Lucky Gilmour

[Chevy56]

Good Morning Fellow Tiger supporters

Read an interesting article in this mornings "Mercury" newspaper in downtown Hobart.  Seems young Gilmour has signed on to play as an assistant coach for Brighton Football Club in the SFL Premier League.  I am pretty sure that Brighton was winless last season so the boy might have his work cut out for him.  I'm not sure about appointing a 19 year old player with average experience as an assistant coach either but time will tell.

Its a long way to fall, but if the stories out of Melbourne are correct, he just wasn't up to it.  Good luck to him anyway.

 

[pahoffm]

May be a good move.

For 2 years, Gilmour has hopefully learnt a fair deal during his stay at Tigerland. He should be able to contrast the procedures and intensity of his first season, 2004, up against that of his second season, 2005. One would think that alot of what he has learnt would be a step up to a club that sits on the bottom of a local Tassie league.

Sometimes AFL doesn't sit right with some players. Steven Oliver didn't like the Carlton big smoke and went back to Bendigo. Ken Hinkley, the same but with Fitzroy, although he made it later with the Catters, but Geelong is semi-rural anyway.

Good luck to Gus. I hope he penned down all the procedures, tactics and footy knowledge that Wallace, Royal & Kingy have given him over the last 12 months and proves himself worthwhile to the Brighton club.

 

[checkside]

May be a good move.

For 2 years, Gilmour has hopefully learnt a fair deal during his stay at Tigerland. He should be able to contrast the procedures and intensity of his first season, 2004, up against that of his second season, 2005. One would think that alot of what he has learnt would be a step up to a club that sits on the bottom of a local Tassie league.

Sometimes AFL doesn't sit right with some players. Steven Oliver didn't like the Carlton big smoke and went back to Bendigo. Ken Hinkley, the same but with Fitzroy, although he made it later with the Catters, but Geelong is semi-rural anyway.

Good luck to Gus. I hope he penned down all the procedures, tactics and footy knowledge that Wallace, Royal & Kingy have given him over the last 12 months and proves himself worthwhile to the Brighton club.

He sais he will try and play VFL next season but he just wants this one to have a break

 

[zips]

May be a good move.

For 2 years, Gilmour has hopefully learnt a fair deal during his stay at Tigerland. He should be able to contrast the procedures and intensity of his first season, 2004, up against that of his second season, 2005.  One would think that alot of what he has learnt would be a step up to a club that sits on the bottom of a local Tassie league.

Sometimes AFL doesn't sit right with some players. Steven Oliver didn't like the Carlton big smoke and went back to Bendigo. Ken Hinkley, the same but with Fitzroy, although he made it later with the Catters, but Geelong is semi-rural anyway.

Good luck to Gus. I hope he penned down all the procedures, tactics and footy knowledge that Wallace, Royal & Kingy have given him over the last 12 months and proves himself worthwhile to the Brighton club.

He sais he will try and play VFL next season but he just wants this one to have a break

Have a break from what??? VFL footy?? Is this kid for real? Geez, some kids just don't know a golden opportunity when it is thrown their way. :

 

[checkside]

May be a good move.

For 2 years, Gilmour has hopefully learnt a fair deal during his stay at Tigerland. He should be able to contrast the procedures and intensity of his first season, 2004, up against that of his second season, 2005. One would think that alot of what he has learnt would be a step up to a club that sits on the bottom of a local Tassie league.

Sometimes AFL doesn't sit right with some players. Steven Oliver didn't like the Carlton big smoke and went back to Bendigo. Ken Hinkley, the same but with Fitzroy, although he made it later with the Catters, but Geelong is semi-rural anyway.

Good luck to Gus. I hope he penned down all the procedures, tactics and footy knowledge that Wallace, Royal & Kingy have given him over the last 12 months and proves himself worthwhile to the Brighton club.

He sais he will try and play VFL next season but he just wants this one to have a break

Have a break from what??? VFL footy?? Is this kid for real? Geez, some kids just don't know a golden opportunity when it is thrown their way. :

i would think it would be give his bodt a break from AFL/VFL footy. In these leagues they oly train once a week

 

[checkside]

By Brett Stubbs
The Mercury (pg. 43)
19/01/2006

It's a long way from AFL club Richmond to the Southern Premier League's perennial battler Brighton but that is the path Alex Gilmour has chosen.

The former Richmond draftee has signed for this season as the Robins playing assistant coach under Garry Splan.

At 17, Gilmour was the youngest player taken in the 2003 draft at No. 21 overall after playing with the Tasmanian Devils and the Mariners.

He was cut after failing to play a senior game with the Tigers in two seasons.

The 19-year-old has aspirations of getting back to at least VFL level but it won't be with the Devils this season.

"When I signed up for Brighton, I said to [president] Leigh Gray, 'I am going to sign for one year because next year I might try to get back in the system over in Melbourne and play VFL or play VFL down here'," Gilmour said.

"But this year I just wanted a year away from the spotlight and play a bit of club footy."

Gilmour was coached by Danny Frawley and Terry Wallace at Richmond before being cut late last year.

"I was pretty flat when I got the news," he said.

"It was fairly late. I was probably one of the last to be delisted but life goes on. I have to open new doors and go from there."

Gilmour said he had overcome persistent ankle injuries and will be 100 per cent fit by season's start.

Gray said the 184cm, 75kg midfielder would be a major boost for the Robins, who did not win a Premier League game last season.

"We explained to Alex what our club was doing, where we wanted to go, how we planned on doing it and he wanted to jump on board," Gray said.

"He is certainly not scared of a challenge as far as jumping on board with the side that has been the wooden-spooner for the past two years."

Gray said the club remained realistic about its chances and was aiming at taking small steps forward first.

