Gideon Simon put onto our international rookie list [updated]

[bojangles17]

Pretty happy about this, word his he s one of the best mids to come out of PNG and we ve got him in the tigerland academy, nice work if you can get it

[Phil Mrakov]

Pretty happy about this, word his he s one of the best mids to come out of PNG and we ve got him in the tigerland academy, nice work if you can get it

Can he speak English well?

[one-eyed]

Richmond signs PNG teenager Gideon Simon as international rookie

    Al Paton
    From: Herald Sun
    October 05, 2012 5:26PM

RICHMOND hopes its new 172cm rookie from Papua New Guinea will terrorise opposition defenders.

Gideon Simon was signed up today as the Tigers' first international rookie.

The small forward spent three months at Punt Rd this season on an international scholarship, and played with the Coburg reserves.

The 18-year-old showed enough to be rookie-listed for next season.

Richmond recruiting manager Matt Clarke said the club hoped to turn Simon into a "tackling machine".

"He's little but he's powerful," Clarke told the Tigers website.

"The thing that impressed us (during his stint at Punt Rd) was how well he fitted into the group.

"Our players were disappointed when he had to go back home.

"The coach (Damien Hardwick) said, 'He does everything right as a person, he does everything right on the ground. Let's give him a chance'."

Simon has been at Etihad Stadium for this week's draft camp, testing well in sprinting and agility events.

Simon, who hails from Mt Hagen, PNG's third-largest city, said he played in the midfield in the Port Moresby competition.

"Here I'm too short," he said. "They will play me in the forwards."



http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-signs-png-teenager-gideon-simon-as-international-rookie/story-fnelctok-1226489383714

[yellowandback]

A little bit short?
He makes David Rodan look like Nic Nat!

[bojangles17]

Might be short but he's like usain bolt outa the blocks....we re gonna love this kid

[Mr Magic]

A little bit short?
He makes David Rodan look like Nic Nat!

1cm difference.

[Dubstep Dookie]

Might be short but he's like usain bolt outa the blocks....we re gonna love this kid

Whoa this kid sounds like a gun.....Whoa 

[bojangles17]

Richmond signs PNG teenager Gideon Simon as international rookie

    Al Paton
    From: Herald Sun
    October 05, 2012 5:26PM

RICHMOND hopes its new 172cm rookie from Papua New Guinea will terrorise opposition defenders.

Gideon Simon was signed up today as the Tigers' first international rookie.

The small forward spent three months at Punt Rd this season on an international scholarship, and played with the Coburg reserves.

The 18-year-old showed enough to be rookie-listed for next season.

Richmond recruiting manager Matt Clarke said the club hoped to turn Simon into a "tackling machine".

"He's little but he's powerful," Clarke told the Tigers website.

"The thing that impressed us (during his stint at Punt Rd) was how well he fitted into the group.

"Our players were disappointed when he had to go back home.

"The coach (Damien Hardwick) said, 'He does everything right as a person, he does everything right on the ground. Let's give him a chance'."

Simon has been at Etihad Stadium for this week's draft camp, testing well in sprinting and agility events.

Simon, who hails from Mt Hagen, PNG's third-largest city, said he played in the midfield in the Port Moresby competition.

"Here I'm too short," he said. "They will play me in the forwards."



http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-signs-png-teenager-gideon-simon-as-international-rookie/story-fnelctok-1226489383714

Has the steve johnson snap down pat

[Judge Roughneck]

Maybe he'll get a game in 2013...

Thoughts?

Only got king and nahas in front of him.

[Phil Mrakov]

Can anyone confirm he speaks English? Do they speak it up there?

[Owl]

They speak Tok Tok Pisin, English and local dialects too like motu etc
Depends where he came from but English is spoken by most of the folks I met from PNG.

[dwaino]

1. How much sunlight and Seasol does his hair need?
2. Can an international rookie get a kick or do they need to get elevated like a regular vanilla rookie?

[Phil Mrakov]

They speak Tok Tok Pisin, English and local dialects too like motu etc
Depends where he came from but English is spoken by most of the folks I met from PNG.

Cheers

[tigs2011]

Reckon he will get games depending on his endurance which when I watched him was pretty ordinary. Will play NAB Cup though so we will at least see him without having to go to Crapburg. 

[tdy]

Coming from PNG he ought a be used to the tough stuff too and hopefully won't be another weak kneed Irish go homer.  It'll be easier to 1. Move his folks over or 2. Have him fly home on holidays too.