Review 2019 AFL National Draft

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2018-19 AFL ACADEMY SQUADS

VIC COUNTRY

COACH: Leigh Brown

Lachlan Ash (Murray Bushrangers/Shepparton Bears/Notre Dame College)

Riley Baldi (Gippsland Power/Moe/Lowanna Secondary College)

Ethan Baxter (Murray Bushrangers/Shepparton Notre/Notre Dame College)

Tanner Bruhn (Geelong Falcons/Newtown & Chilwell/Geelong Grammar)

Ned Cahill (Dandenong Stingrays/Mt Eliza/Padua College)

Darcy Chirgwin (Geelong Falcons/Sandringham Dragons/St Mary’s/Melb Grammar)

Jesse Clark (Geelong Falcons/St Joseph’s/St Joseph’s College)

Sam Conforti (Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst/Catholic College Bendigo)

Leo Connolly (Gippsland Power/Moe/Lowanana Secondary College)

Sam De Koning (Dandenong Stingrays/Mornington Junior FC/Padua College)

Thomson Dow (Bendigo Pioneers/Swan Hill/Geelong Grammar)

Sam Flanders (Gippsland Power/Moe/Lowanana Secondary College)

Noah Gadsby (Geelong Falcons/Torquay/Geelong Grammar)

Aaron Gundry (Bendigo Pioneers/South Bendigo/Catholic College Bendigo)

Elijah Hollands (Murray Bushrangers/Wodonga Bulldogs/Caufield Grammar)

Brodie Kemp (Bendigo Pioneers/Echuca/Geelong Grammar)

Bigoa Nyuon (Dandenong Stingrays/Rowville Juniors/Rowville Secondary College)

Flynn Perez (Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst/Bendigo Catholic College)

Fraser Phillips (Gippsland Power/Warragul/St Paul Anglican Grammar)

Zach Reid (Gippsland Power/Leongatha/Wonthaggi Secondary College)

James Schischka (Bendigo Pioneers/Strathfieldsaye/Bendigo Secondary College)

Caleb Serong (Gippsland Power/Warragul/Geelong Grammar)

Brock Smith (Gippsland/Moe/Lowanana Secondary College)

Cooper Stephens (Geelong Falcons/Colac/Trinity College)

Nick Stevens (GWV Rebels/East Point/Geelong Grammar)

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (GWV Rebels/South Warrnambool/Scotch College)

Marcus Toussaint (Gippsland Power/Inverloch-Kongwak/Wonthaggi College)

Henry Walsh (Geelong Falcons/St Joseph’s/St Joseph’s College)

Isaac Wareham (GWV Rebels/Terang-Mortlake/St Patrick’s College)

Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays/Somerville/Morning Secondary College)
 
2018-19 AFL ACADEMY SQUADS

VIC METRO

COACH: Brett Allison

Roman Anastasios (Sandringham Dragons/Prahran/St Kilda City/Caulfield Grammar)

Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers/Boroondara Hawks/Carey Grammar)

Jack Bell (Sandringham Dragons/Old Haileybury/Haileybury Grammar)

Miles Bergman (Sandringham Dragons/Hampton Rovers/St Bede’s Grammar)

Trent Bianco (Oakleigh Chargers/Doncaster/Marcellin Grammar)

Jake Bowey (Sandringham Dragons/Cheltenham Secondary College)

Adam Carafa (Northern Knights/Banyule/Marcellin College)

Darcy Cassar (Western Jets/Keilor/Essendon Keilor College)

Andrew Courtney (Sandringham Dragons/Beaumaris/St Bede’s College)

Charlie Dean (Sandringham Dragons/Collegians/Wesley College Grammar)

Campbell Edwardes (Calder Cannons/Keilor/Penleigh and Essendon Grammar)

Eddie Ford (Western Jets/Yarraville-Seddon/Maribyrnong Secondary College)

Ryan Gardner (Northern Knights/Montmorency/Montmorency Secondary College)

Josh Honey (Western Jets/Keilor/Maribyrnong Secondary College)

Emerson Jeka (Western Jets/Altona/Maribyrnong Secondary College)

Fischer McAsey (Sandringham Dragons/East Brighton/Caulfield Grammar)

Finlay Macrae (Oakleigh Chargers/Kew Rovers/Xavier College)

Jack Mahony (St Kevin’s FC/St Kevin’s College)

Ben Major (Northern Knights/Diamond Creek/Parade College)

Daniel Mott (Calder Cannons/Brunswick/Maribyrnong Secondary College)

Brodie Newman (Calder Cannons/Aberfeldie/St Bernard’s Grammar)

Will Phillips (Oakleigh Chargers/Beverley Hills/Caulfield Grammar School)

Lachlan Potter (Northern Knights/South Morang/Mill Park Secondary College)

Hugo Ralphsmith (Sandringham Dragons/East Brighton/Haileybury Grammar)

Jamieson Rossiter (Eastern Ranges/Rowville/Rowville Sports Academy)

