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The club is pretty bullish about Jack Clayton's prospects (no relation to Josh). Left-footed HBF who has recently committed to a full pre-season instead of playing cricket.Who is in line for next year? besides Ballenden
Who is in line for next year? besides Ballenden
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/BrisbaneLions/Documents/2017 Academy Player Squad Lists.pdf
some notable names coming up in the next few years.
2017- Connor Ballenden, Jack Clayton, Bailey Lambert (Craig and Mel's son)
2018- Isaac William (Reuben's brother?)
Hasn't Reuben made comment of this as well?was speaking to someone whose big in the qld footy circles, he reckoned isaac willliam was much better than reuben, ie better prospect. make of it what you will given reuben was taken in the rookie draft
The academy squads are too big, they need to be smaller and more focussed on the absolute elite talent.
http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/BrisbaneLions/Documents/2017 Academy Player Squad Lists.pdf
some notable names coming up in the next few years.
2017- Connor Ballenden, Jack Clayton, Bailey Lambert (Craig and Mel's son)
2018- Isaac William (Reuben's brother?)
The academy squads are too big, they need to be smaller and more focussed on the absolute elite talent.
Really interested in seeing how Darcy Marsh and Keidean Coleman-Broome develop. Two of the most skilful QLD kids of recent years.From memory I think I was impressed with some of the work Reid Gordon did in the trial matches earlier in the year.
Wouldn't he only be eligible for Richmond via father-son? Craig played less than 100 games for the Bears/Lions and I'd imagine his son won't fulfill the required time you need to spend in a city to become academy eligible because they lived in Sydney for years.2017 - Bailey Lambert (Craig and Mel's son)
Wouldn't he only be eligible for Richmond via father-son? Craig played less than 100 games for the Bears/Lions and I'd imagine his son won't fulfill the required time you need to spend in a city to become academy eligible because they lived in Sydney for years.
Yes, pretty sure that is the case. From memory Craig played 90ish games for us.
Really interested in seeing how Darcy Marsh and Keidean Coleman-Broome develop. Two of the most skilful QLD kids of recent years.
he plays cricket down at my club, was playing 2nd to 3rd grade at a very young age, but dropped out this season to concentrate on AFL which is a good signI gather Clayton (not father/son) is rated pretty highly.
I gather Clayton (not father/son) is rated pretty highly.
He was in the AFL Academy this year and I was a bit disappointed early in what I saw of him. He played off the back flank mostly this year and did not get as much of it as I would have liked to see nor did use it particularly well. He did not have a great Champs.
I did get to see him play a couple of games at the end of the season though including one for the Lions reserves and I thought he had shown some really nice development from the earlier times I had seen him. He was getting more of it and there was more hurt factor on his disposals.
He seems like a professional kid and hopefully he can keep the upward curve going into next year.
He was not selected in the AFL Academy for next year so I don't think he is particularly highly rated but with that said if he continues to improve as he has I could see that changing.
According to the AFL website, Jack Clayton is in the 2017 AFL Academy.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-03/fatherson-prospects-headline-latest-afl-academy-squad
Born in NZ I believe. Comes from a rugby background.So is Ballenden a Kiwi?