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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: wayne on May 23, 2011, 02:15:08 PM
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Jack Riewoldt apparently tweeted that Reece Conca is the round 9 rising star.
"Got my wish peeps, reece conca rising star r9!!!"
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Jack Riewoldt has leaked it on twitter. Officially announced tomorrow morning.
"Got my wish peeps, reece conca rising star r9!!!"
:thumbsup
Edit: Just beat me to it wayne :thumbsup :cheers
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Yay :santa He'll win it to boot
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Jack Riewoldt has leaked it on twitter. Officially announced tomorrow morning.
"Got my wish peeps, reece conca rising star r9!!!"
:thumbsup
Edit: Just beat me too it wayne :thumbsup :cheers
Great minds... :thumbsup
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If they decide who the nomination is why don't they just release it on monday so the monday night footy shows can talk about it.
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If they decide who the nomination is why don't they just release it on monday so the monday night footy shows can talk about it.
Has Richmond's Jack Riewoldt leaked the Round 9 Rising Star nominee?
TWITTER has brought another AFL player undone, with Richmond's Jack Riewoldt breaking an emargo on the Round 9 Rising Star nominee.
Riewoldt announced his young teammate Reece Conca had got the nod for Round 9 a day early.
The AFL is likely to be upset by Riewoldt breaking the embargo after he tweeted his congratulations to the young West Australian this afternoon.
“Got my wish peeps, reece conca rising star r9!!!” Riewoldt tweeted.
While nominated players are usually informed on Monday afternoon, the Rising Star nomination is not usually announced by the AFL until early Tuesday morning.
Richmond took Conca at No.6 in last year's AFL Draft.
Riewoldt quickly owned up to the mistake after being alerted by Richmond's media manager.
"According to our media people it appears that I have spilled the beans a day early!! Gee I hope Reece gets rising star is what I meant to say," he Tweeted 50 minutes later.
Several Melbourne players were fined two weeks ago for Tweeting their displeasure with an AFL tribunal decision.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/has-richmonds-jack-riewoldt-leaked-the-round-9-rising-star-nominee/story-e6frf9jf-1226061223125
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I hope Jack doesnt get fined. Running down a AFL tribunal decision is different then letting some news leak about your mate winning a nomination.
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Confirmed by Patrick Keane from the AFL
"Reece Conca the Rd 9 #NAB AFL Rising Star, with a super 23 possession game in the Dreamtime match against Essendon. @jackriewoldt08 is a fan
Conca chosen no.6 in the 2010 #NAB AFL National Draft. Recruited from Perth FC, has played all nine games so far, averaging 18 possessions"
http://twitter.com/AFL_PKeane
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I hope Jack doesnt get fined. Running down a AFL tribunal decision is different then letting some news leak about your mate winning a nomination.
Bloody afl banning free speech
ie. Melbourne players after trengrove tackle
I was enjoying conca going underthrradar.
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I only post once a year. This year's post is - Reece Rocks. Thank You.
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:lol
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All Conca-ing
By Luke Holmesby
Mon 23 May, 2011
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images/AFL/1_03RiHa11AW%20421.jpg)
THE expression 'good news travels fast' seems to be particularly apt for Reece Conca's AFL career.
While he has been on Richmond's list for just six months, Conca's two career highlights so far have become public knowledge much sooner than he might have thought.
Firstly on draft day last year the Richmond web site already featured Conca's player profile in the hours leading up to the draft.
It wasn't until later that night that he officially became a Tiger when his name was read out with the sixth overall pick.
Then, nine weeks into this season, Conca earned a nomination as the NAB AFL Rising Star for his stellar performance against Essendon.
It is standard procedure for the week's nomination to find out on the Monday and do the press rounds later that day for an embargoed story to emerge first thing on Tuesday morning.
But no one explained the protocol to Conca's teammate Jack Riewoldt who jubilantly announced the news to the world via Twitter on Monday afternoon.
Conca had already found out he was the week's nominee but had no idea the word had got out as he was locked away in a meeting for much of the afternoon.
It was a similar scenario to what he had experienced on draft day.
"I didn't find out about that until after the actual draft. But yeah, I did hear about it," Conca told afl.com.au.
