as a father-son selection in this year's draft was denied at an AFL Commission meeting in April.
The Crows hoped an amendment would be made to the father-son rule where players from their feeder clubs (Glenelg, Norwood, Sturt and South Adelaide) could have games counted from 1990, the year before their entry to the AFL.
Ross Gibbs played 253 games in total, 53 more than the 200-game qualification, but didn't reach his 200th match until 1992. By the end of 1990 he had played 169.
I know people say get over it but this is gonna hurt seeing this budding star play for some basket case
