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Alroy Gilligan
« on: December 16, 2008, 10:55:54 AM »
The small indigenous kid 200km outside Fitzroy Crossing.
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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 11:25:22 AM »
Alroy Gilligan

Date of birth: 9/7/90
Height: 177cm
Weight: 72kg
Club: Claremont

Video: http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/90233

Bio: A small forward with pace and good agility, Alroy Gilligan has good goal sense and is solid overhead. Gilligan was rewarded for a solid season at Colts level in WA with selection in the Colts team of the year.

http://www.aflgoldcoast.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/11910/Default.aspx?newsId=70343




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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2008, 11:26:29 AM »
he loooks skinnier than Nahas lol ... good luck to him though, hopefully he can make a good fist of his chance for AFL footy.

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2008, 11:29:20 AM »
Head to Head with Alroy Gilligan
clontarffootball.com

In this exclusive interview with Clontarf Football, we delve into the mind of the young Back Pocket genius and Bull rider from Fitzroy Crossing.

Q. Is it true that you are a bull rider and own a pair of Cowboy boots?

A. No not writing about this, (smiles) talk about footy or I will not speak!

Q. Okay Alroy, Big move coming from Fitzroy Crossing to Perth, how have you found it?

A. I like playing club football and playing for Clontarf.

Q. You are a very popular young man and a hard working student, why is that?

A. I like Rob Thompson’s class, cause we do stuff and go places.

Q. Do you miss home?

A. Nothing to do at my old town, you meet lots of people here.

Q. There is no doubt that you are one of the most exciting young talents in WA football, what makes you a good footballer?

A. I don’t know, I like switching the play; my kicks go where I want them to go.

Q. You are certainly an interesting mind, so what does Alroy Gilligan dream about at night?

A. I dream of being a footy star, and um winning the Brownlow Medal.

Q. You are always happy and smile a lot, why is that?

A. I like to laugh and have fun at school; I like to make people smile

Q. What would make you happy Alroy?

A. I would like to represent my people in the AFL. That would make me feel good.

Q. This interview Alroy will be seen read all over the world; have you any tips for the young players reading this?

A. Ball run all the time, put your mind to it, try hard Okay Alroy some quick questions, one-word answers.

Q. Favorite position

A. Back Pocket

Q. Favorite AFL Player

A. Chris Judd

Q. Favorite Indigenous Player

A. Andrew McLeod

Q. Favorite AFL team

A. West Coast Eagles

Q. Favorite Food

A. Steak or Chicken

Q. Favorite Drink

A. Water

Q. Favorite Hobby

A. Hunting for anything

Q. Favorite WAFL team

A. East Fremantle (Laughs & Smiles) No Claremont Tigers Lucky! Thanks for time Alroy, any last words? Nothing…
 
http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=41

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2008, 12:13:00 PM »
I reckon I could outrun the kid in the left of the picture  ;D

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2008, 12:16:29 PM »
Q. Favorite Drink

A. Water

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2008, 02:15:26 PM »
I reckon I could outrun the kid in the left of the picture  ;D
I have never even met you Chuck and I reckon you could too!!  :lol

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2008, 04:59:20 PM »
Gilligan has lived in Perth for two years and represented Claremont in the WAFL Colts competition. Gilligan is originally from Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberleys and has been training at the club for the last two weeks. He kicked 30 goals for Claremont in a midfield/forward role in 2008.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=70905

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Playful cub's winning ways (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2009, 11:54:38 AM »
This isn't on the web so I typed it out...

Playful cub's winning ways
By Chris de Kretser and Daryl Timms
Herald-Sun | Sat 14 Feb 2009, Page 88

RICHMOND had to send out a search party to find young rookie Alroy Gilligan after losing his whereabouts in the North West Cape.

It took three days to locate him at Fitzroy Crossing before Alroy made the long journey to Punt Rd.

But the 18-year-old Aboriginal boy has endeared himself to all at Tigerland with his honesty and charm.

Triple premiership player Craig McRae was doing some kick-ins with him the other day when Gilligan innocently observed: "Good kick, brother. Did you play?''

