2nds Official Swans Academy Thread (Player News and Discussion)

[Heeney2Franklin]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-clubs-academies/story-fni5f22n-1227236081503

 

[S120]

Good on him for actually broadening the discussion to include an element that is essential but has been almost completely hashed over (participation and the multiplier effect of that participation).

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Interesting article from CEO Paul Marsh on academies with any luck this bidding process may get turned down.

AFL.com

 

[Millky95]

Interesting article from CEO Paul Marsh on academies with any luck this bidding process may get turned down.

AFL.com

"However, opposition clubs outside NSW and Queensland argue that the existing system gives the Swans, Giants, Lions and Swans too big an advantage in being able to secure elite talent below market value under the existing system."

They must think we have 2 to get Mills and Dunkley

 

[FreeAgent1]

Interesting article from CEO Paul Marsh on academies with any luck this bidding process may get turned down.

AFL.com

I went to afl.com couldnt find the article, link>?

My bad, found it http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-02-25/academy-growth-vital-aflpa

 

[Punts]

Cal Twomey pumped up Mills big time on class of 2015 on Afl.com

 

[RUNVS]

Cal Twomey pumped up Mills big time on class of 2015 on Afl.com

Could you provide a link?

 

[Punts]

Could you provide a link?

sorry mate , just go to afl.com

 

[Membling]

http://m.afl.com.au/video/2015-03-06/draft-class-of-2015

 

[Membling]

Isn't all that interesting. Just saying Mills would be no. 1

 

[RUNVS]

The U18 Swans academy played the U18 Lions academy on Friday in Coffs Habour

U18 Sydney Swans Academy
13.3.81
defeated
Brisbane Lions Academy
3.8.26

Swans Goals
Sanderson 4, Maldigri 2, Behagg 1, Mapleson 1, Brown 1, Rymer 1, Maze 1, S Wilson 1, Sierakowski 1.

Best Players
Coenen, Cooper, Sanderson, Reinhard, Wright, Maldigri, Hebron.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/QBE-Sydney-Swans-Academy/224641394231232

 

[Membling]

Anyone have any more info (wishful thinking)

 

[RUNVS]

Anyone have any more info (wishful thinking)

Like who Sanderson and Coeren and Cooper are?

Also the academy kicked 13.3. Longmire needs to organise these guys to come to Swans training and teach our players how to kick for goal.

 

[Membling]

Like who Sanderson and Coeren and Cooper are?

Hell, anyone who shows promise. KPP are good too

 

[RUNVS]

NSW and Queensland the key to talent growth says AFL-AIS coach Brenton Sanderson
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...renton-sanderson/story-fni5f22o-1227260457581

BRENTON Sanderson says Victorian clubs have nothing to fear from the Swans and other northern state academies and they should look at the nurseries as a source of talent.

In Sydney in his new role as coach of the AIS-AFL squad Sanderson declared talent like academy stars Isaac Heeney and Callan Mills were only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to young athletes in NSW and all the clubs will benefit.

“We’re only scratching the surface,” Sanderson said.

“For every Callum Mills who comes from the Northern Beaches there’s another five or six Callum Mills who we still haven’t tapped into.

“We still haven’t got enough eyes and enough resources to make this truly national but we are getting there. We’ve got such a long way to go we’ve got such a big catchment of talent here in NSW and Queensland.”

The former Adelaide Crows coach caught up with Mills on a visit to Sydney this week. The teenager is expected to be drafted by the Swans later this year but under the proposed bidding system for academy players (and father-son picks) Sydney will be unlikely to able to draft three players like they did last year with Heeney, Jack Hiscox and Abe Davis.

Sanderson cited the examples of Giants academy players Dougal Howard (Wagga Tigers) and Logan Austin (Belconnen) who were drafted by Port Adelaide with picks 56 and 68 respectively.

“They (northern clubs) can’t keep them all,” Sanderson.

