Red Demons not short on talls
- Monday, August 11 2008 @ 02:16 am ACST
- Contributed by: Brett Northey
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The China Red Demons squad has been named, with 33 players headed for Australia. Although we knew we should expect a few taller players, with the Chinese not suffering lack of height like countries such as PNG and Japan, it's surprising to find 14 players standing at least 6 foot (183 cm). In fact Ren Xiaoyu (任晓宇) stands 197 cm (nearly 6'6") and Gao Rundong (高润东) is 195 cm (6'5"). In dry conditions and with enough supply, some of these big blokes could provide headaches for the defence of any of their more fancied opponents. With an average age of just over 22 and sporting backgrounds, these guys will also run all day.
With the university sides under development in Tianjin, Suzhou and Beijing and the large juniors program in Suzhou, the overwhelming majority of players to kick a sherrin in China this year will be local Chinese.
The full squad is listed below. Note: may not fully render on all browsers if Chinese character set not available.
The China Red Demons
# | Name | Team Recruited From | Age | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) |
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1 | 张作铎 Zhang Zuoduo | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 183 | 76 |
2 | 赵永根 Zhao Yong-gen (c) | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 23 | 175 | 65 |
3 | 周强 Zhou Qiang | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 22 | 174 | 64 |
4 | 张浩 Zhang Hao | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 22 | 177 | 70 |
5 | 张磊 Zhang Lei | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 180 | 75 |
6 | 皮家明 Pi Jiaming | Elgar Park Dragons (VAFA) | 28 | 180 | 85 |
7 | 何丰 He Feng | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 21 | 170 | 65 |
8 | 杨论嘉 Yang Lunjia | Beijing Bombers | 21 | 180 | 70 |
9 | 马金山 Ma Jinshan | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 182 | 78 |
10 | 刘刚 Liu Gang | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 180 | 75 |
11 | 张爱民 Zhang Aimin | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 22 | 170 | 65 |
12 | 严峰 Yan Feng | Nankai University (Tianjin) 南开大学(天津) | 23 | 183 | 75 |
13 | 卢舰 Lu Jian | Beijing Bombers | 30 | 168 | 63 |
14 | 刘铭 Liu Ming | Elgar Park Dragons (VAFA) | 25 | 184 | 83 |
15 | 宁津 Ning Jin | Nankai University (Tianjin) 南开大学(天津) | 32 | 182 | 82 |
16 | 张飞 Zhang Fei | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 20 | 184 | 87 |
17 | 张勇 Zhang Yong | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 21 | 184 | 82 |
18 | 刘世超 Liu Shichao | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 22 | 186 | 78 |
19 | 李成 Li Cheng | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 24 | 178 | 75 |
20 | 杨涛 Yang Tao | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 21 | 175 | 77 |
21 | 刘国臣 Liu Guochen (v/c) | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 21 | 180 | 80 |
22 | 赵锡雷 Zhao Xilei | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 180 | 73 |
23 | 王磊 Wang Lei | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 21 | 182 | 80 |
24 | 高东亮 Gao Dongliang | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 22 | 184 | 65 |
25 | 许建 Xu Jian | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 21 | 179 | 75 |
26 | 秦源宏 Qin Yuanhong | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 20 | 192 | 89 |
27 | 张巍 Zhang Wei | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 21 | 191 | 76 |
28 | 任晓宇 Ren Xiaoyu | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 19 | 197 | 82 |
29 | 高润东 Gao Rundong | Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 | 20 | 195 | 100 |
30 | Fang Lei | Elgar Park Dragons (VAFA) | 31 | 188 | 86 |
31 | 高磊 Gao Lei |
Tianjin Institute of Electronic Information 天津电子信息学院 | 19 | 177 | 70 |
36 | 陶磊 Tao Lei | SuZhou CangLang 苏州市沧浪区 | 25 | 183 | 90 |
40 | 寿冠富 Shou Guanfu | Beijing Sport University 北京体育大学 | 22 | 183 | 106 |
Officials
Name | Association | Position |
---|---|---|
Darryl Hoffman | Beijing Bombers | Coach |
Andrew Sawitsch | AFL China | Assistant Coach/Team Manager |
高谊 Gao Yi | Nankai University (Tianjin) 南开大学(天津) | Assistant Coach |
张天 Terry Zhang |
China National Multi-ball Centre of General Administration of Sport 中国国家体育总局小球 运动管理中心 |
Team Manager/China Multi- Ball Sports Representative |
于洋 Rachel Yu | Melbourne Office Tianjin 墨尔本天津代表处 | Assistant/Interpreter |
Chris Connolly |
MELBOURNEfc
墨尔本澳式足球俱乐部 Specialist Coach |
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