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Little Athletic record Holders In The AFL
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I was more a spoon and egg guy.
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Nothing that i can find for Traralgon.
Collingwood sure did duck its way out of premiership contention with that Buckley guy
Very witty, did you make that up all by yourself or did your mum help you?
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Oh nice. It's a fine art.
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These are the threads you say in late January.
Gonna be a long preseason.
Gonna be a long preseason.
They used to say that if you shook a tree in druin an Ablett would fall out....so maybe high jump?
Jack Riewoldt won a state Bronze medal in Shot Put. U12s or 13s I think. Also was a bit of a high jumper (surprise). Chris Judd was a star 800m runner at 9 or 10.
There's always a few. Star football kids are good athletes. By about U13s or so, the local comps (eg - EFL work with TAC Eastern Ranges) start pushing the good kids into the advanced AFL programs, and there's no time for athletics. A few of them get to run at the school sports, and generally still show up.
Because Australia has such a (relatively) small population, and 2x major football codes (plus soccer and Rugby Union), most of our good athletes gravitate towards those, rather than sticking with aths. I don't blame them - a lot more money in football, a lot more mates, a lot more interesting competitions. Unless you really, really love athletics, it's a fairly easy choice.
There's always a few. Star football kids are good athletes. By about U13s or so, the local comps (eg - EFL work with TAC Eastern Ranges) start pushing the good kids into the advanced AFL programs, and there's no time for athletics. A few of them get to run at the school sports, and generally still show up.
Because Australia has such a (relatively) small population, and 2x major football codes (plus soccer and Rugby Union), most of our good athletes gravitate towards those, rather than sticking with aths. I don't blame them - a lot more money in football, a lot more mates, a lot more interesting competitions. Unless you really, really love athletics, it's a fairly easy choice.
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I can't listen to Mr. Brightside without seeing his face in my mind. It's bad. Had to remove the song from my gym shuffle.
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I loved little aths, only stopped through lack of support pretty much, did it until i was 10 i think at the Kodak centre in Coburg and i loved school athletics.
Caleb Marchbank holds the Benalla u10 high jump record at 1.26, that record will never be broken due to the incoming age group changes taking affect at the start of next season, my boy is 8 and competes in the u9s, next year he'll be in u11s, quite a jump.
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Wish we had such a tree in Collingwood.
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I got a bronze medal in the 4x100m Vic championships in U9s or something like that...ran the second leg in the final and think I held my own, didn't gain or lose ground...but I never played AFL...wait, whats this thread about?
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Very nice accomplishment, as for what the Freds about, i'll confess, my son is doing well in athletics, he's broken a few records (takes after his mother) , just wanted to see how athletics performances correlates into AFL (which he is quite keen on as well) but BBall is king ATM.
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Been hammering the web, apparently vertical leaps (although handy) isn't the be all and end all in high jump, Jed Bews jumped 1.30 as an u9, i don't recall seeing him standing on many heads, as an adult he would clear 2 metres easily in high jump (that's standing on Danihers head).
Also, jumping high does't mean you can jump long, need speed to jump long.
Also, jumping high does't mean you can jump long, need speed to jump long.
Not sure if he holds any records but Ryan Willits (former Port player) was a seriously good shot putter. I used to compete against him every year and he had everyone covered comfortably. Even when I broke my schools u/15 record I didn't really get near him
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Both Geoff and Gary Snr still hold Interschool sports records that they set in the 70's out here in Gippsland. When I was in school up here 30 years ago noone was getting within an elephants trumpet of them. Their regional little aths records have been broken over the last few years.
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For references sake, AFL players who still hold State little aths records....
Sav Rocca (U10 Discuss)
Mark Orchard (U12 Long Jump)
Ian Prendergast (U15 1500m)
In Gippsland, Gary Ayres has held the record for U9 400m since 1974!
Sav Rocca (U10 Discuss)
Mark Orchard (U12 Long Jump)
Ian Prendergast (U15 1500m)
In Gippsland, Gary Ayres has held the record for U9 400m since 1974!
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Do you know what time he ran?
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I see.
Proof of their freakishness.
I believe Gary snr would have been world class at just about any sport he chose.
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All of the Ablett brothers are athletic freaks. Geoff more than proved his credentials by winning several GF sprints against guys that had run professionally like Doug Cox.
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I'd love to see what Howe and Daniher could clear in high jump, i once saw Daniher attempt a mark and jumped too high and ended up jumping over his opponent.
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pretty sure Tony Modra still holds a high jump record at Loxton High
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We shook it and out fell Daisy. I’m assuming head hitting the ground first.
