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RUNVS said:
The more players from academies playing for non academy teams the less those non academy teams will complain, or at least their arguements against the academies will be more hollow.
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No need to tell us, we don't mind sharing, your hoarding cross town rivals are a different story thou:P
 
jacob allison getting some great early write ups on the phantom drafts board.:thumbsu:
one has him as comparable to jared brennan and nathan fyfe for game style. go in the fyfe direction jacob please, with a better kick for goal.
 
interesting to see that the AFL have made a change and have included an allies team in the national u18 championships now. Id imagine its so the other clubs can get a better handle on where academy players sit when playing the div 1 teams. Div 2 championships will be played in may now and then a team selected from there. Wonder how it will be selected. Academy members of the state sides automatic picks?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-...lies-in-newlook-nab-afl-under18-championships

SYDNEY Swans premiership player Tadhg Kennelly has been named coach of the Allies for this year's revamped NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

The Allies will be formed by players from NSW/ACT, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and will take on the division one teams during the June and July carnival.

Kennelly, NAB AFL Academy coach Brenton Sanderson and the AFL's talent football manager Michael Ablett will select the Allies squad after the division two championships in May.
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Not sure what I think about this just yet. Players in the Div 2 who don't make the Allies will have their rep footy over by May. If you make the Allies, you effectively get a double shot at showcasing your talent against similar aged players. If you don't make the Allies, getting drafted becomes a whole lot harder as we don't really have the equivalent of a TAC Cup for late developing players to showcase their talent.

However, I can definitely see a lot of benefits in the concept of having the most talented footballers play in the same comp. Right now, it is a challenge to work out which Div 2 players are simply big fish in small ponds and which have the talent to compete against the best. This will help solve that problem.
 

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And given the Syd/Melb bias of the coaching/selection panel, may make it more difficult for fringe (non-Academy) Qld/Tas/NT players to get noticed.
 
POBT said:
Not sure what I think about this just yet. Players in the Div 2 who don't make the Allies will have their rep footy over by May. If you make the Allies, you effectively get a double shot at showcasing your talent against similar aged players. If you don't make the Allies, getting drafted becomes a whole lot harder as we don't really have the equivalent of a TAC Cup for late developing players to showcase their talent.

However, I can definitely see a lot of benefits in the concept of having the most talented footballers play in the same comp. Right now, it is a challenge to work out which Div 2 players are simply big fish in small ponds and which have the talent to compete against the best. This will help solve that problem.
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Yeah, has a downside, but i think for the moment it is the best way going forward. The academies are producing some talent, and the majority of these players that will get drafted will make that Allies team. AS you mentioned, will only be perhaps some late bloomers who won't get that chance, but in a way that is good. Means some potential bargins for academies come draft time as these players have slipped under the radar.
 
Anyone not chosen in the allies team won't have another game for QLD for the rest of the season as their scheduled TAC cup games (2) happen before the div 2 championships. Hopefully a few of them can get games in the NEAFL. We should have reasonable topup availability from the Academy for the reserves in the second half of the season which will be handy both for them and us.
 
Fatcat08 said:
Anyone not chosen in the allies team won't have another game for QLD for the rest of the season as their scheduled TAC cup games (2) happen before the div 2 championships. Hopefully a few of them can get games in the NEAFL. We should have reasonable topup availability from the Academy for the reserves in the second half of the season which will be handy both for them and us.
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That would be the bonus i guess. These guys probably end up spending more time at the club, playing for the ressies or NEAFL. That in a way is good as it does help to keep that competition strong as well.

Until QLD starts producing more quality talent than it can fit into 1 Allies team, i don't think it will matter too much. But also once that happens they might look at increasing Allies or QLD involvement in the TAC cup as well.
 
It is worth bearing in mind that it is not just one game for the Allies. There will be a squad and they will rotate through the team so there will be a fair bit of room to give different guys a chance.
 
There might be the odd exception, and occasional victims of poor selection but, as I see it, if you can't make a squad of the best 25 boys selected from the "minnow" states your chances of being drafted are/were pretty slim anyway.

You'd also think that club recruiters would be making it pretty clear to Sanderson and Ablett which guys they want to see in the Allies side.

I think it's a great idea, and a great opportunity for the best Queenslanders, hopefully most of the Allies games will be televised.
 
Hunt Appointed Head Coach Of Lions Academy

The Brisbane Lions are pleased to announce the appointment of Josh Hunt as the new Head Coach of the Hyundai Help For Kids Lions Academy.

The Academy, founded in late 2009, runs talent identification programs throughout the state to uncover and train the best young Queensland AFL talent.

Hunt is two-time premiership player, playing 198 games with Geelong. He ended his career with a one year playing stint at Greater Western Sydney in 2014.
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a mayes ing said:
Really think that we should have kept whoever was running the Academy last year in the job. I know we put him on the seniors coaching panel, but the Academy development coach is crucial to our success and he was doing a great job. Really hope Hunt is good at the job.
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Sometimes you have to reward people for doing a good job or you run the risk of losing them all together. On top of that promoting people such as Borlace who consistently do a good job over a number of years motivates others to do a good job. Great decision imo to upgrade Borlace to the senior coaching group.
 
Hunt is highly rated when it comes to this stuff. Apparently a great bloke and loves teaching young players so this seems like a good signing. Someone posted earlier that he was seen in Lions gear walking around in public? I wonder if this is related somehow?
 

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xplo said:
Not sure what else Chol did but this goal showed nice skills. http://www.snappytv.com/tc/1412690/609075
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Was really busy early then faded then cropped up late with that goal.

Very nice of Richmond to develop him for us and get him away from some scaly mates for a while. More go home factor that 15 Patty Karnezises.
 
Wagner hasn't done much today, but one great moment with a fantastic assist to Brent Harvey.

I don't think he'll get much if any senior game time in 2016.
 
Interesting blurbs from: http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2016-afldraft-scouting-guide.1123720/



Jack Rolls
Height: 188cm, Weight, 76kg, DOB: 26/1/1998
Recruited From: Morningside/Brisbane Lions Academy
Position: Midfielder/Forward

With terrific composure, decision making and a well-rounded skill set, Jack Rolls poses as yet another high quality product from the Brisbane Lions Academy that’ll graduate to the Lions’ senior list in 2016. The high-production, goal-kicking midfielder runs a 15+ beep test and finds the footy relatively easily with his big frame. Rolls wins the football, breaks away and attacks inside 50 where he’s able to salute from long range on the run, or hit-up a leading target. Nicknamed ‘Royce’ for good measure, Rolls is top-shelf, but has just the right amount of grit and hardness to ensure draft fans that you’ll never die wondering what he’ll will do next.

Jacob Allison
Height: 193kg, Weight: 73kg, DOB: 16/4/1998
Recruited From: Aspley Hornets/Brisbane Lions Academy
Position: Tall Utility

Made headlines with strong form during the National Championships last year for Queensland, averaging 18 disposals and an All Australia jumper, Jacob Allison is a class act with a marking, running, and attacking game that gives him a serious point of difference, particularly given he’s at the height of a key forward. The Level 1 and 2 Academy member matched it with the TAC Cup’s best, showing off his penetrating kicking game that breaks zones and hits targets, whilst his willingness to run hard to collect a handball receive and play on, pushing the ball deep inside 50 always gave his leading forwards first opportunity. A serious player, who in the open market is a top-five pick. Lions are getting their hands on an absolute prodigy.
 

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