Recruiting James Hird Academy (Father/Son and Next Generation)

[Yoda_]

Perhaps you could post it then and I’ll stick your post so you can keep it up to date

The James Hird Academy website has updated the list with next two years eligible kids

Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club

The official AFL website of the Essendon Football Club

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[MPMonkeys]

If they are going to change it then I think they need a future date. If the come out and say that by season 2030 we will no longer have academy or F/S bidding then it gives sides a lead in time. The side effect that never gets spoken about is if the AFL keeps watering down F/S and Academies the the clubs are going to cut the time and spend that gets put in.

I reckon they will go pure draft from 2030 onwards - once Tasmania have had 2 years of draft concessions.

I can see the discount going completely next year and possibly some other measures being you can only match within 5-10 picks of your held pick.

 

[eDPS]

If they are going to change it then I think they need a future date. If the come out and say that by season 2030 we will no longer have academy or F/S bidding then it gives sides a lead in time. The side effect that never gets spoken about is if the AFL keeps watering down F/S and Academies the the clubs are going to cut the time and spend that gets put in.

2030 the Jacob Lloyd draft

 

[Yoda_]

2030 the Jacob Lloyd draft

won his grand final on the weekend and kicked 3 making him, one of the better players id assume.

 

[eDPS]

won his grand final on the weekend and kicked 3 making him, one of the better players id assume.

He played SSV football last year and was apparently a stand out in that aswell

 

[ant555]

2030 the Jacob Lloyd draft

Well we will just have to tank in 2029

 

[astrowizzle]

Well we will just have to tank in 2029

I don't think that will be a problem the mess we are in. Probably won't require tanking

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Thank goodness we're actually making some kind of a stand here. Feels like the tide might be turning


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1416119

 

[Yoda_]

Adam Sweid picked on a HFF in the Coates Talent League team of the year

 

[Yoda_]

Off broadway but 19 year old and still NGA eligible Khalil Kaakour DOMINATED for Hillside this year. 13 mentions in the bests to go with 12 goals from 22 games and the EDFL Div 1 Rising Star Award saw him finish 4th in the league medal.

Kid looks about 23

 

[Yoda_]

Jad Naim won an U18 Premier Division premiership with Johnathan Leeds as well.

 

[windyhill]

Still calling it "the james hird academy " shows me how they just can't cut the umbilical cord with that clown.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Still calling it "the james hird academy " shows me how they just can't cut the umbilical cord with that clown.

Gotta burn a ****ton of sage to get rid of his essence from the club

 

[Old Campaigner]

Just completely hotbox the hanger

 

[Lance Uppercut]

and sanity prevails. Thank god

No father-son draft lockout, but AFL set to tighten bidding rules

Clubs will still be able to match bids on father-son and Academy talent in 2026 and beyond but the League is make them pay up for the privilege

www.afl.com.au

 

[Petrify]

and sanity prevails. Thank god

No father-son draft lockout, but AFL set to tighten bidding rules

Clubs will still be able to match bids on father-son and Academy talent in 2026 and beyond but the League is make them pay up for the privilege

www.afl.com.au

This ****s us extremely hard on Bewick. We will need 2 top 10 picks to get him.

 

[jdstorm]

This ****s us extremely hard on Bewick. We will need 2 top 10 picks to get him.

Still better than not getting him.

Can’t get picks that the clubs who have them won’t trade

 

[dank420_]

This ****s us extremely hard on Bewick. We will need 2 top 10 picks to get him.

Not if we finish last

 

[Dons4days]

I read this as the good teams will have to pay more, the poor teams will pay less. So assuming we don't scream up the ladder in 2027, which I don't think will be an issue, then we'll be fine matching for Bewick.

I would say it's just likely that we end up using our first and some points from the next pick. That's a win in a draft that will be dominated by TAS.

 

[andleanback]

This ****s us extremely hard on Bewick. We will need 2 top 10 picks to get him.

Well we will already have 1 likely, won’t be hard to get another off tassy

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Well we will already have 1 likely, won’t be hard to get another off tassy

Shouldn't have delisted Menzie so quick

 

[ghostdog]

I read this as the good teams will have to pay more, the poor teams will pay less. So assuming we don't scream up the ladder in 2027, which I don't think will be an issue, then we'll be fine matching for Bewick.

I would say it's just likely that we end up using our first and some points from the next pick. That's a win in a draft that will be dominated by TAS.

Same, depending on what 'zone' of the ladder they finish on and how highly rated the kid is. A mid to top 8 team might need to produce two top ten picks, but a bottom 8 team might need only to produce a mid first rounder.

 

[jdstorm]

Not if we finish last

That’s exactly what will happen if we finish last as we will take a 2nd elite talent

 

[MPMonkeys]

This ****s us extremely hard on Bewick. We will need 2 top 10 picks to get him.

People need to cool their jets on Bewick.
Still two years away and that draft is already looking quite strong.

As an example, young Tom McGuane was talked up as a top ten pick 2 seasons ago yet now is likely to fall outside the top 50, if he is drafted at all.

 

[Zach Package]

Huss and Sweid both featured for the Bachar Houli

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Bachar Houli

Age

37

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.6

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

431.0

5star

D

22.8

5star

K

10.5

4star

HB

12.3

5star

M

6.5

5star

T

2.3

3star

MG

302.8

4star

D

14.0

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

foundation team against the Western Jets today and they absolutely smoked them by 20 goals, haven’t been able to locate any stats as yet.

Not sure how much to take from it, seemed like a bit of an exhibition game and I’m not sure the Jets were full strength.

 

[Yoda_]

Huss and Sweid both featured for the Bachar Houli foundation team against the Western Jets today and they absolutely smoked them by 20 goals, haven’t been able to locate any stats as yet.

Not sure how much to take from it, seemed like a bit of an exhibition game and I’m not sure the Jets were full strength.

As they should, both teams featured kids on both sides as young as 14. Adam in particular is a top 20 prospect in his draft year playing against borderline age relevant players, he should dominate.