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Red Demons not short on talls

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International Cup 2008

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)
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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