Any father-son/father-daughter picks coming up in the near future?

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Aurrichio sound very driven and a good influence on Jordan . Hopefully an increased fitness base will help Jordan with his TAC preseason and he will try out for the U18 championships ! Would love for him to play some games us in Perth can watch . Give him some confidence and us something to talk about

 

[paran]

I thought he'd focused more on school footy when fit?

 

[Vin28]

http://boundforglorynews.com/2015-draft-the-15-players-to-watch/

For anyone who hasn't read it this is an article a few weeks old. It is an early look at 15 likely high draft picks. Jordan Matera is mentioned in the "keep an eye on" list.

 

[Patron]

http://boundforglorynews.com/2015-draft-the-15-players-to-watch/

For anyone who hasn't read it this is an article a few weeks old. It is an early look at 15 likely high draft picks. Jordan Matera is mentioned in the "keep an eye on" list.

Good news, so he may be in the mix, I was starting to get the feeling he wasn't seriously being considered at this stage by anyone. Hopefully he is at least a rookie chance. We all want another matera.

 

[Jackfrost]

Good news, so he may be in the mix, I was starting to get the feeling he wasn't seriously being considered at this stage by anyone. Hopefully he is at least a rookie chance. We all want another matera.

Hopefully one leads to two

 

[Vin28]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-25/latest-matera-changes-tack

 

[Avalor]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-25/latest-matera-changes-tack

Bodes well for us.

 

[JADED]

That was a good article. 11 potential draftees over the next 5 years. Watch the AFL bring up that "father son rule overhaul" that may or may not happen.

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

That was a good article. 11 potential draftees over the next 5 years. Watch the AFL bring up that "father son rule overhaul" that may or may not happen.

Afl will bring in a rule because of the uproar over the Brisbane GC Sydney and GWS academies lump it in with the father son system and we will get screwed !
BTW does anyone know the 11 F/S ?
Off the top of my head I can only think of jordan matera zane sumich jake waterman and sonny kemp

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

And mainies son

 

[Vin28]

John Worsfold has a son as well.

 

[mattyc75]

Mckennas son,maybe david harts too

 

[kane249]

Afl will bring in a rule because of the uproar over the Brisbane GC Sydney and GWS academies lump it in with the father son system and we will get screwed !
BTW does anyone know the 11 F/S ?
Off the top of my head I can only think of jordan matera zane sumich jake waterman and sonny kemp

First page of this thread, I put a list up of known ones

 

[Chris_6678]

Sumas kid would be up for drafting this year too?

 

[Adzam]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-25/latest-matera-changes-tack

This gets me moist

 

[Obeanie1]

Afl will bring in a rule because of the uproar over the Brisbane GC Sydney and GWS academies lump it in with the father son system and we will get screwed !
BTW does anyone know the 11 F/S ?
Off the top of my head I can only think of jordan matera zane sumich jake waterman and sonny kemp

Possibly, what would likely occur is that the bidding system will allow clubs to bid with multiple picks if the player is that good. It would allow teams with lower picks, say pick 11, to also add their 2nd rounder to out bid a team with say pick 6.

The AFL would need to come up with a formula of some sorts to rank picks into a points system.

So if GWS bid pick 5 for Heeney then the Swans would need to bid 18 + 36 to match it.

Hell of a lot fairer than the system we have now.

We just picked up Waterman for pick 76 so we can't complain much.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Possibly, what would likely occur is that the bidding system will allow clubs to bid with multiple picks if the player is that good. It would allow teams with lower picks, say pick 11, to also add their 2nd rounder to out bid a team with say pick 6.

The AFL would need to come up with a formula of some sorts to rank picks into a points system.

So if GWS bid pick 5 for Heeney then the Swans would need to bid 18 + 36 to match it.

Hell of a lot fairer than the system we have now.

We just picked up Waterman for pick 76 so we can't complain much.

I'm happy with a system like that for academy kids, but f/s works fine as is. I'm not bothered if another team gets a steal, or we do, in that case. Academy though, that's a massive unfair advantage and changes are needed. Sydney add another one next year who'd be a top 3-5 pick again. It's a joke.

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

The AFL would need to come up with a formula of some sorts to rank picks into a points system.

So if GWS bid pick 5 for Heeney then the Swans would need to bid 18 + 36 to match it.

