American trio to train with Swans

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http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/SydneySwans/Club HQ/13USAthletes2406_620.jpgAmerican athletes will work closely with Paul Roos after showing promise at international combine


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[Auntie.Gerald]

mike pyke has been such a great win for the Swans and for AFL

the development pathway has been brilliant................. and good luck boys !

[DK_]

Another injury to one of our talls and they might get a run next week...

Agree on Mike Pyke. Inspiring story!

[CJK]

Thank you for the news User RSS

[ShockOfHair]

Yeah RSS like your work.

Wow, Cisco.

21-year-old Cisco is an enormous athlete, sized at 207cm and 115kg

[Ludwig]

Cisco was a star center for the Columbia University basketball team. It's a top rated academic Uni. You've got to be pretty smart to get in, unless he won a basketball scholarship.

[Primmy]

I must ask WHY american athletes would want to play AFL in Aust at our financial level. Anyone?

[ShockOfHair]

Gatorade girls?

[ScottH]

Gatorade girls?

V College Cheer Girls???

[ugg]

Yeah RSS like your work.

Wow, Cisco.

21-year-old Cisco is an enormous athlete, sized at 207cm and 115kg

I'm giving him the nickname Router

[Triple B]

I'm giving him the nickname Router

Surely he'll be known as 'The Kid'...

[aardvark]

I must ask WHY american athletes would want to play AFL in Aust at our financial level. Anyone?

Probably didn't get drafted and 3-400k playing footy in Aus is better than 20k being a garbo in the US.

[Primmy]

Surely he'll be known as 'The Kid'...Only by us in the know 3B - sigh and so depressing.

[ScottH]

I'm giving him the nickname Router


Surely he'll be known as 'The Kid'...

The Clash of Gens!!

[Triple B]

The Clash of Gens!!

So true .. :smile:

[ugg]

The Kid Cisco? WTF OMG Totes emosh.

[aardvark]

Just for you Prim.

Cisco Kid TV Intro - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VZgBl-t7vY)

[Ludwig]

I'll be ROUTING for THE CRISCO KID!

878

[BillyRayCypress]

Doesn't seem to have been mentioned here anywhere.

Did see them on the replay of the game from Friday night.

American trio to train with Swans - AFL.com.au (http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-24/us-trio-to-train-with-swans)

You'd have to go with the Cisco kid.

Can we fit all 3 in somehow.

[Swansongster]

I must ask WHY american athletes would want to play AFL in Aust at our financial level. Anyone?

For American football players, if you don't make the high school team, you'll most likely never play the game. If you make the high school team but don't get a college scholarship, you'll most likely never play the game again. If you earn a college scholarship but don't get drafted to the NFL (yep, you guessed it) you'll most likely never play the game again.

The cost of playing the game - grounds maintenance, equipment etc. means they just don't have the grass roots, community football as we have in Australia.

However, the sheer weight of numbers (US population = circa 300 million) means there are many fine athletes that are scratching around looking for something to do with their testosterone.

As a small nation with many sports competing for the limited number of elite athletes, it makes sense that we look abroad to supplement available locals. Mike Pyke is the living proof that this can be achieved and the Swans are smart to be looking for the next international convert.

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Whatever happened to the other guy - Starling?

[ScottH]

Whatever happened to the other guy - Starling?

Not sure why, but the pin was pulled before the season started.
There was a thread on him, it might be in there.

[royboy42]

Not sure why, but the pin was pulled before the season started.
There was a thread on him, it might be in there.Swans pass on Starling - SYDNEYSWANS.com.au (http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2012-12-14/swans-pass-on-starling)

[Triple B]

Not sure why, but the pin was pulled before the season started.
There was a thread on him, it might be in there.

I listen to 5 different AFL podcasts over the course of the week to make my 2.5hr round trip to/from work a bit more bearable. Last week on one of them (maybe the Coodabeens?) they interviewed a guy in Fort Lauderdale because the US AFL C'ships were being played. He specifically mentioned Starling and told the interviewers that he was setup to come to the Swans but complications with a leg injury put a stop to the dream. Of course the interviewers had nfi about Starling and I suspect may have been wondering if the guy in the US was taking the piss...

[aardvark]

He's back.

No Cookies | Herald Sun (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/bayside/alex-starling-goes-from-florida-to-frankston-as-new-vfl-recruit/story-fngnvli9-1226778595345)