"It wouldn't have made a difference because (Richmond recruiter) Francis Jackson had flown over (to Conca's home town Perth) a couple of nights before the draft and broke the news to me. I had a pretty good idea I was already going to Richmond before the actual draft."
Conca said he had been keeping close tabs on his fellow first-round draft picks but said he felt no pressure to keep up with them.
"I tend to have a look at how the other guys are rolling. More so the WA guys, and some of my better mates like Dave Swallow, Brandon Matera and Jack Darling. I keep an eye on Dyson Heppell, Jared Polec and Andrew Gaff as well," he said.
Conca said he had been particularly following former Perth teammates Michael Evans and Jarrad Irons as they forge their way into the Melbourne and Port Adelaide teams respectively.
But he would not trade their prospects for his own and he's firmly in the growing camp of people who believe Richmond is on its way to something special.
"It has been really good. It's a young, exciting group. I've fit in quite well, there are a lot of players in their first three years at the club which makes it a bit easier to get along with the guys," he said.
"It certainly helps to play good footy when you're with a bunch of guys you get along with."
Conca has done little wrong as he alternates between Richmond's back half and more recently the midfield.
But he is not allowing himself to be satisfied with what he has achieved despite the fact that both he and his team are playing above the expectations they might have had at the beginning of the season.
"Personally I just want to keep the consistent football I've got at the moment and keep developing. I've got to fix a few weaknesses like my kicking for goal," he said.
"As a team we are still developing and sticking to our structures. Hopefully we can finish the year strongly."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/114579/default.aspx
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oh whos cares if jack said something (https://imageshackau.com/sports/52/b/happy.gif)(https://imageshackau.com/sports/123/b/happy.gif)
(https://imageshackau.com/sports/131/b/happy.gif)(https://imageshackau.com/sports/133/b/happy.gif)(https://imageshackau.com/sports/134/b/happy.gif)
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congrats to him well deserved
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Vision of Reece's game that earned him a rising star nomination ...
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/356454/reece-conca-rising-star/
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Where's daniel? ;D
There are plenty more accolades to come for this kid.
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Well done Reece, great result and even more pleasing to those of us that stuck by you in your FIRST YEAR!!!!!
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Jack's been forced to apologise to the AFL. He said he didn't know what embargo meant lol :wallywink.
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Reece will be on 3aw between now and 8pm tonight.
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Summary of Reece on 3aw with Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell
* Found out about the rising star nomination before Jack's tweet. He didn't know about the tweet until later that night.
* Don't think Jack knew about the embargo. Jack just got very excited.
* He's not on twitter so he knew nothing of it.
* Conca is Italian. Dad born in Italy. All grandparents and further back all Italian.
* Played soccer until 12-13 y.o. then decided to change over to footy along with his brother. Started playing with a few mates in high school and just took it from there.
* WA U18 had a talented group last year (Matera has been nominated as well).
* Thrilled to get the opportunity to play so many games this year. Hardwick has given him the chance to play. Wants to finish off the year strongly.
* Was a Swans supporter growing up but had no preference when drafted.
* Russell said as rising star you'll now get tagged. Reece said nah Dusty and Cotch are ahead of me. We're doing a fair bit of bodywork around stoppages (blocking) to help Dusty btw. Cotch as well.
* Healy said there's people claiming Conca will be the best ever player of Italian heritage. Dippa then rang in saying what about me and starting talking Italian with Reece asking him how he's going. Reece just replied "così così" which means so-so and Healy and Russell laughed saying anyone can say that in Italian.
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Jack's been forced to apologise to the AFL. He said he didn't know what embargo meant lol :wallywink.
Don't think he was forced...but he is friendly with the AFL media manager
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Where's daniel? ;D
There are plenty more accolades to come for this kid.
Daniel is here and happy for him. He has nice skills.
First few games wasnt impressed but now i am starting to warm to him. Finding out his background also helped.
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Summary of Reece on 3aw with Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell
* Found out about the rising star nomination before Jack's tweet. He didn't know about the tweet until later that night.
* Don't think Jack knew about the embargo. Jack just got very excited.
