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CibbuanoTippett gets nomination
May 20th 2008 00:21
ADELAIDE forward Kurt Tippett is the round eight rising star nominee following his impressive performance against Melbourne at AAMI Stadium.
The 21-year-old booted four goals against the Demons to take his season tally to 13.
Tippett, another basketball convert, didn't play his first game of AFL football until he was 17 after being convinced to participate in school football by his mates.
He was selected to represent his state in the 2006 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, and it was then he was identified by the Crows, who picked him with pick No.32 in the 2006 national draft.
Since joining the Crows, Tippett has been forced to endure a bad run with injuries. He cracked a vertebra in his back in December 2006 in a training collision, and was forced into a neck brace for six weeks before being instructed to stay out of full training for an additional month and a half.
Then after playing seven games in the SANFL, he popped out his shoulder and as a result underwent a shoulder reconstruction, which forced him to miss the remainder of the season.
Tippett said being able to get a full pre-season under his belt has been beneficial and a key factor in his promising start to the season.
"Being able to complete a full pre-season and get the training under my belt has helped me this year," he said.
"I wasn't able to complete last pre-season, and the work I've been able to do this year has really given me the confidence to go forward with my footy and run games out."
Tippett joins Bachar Houli (Essendon), Josh Hill (Western Bulldogs), Rhys Palmer (Fremantle), Kieren Jack (Sydney), Ben McKinley (West Coast), Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) and Austin Wonaeamirri (Melbourne) as contenders for the NAB Rising Star award.
The 21-year-old booted four goals against the Demons to take his season tally to 13.
Tippett, another basketball convert, didn't play his first game of AFL football until he was 17 after being convinced to participate in school football by his mates.
He was selected to represent his state in the 2006 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, and it was then he was identified by the Crows, who picked him with pick No.32 in the 2006 national draft.
Since joining the Crows, Tippett has been forced to endure a bad run with injuries. He cracked a vertebra in his back in December 2006 in a training collision, and was forced into a neck brace for six weeks before being instructed to stay out of full training for an additional month and a half.
Then after playing seven games in the SANFL, he popped out his shoulder and as a result underwent a shoulder reconstruction, which forced him to miss the remainder of the season.
Tippett said being able to get a full pre-season under his belt has been beneficial and a key factor in his promising start to the season.
"Being able to complete a full pre-season and get the training under my belt has helped me this year," he said.
"I wasn't able to complete last pre-season, and the work I've been able to do this year has really given me the confidence to go forward with my footy and run games out."
Tippett joins Bachar Houli (Essendon), Josh Hill (Western Bulldogs), Rhys Palmer (Fremantle), Kieren Jack (Sydney), Ben McKinley (West Coast), Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) and Austin Wonaeamirri (Melbourne) as contenders for the NAB Rising Star award.
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