Expansion 38 from NSW in the AFL

[Professor Knowall]

The complete total of NSW footballers with AFL (maybe - post if I've missed anyone, let us know. I hope I haven’t missed anyone!)

I posted this last year on the (much missed) expansion board, and it was updated after a couple of errors.

In deciding who's on it, in general the old SOO rules apply - so its completely irrelevant where players were born, but based on where they mostly grew up and had a home in their main formative footy years (aged 12-17)

The total of 38 is an increase of one from last year.

1. Tony Armstrong, Adelaide, Burrumbuttock (near Albury)
2. Taylor Walker, Adelaide, Broken Hill North
3. Ryan Houlihan, Carlton, Corowa
4. Scott Reed, Collingwood, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
5. Mark McVeigh, Essendon, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
6. Kade Klemke, Essendon, Culcairn
7. Tim Ruffles, Fremantle, Narrandera
8. Dean Solomon, Fremantle, Broken Hill North
9. Tom Hawkins, Geelong, Finley
10. Cameron Mooney, Geelong, Turvey Park (Wagga Wagga)
11. Ranga Ediriwickrama, Geelong, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
12. Brent Guerra, Hawthorn, Barham
13. Ben McGlynn, Hawthorn, Wentworth
14. Luke Breust, Hawthorn, Temora
15. Will Sierakowski, Hawthorn, Riverview College (Sydney)
16. Matt Suckling, Hawthorn, Wagga Tigers
17. Hamish McIntosh, North Melb, Lavington (Albury)
18. Sam Gilbert, St Kilda, Lismore
19. Lenny Hayes, St Kilda, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
20. Justin Kozitsche, St Kilda, Brocklesby (Albury)
21. Adam Schneider, St Kilda, Osborne
22. Khan Haretuku, St Kilda, Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)
23. Blake McGrath, St Kilda, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
24. Ed Barlow, Sydney Swans, Bega
25. Leo Barry, Sydney Swans, Deniliquin
26. Paul Bevan, Sydney Swans, Western Suburbs (Sydney)
27. Craig Bird, Sydney Swans, Nelson Bay (Port Stephens)
28. Craig Bolton, Sydney Swans, Eastlake
29. Kieran Jack, Sydney Swans, Pennant Hills (son of a RL great)
30. Brett Kirk, Sydney Swans, North Albury
31. Jarrad McVeigh, Sydney Swans, Pennant Hills (Sydney)
32. Henry Playfair, Sydney Swans, North Shore (Sydney)
33. Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Sydney Swans, North Shore (Sydney)
34. Brent Staker, West Coast, West Broken Hill
35. Ryan Davis, West Coast, North Shore (Sydney)
36. Dylan Addison, Western Bulldogs, St George (Sydney)
37. Daniel Cross, Western Bulldogs, Albury
38. Chris Ogle, Western Bulldogs, Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)

 

[RUNVS]

Thanks for the list. Its a good group of players and proof that State of Origin could work.

 

[legend166]

We'd have a pretty good side if the AFL let us do that zoning idea that we wanted....


....which is probably why they didn't let us do it, haha. Fair enough.

 

[strategy]

Disgracefull really given that they have 5 million population .

The only ones any good out of that group are

McVeighs ( 2 )
Mooney
Guerra
McGlynn
Gilbert
Kozi
Hayes
Kirk
Bolton
Cross

11 all up .

Thats why the AFL commission want to take control of the VFL so they send sides or relocate teams / clubs to NSW and QLD as the competition is weak there

 

[AG]

Come home Lenny.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Gilberts from NSW? Why were we fearing him going back to the GC? Swear he played for Southport...

 

[Firrito24]

Disgracefull really given that they have 5 million population .

The only ones any good out of that group are

McVeighs ( 2 )
Mooney
Guerra
McGlynn
Gilbert
Kozi
Hayes
Kirk
Bolton
Cross

11 all up .

Thats why the AFL commission want to take control of the VFL so they send sides or relocate teams / clubs to NSW and QLD as the competition is weak there

Don't rate McIntosh?

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Could add Schneider in there too.

