Jarman Impey from the Port Adelaide Football Club is the Round Eight NAB AFL Rising Star nominee.
The small utility played a crucial role in the Power’s 18- point win over Fremantle last Saturday by restricting Hayden Ballantyne to just nine touches and keeping him goalless.
The 18-year-old debuted in Round One and has played every game this season. He has played forward on occasion and kicked two goals.
In just eight games he has shown his pace, great foot skills and hardness at the ball.
Jarman Impey is available for interview today:
Tuesday May 13 at 12pm
Power Community Classroom, Alberton
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is pleased with Jarman’s versatility.
“From the start of the pre-season in Dubai until now he’s really earned the trust of his team mates and he’s playing really strong footy,” he said.
“We’ve played him different spots over the past eight weeks, we’ve had him in the forward line, the midfield and back, we’ve had him on Betts and we’ve had him on Ballantyne. We’ve given him some big jobs and he just does what the team needs and he just gives his absolute all for the whole team.
“He’s a real competitor and the very best competitors are the ones that want to win the most but they also understand how much hard work they have to do to be good.”
Jarman was selection 21 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft.
He represented Vic Country in the 2013 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and was a member of the 2012 AIS-AFL Academy – Level One squad.
At the 2013 NAB AFL Draft Combine he recorded the fastest reaction time and was second in decision-making speed.
Jarman played junior football for the Shepparton Swans and played three years in the TAC Cup with the Murray Bushrangers.
Following each round of the home and away season, a panel of judges will select a NAB AFL Rising Star nominee. At the completion of the season, one of these nominees will be chosen as the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star.
The 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star winner will be awarded the Ron Evans Medal and a $20,000 personal investment folio and a dedicated personal banker, courtesy of NAB.
NAB continues to grow the game by recognising the junior clubs that helped foster the early careers of the nominated players. Each of the 23 clubs will receive a NAB Club Recognition Award valued at $2,500, comprising financial and practical resources. Since supporting the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, NAB has donated over $660,000 worth of resources to junior football clubs through this initiative.
The NAB AFL Rising Star is part of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, which supports grassroots players and football communities and helps young Australians fulfil their dream of playing in the AFL.
NAB has been Footifying Australia since 2002 through the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program which comprises the following elements:
- NAB AFL Rising Star
- NAB AFL Draft
- NAB AFL Draft Combine
- NAB AFL Under-18 Championships
- AFL National Academies
- NAB AFL Under-16 Championships
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