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07-07-2007, 09:01 AM
Surname no liability for Everitt (http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22031057%255E19742,00.html)
COACH Rodney Eade is confident that Western Bulldogs debutant Andrejs Everitt won't buckle under the pressure of his famous surname.
The 18-year-old with a lanky frame and dreadlocks is a stark reminder of the image his half-brother and Swans ruckman Peter Everitt projected only a few years ago.
While he bears the same surname, Eade doesn't expect Everitt to feel the heat today in his first senior game, against Port Adelaide at Telstra Dome.
"He's a pretty laid-back young lad," Eade said yesterday. "He's a very quiet, fairly shy sort of guy, so he doesn't seem to be too fazed by it."
Eade said Everitt's form meant he could no longer be overlooked.
"Andrejs has demanded it by form," he said.
"He was recruited as a backman but he's played well in the midfield, on a wing.
"He's very athletic, a nice kick but obviously a very lean young lad. But he's a footballer first, he reads a game very well so we've got high hopes for him."
Eade was philosophical about the logjam of teams jostling for a spot in the top eight, but denied it was a tense time for his ninth-placed Bulldogs.
"I think it will stay the same until Round 22 with probably 12 teams at the moment (in contention), I think it's going to ebb and flow," he said.
COACH Rodney Eade is confident that Western Bulldogs debutant Andrejs Everitt won't buckle under the pressure of his famous surname.
The 18-year-old with a lanky frame and dreadlocks is a stark reminder of the image his half-brother and Swans ruckman Peter Everitt projected only a few years ago.
While he bears the same surname, Eade doesn't expect Everitt to feel the heat today in his first senior game, against Port Adelaide at Telstra Dome.
"He's a pretty laid-back young lad," Eade said yesterday. "He's a very quiet, fairly shy sort of guy, so he doesn't seem to be too fazed by it."
Eade said Everitt's form meant he could no longer be overlooked.
"Andrejs has demanded it by form," he said.
"He was recruited as a backman but he's played well in the midfield, on a wing.
"He's very athletic, a nice kick but obviously a very lean young lad. But he's a footballer first, he reads a game very well so we've got high hopes for him."
Eade was philosophical about the logjam of teams jostling for a spot in the top eight, but denied it was a tense time for his ninth-placed Bulldogs.
"I think it will stay the same until Round 22 with probably 12 teams at the moment (in contention), I think it's going to ebb and flow," he said.