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Game Day AFL U18 vs Richmond

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Aug 23, 2010
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Australia U18 squad

#NAMESTATE LEAGUE CLUBCOMMUNITY CLUB
1Thomas BurtonWestern JetsPoint Cook
2Beau AddinsallGold Coast Suns AcademyBurleigh
3Lachlan CarmichaelSydney Swans AcademyMosman
4Willem DuursmaGippsland PowerFoster
5Noah Hibbins-HargreavesDandenong StingraysMornington
6Josh LindsayGeelong FalconsNewtown & Chilwell
7Dylan PattersonGold Coast Suns AcademyPalm Beach Currumbin
8Ben RongditGeelong FalconsColac
9Zeke UwlandGold Coast Suns AcademyBurleigh
10Wesley WalleySubiacoWarwick Greenwood
20Daniel AnnableBrisbane Lions AcademyRedland-Victoria Point
21Harley BarkerSturtMt Barker
22Noah ChamberlainSydney Swans AcademyEast Sydney
23Samuel CummingNorth AdelaideWentworth District
24Louis EmmettOakleigh ChargersGlen Iris
25Koby EvansPerthFederals
26Oliver GreevesEastern RangesVermont
27Taj MurrayNorthern Territory Academy
North Adelaide
Nightcliff
28Riley OnleyMurray BushrangersShepparton United
29Fred RodriguezSouth FremantleFremantle City Dockers
30Dyson SharpCentral DistrictBarossa District
31Cody CurtinClaremontWest Coast
34Cooper Duff-TytlerCalder CannonsWoodend-Hesket
35Jasper HayTasmania DevilsClarence
36Liam HethertonMurray BushrangersNorth Albury
37Matthew LeRayCentral DistrictGolden Grove
38Archie LudowykeSandringham DragonsEast Sandringham
39Kalani WhiteGold Coast Suns AcademyBroadbeach


Richmond VFL squad

#NAME
16 Josh Smillie
21 Noah Balta
37 Liam Fawcett
39 Mate Colina
47 Oliver Hayes-Brown
50 Campbell Gray
52 Mohammed Yassine
54 Tom McCarthy
56 Lachlan Wilson
61 O'Neill Moncrieff
63 Nicholas Collier
65 Max Clohesy
66 Sam Flockart
67 Liam George
68 Sam Toner
71 Kai Daniels
72 Reuben Hanson
73 Tom Ferguson
74 Harry Scott
76 Sean Lai
77 Massimo Raso
79 Joshua Pollocks
80 Jhett Haeata
81 Sam Phillips
 

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Slightly better second term but still some very ordinary kicking by the Academy to date. Patterson the only one who really looks good atm. Lindsay not too bad, Burton finding it but some very bad kicking. Greeves gets to good positions and uses his big body well. Sharp quiet and seemingly going at about 30% but largely ignored when free. Needs to start caring and stop jogging around. Leray poor skills, Heatherton good marking bad kicking.

Lots of improvement hopefully for second half.
 
He's not even trying so wouldn't read toooooo much into it, but I would like to see him run more. We already know what he can do. He certainly could slide down to pick 5-6 with a quiet top end year.
You're not reading much into the fact that he's not trying?

I'm disappointed in a few that seem to be plodding around and not really attacking contests, Sharp included.
 

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I thought the selection of the afl academy squad late last year was pretty flawed.
Reckon there will be a lot of top 20 picks not in this squad
 
Little better finish this quarter, they've cleaned up their skills and started to run a bit more. Was hoping to see more of Duursma but like Sharp has for the most part been quiet. Enjoyed Greeves (Smillie clone), Addinsall and Patterson the most. Lindsay sweeping the ball well but he certainly likes to hog the footy a bit.
 
Why is this game even taking place? We need these guys testing themselves - or should I say - we need the state contenders pitting themselves against these, already very well known players at club level early in the season whern state squad positions are up for grabs.

So indulgent. I'm not even going to watch. Pointless.
 
Went down to the game today. The comments on skills are fair and accurate, plenty of poor disposals out there. I will say that it was quite gusty at ground level, and the ground is notorious for being affected by windy conditions.

I didn't come away with any standout performances from anyone from the academy. Here's a bit of a summary.

CDT kicked a ripping goal. He covered the ground really well. Probably lacked the impact aerially against mature rucks.

Greeves- If he kicked straight, he could have had 3 or 4 easily. He seemed to rush a lot of kicks. Disposal was a bit of a concern. His contest work was by far the best from the academy. Thought he was close to best on.

Annable- kicked a nice goal that got them going a bit. Again, I'm not sure what to think about his kicking. He had some shockers today on the run. He moves well, though.

Lindsay- Bit of a mess game. Seemed to go kick chasing. He played off half back and did a good job, although a lot of his disposal was across half back. It would have been nice to see him link up and deliver I50.

Patterson- Had some amazing wow moments but was often followed by either a shocking decision or really bad skill error.

Dyson Sharp- Not sure what to make of his performance. Had little to no impact on the game.

Duursma- played mostly deep back. The biggest concern I had with Jim was he looked scared. Genuinely looked like a guy who had gone into his shell because the moment was too big for him. Again not sure how much to read into it as he won't be playing key back at AFL level.

Archie Ludowyke- Moved well kicked 3 took some nice marks. Really attacked the marking contests. Very impressed.

Burton- Thought he had a nice game, got a bit of the ball generally used it well and won some nice contest across the backline.
 

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