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Managed to find this
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp...cess-to-academy-recruits-20170222-guj34f.html
From what I can understand we can include indigenous from our area in the academy but we only get preferential access to them if they're from the Pilbara. Lads like Bayok who come from a non-English speaking background we have access to no matter where in our zone they come from
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp...cess-to-academy-recruits-20170222-guj34f.html
While West Coast and Fremantle have divided up most of the state, both clubs have been restricted from recruiting Indigenous players from the majority of their academy zones because they are not regarded as athletes new to football.
"The rules that apply to other clubs in other states should apply to all our Next Generation academies," said Nisbett. "We're going into Next Generation academies but we can't select any Indigenous players unless they come from the Pilbara. The same rules apply to Fremantle who can only access their Indigenous academy players if they come from the Kimberley.
"The south east corridor here is under-represented in the WAFL and the AFL and we are being asked to develop that area and yet we cannot access the players once we've developed them."
From what I can understand we can include indigenous from our area in the academy but we only get preferential access to them if they're from the Pilbara. Lads like Bayok who come from a non-English speaking background we have access to no matter where in our zone they come from





