Congratulations to Christian Loone, who was AFL Sydney’s Rising Star nominee for Round 17.
Read on to find out more about an up-and-coming Bomber who is preparing for this year’s finals series.
Name: Christian Loone
Nickname: Looney
AFL Sydney Club: North Shore Bombers
Position: Defender/Ruck
Junior Club: Pittwater Tigers
Favourite activity to do outside of football: Hang out with his mates
What is one thing that we don’t know about this Rising Star that they are well known for around the club? You don’t want to be tackled by Looney.
What role do they play for the club both on and off the field? Try and be a strong defender
The night before the game what will they most likely be doing? Working
Do they have any pre-game superstitions? Never wear guernsey for warm up
Reason for nomination this round:
Christian made his debut in premier division earlier in the year but suffered a broken hand in that game. After being out for a while he returned straight back in to Premier Division about 8 weeks ago and has been brilliant ever since.
Coach quote on Performance:
“We have been excited about Looney’s prospects for some time but for varying reasons, including playing a part in this years Academy series we had not been able to give him an opportunity in Premier Division until mid year. Looney can play forward or back but also is a very effective ruck so a valuable asset for our team.
On the weekend we played Camden and Looney started down back before making an impact in the ruck. A very committed and team orientated young player we feel his qualities match perfectly on the type of players we want at North Shore.
We look forward to Looney having a long and successful career with North Shore”.
