Rising star nomination - Ibbotson

[Freo95]

Anyone else hear channel 7 mention that Ibbo got the rising star nomination? Or am i hearing things?
Well deserved if he has. He's been consistent

 

[ImperialPurple]

Woo hoo - go Iboo!! Star in the making!

 

[loopa]

i heard it, but there isnt anything on the afl website??
hope he did get it!

 

[Lach72]

Well done, smooth...

 

[Ripper]

Onya Ibbo. I remember when we drafted him that Adrian Curley's old man (Saints supporter) reckoned we had really scored they rated him that highly.

He always said He would be a gun.

 

[MadMac]

Good onya Ibbo. The way he conducts himself on the field so early in his career, dare I say, he's a future leadership material. I'm serious.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Rising Star Nominations are usually only announced on Tuesdays.

 

[Cameron_K]

I had people laugh at me 2 years ago when I said how good this kid was gonna be

 

[Jetau]

He was terrible in his first game this year. I couldn't remember who number 35 was but he kept getting caught.

Since then he has been absolutely incredible.

 

[PapaJ]

He's a gun, deserves it and will probably get it, but unless there's been some change in protocol, they are announced Tuesday morning, so anything mentioned is speculation or unofficial at AFAIK.

 

[Jetau]

Well, it has been posted on the main board now.

 

[PapaJ]

Well, it has been posted on the main board now.

Well great news then.

Q. When (if ever) was the last time Freo had 2 rising star nominations?

BTW, know the last one was 2005 for Mundy off memory

 

[Ripper]

2003 we had Schammer & 211 in successive weeks IIRC.

 

[estibador]

I remember Smart copping a fair bit of stick for taking Ibbo that early. A lot of people reckoned he would last a lot further into the draft and that it was a waste of such an early pick.

Looks like Smart has been vindicated big time. Maybe our recruiting staff are a little better than some give them credit for? We just need to start keeping our picks so they can show their stuff.

 

[masai]

Well done Ibbo.

We are getting alot of manure flung at us at the moment ( some of it really deserved ), but this is the ray of light. This season we have seen Palmer, Ibbo and Mayne stand up. This is a massive positive, as two play in the area that we have our biggest problem. We must ensure that their form stays with them over the next years and does not slump after a year or two.

Now for Mayne to charge forward for our 3rd nomination.

 

[Art OF war]

Ibbo=Gun

 

[Stronzo]

Good news

The improvement this guy has shown is incredible, keep it up Ibbo

 

[The Night Shift]

Awesome news...
Ibbo is just

that good...
well done Ibbo

 

[Wizard]

His 2nd haf against Adelaide at AAMI was the birth of a future superstar IMO.

 

[Shaymuhz]

Round 9 Rising star

News

NAB AFL Rising Star: round nine

Jennifer Witham 9:35 AM Tue 27 May, 2008

Garrick Ibbotson is the NAB AFL Rising Star nominee for round nine.







FREMANTLE has produced its second NAB AFL Rising Star nominee of the season, with speedy midfielder Garrick Ibbotson picking up the round nine honours.
Ibbotson, 20, has been on the club's list since being selected with pick No. 26 overall in the 2005 NAB AFL Draft, and has played seven games since making his debut last year.
Recruited as a "project player", the young Western Australian said it has not been frustrating waiting until now for consistent opportunities, as he is the first to admit he needed to learn more about the game before cracking into the senior side.
"When I got drafted, the club said from the start that my first few years were all about development, and they had no intentions of me playing senior football because I was only 17 and hadn't played much," Ibbotson told afl.com.au.
"They said to just work on my development and keep improving, and when the time was right, I'd play."
The young midfielder didn't start playing Australian Rules football until his early teens, after dabbling with another sport of the round-ball variety.
"I started playing when I was about 14, and I played soccer for seven years before that," he said.
"In my first year of footy, I was actually playing soccer at the time and midway through the year I got asked to come and fill in for a mate's football team.
"From there, I played that game and then I played the rest of the year. The next year I gave up soccer and started playing footy.
"I didn't really have any intentions of changing sports at the start, but once I started playing football with the team, and I've always kicked footballs in the backyard and stuff, I just hadn't played with an actual team, I didn't really want to stop."
Ibbotson played for East Fremantle for the majority of the past two seasons, and believes he is still becoming accustomed to the "bigger bodies" and fitness standards of senior football.
"From where I used to play, everything has just gone up a level," he said.
"So, everything that I do, I have to get better at as well, and I think I have to still keep getting better in order to play good football consistently."
The flashy ball-winner, who has been among the club's best in recent weeks and was the side's primary possession getter with 21 touches during Saturday's loss to Carlton, believes his best game for the year came in round six against Geelong.
However, he considers himself to have gained more from his most recent experience, given it occurred on the road.
"It's always different to try and play away from home," he said.
"If you can play a good game travelling, it can go a long way towards your experience and learning how to do it better next time."
Ibbotson named Ryan Crowley and Byron Schammer as his close friends at the club, and Shaun McManus and Matthew Carr as the players that have had the most influence on his career so far.
He also said his friendship with fellow East Fremantle representative Rhys Palmer, who was nominated for the award in round three, contains a healthy level of competitiveness.
"I think we're competitive [with each other] because that's what we do; we play a competitive sport and we want to win," he said.
"It's good that we're both playing football and it's good for us to be in the same team. We can travel together and look towards each other for help whenever we need to.
"Our competitiveness is good for our development."
He joins Bachar Houli (Essendon), Josh Hill (Western Bulldogs), Kieren Jack (Sydney), Ben McKinley (West Coast), Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn), Austin Wonaeamirri (Melbourne), Kurt Tippett (Adelaide) and teammate Palmer as contenders for this year's prize.


Freo is the only team so far this year with two nominees.
hopefully chris mayne's form is recognised before the end of the year to make it 3

 

[Danlington]

Re: Round 9 Rising star

not a completely wasted season then is it! so mch for no young talent..

 

[DemonErrol1964 - dees]

Well done Dockers on your young gun. It was a very good choise way back in 2005, he was an underage kid in the draft but bang you saw something.

Love the way he plays, Well done Ibbo. Keep it up and win the Rising star thingy.

 

[anti.]

yeah he deserved it.

 

[Scotland]

He's no Cyril Rioli, but he's been in good form Ibbotson.

Say, that Cyril Rioli looks good, has he had a nomination yet? He must be due.

 

[ImperialPurple]

yeah he deserved it.

What's that Port Adelaide player doing in a weagles jumper? You must be really good at photoshop anti.