Draft Profile Anthony Munkara

[cama30]

Hawks to take him at pick 39 after Ashcroft bid moves us forward of pick 40, unless Essendon trade all our later picks for 22 and protects Munkara going to the Hawks and getting enough points for Davey

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Hawks to take him at pick 39 after Ashcroft bid moves us forward of pick 40, unless Essendon trade all our later picks for 22 and protects Munkara going to the Hawks and getting enough points for Davey

The melts on our board if this happens lol.

 

[Giant Strides]

Isn't his surname spelt Munkara not Munkura?

 

[DERO]

The melts on our board if this happens lol.

Couple this with a bid coming before 22 for Davey and it would be quite hilarity.

 

[eth-dog]

It's Munkara if before 40

 

[Foxx]

I don't see a point to club academies if you only get access to fringe players, besides the father sons.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't see a point to club academies if you only get access to fringe players, besides the father sons.

The point is to help players develop from an indigenous or non-english speaking background.

 

[Foxx]

The point is to help players develop from an indigenous or non-english speaking background.

Yes, but aren't a lot of the players simply from non AFL areas? Eg in NSW and QLD.

 

[Nat Fyfe]

The point is to help players develop from an indigenous or non-english speaking background.

I think their point was more around CLUB academies as opposed to a general AFL-run academy. There's little incentive to invest any significant resources in NGA these days. Taking away access in the top 40 was a knee jerk reaction to Thomas, Quaynor and eventually JUH. If anything, clubs should have more right to NGA kids than they do to father sons.

Bit of a stitch up that Freo lost Motlop, Melbourne lost Andrew and now the Bombers may lose Munkara when the northern academies and father son still exist

 

[eth-dog]

Yes, but aren't a lot of the players simply from non AFL areas? Eg in NSW and QLD.

The northern academies work differently. They're able to access players from their areas respectively.

Next Generation academies for WA/SA/Vic/Tas (for Hawks and North)/NT (for us, GC and another couple of clubs) only get them for picks outside 40.

 

[Foxx]

The northern academies work differently. They're able to access players from their areas respectively.

Next Generation academies for WA/SA/Vic/Tas (for Hawks and North)/NT (for us, GC and another couple of clubs) only get them for picks outside 40.

Ok thanks for clearing that up.
I see this as a step backwards for the NGA academies. Clubs have lost some incentive.

 

[eth-dog]

I think their point was more around CLUB academies as opposed to a general AFL-run academy. There's little incentive to invest any significant resources in NGA these days. Taking away access in the top 40 was a knee jerk reaction to Thomas, Quaynor and eventually JUH. If anything, clubs should have more right to NGA kids than they do to father sons.

Bit of a stitch up that Freo lost Motlop, Melbourne lost Andrew and now the Bombers may lose Munkara when the northern academies and father son still exist

I think there's a way to balance it out.

Let clubs have one player inside the first round over 3/4 years and then anything else outside of the top 20 picks.

Ok thanks for clearing that up.
I see this as a step backwards for the NGA academies. Clubs have lost some incentive.

Club's by and large were lazy on this anyway.

 

[Rob R]

Ok thanks for clearing that up.
I see this as a step backwards for the NGA academies. Clubs have lost some incentive.

I think they should let clubs match after 1st rnd not pick 40 but they need to tighten the rules so that the kids of players can't be nominated just because the former player married someone from a different background ie. target people who might not play footy rather than as another way to work the system.

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[Foxx]

I think they should let clubs match after 1st rnd not pick 40 but they need to tighten the rules so that the kids of players can't be nominated just because the former player married someone from a different background ie. target people who might not play footy rather than as another way to work the system.

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Even not allowing 1st round matching is taking the incentive away from clubs to put resources in.
I think every club at some point will get a Ugle-Hagen. It would all even out.
The benefit to academies outweighs any perceived unfair advantage.

 

[Bananabender]

He will be taken before 40.

 

[Nat Fyfe]

I think there's a way to balance it out.

Let clubs have one player inside the first round over 3/4 years and then anything else outside of the top 20 picks.

Club's by and large were lazy on this anyway.

I'd also like to see the discount removed. If anything, a 20% premium should be applied on draft points given trading down tends to result in points surplus anyway

 

[11kgm]

I hope we manage to snag him even if we trade 22 for something next year and a 30 pick

 

[fishardansin]

He will be taken before 40.

I'm triggered.