Port Adelaide Magpies recruit Anthony Biemans brings ‘a little bit of home’ to SA for Travis Boak
NEW Port Adelaide Magpie Anthony Biemans has brought “a bit of home” to SA for Power captain Travis Boak.
NEW Port Adelaide Magpie Anthony Biemans has brought “a bit of home” to SA for Power captain Travis Boak.
Biemans moved to Adelaide from Geelong in December with his long-time partner, Boak’s sister Cassie.
The three of them now share a house near Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park, which has brought them even closer.
“It’s great to have family here in Adelaide and it’s also a great opportunity for Biemo to play in really strong competition and take his footy to the next level,” Boak says.
Biemans says the living arrangement is “like a group of mates living together”.
“When Trav found out Cass was moving over it was a bit of home over in Adelaide and great for the both of them,” Biemans says.
“It’s been tough for Cassie leaving her mum and a big move but it’s good to have her brother around, and her mum, Chicki, has been over a few times as well.
“For Cass to be with her brother and for Trav to have his little sister here — they’re like best friends and have a great family bond.”
Biemans, 23, and Cassie started dating four years ago after meeting at South Barwon Football and Netball Club.
It was at South Barwon that Biemans, a hard-bodied midfielder/defender, won four Geelong Football League flags, including one last season as captain.
But he wanted to test himself in the SANFL and it just so happened that the Magpies’ program, under his former Geelong Falcons coach Garry Hocking, appealed the most.
“It’s been on my cards for a few years to come over to Adelaide and play footy, even before I met Cass,” says Biemans, who has been named in the Magpies’ leadership group.
“I met with two other clubs but I didn’t feel at home there,” says Biemans, who has been named in the Magpies’ leadership group.
“Buddha’s ability to communicate and still being able to have a joke but get the most out of you as a person and a footballer is second to none.
“For him to give me another opportunity to play the best football I can is great.”
The Magpies have not reached the finals since 2008 but Biemans, who has played in six consecutive premiership deciders, hoped to end that streak this season.
“I don’t like losing and don’t want to lose ever,” he said.
“I know the Magpies have been hugely successful in the past but haven’t been so recently and I’d like to change that.”