Young Pie to bury Demons
September 4th 2010 03:39
Sourced: The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
by Adam Smith
RAIN, hail or shine in today's elimination final between Devonport and North Hobart, there will be one Magpies playmaker the Demons will be looking to keep in check.
Consistent Magpie Rhys Mott will be doing everything he can to lead his side deeper into the finals.
A vice-captain of the Mariners' successful under-18 championship side earlier in the year, the 18-year-old can consider himself unlucky to not be on the radar of some AFL clubs.
Last year, he was a member of the AIS-AFL Academy, and was shaping up as a potential Gold Coast prospect alongside fellow North-West pair Luke Russell and Mav Weller.
The St Brendan Shaw College student possesses a booming left foot and is highly rated by the Magpies, who have named him in their bests on nine occasions from 13 games - including first mention seven times.
But regardless of how his AFL dreams pan out he was overlooked for the national draft camp Mott knows he has given everything he had for both his state and Devonport.
"I feel I've had a pretty good season," Mott said yesterday.
"I really don't know [about being drafted], as much as I would love to.
"I thought I went pretty well during the national championships, I did everything I could do."
Mott's attention is firmly on the Demons today, with the Magpies looking to bounce back from last weekend's heavy loss to Launceston, and also avenge a home loss to North Hobart earlier in the season.
"They had it over us at the start of the year but the team has grown," he said, adding: "I have full faith in the group that we can get over the line."
by Adam Smith
RAIN, hail or shine in today's elimination final between Devonport and North Hobart, there will be one Magpies playmaker the Demons will be looking to keep in check.
Potential AFL draftee Rhys Mott has only one aim today: helping Devonport beat North Hobart.
Consistent Magpie Rhys Mott will be doing everything he can to lead his side deeper into the finals.
A vice-captain of the Mariners' successful under-18 championship side earlier in the year, the 18-year-old can consider himself unlucky to not be on the radar of some AFL clubs.
Last year, he was a member of the AIS-AFL Academy, and was shaping up as a potential Gold Coast prospect alongside fellow North-West pair Luke Russell and Mav Weller.
The St Brendan Shaw College student possesses a booming left foot and is highly rated by the Magpies, who have named him in their bests on nine occasions from 13 games - including first mention seven times.
But regardless of how his AFL dreams pan out he was overlooked for the national draft camp Mott knows he has given everything he had for both his state and Devonport.
"I feel I've had a pretty good season," Mott said yesterday.
"I really don't know [about being drafted], as much as I would love to.
"I thought I went pretty well during the national championships, I did everything I could do."
Mott's attention is firmly on the Demons today, with the Magpies looking to bounce back from last weekend's heavy loss to Launceston, and also avenge a home loss to North Hobart earlier in the season.
"They had it over us at the start of the year but the team has grown," he said, adding: "I have full faith in the group that we can get over the line."
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