Holmes is in a race with North Melbourne’s Eric Wallace and to a lesser extent Collingwood’s Mason Cox to be the first American convert to play at AFL level (West Coast premiership player Don Pyke was born in the States but was the son of WAFL player Frank Pyke and was raised in Australia).
“He wouldn’t say it but I know deep down Jason has had that determination for quite some time to be the first American to play this game,’’ Hudson said. “Just knowing him, he’s pretty driven to achieve that.’’
Give it a red hot Crack Jason
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
I just wiki'd it too. I must admit good call from p76 for remembering that. I did have a chuckle.chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Sanford Wheeler. Classic.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Yep so he is the first American.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
But not the first American convert, because he didn't have to convert from anything
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Dr Spaceman wrote:But not the first American convert, because he didn't have to convert from anything
He played basketball until he was 19. He played cricket until he was 20 and was still playing marbles after his first AFL game.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Not the first to play marbles after playing AFL./VFL.plugger66 wrote: He played basketball until he was 19. He played cricket until he was 20 and was still playing marbles after his first AFL game.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
read OP in this threadplugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Yep so he is the first American.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
chook23 wrote:read OP in this threadplugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Yep so he is the first American.
I read it. I don't understand why I had too. Nothing to change what I wrote.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
And riding his skateboard to training. Surely that was a first for an AFL player?plugger66 wrote:Dr Spaceman wrote:But not the first American convert, because he didn't have to convert from anything
He played basketball until he was 19. He played cricket until he was 20 and was still playing marbles after his first AFL game.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
LOLOLOLOL!cwrcyn wrote:Does having a red hot crack put him on the injury list, though?
Plugger: born AND BRED American, OK?
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Austinnn wrote:LOLOLOLOL!cwrcyn wrote:Does having a red hot crack put him on the injury list, though?
Plugger: born AND BRED American, OK?
Go Jase, the entire Saints community will back you.
Yep the same as Sandford Wheeler. Please explain.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Pretty simple. Wheeler played junior football for the Parramatta Aussie Rules Club = he is not a convert.plugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:read OP in this threadplugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Yep so he is the first American.
I read it. I don't understand why I had too. Nothing to change what I wrote.
Context is also very clear as it also had: (West Coast premiership player Don Pyke was born in the States but was the son of WAFL player Frank Pyke and was raised in Australia). So just as Don was excluded, Sanford was as well.
So to answer your question of what about Sanford Wheeler? A: He is not an American convert.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
He spoke with an American accent. he was a convert. And more impotantly back then he was said to be the first yank to play AFL.saintsRrising wrote:Pretty simple. Wheeler played junior football for the Parramatta Aussie Rules Club = he is not a convert.plugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:read OP in this threadplugger66 wrote:chook23 wrote:Australian father..........Sanford moved here when he was 5 yrs old.Dr Spaceman wrote:Was he Australian raised?plugger66 wrote:What about Sanford Wheeler?
Perhaps he doesn't qualify as a "convert".
Yep so he is the first American.
I read it. I don't understand why I had too. Nothing to change what I wrote.
Context is also very clear as it also had: (West Coast premiership player Don Pyke was born in the States but was the son of WAFL player Frank Pyke and was raised in Australia). So just as Don was excluded, Sanford was as well.
So to answer your question of what about Sanford Wheeler? A: He is not an American convert.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
I reckon Jason is going to make it.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
As much as I love Sanford Wheeler - This was a good call by p76 - he is not a true convert.
The race is still on for the first true American to play AFL and JH is probably in the lead.
The race is still on for the first true American to play AFL and JH is probably in the lead.
Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Is Mal Michael the first PNG player? Wheeler is the first American to play AFL. The question should be who will be the first American brought over specifically to play AFL.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
As mentioned in OP Pyke who was born in USA played before wheeler........plugger66 wrote:Is Mal Michael the first PNG player? Wheeler is the first American to play AFL. The question should be who will be the first American brought over specifically to play AFL.
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Re: Give it a red hot Crack Jason
Being an international do we still require someone to come off the main list before he can get an upgrade?
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