Matthew Rowell (Oakleigh Chargers/Booroondara Hawks/Carey Grammar)

Ryan Sturgess (Northern Knights/St Mary’s/Loyola College)

Samuel Tucker (Oakleigh Chargers/Kew Rovers/St Kevin’s College)

Dylan Williams (Oakleigh Chargers/Whitefriars Old Boys/Whitefriars Grammar)

Joshua Worrell (Sandringham Dragons/Bentleigh/Haileybury Grammar)
 
2018-19 AFL ACADEMY SQUADS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

COACH: Tony Bamford

Kaine Baldwin (Glenelg/Westminster College)

Trent Burgoyne (Woodville West Torrens/Henley High School)

Jamie Coff (Woodville West Torrens/Salisbury High)

Will Day (West Adelaide/Sacred Heart College)

Zachary Dumesny (South Adelaide/Sacred Heart College)

Corey Durdin (Central District/Tyndale Christian School)

Luke Edwards (Glenelg/Henley High School)

Karl Finlay (North Adelaide/Prince Alfred College)

Damon Freitag (South Adelaide/KICE Kingscote Campus)

Oliver Grivell (Sturt/Concordia)

Will Gould (Glenelg/Prince Alfred College)

Joshua Hart (North Adelaide/University of South Australia)

Dyson Hilder (North Adelaide/Blackfriars Primary School)

Cooper Horsnell (Glenelg/Henley High School)

Jed McEntee (Sturt/Mercedes College)

Anzac Lochowiak (Sturt/Rostrevor College)

Lachlan McNeil (Woodville West Torrens/Henley High School)

Harrison Magor (North Adelaide/St Mark’s College)

Jackson Mead (Woodville West Torrens/Henley High School)

Jordan O’Brien (Central District/Salisbury High)

Kysaiah Pickett (Woodville West Torrens/Prince Alfred College)

Taj Schofield (Subiaco/Sorrento Duncraig)

Oliver Shaw (Central District/Pedare Christian College)

Brady Searle (Glenelg/Brighton High School)

Joshua Shute (Sturt/Rostrevor)

Jye Sinderberry (West Adelaide/Unley High School)

Daniel Sladojevic (South Adelaide /Scotch College)

Dylan Stephens (Norwood/St Peter’s College)

Cameron Taheny (Norwood/Rostrevor College)

Riley Thilthorpe (West Adelaide/Adelaide High School)
 
2018-19 AFL ACADEMY SQUADS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
COACH: Peter Sumich


Jack Buller (Claremont/Christ Church Grammar School)

Anthony Davis (Claremont/Hale School)

Rhai Arn Cox (East Perth/Mt Lawley)

Jermal Daly (Swan Districts/South Hedland)

Riley Garcia (Swan Districts/Caversham)

Mitchell Georgiades (Subiaco/Hale School)

Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts/Kalamunda)

Liam Henry (Claremont/Christ Church Grammar School)

Ryan Hudson (West Perth/Scotch College)

Luke Jackson (East Fremantle/Bullcreek Leeming)

Michael Mallard (West Perth/Wanneroo)

Nicholas Martin (Subiaco/Trinity College)

Logan McDonald (Perth/Aquinas College)

Nathan O’Driscoll (Perth/Northam Saints)

Jake Pasini (Swan Districts/Caversham)

Jaxon Prior (West Perth/Sorrento Duncraig)

Trent Rivers (East Fremantle/Bullcreek Leeming)

Deven Robertson (Perth/Aquinas College)

Trey Ruscoe (East Fremantle/Aquinas College)

Ty Sears (Swan Districts/South Bunbury)

Elijah Taylor (Perth/Thornlie)

Jack Sears (Peel Thunder/South Mandurah)

Jeremy Sharp (East Fremantle/Aquinas College)

Bailey Smith (Perth/Thornlie)

Tyrone Thorne (Peel Thunder/Rockingham)

Zane Trew (Swan Districts/Hills Rangers)

Brandon Walker (East Fremantle/Kardinya Kats)

Joel Western (Claremont/Western Tigers)
 
2018-19 AFL ACADEMY SQUADS

ALLIES

COACH: Luke Power


Jackson Barling (Sydney Swans/Willoughby Mosman)

Connor Budarick (Gold Coast Suns/Labrador)

Charlie Byrne (Murray Bushrangers/Albury)

Jackson Callow (Tasmania/North Launceston)

Braedon Campbell (Sydney Swans/Westbrook)

Will Chandler (Murray Bushrangers/Corowa-Rutherglen)

Sam Collins (Tasmania/North Hobart)

Ashton Crossley (Gold Coast Suns/Burleigh/Palm Beach Currumbin)

Saxon Crozier (Brisbane Lions/Wests)

Jared Dakin (Tasmania/Launceston)

Alex Davies (Gold Coast Suns/Cairns Hawks)

Oliver Davis (Tasmania/Clarence)