“We’ve overlooked one of the real success stories of last year and that was the fact two players from the GWS Academy who are now playing for Port Adelaide.

“I was naive before I got this role (AIS coach). I assumed if you were in the Swans academy you played for the Swans but it’s not the case at all. There are going to be players from the Swans, Giants, Suns and Lions academies who will end up playing for other AFL clubs.

“The reality is you could see a player spend four years at the Swans or Giants Academy and end up at Port Adelaide for example. It’s great for the industry and it’s great for the talent pool that players (Like Isaac Heeney) could have played another sport and are playing AFL. What the academies are doing is widening the talent pool.”

Sanderson predicted the continued success of the academies will increase the number of players drafted into the AFL in NSW which is disproportionately low. NSW and Queensland make up 52 per cent of Australia’s population but have produced less than 10 per cent of the AFL’s players.

“We should aim for 15 per cent from these states,” Sanderson said.

“Last year the number of NSW boys in the AFL draft rose to nine per cent but could that rise to 15 per cent where on draft night we have that many boys coming from this part of the world.

“It’s attainable. With these academies we’re exposing some of the state’s best talent to AFL. It’s reachable.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...renton-sanderson/story-fni5f22o-1227260457581

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Harley speaks so well interviewed on the academy agenda on Swans.com

 

[McRobie]

Isn't all that interesting. Just saying Mills would be no. 1

Hugh Goddard was touted as no 1 around this time last year.....

 

[Membling]

Hugh Goddard was touted as no 1 around this time last year.....

Hope interest wains as much in Mills as it did Goddard then

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Hope interest wains as much in Mills as it did Goddard then

lol it wont.

 

[Membling]

lol it wont.

Oh I know. More so hope that Eddie will STFU

 

[Number37]

Hope interest wains as much in Mills as it did Goddard then

No chance of him going #1 because we won't finish last.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Sydney is placed to gain the services Josh Dunkley, the son of Sydney 200-gamer Andrew, after having made his presence felt as a bottom-ager for the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. The strong-bodied teenager is recognised widely as a first-round pick, particularly after his strong showing for Vic Country during last year’s under 18 championships.

The Swans will also have exclusive access to Jesse Maxfield, son of former captain and 200-gamer Stuart Maxfield.

http://boundforglorynews.com/afl-bloodlines-father-sons/

 

[Swansujelly]

Sydney is placed to gain the services Josh Dunkley, the son of Sydney 200-gamer Andrew, after having made his presence felt as a bottom-ager for the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. The strong-bodied teenager is recognised widely as a first-round pick, particularly after his strong showing for Vic Country during last year’s under 18 championships.

The Swans will also have exclusive access to Jesse Maxfield, son of former captain and 200-gamer Stuart Maxfield.

http://boundforglorynews.com/afl-bloodlines-father-sons/

 

[RUNVS]

Sydney is placed to gain the services Josh Dunkley, the son of Sydney 200-gamer Andrew, after having made his presence felt as a bottom-ager for the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. The strong-bodied teenager is recognised widely as a first-round pick, particularly after his strong showing for Vic Country during last year’s under 18 championships.

The Swans will also have exclusive access to Jesse Maxfield, son of former captain and 200-gamer Stuart Maxfield.

http://boundforglorynews.com/afl-bloodlines-father-sons/

Um and how do we afford Mills, Dunkley and Maxfield? Unless of course Maxfield is not rated as a particularly high pick. Then we could get him.

Just read and Maxfield is not eligible this year. Does anyone know anything about him? The good thing is because he lives in NSW we can get him under the academy selection which will potentially make him cheaper.

 

[Wayne Swan]

Um and how do we afford Mills, Dunkley and Maxfield? Unless of course Maxfield is not rated as a particularly high pick. Then we could get him.

Just read and Maxfield is not eligible this year. Does anyone know anything about him? The good thing is because he lives in NSW we can get him under the academy selection which will potentially make him cheaper.

Think he lives with his mother in Melbourne.