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It's for the indigenous/multicultural kids that are passed on in the drafts I believe.
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It's for the indigenous/multicultural kids that are passed on in the drafts I believe.
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The academy zones are bullshit. Freo do basically nothing in their allocated zones and will continue to have pretty much * all involvement but they'll be able to pull talent out of there
Just another way to compromise the draft where the power clubs get the better outcomes
Just another way to compromise the draft where the power clubs get the better outcomes
BrianSpeaking
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Our zone is the best by a mile, not too many people live in those areas, let alone play sport.Academy zones:
more controversial is the Northern Territory split:
Having said that, it's a wankathon, we get the dregs of kids who aren't good enough to be drafted, whilst the NSW and QLD kids get number one draft picks.
Thought the idea was that it was for Aboriginal and/or underrepresented Ethnicities, which was why ours was annoying with no NT Zone and a very European flavour demographic wise.
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These are real but they apply to indigenous and non-traditional profiles only
Ever seen Nathan Buckley side on, a non traditional profile if i ever saw one.
Kildonan
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Our zone includes a number of boarding schools that might include international students but we probably don't have access to many indigenous kids except through the draft.
So what's a non-traditional background? I think its a stupid concept, with most cultural groups more or less represented by their percentage of the population. Maybe Chinese/Vietnamese/Indian/Filipino backgrounds are under-represented in the AFL.
I'm just glad that StKilda ( and later the drug cheats ) paved the way for the "Half Welsh, Half Papuan" community.
I'm just glad that StKilda ( and later the drug cheats ) paved the way for the "Half Welsh, Half Papuan" community.
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Like so many things, they're making it up as they go along. Kenny Ong has been nominated by the AFL, he's been playing since Caulfield Bears U/9's
Ill admit i havnt gone over this whole zone thing with a fine tooth comb so correct me if im wrong please fella's.
So is our zone to draft indigenous kids overlooked in the draft around the Sandy area???
Sandringham isnt exactly a stronghold of the Aboriginal community is it.
If there is any talenented Indigenous boys in that zone theyd probably get drafted.
Were not gonna get too many scraps left over from there are we??
Seems odd, am i missing something?
Dr Spaceman
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Far too simplistic and pessimistic me 'ol snako.So is our zone to draft indigenous kids overlooked in the draft around the Sandy area???
Sandringham isnt exactly a stronghold of the Aboriginal community is it.
If there is any talenented Indigenous boys in that zone theyd probably get drafted.
Were not gonna get too many scraps left over from there are we??
Seems odd, am i missing something?
We can also draft overlooked eskimos, sorry, overlooked Inuits from the Sandy area
Lets get some Kurds
Dr Spaceman
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No they have to play for Collingwood.We can also draft overlooked eskimos
Surely youve heard of the Eskimo Pies
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Gol.No they have to play for Collingwood.
Surely youve heard of the Eskimo Pies
We can also draft overlooked eskimos, sorry, overlooked Inuits from the Sandy area
Inuits in the sandy area? Plenty of them around...
Dr Spaceman
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Pass.Inuits in the sandy area? Plenty of them around...
We've already had enough problems with blokes doin' a line
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Club needs to ramp up the effort with the private schools in the zone to offer scholarships to talented indigenous and multi kids, thereby linking quality education to an AFL talent pathway.
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I think there's already too much of that going onPraise Aliir
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Praise Buddha too then
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One seriously has to question how the hawks get 1/2 of NT and the entirety of Gippsland
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Because they are a power club and have influence. Thats how zones work
BrianSpeaking
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There's no talented people coming from these zones, it's AFL window dressing to appease clubs and fans, it's all bullshit.
Anyone with half a fingernail of talent gets shoved into the AFL development system for all clubs to draft, except of course if you are from the AFL wasteland of the poor under developed Riverina and Albury area, where there are no AFL teams and leagues.
