List Mgmt. NGA, Father son watch

[FR0GGY]

This whole mystery player thing has been quite the tease. Staring to think there is a bit of troll about it.

The poster plugger should be known from now on as tugger

 

[Mutineer]

So what exactly do we do with our NGA’s?
Do we train them?
Are they at the club?

Lindsay Thomas heads up the Crows NGA program

The specific coaching and management team for the Crows Academies includes:Chris Trapp (Boys Academies Coach): Appointed in late 2025, Trapp guides the male Crows NGA, Second Generation (Father-Son), and "Be a Pro" programs, whilst acting as the primary link between the SANFL and AFL club talent pathways.Lindsay Thomas (Indigenous Pathways Coach): The former North Melbourne and Port Adelaide star oversees First Nations talent identification, mentoring, and player progression.Courtney Cramey (Girls NGA Academies Coach): A two-time AFLW premiership player for the Crows, she heads the female academy program alongside her AFLW assistant coaching duties.Jarrod Meers (SANFL & Academies Manager): Long-time manager Jarrod Meers oversees the administrative and operational direction of all Crows Academies and talent pathways.The academy operates in close alignment with Crows coaching staff and is supported by four aligned SANFL clubs: Central District, Glenelg, North Adelaide, and Sturt.

Crows announce new Academies coach

The highly-respected talent mentor began in the new role this month

www.afc.com.au

 

[FR0GGY]

Lindsay Thomas heads up the Crows NGA program

Crows announce new Academies coach

The highly-respected talent mentor began in the new role this month

www.afc.com.au

Do you know what sort of contact time they have?

 

[Mutineer]

Do you know what sort of contact time they have?

Not specifically No.

 

[plugger59]

This whole mystery player thing has been quite the tease. Staring to think there is a bit of troll about it.

No trolling. Genuine intel.
But the longer this takes the more concerning it is for us (and the Crows). The Crows and Family believe they have a strong case.
I'm sure no club has made an 'absolute promise' to draft him but the family and manager are constantly meeting clubs, including one senior coach who flew over for the morning to meet them himself (not Clarko) several weeks ago. Has had numerous follow up meets with clubs in the last week.

 

[Peter Doherty]

I stand by Plugger

 

[FR0GGY]

I stand by Plugger

 

[1990crow]

No trolling. Genuine intel.
But the longer this takes the more concerning it is for us (and the Crows). The Crows and Family believe they have a strong case.
I'm sure no club has made an 'absolute promise' to draft him but the family and manager are constantly meeting clubs, including one senior coach who flew over for the morning to meet them himself (not Clarko) several weeks ago. Has had numerous follow up meets with clubs in the last week.

Are they actually considered a top 50 draftee?

 

[Mutineer]

No trolling. Genuine intel.
But the longer this takes the more concerning it is for us (and the Crows). The Crows and Family believe they have a strong case.
I'm sure no club has made an 'absolute promise' to draft him but the family and manager are constantly meeting clubs, including one senior coach who flew over for the morning to meet them himself (not Clarko) several weeks ago. Has had numerous follow up meets with clubs in the last week.

So why all the secrecy if numerous other clubs are supposedly showing interest.

Nationals are only a fortnight away now, is this player in the SA squad for the Nationals?

You use the word numerous in regards to clubs interest so surely this player has to be reasonably high profile.

 

[DJ75]

No trolling. Genuine intel.
But the longer this takes the more concerning it is for us (and the Crows). The Crows and Family believe they have a strong case.
I'm sure no club has made an 'absolute promise' to draft him but the family and manager are constantly meeting clubs, including one senior coach who flew over for the morning to meet them himself (not Clarko) several weeks ago. Has had numerous follow up meets with clubs in the last week.

I'm confused as to why a senior coach would fly over to meet the guy. Seems very unusual - unless it is a situation where the player may be eligible for multiple clubs?

 

[plugger59]

So why all the secrecy if numerous other clubs are supposedly showing interest.

Nationals are only a fortnight away now, is this player in the SA squad for the Nationals?

You use the word numerous in regards to clubs interest so surely this player has to be reasonably high profile.

