If anyone has any time...
Can we get a list of players selected from Riverina from last say 20 years (and draft position) and divide into academy and pre academy?
I posted the following in the Fear & Stupidity thread a couple of weeks ago...
Ok: first of all: sorry for the long post: but as nobody could answer the question I've been doing some digging myself.
The following is not an exhaustive list. I went through each draft (up to 2010) and found what I could from the Riverina. Early on it was easy - they were drafted straight out of there, but more recently they have been drafted from (mostly) the Murray Bushrangers. It was difficult because not everyone has a Wikipedia page, not everyone who does have a page gives the original junior club prior to joining Murray, and some kids went to other TAC cup sides. Also hard to narrow down some of the NSW/ACT Rams beyond just NSW. There was also some zone stuff and transfers (which is why Carey and Longmire don't appear on the list - they were never drafted) The really good ones I've bolded.
I've done my best - feel free to point out mistakes/amendments. But as for the argument that the region ALWAYS produces TOP TALENT - well, I'll leave that to your own opinion on the matter.
Draftees from Riverina
1986: Pick 10: John Brinkkotter: Barooga: Sydney: 5 games
1986: Pick 36: Donald Thompson: Albury: Sydney: 0 games
1986: Pick 62: Laurie Menhenut: Tocumwal: Sydney: 0 games
1987: pick 13: Patrick Browne: North Albury: St Kilda: 0 games
1987: Pick 36: Tony Vigona: Jerilderie: Sydney: 0 games
1988: Pick 53: Nick Foley: Narrandera: Collingwood: 0 games
1989: Pick 72: Glenn Crawford: Barooga: Essendon: 0 games
1990 Pre-season: Pick 23: Russell Jeffery: Jerilderie: St Kilda: 27 games
1991: Pick 13: Shane Crawford: Finley: Hawthorn: 305 games, Brownlow, premiership etc
1992: Pick 15: Damian Houlihan: Corrowa: Collingwood: 11 games
1992: Pick 74: Tim Hargreaves: Berrigan: Hawthorn: 62 games
1993: Pick 39: Jason Wild: Collinguille: Collingwood: 70 games
1993: Pick 58: Jeff Bruce: Corowa-Rutherglen: Fitzroy: 7 games
1994: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Tim Scott: Albury: Sydney: 1 game
1994: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Justin Crawford: Tocumwal: Sydney: 17 games (29 for Hawthorn)
1994: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Leo Barry: Deniliquin: Sydney: 237 games, 1 premiership
1995: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Ben Hollands: North Albury: Sydney: 0 games (8 for Richmond)
1995: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Ben Matthews: Corowa-Rutherglen: Sydney: 198 games, 1 premiership
1995: Pre-Season Zone Selection: Leigh Marshall: Murray Bushrangers (no further info on original team): Sydney: 0 games.
1996: Pick 24: Josh Wooden: Lockhart: West Coast: 96 games
1996: Pick 56: Cameron Mooney: Wagga: Nth Melbourne: 11 games, 1 premiership (210 for Geelong, 2 premierships)
1996: Pick 74: Chris Jackson: Wagga: Carlton: 0 games
1997: Pre-Season: Pick 3: Leigh Newton: Albury: Melbourne: 13 games
1998: Pick 25: Aaron Henneman: Corowa-Rutherglen: Essendon: 58 games
1998: Rookie Elevation: Damian Lang: Leeton: Carlton: 7 games (played 5 for Sydney in 1994 before being rookie listed by Carlton)
1998: Rookie Elevation: Jason McPherson: Ganmain-Grong Grong-Mattong: Sydney: 0 games
1999: Pre-Season: Pick 7: Ben Fixter: Ungarie/Wagga: Sydney: 27 games (27 for Brisbane)
1999: Rookie Elevation: Brett Kirk: North Albury: Sydney: 241 games, 1 premiership
2000: Pick 2: Justin Koschitzke: Albury: St Kilda: 200 games
2000: Pick 35: Allan Murray: Lavington: Port Adelaide: 1 game (15 for St Kilda)
2000: Pick 40: Chris Hyde: Barooga: Richmond: 93 games
2001: Pick 28: Mark Powell: Lavington: Sydney Swans: 8 games
2001: Pick 43: Mark McGough: Mulwala: Collingwood: 37 games (12 for St Kilda)
2001: Pick 60: Adam Schneider: Wagga: Sydney: 98 games, 1 premiership (130 for St Kilda)
2002: Pick 9: Hamish McIntosh: Lavington: North Melbourne: 107 games (19 for Geelong)
2005: Rookie Draft: Pick 62: Sam Rowe: Walla Walla: Sydney: 0 games (52 for Carlton)
2006: Pick 41 (F/S): Tom Hawkins: Finley: Geelong: 160+ games, 2 Premierships
2007: Rookie Draft: Pick 22: Matthew Suckling: East Wagga-Kooringal: Hawthorn: 102 games (now at Dogs)
2007: Pick 58: Tony Armstrong: Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock: Adelaide: 14 games (15 for Sydney, 6 for Collingwood)
2008: Rookie Draft: Pick 61: Dean Terlich: Osborne: Sydney: 0 games (delisted, played SANFL before being rookied and later elevated by Melbourne)
2009: Rookie Draft: Pick 47: Luke Breust: Temora: Hawthorn: 124+ games, 3 premierships
2010: Pick 19: Isaac Smith: Temora/East Wagga-Kooringle: Hawthorn: 115+ games, 3 premierships
Last edited: May 3, 2016





