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Tassie's U16's squad's just been released.

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1 Liam Ling 11/01/2006 172 62 Tasmania Brighton Junior Football Club
2 Marty Brereton 11/02/2006 182 72 Tasmania Kingborough Junior Football Club
3 Harry Mcleod 8/06/2006 175 72 Tasmania North Hobart Junior Football Club
4 Jake Nash 28/11/2006 180 60 Tasmania Devonport Football Club
5 Jaxon Thorpe 25/08/2006 176 60 Tasmania Kingborough Junior Football Club
6 Connor Ling 11/01/2006 179 70 Tasmania Brighton Junior Football Club
7 Lenny Douglas 3/07/2006 176 70 Tasmania Devonport Football Club
8 Blake Harper 19/01/2006 178 74 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
9 Oliver DePaoli Kubank 24/07/2006 172 58 Tasmania Ulverstone Football Club
10 Harry Elmer 13/04/2006 175 69 Tasmania Devonport Football Club
11 Bailey Woodcock 15/7/2006 179 68 Tasmania Devonport Football Club
12 Jack Steadman 27/01/2006 173 72 Tasmania Launceston Football Club
13 Dominic Pitt 21/09/2006 175 62 Tasmania North Launceston Football Club
14 Reiley Banks 3/02/2006 193 80 Tasmania Lauderdale Junior Football Club
15 Ky Robotham 20/02/2006 175 62 Tasmania Burnie Football Club
16 Aiden O Connor 13/07/2006 182 65 Tasmania Launceston Football Club
17 Jude Butler 11/01/2006 180 70 Tasmania North Hobart Junior Football Club
18 Cody Wighton 13/02/2006 185 79 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
19 Campbell Atkins 20/04/2006 185 78 Tasmania Launceston Football Club
20 Max Roney 16/03/2006 182 64 Tasmania North Launceston Football Club
21 Tommy Bennett 29/06/2006 186 78 Tasmania Kingborough Junior Football Club
22 Arlie Giles 09/09/2006 173 72 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
23 Zane Slatter 13/03/2006 187 89 Tasmania Ulverstone Football Club
24 Fletcher Richards 23/04/2006 191 79 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
25 Cohan Jeffrey 27/09/2005 193 94 Tasmania Latrobe Football Club
26 Deagan Madden 6/12/2005 190 84 Tasmania Launceston Football Club
27 Tate Carter Roach 18/03/2006 183 84 Tasmania Lauderdale Junior Football Club
28 Nelson Cruse 12/09/2006 188 79 Tasmania Ulverstone Football Club
29 Max Mapley 27/10/2005 195 88 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
30 Oliver Dean 16/08/2006 195 91 Tasmania South Launceston Football Club
31 Mason Elphinstone 6/9/2005 197 91 Tasmania Wynyard Football Club
32 Daniel Cooney 5/09/2006 169 60 Tasmania Clarence Junior Football Club
33 Bailey Lowe 22/07/2006 181 70 Tasmania South Launceston Football Club
 

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Time for an update. Still miles away from getting an accurate top 40 but it's a start. I'll post updates on this thread periodically and then start a new stand alone thread in 2023 as it is obviously just WA.

2006 DOB players in 2022 WAFL Colts/PSA Updated After Round 9

1-Koopa Walsh (S)
2-Tom Cathcart (SD)
3-Harrison Creighton (SD)
4-Deian Roberts (PT)
5-Darcy Petersen (PT)
6-Bienfait Kihusa (EP)
7-Austin Van Der Struyf (CL/PSA)
8-Malakai Champion (S/PSA)
9-Lucas Ravenhill (CL)
10-Luke Urquhart (EF/PSA)
11-Anthony Hansen (SD)
12-Trent Hiscock (WP)
13-Otis Harvey (SD/PSA)
14-Chayse Martinson (SD)
15-Colby McDonald (SD)
16-Jaxon Douglas (CL/PSA)
17-Bailey Morgan (EF)
18-Ashton Warner (EF/PSA)
19-Hugh Boxshall (CL/PSA)
20-Bo Allan (PT)
21-Ali Al Shuweli (P)
22-Will Thomas (CL)
23-Jacob Calabrese (EF)
24-Kayle Gerreyn (WP/PSA)
25-Albert Esterhuysen (PT)
26-Caylon Seelander (S/PSA)
27-Harry Jones (SD)
28-Kody Katauskas (CL)
29-Baylee Payne (WP)
30-Lukas Jakovich (PT)
31-Xavier Hickey (S)
32-William Akec (EP/PSA)
33-Cooper Moore (P/PSA)
34-Yeabsera Fasil (S)
35-Jaxon Artemis (SF)
36-Latrell Yarran (P)
37-Hamish Davis (CL/PSA)
38-Keegan Davies (EF)
39-Toré Nelson (S)
40-Tom Rooke (WP)

Other players to keep an eye on - Kayde Sherwood (WP), Harry Case (PT), Marco Madaffari (EF), Joshua Jackson (SF), Aven Drewett (S/PSA), Tom MacGillivray (S), Mitch Bell (S), Cody Ryan (SD), Finlay Henderson (S), Owen Cushing (EP), Charlie Thomas (P), Matthew King (PT), Jarrod Donaldson (S)