That's fine but a situation is coming up this year where Sydney have mills ( top 5 pick ) and dunkley ( top 15 pick ) what will happen there .
Say Sydney need to bid pick 18 and 36 for mills what is left to bid for dunkley ? They will then bid picks 54 , 72 , 90 and 108 !
But I have also heard they have another top 40 pick at their academy ! Will they then bid 120 136 152 .
Their will have to be a cut off point when they can't get enough points ! So they should be forced to choose between a f/s and academy

 

[Prem87]

How does Jordan Matera compare to Brandon Matera at the same age? Sounds like Jordan is small forward/HFF like Brandon, we definitely need a gun crumber.

 

[kane249]

How does Jordan Matera compare to Brandon Matera at the same age? Sounds like Jordan is small forward/HFF like Brandon, we definitely need a gun crumber.

I think INSANE compared him to Daniel Menzel, he's seen a bit of him play so would be the best person to comment on him.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Eagles father-son prospect Jordan Matera quits school footy to focus on TAC Cup
Travis King January 26, 2015 11:33 AM

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WEST Coast father-son prospect Jordan Matera has quit Brighton Grammar and will play next season solely with TAC Cup side Sandringham Dragons, in a bid to give himself the best shot at being drafted.

The son of Eagles great and 1992 Norm Smith medallist Peter was set to complete his year 12 studies this year.

Instead Matera has enrolled in an elite athlete course where he will study sports and business management and work out under the guidance of Vic Metro trainer Damien Villarosa at ProSport gym in Richmond.

The course means Matera will no longer have to split his time between school footy and the TAC Cup, which he hopes will help him play more consistent football for the Dragons.

"It means I won't be going back and forth with both clubs. I'll just be training with one club three times a week," Matera told AFL.com.au.

"I think that might be a bit easier for me.

"Then if I don't make AFL I'll hopefully get into uni and start my career there."

The 18-year-old has long been on the radar of Eagles recruiters and could come under consideration this year.

Under current father-son rules West Coast can snare the son of a 100-game player by matching a bid from a rival club before the NAB AFL Draft.

On Monday, the Eagles will get a closer look at Matera when the left-footer flies to Perth to attend the club's annual father-son academy.

"I think I'll be there for a few days just to do some testing and train with the boys hopefully," he said. "It's very exciting."

It will be Matera's fourth trip west to link up with the academy, where the sons of club greats John Worsfold, Guy McKenna, Dean Kemp, David Hart and Peter Sumich have also been given a glimpse into life at the club.

This week the sons-of-guns will watch the Eagles train and learn about flexibility, preparation, diet and recovery.

Premiership defender Hart will then put the boys through their paces in a skills session, before they play a game against each other.

The Eagles academy has already started to bear fruit, with Alec Waterman – the son of dual-premiership defender Chris – recruited with pick No.76 last year.

Eleven potential draftees are set to roll off the production line in the next five years, with Matera looming as the next father-son prospect from the club's early 1990s golden era.

The slightly built but hard-at-it midfielder shares some similarities with his famous dad – who was an inaugural West Coast hall of fame inductee.

He isn't blessed with quite the same blistering acceleration, but he likes to break into space and is clever around goals.

It's a trait his dad (217 goals in 253 games) and uncles Wally (65 from 56) and Phil (389 from 179) made a hallmark of their careers.

"I'm a small forward or inside midfielder. I just like to get inside and get in there hard," Matera said.

"I like to run. I can be an inside or outside player. I like to kick goals as well, that's why I like to be small forward.

"I think (dad) was a bit quicker than me. I'm a different player to him, but we still have some similarities."

Matera has impressed at under-age level, earning an All Australian guernsey when he represented Vic Metro at the 15-and-under championships in 2012, and he hopes to picked for this year's under-18s squad.

He's still building the strength and endurance he'll need to manage an intense draft year, but Matera is already mature enough to cope with the inevitable comparisons to his dad.

"I've had it for a while actually, just people saying 'It must be a lot of pressure and stuff like that'," he said.

"I know my dad was a great player but I've got to play my own game."

 

[Dark Sharks]

If only Rowan Jones had a son.

 

[Obeanie1]

That's fine but a situation is coming up this year where Sydney have mills ( top 5 pick ) and dunkley ( top 15 pick ) what will happen there .
Say Sydney need to bid pick 18 and 36 for mills what is left to bid for dunkley ? They will then bid picks 54 , 72 , 90 and 108 !
But I have also heard they have another top 40 pick at their academy ! Will they then bid 120 136 152 .
Their will have to be a cut off point when they can't get enough points ! So they should be forced to choose between a f/s and academy

If the Swans can't "outbid" GWS then GWS get the player because they are prepared and able to pay for them.

