News Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy

[Tibbs]

With their families ...

 

[jackag24]

The zoomers certainly have a look to them

 

[Doctor Feel]

With their families ...
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That dude top right at the back, can we draft him?

 

[StueyDaDew]

With their families ...
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D Rod has hardly aged a bit.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

With their families ...
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Stuey cockring

 

[Brian McGee]

While there is a lot that’s exciting about this, it’s good seeing pilot and Cochrane at the club in the same pic. Bright future.

 

[Duck Farmer]

D Rod has hardly aged a bit.

Salopek and Robbie still look like they could play.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Starting to take a real shine to Zemes Pilot.

What a great smile.

Can't wait to have him in the side.

 

[Doctor Feel]

With their families ...
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they make miles bergman down the front middle, look tiny!

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Starting to take a real shine to Zemes Pilot.

What a great smile.

Can't wait to have him in the side.

And have a piloting licence to add to his resume.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[davesnothere]

Can’t get it.

I hope Tevita mentioned how grateful he was to Essendon for their support and assistance over the years and how much he enjoyed this time there.

 

[Acemanjam]

Can’t get it.

I hope Tevita mentioned how grateful he was to Essendon for their support and assistance over the years and how much he enjoyed this time there.

You can copy the story link into archive.is to read the article.

 

[Brian McGee]

I read this article yesterday in a “hard copy” newspaper. Says that Louis is a die hard port fan, and tevita used to be a crows fan but has recently switched to port. Both dads were positive about the opportunities their boys have to be picked as father son but also pragmatic enough to realise it may not happen. Sounded very positive for us though.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Sounds like both lads are positive about the importance of father son lineage and don't want rules changed

 

[Andre]

Sounds like both lads are positive about the importance of father son lineage and don't want rules changed

Yep, in an increasingly bland AFL landscape, where clubs are forced from on high to be more and more cookie-cutter franchises, Father-Sons are one of the remaining parts that needs to stay at all costs.

Academies etc. can be wound back concessions, but I always like seeing Father-sons running around, even for other clubs.

My only frustration has been we haven't had a gun one or KPP's yet (but looking promising coming up).

 

[StueyDaDew]

How does Essendon have access to Tevita when Rodan didn't play for the Bombers?

 

[PatientMental]

How does Essendon have access to Tevita when Rodan didn't play for the Bombers?

Fijian dad

 

[Tibbs]

How does Essendon have access to Tevita when Rodan didn't play for the Bombers?

He was born in Egypt?




PS: From the 'Tiser article:
Tevita was an Adelaide fan before switching recently to the Power. He started playing with Aberfeldie under-9s, then progressed to Vic Metro and Calder Cannons, where his dad won two Morrish Medals (2000, 2001) as the best player in the Victorian under-18 competition. Rodan being born in Fiji qualifies his boys for Essendon’s James Hird Academy.

 

[shewho]

How does Essendon have access to Tevita when Rodan didn't play for the Bombers?

Exactly- David Rodan could have been born on the Moon (an Essendon recruiting zone because Sheedy invented it) but once he played 100 games for Port his sons should be purely Port F/S. This idea of “dual academy citizenship” is an anathema.

 

[snozulu]

He was born in Egypt?




PS: From the 'Tiser article:
Tevita was an Adelaide fan before switching recently to the Power. He started playing with Aberfeldie under-9s, then progressed to Vic Metro and Calder Cannons, where his dad won two Morrish Medals (2000, 2001) as the best player in the Victorian under-18 competition. Rodan being born in Fiji qualifies his boys for Essendon’s James Hird Academy.

Would be an honour to play for an academy named after a drug cheat.

 

[SureBuddy]

It’s stupid you can be eligible for both. Surely F/S instantly trumps the NGA. Yet another example of the AFL having zero awareness.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

It's another VFL rort as Fiji wasn't even a Next Gen Academy zone. It might still not be as they were only considering expanding the qualification area to include Pacific Islands in mid-2025.

Pacific Island talent part of possible NGA changes

The League is weighing up expanding Next Gen Academy changes to include Pacific island countries such as Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Papua New Guinea

www.afl.com.au

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Antarctica is currently Geelong NGA but will be Tassie from 2028.

 

[StueyDaDew]

Fijian dad

Does this mean Alipate John Jnr qualifies for the Bomber academy as well?