* He's not on twitter so he knew nothing of it.
* Conca is Italian. Dad born in Italy. All grandparents and further back all Italian.
* Played soccer until 12-13 y.o. then decided to change over to footy along with his brother. Started playing with a few mates in high school and just took it from there.
* WA U18 had a talented group last year (Matera has been nominated as well).
* Thrilled to get the opportunity to play so many games this year. Hardwick has given him the chance to play. Wants to finish off the year strongly.
* Was a Swans supporter growing up but had no preference when drafted.
* Russell said as rising star you'll now get tagged. Reece said nah Dusty and Cotch are ahead of me. We're doing a fair bit of bodywork around stoppages (blocking) to help Dusty btw. Cotch as well.
* Healy said there's people claiming Conca will be the best ever player of Italian heritage. Dippa then rang in saying what about me and starting talking Italian with Reece asking him how he's going. Reece just replied "così così" which means so-so and Healy and Russell laughed saying anyone can say that in Italian.
thats my boy
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by the way ian stewart and kouta were half italian, so lets hope conca does become th ebest italian player ever
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by the way ian stewart and kouta were half italian, so lets hope conca does become th ebest italian player ever
Kouta? Italian?
He was Greek?
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by the way ian stewart and kouta were half italian, so lets hope conca does become th ebest italian player ever
Kouta? Italian?
He was Greek?
Read the post again pope, he said Kouta was "half italian"
I'm sure i heard his mother is of italian decent or something like that
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by the way ian stewart and kouta were half italian, so lets hope conca does become th ebest italian player ever
Kouta? Italian?
He was Greek?
Kouta's Mother Italian, late father was Greek
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spot on , kouta is half greek half italian
iirc his dad is also half greek half italian and his mum is all italian
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Finding out his background also helped.
wog boy :angel:
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Finding out his background also helped.
wog boy :angel:
Watch yourself vanilla face... :police: ;D
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Conca is the Italian version of the French surname Conche, a topographical name for someone who lived in or near a hollow. The old French word conche meant a basin and derived from the Latin conca, a shell. Lovers of Literature would recall the English word "conch" which features prominently in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, the conch there being a shell used as a horn. Conca's given name Reece is appropriate for a footballer: it is a variation of the Welsh name Rhys, which derives from the Old Welsh name Ris meaning "fiery warrior".
Kevan Carroll - AFL Record.
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Reece Conca's press conference:
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/356981/reece-conca-press-conference/ (http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/356981/reece-conca-press-conference/)
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by the way ian stewart and kouta were half italian, so lets hope conca does become th ebest italian player ever
If he is as good as the "best Italian player ever" - Ronald Dale Barrasi - then I will be stoked.
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Conca is the Italian version of the French surname Conche, a topographical name for someone who lived in or near a hollow. The old French word conche meant a basin and derived from the Latin conca, a shell. Lovers of Literature would recall the English word "conch" which features prominently in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, the conch there being a shell used as a horn. Conca's given name Reece is appropriate for a footballer: it is a variation of the Welsh name Rhys, which derives from the Old Welsh name Ris meaning "fiery warrior".
Kevan Carroll - AFL Record.
makes him sound like bilbo baggins
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Finding out his background also helped.
wog boy :angel:
Im aussie all the way. Parents born in Italy. Its good to respect your background but thats where the buck stops with me. Those Idiots who sported all things Italian in the city when they played the Aussies in that World cup actually made me sick.
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forza italia!!!!
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makes him sound like bilbo baggins
Hahahaa ! Nice Gerk :thumbsup
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Reece will be glad to know that if he ever gets injured, my Italian mother in law will get the rosary beads out and send a few hail marys over in his direction. This apparently can improve the healing abilities of the sick and injured.
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it's been known to restore hymens too
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it's been known to restore hymens too
;D
In form !
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it's been known to restore hymens too
;D
In form !
Blacky! Are we putting the band back together? ;D
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:shh
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Blacky! Are we putting the band back together? ;D
:cheers
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Daniel is here and happy for him. He has nice skills.
First few games wasnt impressed but now i am starting to warm to him.
Good to hear. :thumbsup