Liam Delahunty (GWS Giants/Coolamon)

Hamish Ellem (Sydney Swans/Manly Warringah)

Tom Griffiths (Brisbane Lions/Maroochydore)

Tom Green (GWS Giants/Marist)

Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans/Maroubra)

Joel Jeffrey (Northern Territory/Wanderers)

Jack Johnston (Gold Coast Suns/Palm Beach Currumbin)

Ben Jungfer (Northern Territory/Warpaths/Woodville-West Torrens)

Will Martyn (Brisbane Lions/Aspley)

Matt McGrory (GWS Giants/Gungahlin)

Mitch O’Neill (Tasmania/North Hobart)

Luke Parks (Sydney Swans/North Shore)

Hewago Paul-Oea (Gold Coast Suns/PNG/Broadbeach)

Will Peppin (Tasmania/North Hobart)


Josh Rayner (Sydney Swans/North Shore)

Malcolm Rosas Jnr (Northern Territory/Darwin)

Bruce Reville (Brisbane Lions/Western Magpies/Maryborough)

Kobe Tozer (Brisbane Lions/Aspley/Bribie Island)
 
AFL draft 2019: Tasmanian Mitch O’Neill hoping to follow Tarryn Thomas
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Mitch O’Neill is hoping to follow in the same footsteps as his Allies teammate and first-round draft pick, Tarryn Thomas.

And as one of three bottom-agers in the 2018 All-Australian team, the midfielder is poised to do just that. O’Neill was one of six Academy products to attend a week-long club experience at Arden Street, with the Tasmanian teenagers training alongside AFL stars. It’s just another way North Melbourne is strengthening its relationship with the Apple Isle. “It’s massive learning from the older boys because they’ve got so much experience and knowledge of the game,” O’Neill told foxfooty.com.au.While there are growing concerns about the state of footy in the Apple Isle, Tasmania enjoyed a successful draft, with Thomas and Chayce Jones both selected within the top-10 picks. Fraser Turner was also drafted to Richmond.

O’Neill, who trained alongside Thomas last week, said seeing his Allies teammate in a North Melbourne jumper gave him “a lot of confidence”.

“If he can do it then hopefully I can do it, too,” he said.

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Tarryn Thomas was drafted to North Melbourne in November. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
Since abandoning a centralised footy academy and instead creating Vic Metro, Vic Country, WA, SA and the Allies, the AFL has more than doubled the number of boys in its programs.


Allies coach Luke Power said the creation of the five national academies had its obvious benefits. “We believe it can fast track their development, to learn off some of the coaches and players at AFL clubs, and mirror what they do,” Power said. “It gives more opportunities to more boys to develop and improve themselves on and off the field.” North Melbourne will play four matches at Blundstone Arena in Hobart in 2019, while the club’s AFLW team will play two matches in Tasmania. “They’re really invested in developing young talent,” Power said.

“It’s great they can allow the players to come in and give them an experience I’m sure they won’t forget.” And in O’Neill, a midfielder who can play inside and outside, Tasmania could produce another first-round draft pick. “Mitch is a beauty,” Power said. “His football is tracking in the right direction and we believe he’s going to be a really good player. But that’s also up to Mitch. He knows the work that’s required.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...y/news-story/cf7eb4f2d0be76a8ab50adf81bcc76a2
 

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Time flies. Went to school with his father.

Welcome to middle age Rob. I went to school and played footy with this kid's dad (who was a gun himself).

Adam Carafa (Northern Knights/Banyule/Marcellin College)
 
Welcome to middle age Rob. I went to school and played footy with this kid's dad (who was a gun himself).

Adam Carafa (Northern Knights/Banyule/Marcellin College)
I don’t actually know which of the two Ralphsmiths this kid belongs to, but I’d assume Sean, who played a few games for hawthorn & St Kilda. Could be the brother, who was in my year.
 
Luke Jackson (East Fremantle/Bullcreek Leeming)

Lots of talk about this player.

Multi-talented WA teenager Luke Jackson has decided to nominate for next year’s AFL draft, putting aside a promising future in basketball.
The 16-year-old made the decision during the NBA Academy Games and Basketball Australia Prospects Camp in Canberra last week, having just returned from an excellent performance at the FIBA under-17 World Cup.
Jackson, who is a member of the AFL Academy and starred for WA in the ruck at this year’s under-18 championships, said the decision was tough but ultimately a weight off his shoulder
 
Lots of talk about this player.

Multi-talented WA teenager Luke Jackson has decided to nominate for next year’s AFL draft, putting aside a promising future in basketball.
The 16-year-old made the decision during the NBA Academy Games and Basketball Australia Prospects Camp in Canberra last week, having just returned from an excellent performance at the FIBA under-17 World Cup.
Jackson, who is a member of the AFL Academy and starred for WA in the ruck at this year’s under-18 championships, said the decision was tough but ultimately a weight off his shoulder

Also a very promising baseketballer.
 

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