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Is coming in as the crows 3rd ruckman this weekend (no McGregor).

Will be exciting to see what he brings to the table.

Interesting that he gets a game before Sellar...anyone think theres anything in it or just purely coincidental through injuries?
 

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Richard MacSellar said:
mm yeh but one could mount an argument that sellar should be the better player since he was drafted before him and has been in the game much longer.
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Nah. Tippet would do a better job at this stage. A more hardened body and is older. Sellar is not ready, throwing an undersized 17 year old in the ruck is suicide.
 
Richard MacSellar said:
mm yeh but one could mount an argument that sellar should be the better player since he was drafted before him and has been in the game much longer.
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Might turn out better, who knows?

However at the moment, Kurt is older, stronger and the better option at this stage.

Looking forward to seeing how Kurt goes, has a huge upside, huge huge.
 
I hear nothing but good things about Tippett. I dunno, I just have a feeling that the absence of Biglands, Maric and Meesen is going to give birth to a star player in young Kurt.
 
PerthCrow said:
It would be nice, it would mean he has dominated enough to be considered a selection




Or we are decmated by injury
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Mummmm - correct.

Hopefully it turns out to be more of A than it is B

Where will the Weed play him at West Adelaide? in ruck or as a forward? :confused:
 

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crows98 said:
Would that be good or bad?

IMO

Good long term

Bad short term

Especially with the current injuries we have with the ruckmen
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long term >>> short term.

we have some short term solutions (kenny and perrie...to provide a contest), and as kurt showed, without much rucking experience he can atleast put forward a challenge if required.

but i would MUCH MUCH MUCH rather see kurt developed as a forward. craig mcrae has been quoted as saying that he is the best contested mark for his age group in the country.
 
^^^

That's a big wrap right there. He's definitely got something about him, the willingness to dive into the packs and farm the ball out, that's an invaluable attribute for a young player to have. The upside is definitely there; someone else on these boards said that we could very well have a forward line full of giants in the coming years. A possibility for sure :cool:
 
how the hell did d*ck macsellar get a red card. He seemed tame as they come.

anyway thought i would post this article here to kill some time


Crows have high hopes for Tippett

4 hours, 20 minutes ago | Back

Katrina Gill, for Adelaide Football Club
News

INJURIES at West Lakes have resulted in a few Crows players being thrown in at the deep end over the pre-season. But at 201cm, budding ruckman Kurt Tippett can't help but stand tall.

Just two years ago Tippett toured colleges in the United States with the Queensland Academy of Sport team to pursue his dream of playing professional basketball.

But back in Australia after mates had roped the athletic giant into playing a few games for the school football team, Tippett quickly changed his goal – from a hoop to white posts.

With only 20 games of footy under his belt, Tippett completed his rapid transition from promising basketballer to AFL player when he was taken by Adelaide at No.32 in last year’s National Draft.

"It's sunk in now that I've been here a while but I had to keep pinching myself when I first walked into the club. It all happened pretty quickly," Tippett said.

But the talented big man soon realised he wasn't dreaming when he cracked a vertebrae during a training drill only weeks after arriving in Adelaide.

"I didn't think I'd hurt myself so badly at the time but they sent me for x-rays just to make sure and it turned out I'd broken my neck. Mum freaked out. It took her a while to get used to me living away from home and then breaking my neck was a bit of a shock, but she's OK now," Tippett said.

The unfortunate injury confined the 19-year-old to a neck brace for six weeks but couldn't prevent him from making an encouraging debut in the Crows pre-season hitout against Melbourne.

"I took a lot out of that game, even just experiencing the speed and fierceness of it in the middle. I know now what level I have to get to and will hopefully get a chance again this week."

Tippett defied the theory that 'white men can't jump’, impressing with his athleticism and competitiveness at ground level against seasoned ruckman Jeff White.

Weighing in at close to 100kg, Tippett already possesses an 'AFL' body, putting him years ahead of other ruckmen his age. Continued improvement and a wretched run of injuries to Crows big men could fast-track his ticket to the big time.

"Hopefully there's not a curse on the ruckmen,” Tippett said with a laugh.

"It's unfortunate those guys (John Meesen, Ivan Maric and Rhett Biglands) got injured but at the same time it provides experience and a good opportunity for me. I'm still not sure [my AFL debut] will happen yet but I'd love it to. We'll just take it slowly, week by week and see how it goes."

Even after playing state basketball for Queensland and training with NBL side Brisbane Bullets’ development squad, Tippett said the pre-season with Adelaide has been a giant step.

"I've actually struggled. My first year of football I didn't do a pre-season, didn't know what one was, then last year I fractured my leg, which kept me out for six weeks again so that was hard. This year I broke my neck so I haven't really got through a full pre-season, but hopefully there are plenty more to come."

"The hand-eye co-ordination and ball skills (involved in basketball) have put me in good stead for football but the fitness is a big difference. I'm still getting used to the long distances," Tippett said.

The promising teenager has not been short of help either on or off the track. Despite an eventful pre-season Kurt has made a home for himself at West Lakes and has been overwhelmed by the level of support he has received.

"The boys have all been great helping me settle in, especially the guys in the ruck (Jon Griffin, Ben Hudson and Ivan Maric) who help me out. I'm pretty close with them and also the young blokes who have recently been drafted, like James Sellar and David Mackay," Tippett said.

"Football is obviously still developing in Queensland. It's getting a lot bigger but here it's like, 'Wow, they love their football'. It surprised me that supporters come out to watch training and are out the front waiting for an autograph when you finish."

Although Tippett has ditched his basketball career, he doesn't mind pitting his half-court skills against teammate and fellow convert from the round-ball Ivan Maric.

"We went to the AIS for a camp and got on to the basketball court but I was still in a neck brace and couldn't do much. I'm sure it will happen when Ivan gets his hip right."

It also gives the big man an excuse to slip back into the more comfortable knee-length shorts.

"I used to wear big footy shorts at first but I've slowly come down to regulation size," Tippett said. But there's no doubting his desire to pull on the Crows guernsey.

"Footy is definitely the right decision for me," he said. "I've set all my goals around hopefully playing good football in the SANFL (with West Adelaide), then when I've proved my worth, getting a game with the Crows would be unreal."

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Might I just say I was right up the front of that crowd and it was pure amazing, one of the best gigs ever. And despite being completely sober I was jumping around a hell of a lot more than Biggles.
Also check this for a copy of the same song at the 04 BDO but really good quality from channel V.
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Eggzoi said:
Might I just say I was right up the front of that crowd and it was pure amazing, one of the best gigs ever. And despite being completely sober I was jumping around a hell of a lot more than Biggles.
Also check this for a copy of the same song at the 04 BDO but really good quality from channel V.
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OT I know but who is the band, they are very good?
 
Muse and you can see in my post if they are good (which they are, very very good). Just click that giant play button.
 

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