Player Name:\u202fXavier Russell\u00a0<\/p>\n
Playing Position:\u202fMidfielder\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senior Club:\u202fPennant Hills Demons\u00a0<\/p>\n
Junior Club:\u202fMaitland Saints\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is one thing that we don\u2019t know about this Rising Star that they are well known for around the club?\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shamelessly supporting the Adelaide Crows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What role do they play for the club both on and off the field?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Xav is influential in driving training standards and in wanting to develop into the best footballer he can be on-field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Highly likely you’ll see him first on the training track even despite having to make the 365km round trip from the Central Coast which is a testament to his character and commitment off the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What are the reasons for nomination this round?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Against Inner West, Xavier delivered a standout midfield performance, finishing with 26 disposals (third-highest in the match).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He led all players with 13 contested possessions and 8 clearances, while also recording a team-high 7 tackles and this performance underscores his craft both inside and outside the contest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He further complemented his midfield impact by hitting the scoreboard with two goals, capping off a commanding all-round display on Anzac Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Coach quote on Performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cXav\u2019s performance on the weekend is a reflection of the work he\u2019s been putting in over the past month. He\u2019s come up from the Central Coast and from day one he\u2019s been a sponge for information, always asking questions and always looking to improve his craft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we\u2019re seeing now is that growth translate on field. His ability to win the ball inside, work hard on the outside, and then impact the scoreboard is exactly what we value in our midfield and wider playing group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s no surprise he was recognised with AFL Sydney U\/22\u2019s selection in the pre-season and the exciting part is he\u2019s only just getting started.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019re really excited to see how Xav continues to build as the season progresses, and just as importantly, you can see how much his teammates value what he brings to the group week in, week out.\u201d\u00a0 – Jason Blakemore (Pennant Hills Demons Men\u2019s Premier Division Coach)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Player Name:\u202fXavier Russell\u00a0 Playing Position:\u202fMidfielder\u00a0 Senior Club:\u202fPennant Hills Demons\u00a0 Junior Club:\u202fMaitland Saints\u00a0 What is one thing that we…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-640049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}