"We are certainly not talking about premierships, that is for sure," he said.

"As a club, we just wanted to be competitive and win a handful of games next season.

"If we can achieve that, we have done a pretty good job."

He said the club has also recruited former DOSA brothers Matthew and Rick Honey and Smithton player Matthew Clark.

"The numbers at pre-season training are good and certainly up on last year," he said.

"There is a real buzz around the club with the guys we've picked up. Everyone is keen to get stuck in but unfortunately we have to wait for April."

 

[zips]

May be a good move.

For 2 years, Gilmour has hopefully learnt a fair deal during his stay at Tigerland. He should be able to contrast the procedures and intensity of his first season, 2004, up against that of his second season, 2005.  One would think that alot of what he has learnt would be a step up to a club that sits on the bottom of a local Tassie league.

Sometimes AFL doesn't sit right with some players. Steven Oliver didn't like the Carlton big smoke and went back to Bendigo. Ken Hinkley, the same but with Fitzroy, although he made it later with the Catters, but Geelong is semi-rural anyway.

Good luck to Gus. I hope he penned down all the procedures, tactics and footy knowledge that Wallace, Royal & Kingy have given him over the last 12 months and proves himself worthwhile to the Brighton club.

He sais he will try and play VFL next season but he just wants this one to have a break

Have a break from what???  VFL footy??  Is this kid for real?  Geez, some kids just don't know a golden opportunity when it is thrown their way.   :

i would think it  would be give his bodt a break from AFL/VFL footy. In these leagues they oly train once a week

well, VFL footy anyway. 8) Only training once a week?? sounds like it's right up his alley then. :-X

 

[Phar Ace]

i would think it  would be give his bodt a break from AFL/VFL footy. In these leagues they oly train once a week

Geez - once a week at 19! He sounds too young for Superules :hihi

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

By Brett Stubbs
The Mercury (pg. 43)
19/01/2006

"But this year I just wanted a year away from the spotlight and play a bit of club footy."

That is as weak as water

One day he will be thirty , wake up and look in the mirror and recoil with horror

..........." what the hell did i throw away"

Very , very silly boy .

For those who defend the kid , how many thousands upon thousands of young kids , including posters on this forum , would love to have been born with his ability and to have been given a crack at AFL footy ????

 

[Tigers of Old]

Whatever. Next!

 

[Skills]

Apparently there is a TAB outlet across the road from Brighton FC - This fact alone may have clinched the deal.

 

[The Mighty Wozman]

By Brett Stubbs
The Mercury (pg. 43)
19/01/2006

"But this year I just wanted a year away from the spotlight and play a bit of club footy."

That is as weak as water

One day he will be thirty , wake up and look in the mirror and recoil with horror

..........." what the hell did i throw away"

Very , very silly boy .

For those who defend the kid , how many thousands upon thousands of young kids , including posters on this forum , would love to have been born with his ability and to have been given a crack at AFL footy ???? 

so very true.  ALL of us here would give our left arm just to play a single game for the Tigers, and this kid wants time out of the system. Early 20 picks are very valuable in my opinion - and we have blown another one.

 

[jezza]

By Brett Stubbs
The Mercury (pg. 43)
19/01/2006

It's a long way from AFL club Richmond to the Southern Premier League's perennial battler Brighton but that is the path Alex Gilmour has chosen.

The former Richmond draftee has signed for this season as the Robins playing assistant coach under Garry Splan.

At 17, Gilmour was the youngest player taken in the 2003 draft at No. 21 overall after playing with the Tasmanian Devils and the Mariners.

He was cut after failing to play a senior game with the Tigers in two seasons.

The 19-year-old has aspirations of getting back to at least VFL level but it won't be with the Devils this season.

"When I signed up for Brighton, I said to [president] Leigh Gray, 'I am going to sign for one year because next year I might try to get back in the system over in Melbourne and play VFL or play VFL down here'," Gilmour said.

"But this year I just wanted a year away from the spotlight and play a bit of club footy."

Gilmour was coached by Danny Frawley and Terry Wallace at Richmond before being cut late last year.

"I was pretty flat when I got the news," he said.

"It was fairly late. I was probably one of the last to be delisted but life goes on. I have to open new doors and go from there."

Gilmour said he had overcome persistent ankle injuries and will be 100 per cent fit by season's start.

Gray said the 184cm, 75kg midfielder would be a major boost for the Robins, who did not win a Premier League game last season.

"We explained to Alex what our club was doing, where we wanted to go, how we planned on doing it and he wanted to jump on board," Gray said.

"He is certainly not scared of a challenge as far as jumping on board with the side that has been the wooden-spooner for the past two years."

Gray said the club remained realistic about its chances and was aiming at taking small steps forward first.

"We are certainly not talking about premierships, that is for sure," he said.

"As a club, we just wanted to be competitive and win a handful of games next season.

"If we can achieve that, we have done a pretty good job."

He said the club has also recruited former DOSA brothers Matthew and Rick Honey and Smithton player Matthew Clark.

"The numbers at pre-season training are good and certainly up on last year," he said.

"There is a real buzz around the club with the guys we've picked up. Everyone is keen to get stuck in but unfortunately we have to wait for April."

Looks familiar....

 

[tigertim]

So young Alex wants a break from the spotlight? I ask: "What spotlight?????

 

[mb64]

Good luck to him.Interesting to see how he will go without injuries next year if he plays in the VFL.

 

[Scoop]

Good luck to him.Interesting to see how he will go without injuries next year if he plays in the VFL.

I agree, the kid has made his choice, still could bob up in a couple of years at 21 or 22 and make a fist of it.

 

[tigertough12]

can't believe you're still talking about this DUD thats long gone :clap

 

[checkside]

If he decides he will play vfl and he plays injury free he will be very good IMO.