
RussellEbertHandball
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Well the AFL have agreed on a multicultural and indigenous academy for the other 14 teams they just have to announce when they will allow it. Once that happens and goes well they will expand it I guess.
A special pathway for kids of an ethnic background/migrants to make their way into the AFL system over and above default means?Excise my ignorence but what in the world is a multicultural academy supposed to mean?
Sudanese, Syrian, Cambodian, Indonesian, Lebanese, and other refugee type gets pushed thru and gets elite coaching.Excise my ignorence but what in the world is a multicultural academy supposed to mean?
Sudanese, Syrian, Cambodian, Indonesian, Lebanese, and other refugee type gets pushed thru and gets elite coaching.
We need Nigerian and west African genetics for pace and Sudanese and other Africans for height and leaping skills.
I take it there will be a criteria that says not born in this country or parents not born here.A special pathway for kids of an ethnic background/migrants to make their way into the AFL system over and above default means?
There's a billion Sudanese kids living around the corner and when they have a kick of their favoured roundball they already look as if they could play for the Joeys. This is yet another hearts and minds initiative by the AFL that doubles as a community service and all that goes with it etc.I take it there will be a criteria that says not born in this country or parents not born here.
That multicultural word does get overused.
From the same article:From the article Ford linked on page 4
The new academies, based upon the successful football factories in the northern markets first pioneered by the Sydney Swans, form a major part of Gillon McLachlan's master plan to restructure the game at grass roots and lower levels of the competition.
The AFL Commission was to be briefed on the multicultural academy plan this week with a view to a formal proposal in December. It is understood some $30 million could be made available to the 10 Victorian clubs to roll out the project by 2017 as a result of the Bill Kelty-chaired national review into the game.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ung-talent-20151027-gkk0vd.html#ixzz3saVcUehW
If Bill Kelty wants this and recommends it, then the AFL will get it up. Now the article doesnt say anything about funding for the WA and SA clubs but if we get $1mil for the multicultural arm because we already have the set up the indigenous arm, then we could really crank this up. The trouble is you dont know how long the $30 mil is for eg is for 4 or 5 years and how much is for building facilities, how much for development officers salaries and how much for other components of these academies.
That is the opposite of what we need to happen. Picking up SA aboriginal players at the expense of every Vic club having a formal alignment with a TAC Cup team.The AFL proposal could see all the Victorian clubs aligned to TAC teams within five years.
If the 14 non northern state teams all get equivalent academies in 5 years time then thats ok. Thats been our long term aim since working on the fully reunifed model with the indigineous academy being the first step. At the moment we have a 2 year lead in running a serious academy over the other 13 clubs. The AFL wasnt going to give us a heads start and thats why they talk about 5 years time with experience running the multi cultural and indigenous program first.From the same article:....
That is the opposite of what we need to happen. Picking up SA aboriginal players at the expense of every Vic club having a formal alignment with a Md 5wTAC Cup team.
He has signed a 6 year contract either with Speedo or Adidas. They dont do too many long term deals like that. That shows what they think of his abilities.Did enjoy Kyle Chalmers interview at 3/4 time "I've committed to swimming for the next 5 years, plenty of time for footy after that." What an absolute mountain of a kid he is.
Premiership gold medal double has a nice ring to it.He has signed a 6 year contract either with Speedo or Adidas. They dont do too many long term deals like that. That shows what they think of his abilities.
Cat B rookie!!Did enjoy Kyle Chalmers interview at 3/4 time "I've committed to swimming for the next 5 years, plenty of time for footy after that." What an absolute mountain of a kid he is.
After the 2024 Olympics and he has won 3 to 6 gold medals.Cat B rookie!!
I look forward to seeing what the young Daicos can deliver, there will be big expectations from Collingwood fans.Looks like the bidding system will be getting a good work out this year compared to the first year in 2015.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-31/adelaide-nominates-ben-jarman-as-potential-fatherson-recruit
Full list of 2016 father-son and academy nominations
Adelaide
Ben Jarman (son of Darren, 121 games for Adelaide)
Brisbane Lions
Jacob Allison (Aspley Hornets)
Nate Dennis (University of Qld)
William Fletcher (Sherwood)
Jack Rolls (Morningside)
Declan Watson (Aspley Hornets)
Collingwood
Callum Brown (son of Gavin, 254 games for Collngwood)
Josh Daicos (son of Peter, 250 games for Collingwood)
Geelong
Sam Simpson (son of Sean, 114 games for Geelong)
Gold Coast
Jack Bowes (Surfers Paradise)
Daniel Charlesworth (Surfers Paradise)
Jesse Esam (Broadbeach)
Nicholas Kempe (Mackay Eastern Swans)
Curtis Marsden (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Brad Scheer (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Max Spencer (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Shawn Watson (Cairns Saints)
Josh Williams (Hermit Park).
Greater Western Sydney
Isaac Cumming (North Broken Hill)
Sam Fisher (Canberra Demons)
Ryan Garthwaite (Lavington Panthers)
Harrison Macreadie (Henty)
Kobe Mutch (Mildura)
Harry Perryman (Collingullie)
William Setterfield (Albury)
Zach Sproule (Albury)
Lachlan Tiziani (Albury)
Sydney Swans
Darcy Baron-Hay (North Shore Bombers)
Jake Brown (St George Dragons)
Ryan Hebron (North Shore Bombers)
Callum McFadden (South Coast Thunder)
Ned Reinhard (UNSW Bulldogs)
Matthew Wilson (North Sydney)
West Coast
Jake Waterman (son of Chris, 177 games for West Coast)
Gavin Brown's son Callum is the spitting image of his old man, and I reckon he will be under almost as big expectations.I look forward to seeing what the young Daicos can deliver, there will be big expectations from Collingwood fans.
Maybe the media should badger these players into dropping one half of their surnames as they did with Jasper.Look forward to the commentators getting confused when Darcy Baron-Hay and Darcy Byrne-Jones play in the same match.
Was Jasper badgered?Maybe the media should badger these players into dropping one half of their surnames as they did with Jasper.
I can imagine BT saying something along the lines of "Just call 1800-DBH!"Look forward to the commentators getting confused when Darcy Baron-Hay and Darcy Byrne-Jones play in the same match.