Seems as good a place as any for this:I just read an article about a young indigenous fella named Irving Mosquito in the Herald Sun.
Does 20m in 2.80, and at age 15 could run a 400 in 53 seconds. Already 180 cm. Played for Vic Country at the U16 Championships.
Very similar story to Tippa apparently.
@benfti One for your watch list?
AFL names that fly
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Irving Mosquito is turning heads for the Gippsland Power.
FLYING creatures have long played in the AFL, from Swifts to Swallows, Swans and even Cockatoos, but they all pale into insignificance with a prodigiously talented Gippsland teenager.
Meet Irving Mosquito, a 16-year-old from Gippsland Power who will surely become a cult figure should he progress to AFL ranks.
And that is a distinct possibility in two years time – Mosquito lit it up for Vic Country at the 2016 U16 National Championships in July.
His story, like his name, is one of great interest.
Mosquito grew up in the northern Western Australian town of Hall’s Creek – more than 2500km north of Perth – and his family are highly respected in the area.
At age 11 he was taught by Mick and Shane Roberts, who became his guardians and brought him back to their home in Gippsland at Briagolong, 30 minutes north of Sale.
He now attends Gippsland Grammar on a scholarship and plays with Gippsland Power where regional manager Peter Francis has taken pleasure in his progress.
“He is a delightful, respectful boy with a ready smile,” Francis said.
“As a footballer he reminds me a bit of Michael Long, being very, very quick (2.80sec for 20m, 53sec at age 15 for 400m) and being capable of taking a really good mark (he stands 180cm).
“His parent still live at Hall’s Creek and Irving is going back up there in a couple of weeks. I suppose his story is similar to Anthony Tipungwuti.”