About Kurt Tippett
Kurt Anthony Tippett (born 8 May 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tippett represented Queensland in under-18 basketball before transferring to Australian rules football and playing for the Southport Football Club in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL). He was selected by Adelaide in the 2006 AFL draft. == Early life and junior football == Tippett was born in Sydney, New South Wales but moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at two months of age. He is the brother of former AFL player Joel Tippett and professional Netball player Gretel Bueta. Tippett attended All Saints Anglican College during his high school years where he first trialed Australian rules football in an inter-school sports tournament in 2004. His first love was basketball however and at eleven years of age, and made his representative debut for the Gold Coast. In 2004, he represented Queensland in the under 18 championships and was given a spot on the Brisbane Bullets development squad. While competing in the under 18 championships, Tippett competed against the likes of Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles and future AFL player Scott Pendlebury. He also toured the United States with the Queensland Academy of Sport team.
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