But yeah, he still has a fair point.

Lol, I dont think theres any Vic's in the NRL. So we're goin alrght. XD

 

[marcus1232]

come home lenny.

never

 

[tonk]

So Pennant Hills has seven players on AFL club lists, that is an outstanding effort for a Sydney football club.

 

[Macca19]

F Hawkins Kosi Schneider
HF Houlihan Mooney Mcglynn
C J Mcviegh Kirk M Mcveigh
HB Guerra Gilbert Bird
B Solomon Bolton LRT

R Mcintosh Cross Hayes
I Staker Walker Jack
Bevan

Not a bad side really

 

[St 07]

F Hawkins Kosi Schneider
HF Houlihan Mooney Mcglynn
C J Mcviegh Kirk M Mcveigh
HB Guerra Gilbert Bird
B Solomon Bolton LRT

R Mcintosh Cross Hayes
I Staker Walker Jack
Bevan

Not a bad side really

Certainly a good side, just get Hawkins the HELL out of there.

 

[RUNVS]

F Hawkins Kosi Schneider
HF Houlihan Mooney Mcglynn
C J Mcviegh Kirk M Mcveigh
HB Guerra Gilbert Bird
B Solomon Bolton LRT

R Mcintosh Cross Hayes
I Staker Walker Jack
Bevan

Not a bad side really

I'd love to see it go up against the Queensland SoO team. I really do think it would be a good game

 

[RUNVS]

Certainly a good side, just get Hawkins the HELL out of there.

The big weakness of the NSW team is the forward line which is filled with rather average tall forwards.

 

[AG]

The big weakness of the NSW team is the forward line which is filled with rather average tall forwards.

Kosi has been good this year.

 

[sainter]

Gilberts from NSW? Why were we fearing him going back to the GC? Swear he played for Southport...

He grew up in Northern NSW and started playing with Southport when was 15/16.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Gilberts from NSW? Why were we fearing him going back to the GC? Swear he played for Southport...

Gilbert played for Southport in the year prior to being drafted. However, he grew up in Grafton, Northern NSW, and was recruited by Southport from his NSW home.

 

[Giants FC]

Is Malcolm Lynch still on the Western Bulldogs list?
He was drafted from St Ignatius Riverview.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Cheers fellas.

So, a little research could have stopped us all from panicing about him going 'home' lol.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Cheers fellas.

So, a little research could have stopped us all from panicing about him going 'home' lol.

Well, his NSW home is close to the Gold Coast. And he was playing for Southport when he was drafted.

So you can still panic about him going 'home'.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Well, his NSW home is close to the Gold Coast. And he was playing for Southport when he was drafted.

So you can still panic about him going 'home'.

You bastard!

I'd just gotten over it.

*calls up counsellor*

 

[RUNVS]

Doe anyone else like the idea of proper State of Origin or is it just me?

 

[Professor Knowall]

Doe anyone else like the idea of proper State of Origin or is it just me?

Its not just you. I lifted this from the "28 Northern Territorians in the AFL" thread -

Just to add, wouldn't it be amazing to see a state of origin with NT?

We could have a second division with NT, QLD, Tas and NSW, along with the first division of SA, WA and Vic.

I'd love to see this happen. So would most AFL players. So would a lot of the footy public. However the clubs (including the non-Victorian clubs) will ensure it won't happen, sadly.

 

[gostk86]

yes - Gilbert played for Southport in the year prior to being drafted. However, he grew up in Grafton, Northern NSW, and was recruited by Southport from his NSW home.

As an aside, Gilbert's grandfather was named as a NSW 'rugby league legend' last year.

he played league and union at tweed river high before going to southport

 

[Professor Knowall]

1 ) Is Malcolm Lynch still on the Western Bulldogs list?
2 ) He was drafted from St Ignatius Riverview.

1 ) He is
2 ) He was.

However, whilst he boarded for a year or two in Sydney, he still spent most of his formative years at his true home in the NT - he's another Tiwi Islander. Hence , he's named amongst the 28 NT AFL players -
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/teen-set-for-home-debut/2007/06/15/1181414549878.html