2006 DOB players in 2022 WAFL Colts
Votes provided by the WAFL match stats page/coaches votes and an observer watching each game (Volunteers welcome)

Leader Board Games Votes Ave Goals Chayse Martinson (SD) 1 4 4.00 - Bienfait Kihusa (EP) 4 10 2.50 6 Colby McDonald (SD) 2 - 0.00 1 Harrison Creighton (SD) 5 - 0.00 - Bo Allan (PT) 1 - 0.00 - Tom Cathcart (SD) 1 - 0.00 - Jacob Calabrese (EF) 1 - 0.00 -
 
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Yeah lol...and he's looking like a ruck prospect. Must be around 200cm already. But early days...the entire top 40 will look a lot different this time next year.
Like this. Will be interesting to see how they go in 16’s carnival. Was surprised with some of the inclusions and exclusions in the 16’s squad. Agree this list will look very different in 12 months. Watched round 1 of futures game Claremont v East Freo. Off that game very surprised Bailey Morgan didn’t make state 16’s from EF and Hamish Davis from Claremont. Both dominated and looked like the real deal. Morgan kicked 6 from memory and apparently was Davis’s first game in 2 years off the back of a long term back injury. You couldn’t tell. Super athletic, good size, reads the ball well.
 

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Like this. Will be interesting to see how they go in 16’s carnival. Was surprised with some of the inclusions and exclusions in the 16’s squad. Agree this list will look very different in 12 months. Watched round 1 of futures game Claremont v East Freo. Off that game very surprised Bailey Morgan didn’t make state 16’s from EF and Hamish Davis from Claremont. Both dominated and looked like the real deal. Morgan kicked 6 from memory and apparently was Davis’s first game in 2 years off the back of a long term back injury. You couldn’t tell. Super athletic, good size, reads the ball well.
Yeah cheers mate. A few people have mentioned that they think there were some unlucky players to miss out on the state squad.

I'll add Davis to the list and if you have any other names let us know.

I've noticed a number of non-state 2006 players have been added to the WAFL clubs colts lists so maybe we'll see a few come through shortly like Kihusa.
 

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Just watched the Vic Metro v Vic Country 16's game.

I had to double check that it wasn't an 18's game.

I think they are physically stronger and probably more talented across the ground but WA does have some x-factor type players that the Vics didn't seem to have.

I hope WA select those mercurial players in the championships. That's the strength of WA football. Indigenous fellas, x-factor players, points of difference.

One way or another it's going to be tough for WA I feel.
 

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Just watched the Vic Metro v Vic Country 16's game.

I had to double check that it wasn't an 18's game.

I think they are physically stronger and probably more talented across the ground but WA does have some x-factor type players that the Vics didn't seem to have.

I hope WA select those mercurial players in the championships. That's the strength of WA football. Indigenous fellas, x-factor players, points of difference.

One way or another it's going to be tough for WA I feel.
Hopefully we do OK and are competitive enough. What are your thoughts on how WA selectors seem to miss a lot of potentially great players for 16’s selection v who ends up getting drafted in their 18’s year? Is it purely a lack of being able to watch these players enough at a younger age and do they pick players who they think will be “competitive” at a 16’s carnival versus players who potentially could go on to get drafted? The futures carnival is very short with many boys unable to play every game due to summer sport or psa commitments. With the squad being picked primarily from this carnival it seems they just don’t get to see enough of them play.
 

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Not sure if this is the right age bracket but do you have any info on Boston Everett. Spidas son, apparently goes ok
 

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Hopefully we do OK and are competitive enough. What are your thoughts on how WA selectors seem to miss a lot of potentially great players for 16’s selection v who ends up getting drafted in their 18’s year? Is it purely a lack of being able to watch these players enough at a younger age and do they pick players who they think will be “competitive” at a 16’s carnival versus players who potentially could go on to get drafted? The futures carnival is very short with many boys unable to play every game due to summer sport or psa commitments. With the squad being picked primarily from this carnival it seems they just don’t get to see enough of them play.

I'm not sure mate but three people have said to me that this squad is missing some good players. I must say when I went through the futures best player lists for all the games a lot of the names that featured regularly aren't part of this squad.

But it will evolve over the next two and a half years. So plenty of time for every player to get noticed.

I really liked the state 17's exhibition game this year. It featured 54 players and felt really comprehensive as in every serious contender was involved barring maybe a few who had other sporting commitments or injury or were not on the radar at that time.
 

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My fears for this WA squad have been realised.

Could imagine that only 10 or 12 of these guys will be in the mix for 18's selection by the time other 2006's are introduced into the colts system over the next two and a half years.

South Australia are very slick....great skills.
 

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My fears for this WA squad have been realised.

Could imagine that only 10 or 12 of these guys will be in the mix for 18's selection by the time other 2006's are introduced into the colts system over the next two and a half years.

South Australia are very slick....great skills.
Yep. You were spot on. Quite a few not looking anywhere near it unfortunately. Tyler Welsh looks very very good
 
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