The AFL should look at grouping GWS, Gold Coast, the Swans and the Lions into a Northern Zone who bid for Northern Zone academy players. With a bigger market and bidding process a fairer outcome will result because teams lower down the ladder will have a better / "fairer" chance to land top end talent.

If a club higher up the ladder really want the player they must pay more than pick 18 as happened this year.

 

[Obeanie1]

Eagles father-son prospect Jordan Matera quits school footy to focus on TAC Cup
Travis King January 26, 2015 11:33 AM

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Jordan Matera will focus solely on TAC Cup footy this season to enhance his draft chances


WEST Coast father-son prospect Jordan Matera has quit Brighton Grammar and will play next season solely with TAC Cup side Sandringham Dragons, in a bid to give himself the best shot at being drafted.

The son of Eagles great and 1992 Norm Smith medallist Peter was set to complete his year 12 studies this year.

Instead Matera has enrolled in an elite athlete course where he will study sports and business management and work out under the guidance of Vic Metro trainer Damien Villarosa at ProSport gym in Richmond.

The course means Matera will no longer have to split his time between school footy and the TAC Cup, which he hopes will help him play more consistent football for the Dragons.

"It means I won't be going back and forth with both clubs. I'll just be training with one club three times a week," Matera told AFL.com.au.

"I think that might be a bit easier for me.

"Then if I don't make AFL I'll hopefully get into uni and start my career there."

The 18-year-old has long been on the radar of Eagles recruiters and could come under consideration this year.

Under current father-son rules West Coast can snare the son of a 100-game player by matching a bid from a rival club before the NAB AFL Draft.

On Monday, the Eagles will get a closer look at Matera when the left-footer flies to Perth to attend the club's annual father-son academy.

"I think I'll be there for a few days just to do some testing and train with the boys hopefully," he said. "It's very exciting."

It will be Matera's fourth trip west to link up with the academy, where the sons of club greats John Worsfold, Guy McKenna, Dean Kemp, David Hart and Peter Sumich have also been given a glimpse into life at the club.

This week the sons-of-guns will watch the Eagles train and learn about flexibility, preparation, diet and recovery.

Premiership defender Hart will then put the boys through their paces in a skills session, before they play a game against each other.

The Eagles academy has already started to bear fruit, with Alec Waterman – the son of dual-premiership defender Chris – recruited with pick No.76 last year.

Eleven potential draftees are set to roll off the production line in the next five years, with Matera looming as the next father-son prospect from the club's early 1990s golden era.

The slightly built but hard-at-it midfielder shares some similarities with his famous dad – who was an inaugural West Coast hall of fame inductee.

He isn't blessed with quite the same blistering acceleration, but he likes to break into space and is clever around goals.

It's a trait his dad (217 goals in 253 games) and uncles Wally (65 from 56) and Phil (389 from 179) made a hallmark of their careers.

"I'm a small forward or inside midfielder. I just like to get inside and get in there hard," Matera said.

"I like to run. I can be an inside or outside player. I like to kick goals as well, that's why I like to be small forward.

"I think (dad) was a bit quicker than me. I'm a different player to him, but we still have some similarities."

Matera has impressed at under-age level, earning an All Australian guernsey when he represented Vic Metro at the 15-and-under championships in 2012, and he hopes to picked for this year's under-18s squad.

He's still building the strength and endurance he'll need to manage an intense draft year, but Matera is already mature enough to cope with the inevitable comparisons to his dad.

"I've had it for a while actually, just people saying 'It must be a lot of pressure and stuff like that'," he said.

"I know my dad was a great player but I've got to play my own game."

I'd really like to know the stats on how sons of famous (gun) players actually make it in the AFL.

A fair bit of 'premature adulation' is the likely result I'm guessing.

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

If the Swans can't "outbid" GWS then GWS get the player because they are prepared and able to pay for them.

The AFL should look at grouping GWS, Gold Coast, the Swans and the Lions into a Northern Zone who bid for Northern Zone academy players. With a bigger market and bidding process a fairer outcome will result because teams lower down the ladder will have a better / "fairer" chance to land top end talent.

If a club higher up the ladder really want the player they must pay more than pick 18 as happened this year.

So in that case GWS would have bid for heeney and got him ! It's like an auction !