GWS COACH Kevin Sheedy says Ballarat’s Steve Clifton will play AFL next year.
Sheedy told The Courier that the North Ballarat Roosters premiership midfielder had worked hard to improve his game the past year on the Greater Western Sydney list. And Clifton had the drive to take his game to AFL level.
“Steve Clifton’s been very good for our club – he’s got great leadership qualities, a heart of gold and, importantly, he’s determined to see if he’s good enough to make it,” Sheedy said.
“As a new club, we’ve got to get everything right from our football attitude to the people trying to get us there. We might get some brilliant players in the first year, we might get some superstars, and we might just get some good footballers but the main thing is that we want everyone trying their best.”
Clifton was elevated to the Giants’ senior roster last week after a year on the club’s rookie list as the club prepares to launch into the AFL.
He joined the Giants last December as the number one pick in the AFL rookie draft.
Sheedy said the Giants had a lot of thank you messages to make about Ballarat’s football development ranks.
The AFL legend was in town as guest speaker at Ballarat Grammar’s Sport by Wendouree gala dinner on Saturday night.
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Last Modified on 10/11/2011 08:55