After changing into the newest AFL draftee to hail from the South West, Dunsborough’s Reuben Ginbey says he’s “actually stoked” that the area is being placed on the map.
Since being taken by West Coast at choose 9 throughout November’s AFL nationwide draft, Ginbey is the fourth draftee in two years to come back from the South West, after Busselton’s Jye Amiss, James Tunstill and Harvey’s Brady Hough have been all picked throughout the 2021 draft.
Chatting with the South Western Instances, Ginbey mentioned the area had been “a extremely good breeding floor for expertise” over the previous few years.
“I went to high school with James (Tunstill) and we used to journey to coach at East Perth with Jye (Amiss) as properly, and I have been attending to know Brady (Hough) this yr,” he mentioned.
“It has been actually nice for the South West to have a number of draftees coming by.
“I believe it is a credit score to all of the laborious work of the coaches and the event pathway down there.
“I am actually stoked to see the South West get on the map of expertise.”
From flying to Melbourne for the primary evening of the AFL draft to being put by the paces in coaching periods, the previous few weeks have been a whirlwind for the 18-year-old.
Ginbey mentioned he looks like he has been settling into the membership rather well and attending to know all of his new teammates.
“I’ve come into the membership with plenty of different new draftees and we’re all coming actually shut and we have all been working off one another,” he mentioned.
“We have been getting eased into coaching nevertheless it’s positively ramping up now.
“I am actually beginning to really feel like I am a part of the membership and really feel part of the household.
“It is an incredible bunch of blokes.
“As quickly as I obtained drafted I obtained a textual content from just about everybody on the group.
“It is a actually tight group of boys and it is an incredible place to be.”
Through the first few coaching periods, Ginbey and the opposite newcomers to the membership have all been set mentors to be taught from, with Ginbey studying from Dom Sheed and second-year participant Campbell Chesser.
“These two boys are related midfielders to me and it has been nice for my improvement,” Ginbey mentioned.
“They have been giving me plenty of ideas right here and there so I have been actually clinging to them out and in of coaching.”
Whereas he would not wish to look too far into the long run within the early phases of his profession, Ginbey mentioned he has been specializing in getting his health and ability ranges as much as AFL customary throughout the first block of preseason coaching.
“I wish to simply come again after Christmas actually match and able to go and with the ability to bounce into all coaching and getting a little bit of match simulation going as properly,” he mentioned.
“I am actually simply taking it the primary blocks of preseason at a time.
“If the season comes by and I am prepared for choice that’ll be actually nice, however I’m joyful taking part in footy wherever and so long as I preserve enhancing I will be pleased with that.”
Ginbey mentioned he is additionally efficiently satisfied his household to swap the Fremantle purple for West Coast’s colours.
“My household’s all asking for scarves and hats and different Eagles merchandise so I believe they’ve rapidly swapped the purple for the blue and gold,” he mentioned.
