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Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 32
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 32
SYDNEY chairman Andrew Pridham says teams that draft players out of northern Academies should have to pay a fee of $200,000 to the club that developed the player after the AFL's bidding changes were unveiled. And Gold Coast chief executive Mark Evans says the AFL missed a chance to correct...- Words: 120
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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Resource 2026 New Bidding Rules for F/S, NGAs and Academy players
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has slammed the AFL’s “compromised draft”, joining his president in lashing the league for going “weak” on player movement changes. The AFL is pushing ahead with moves that will affect father-son prospects and all academy (northern and next generation) selections...- Words: 220
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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List Mgmt. 2026 Mid Season Draft - 26 May (Picks as of Round 7: 5, 11)
Arlo Draper - once one of South Australian football’s brightest young talents - had to travel to the other side of the world to realise he had unfinished business in the sport. After needing a “circuit breaker’’ and taking the 2025 season off to backpack through Europe and South America to...- Words: 290
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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News Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy
Suns CEO Mark Evans hit out at City Hall changes. “Every announcement at the moment seems like it doesn’t help NSW or Queensland. In the same breath the AFL talks about sacking Opening Round and extending Gather Round while it puts a tariff on academy and father-son talent"- Words: 50
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 32
The AFL, Telstra and Champion Data will later this year embark on a trial which could see football recreated for kids in the form of their favourite Disney film. Following the lead of the NFL, where kids can watch a visual representation of the game in cartoon form, Optical Tracking will be...- Words: 130
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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List Mgmt. 2026 AFL Draft (Picks as of Round 7: 8, 21, 26, 44, 48, 62)
GRAND Final teams will have a 20 per cent points loading added to their bids under the new academy and father-son bidding changes, which will be announced on Wednesday. The League is set to unveil the suite of changes after a long deliberation process that begun in July last year, when club...- Words: 330
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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News Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy
Top 15 (no order) Arki Butler (Vic Metro/Sandringham Dragons) Tate Hodgson (Vic Metro/Northern Knights) Harry Van Hattum (Vic Metro/Northern Knights) Xavier Ladbrook (Vic Country/Gippsland Power) Cody Walker (Vic Country/Bendigo Pioneers) Noah Williams (Vic Country/Geelong Falcons)...- Words: 280
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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List Mgmt. 2026 Mid Season Draft - 26 May (Picks as of Round 7: 5, 11)
Josh Francou: “I look at someone like (Magarey Medallist) Tom Lewis at Sturt. Having been involved in the AFL system, I’ve seen a lot of players who have been drafted over the years and Lewis is twice the player as a lot of those kids who have come in and been spat out of the system after two or...- Words: 150
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- Post #160
- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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News Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy
Nate Tredrea & Ethan Kingsley also playing but not suggested as AFL standard.- Words: 12
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Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 32
Fox AFL: Carlton’s head doctor has taken personal leave and is considering his legal options in the sad fallout from the Elijah Hollands situation. Seven’s Tom Morris reports Blues doctor Matt Chamberlain last weekend stepped aside from his duties “as a result of this saga” after the Blues...- Words: 130
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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Player Watch Pick #12 (2018) - Zak Butters
Melbourne is starting to be included in conversations regarding Zak Butters as the Port Adelaide star weighs up his future beyond 2026. The Demons will have two first-round picks at their disposal, but they might be able to sweeten the deal with Tom Sparrow, who has been linked to the pair of...- Words: 180
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- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870
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List Mgmt. 2026 AFL Draft (Picks as of Round 7: 8, 21, 26, 44, 48, 62)
KEVIN SHEEHAN'S EARLY TOP 15 (in no particular order) Arki Butler (Vic Metro/Sandringham Dragons) Tate Hodgson (Vic Metro/Northern Knights) Harry Van Hattum (Vic Metro/Northern Knights) Xavier Ladbrook (Vic Country/Gippsland Power) Cody Walker (Vic Country/Bendigo Pioneers) Noah Williams (Vic...- Words: 98
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- Post #509
- Forum: Port Adelaide - Est. 1870