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Mitchell Creek

Years ago

AFL Targeting Aussie College Basketballers

Hey my names Mitch Creek and this is something alot of people are talking to me about... thing is...
AFL is and always will be a passion. We grow up in Australia watching two things.. NBA and AFL. Afl is more appealing in some ways but at this stage basketball is more a focus. Travelling the world as a young person playing and experiencing new things is something not to many come upon. Maybe in the future it may happen... You never know.. If the offers are there then surely there is always going to be a decision to make.
Cheers.

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xavier807

Years ago

I know Mitch Creek, having lived in the same town as him and playing basketball locally with him, and I believe there is no chance that he will go for the AFL.

I played at the some footy club as he did, and he hasn't played for three or four years, so I doubt he would be interested in going to the AFL.

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Years ago

Mitch Creek though is a potential basketball star in the making. He could yet be the legit 3-man that the Boomers have lacked since Sam Mackinnon.

But you are right, he has the athletic ability that could see him prosper in the AFL, however given his basketball talent, he could earn a lot more playing hoops overseas.

Reply #280284 Report this topic

Years ago

Yers...and his sister is currently playing at the AIS.

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Years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Scott Pendlebury spent a week or so at the AIS on a basketball scholarship before throwing it in for football.

Plenty of current AFL players have represented their state in basketball before. Whether they would ever have been good enough to cut it at NBL level will never be known.

Reply #280232 Report this topic

Years ago

You also need to weight up the international opportunities basketball presents, and the chance to earn good money overseas - it's not just all about the NBL.

I think for bench warming Div 1 players and lower, the AFL may in fact to be a very attractive proposition.

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Years ago

As Isaac pointed out, it is definitely around 100 mark.

That list is from last season and is missing players that played at the lower levels of colege basketball, and does not list players that have signed on so far to play next season.

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Years ago

Can anyone enlighten me about where Justin Wilkey was on the weekend for Centrals for both games, is he injured?
Also Paul Vandenbergh was missing for Sundays clash?

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Ushiro

Years ago

If the money that was offered to Hunt and Folau was on offer to Basketballers, I am sure that the basketballers would consider it seeing as it is more than the salary cap of an entire NBL team.

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