And everyone was in fits when ruck coach Damian Monkhorst met Gilligan at a rookie night. Monky found a soul-mate when he asked Gilligan where he was from. Gilligan said Fitzroy Crossing and a delighted Monky replied: "I'm from Fitzroy too.''

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2009, 02:25:21 PM »
I reckon I could outrun the kid in the left of the picture  ;D


Classic Chuck......looks like he escaped from "fat camp".
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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2009, 08:32:11 PM »
I reckon I could outrun the kid in the left of the picture  ;D


Classic Chuck......looks like he escaped from "fat camp".
I like the call too but gee if he's fat im positively obese!

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Re: Playful cub's winning ways (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2009, 02:24:31 PM »
Triple premiership player Craig McRae was doing some kick-ins with him the other day when Gilligan innocently observed: "Good kick, brother. Did you play?''

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2009, 04:02:38 AM »
One country, many stories
Emma Quayle | May 24, 2009

4. ALROY GILLIGAN

(Yiyili in the Kimberley region)

Recruited from: Claremont (WA)

To: Richmond

Debut: yet to play

Gilligan, a Tigers rookie, is from the tiny community of Yiyili in the Kimberley, 170 kilometres south-east of Fitzroy Crossing and 130kms west of Halls Creek. To get home, he must fly from Melbourne to Perth, then fly to Broome, catch a bus for several hours to Fitzroy Crossing and then get driven home. The trip can take more than 15 hours.

"It's in the middle of nowhere and it's pretty dry, it's mainly all rocks but there are a few creeks and billabongs. I used to go to the springs and have a dip to cool off. It was mainly red dirt. That's why you can see a bit of red in my hair, it's from all the dirt I think! I went to school in a bigger community that was 30 or 40 kilometres from where I lived, but I loved being out in the bush, being a bush kid. I didn't like school so I used to wag and go down to the creek, go walkabout or go hunting. I used to have fun and at the end of the day I'd get a good whack over my head from my grandmother for not going to school."

Gillligan was raised mostly by his grandmother in his tiny community.
There were only six or seven houses where I lived. We still have our ceremonies and traditions and when I go home I just give footy a rest and enjoy my Aboriginal side of things. You could say that it is two different worlds, living in Melbourne and having to go home and speak another language. I get a bit lost when I go home now, trying to understand stuff, but I usually ask my grandfather what people are saying and then I can remember. Living in Melbourne I've lost a bit of my language which is pretty hard, but I'm lucky because my grandmother was never taken to the mission. They didn't know her date of birth because she was born in the bush and grew up in the bush, so I'm lucky that she wasn't taken away and that she carried the culture on."

Gilligan moved to Perth at age 15, to study at Clontarf College alongside Paddy Ryder, Leroy Jetta, Brad Dick, Nathan Krakouer and others.
"They're a few years older than me but they showed me what you can do if you put your mind into it and have that ability to push yourself. It was a big change and it was hard for me, but I had support from the other boys at school with me. I didn't know where to go or how to catch transport, so I used to end up following everyone else, up the back. In Melbourne it's more different and a big move from Perth. I'm staying with Richard Tambling's mother-in-law, Jackie, in Thornbury. If I need information for training I usually ring Richard and ask him what's on tomorrow. Richard has been the big leader in my AFL career so far."

Settling into Richmond has taken time too.
"I had to adapt to training and the program we do. I found it pretty difficult but I'm used to it now. I've been playing pretty good for Coburg lately, just trying to hit my form there and hopefully put my hand up sometime next year to play an AFL game. Back home the footy was pretty fast and flashy; there are bigger bodies down here so I have to dance around them and put on a few shows for the crowd. I miss being around my mob and the Aboriginal people because it was hard in the early days to feel comfortable talking to someone. It's going really good now, though. I want to set a standard and show some of the other boys back home that it's not just me, they can do it too."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/one-country-many-stories/2009/05/23/1242498972418.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2009, 09:50:19 AM »
has he put on any weight

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Re: Rookie Pick 53: Alroy Gilligan
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2009, 12:03:49 PM »
has he put on any weight

I saw him on the scales holding a dumb bell so I guess it depends which way you want to look at it......
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