Because it is not my story. I am not going to say his name. If people work it out in the next 'fortnight' or so, then so be it. He has met all 18 clubs at least once. His name has only been mentioned by one poster on here. There has been some incorrect info on his bio which has been repeated on several podcasts which might be off putting to most of us not familiar with him (absolutely not character related - he is a fine upstanding young man). The clubs know otherwise, hence their significant interest.

 

[Mutineer]

Because it is not my story. I am not going to say his name. If people work it out in the next 'fortnight' or so, then so be it. He has met all 18 clubs at least once. His name has only been mentioned by one poster on here. There has been some incorrect info on his bio which has been repeated on several podcasts which might be off putting to most of us not familiar with him (absolutely not character related - he is a fine upstanding young man). The clubs know otherwise, hence their significant interest.

Well if all 18 clubs have big interest I really don't get why it's such a big secret, sounds like he's a draft certainty if the info you have supplied is right. The Cochrane's or Port never made a secret of their desire for Dougie to be a Port draftee, in fact going public probably had a big bearing on the AFL approving it. So I just don't get why this draftee is cloaked in secrecy.

 

[ABAB]

Either way, we can't get him cheap anyway if he is top 10.

 

[BRL121]

Because it is not my story. I am not going to say his name. If people work it out in the next 'fortnight' or so, then so be it. He has met all 18 clubs at least once. His name has only been mentioned by one poster on here. There has been some incorrect info on his bio which has been repeated on several podcasts which might be off putting to most of us not familiar with him (absolutely not character related - he is a fine upstanding young man). The clubs know otherwise, hence their significant interest.

Regardless of the name, I think most of us are confused as to the nature of the mechanism that the player/club are trying to have approved. Can you confirm, or not, whether it is another Cochrane-type suddenly discovered indigenous background case?

 

[jbanger]

Regardless of the name, I think most of us are confused as to the nature of the mechanism that the player/club are trying to have approved. Can you confirm, or not, whether it is another Cochrane-type suddenly discovered indigenous background case?

Asked the same thing a week or so ago

 

[cleanhands]

The poster plugger should be known from now on as tugger

 

[BRL121]

Asked the same thing a week or so ago

What else could it be?

 

[Concussion test]

Have been forwarded this picture of the mystery father son
The hold up is AFL crosschecking DNA for some strange reason

 

[1990crow]

Reckon it's Archie Van Dyke. Mentioned once in response to Plugger.

 

[ams4crows]

Reckon it's Archie Van Dyke. Mentioned once in response to Plugger.

But he's a South Adelaide lad and if he did discover indigenous roots would be a part of Port's NGA wouldn't he?

Crows have North Centrals Sturt and Glenelg.

They have to be from one of those SANFL clubs right or junior club in those SANFL club zones? Port Noarlunga is firmly in South's zone

 

[GreyCrow]

Regardless of the name, I think most of us are confused as to the nature of the mechanism that the player/club are trying to have approved. Can you confirm, or not, whether it is another Cochrane-type suddenly discovered indigenous background case?

Im sensing a dalliance which has now come to light

 

[1990crow]

But he's a South Adelaide lad and if he did discover indigenous roots would be a part of Port's NGA wouldn't he?

Crows have North Centrals Sturt and Glenelg.

They have to be from one of those SANFL clubs right or junior club in those SANFL club zones? Port Noarlunga is firmly in South's zone

Maybe he lives in our zone similar to Cochrane

 

[Mutineer]

But he's a South Adelaide lad and if he did discover indigenous roots would be a part of Port's NGA wouldn't he?

Crows have North Centrals Sturt and Glenelg.

They have to be from one of those SANFL clubs right or junior club in those SANFL club zones? Port Noarlunga is firmly in South's zone

i.e. South Adrlaide's Benny Barrett (Papua/New Guinean heritage), Zemes Pilot (Indigenous/African/American heritage).
Archie Van Dyk (190 cm ball magnet midfielder with an all round game)was a genuine top 10 prospect coming into this season before his back issues came to the fore. I had him as the number 1 SA prospect coming into the season.

 

[BRL121]

Im sensing a dalliance which has now come to light

Why would that require any approval from the AFL? DNA would show all.

 

[GreyCrow]

Why would that require any approval from the AFL? DNA would show all.

Because its not a factor/rule

This or any claim would still require a change in the rules and a way forward on how to handle it