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CibbuanoMagpies sign American
November 10th 2009 07:22
COLLINGWOOD has signed American Seamus McNamara on a two-year international rookie contract.
The 24-year-old Milwaukee native, who played four seasons of division one collegiate basketball in the US for Marist University in New York before playing one season of professional basketball in Germany for TSV Dachau Spurs, sent a video audition to the Magpies in the hope of being trialled at an AFL club.
The Pies were able to facilitate some testing in California and then invited the 204cm, 104kg athlete to Melbourne for a two-week trial which was extended to three weeks.
It was on the back of McNamara's performance during the trial period that Collingwood elected to sign him.
Magpies national recruiting manager Derek Hine said McNamara had the potential to be a key forward or ruck option.
"Seamus comes to the club with a unique skill set, having played basketball at an elite level and participated at a state level in soccer while at school," Hine said.
"He is very driven and has impressed everyone at the club with his work ethic, and given Seamus’ experiences at playing elite level sport we feel that he is deserving of the opportunity to forge a career in the AFL."
The 24-year-old Milwaukee native, who played four seasons of division one collegiate basketball in the US for Marist University in New York before playing one season of professional basketball in Germany for TSV Dachau Spurs, sent a video audition to the Magpies in the hope of being trialled at an AFL club.
The Pies were able to facilitate some testing in California and then invited the 204cm, 104kg athlete to Melbourne for a two-week trial which was extended to three weeks.
It was on the back of McNamara's performance during the trial period that Collingwood elected to sign him.
Magpies national recruiting manager Derek Hine said McNamara had the potential to be a key forward or ruck option.
"Seamus comes to the club with a unique skill set, having played basketball at an elite level and participated at a state level in soccer while at school," Hine said.
"He is very driven and has impressed everyone at the club with his work ethic, and given Seamus’ experiences at playing elite level sport we feel that he is deserving of the opportunity to forge a career in the AFL."
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