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

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losty199

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Its the first round picks where system fails so why not make it that bids made in first round have to matched with first round picks and in cases like this years draft where swans already used that pick its get taken from next years first pick and points fall short than year after aswell unless team can trade for another first round pick to make up points instead stacking lots latter picks to make to make up points.
 
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Found some footage of him. Courtesy of himself!

Be nice he is probably reading all of this lol


Has a bit of zip.

Do you really think he is reading BF?
 
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Do you really think he is reading BF?
I think in particular with his unique surname that he might google himself and come across it, every chance IMO.

(If I was a decent academy prospect I am sure I would google my name lol)
 

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I think in particular with his unique surname that he might google himself and come across it, every chance IMO.

(If I was a decent academy prospect I am sure I would google my name lol)

You can bet they do. I mean nobodies like us google our own names. If I was a person who might be getting drafted into the AFL I would be googling my name all the time :p
 
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Found some footage of him. Courtesy of himself!

Be nice he is probably reading all of this lol


Has a bit of zip.

Also watching the video he seems to be great in traffic but he needs to work on his kicking a little bit.
 
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Did a bit of digging but couldn't find a comprehensive list of every player out of the Academy that we've drafted, does anyone know? Would be curious on the hits v misses.

Hits
Heeney
Mills
Sam Wicks

Decent
Naismith

To early to call
Blakey
Campbell
James Bell
Gulden
Sheather

Busts
Hiscox
Abe Davis
Jordan Foote
Daniel Robinson
Jack Brown
B.Jack
 
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Hits
Heeney
Mills
Sam Wicks

Decent
Naismith

To early to call
Blakey
Campbell
James Bell

Busts
Hiscox
Abe Davis
Jordan Foote
Daniel Robinson
Jack Brown
Luke Parker debut this week @ Carlton

Edit: Oops I meant Luke Park
 
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Hits
Heeney
Mills
Sam Wicks

Decent
Naismith

To early to call
Blakey
Campbell
James Bell

Busts
Hiscox
Abe Davis
Jordan Foote
Daniel Robinson
Jack Brown

Wow Gulden been forgotten already.
 
Hits
Heeney
Mills
Sam Wicks

Decent
Naismith

To early to call
Blakey
Campbell
James Bell

Busts
Hiscox
Abe Davis
Jordan Foote
Daniel Robinson
Jack Brown
B Jack was an acadamy pick too IIRC
 

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What sort of players are Sabolch and Kunigiskis?

Also side not I can only imagine how many times I am going to butcher the spelling of both names for the next 15 years if both are drafted.
Sabolch: Good in traffic, accelerates at the ball, good size, finds the ball, body use is good
That's what I think anyway

Would you consider him a bust :(?
Tough considering he's a cat B


Also VFL game is on the 16th of April and will feature many ex-academy players like thorne, geddes, watling etc...
 

Swannie79

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From what I think W.Sabolch & Mitchell Kunigiskis.

Few other speculative picks too but I'm no recruiter so idk. These are the kids who stood out to me.

Will be able to make a more coherent judgement post the championships

Might be worth keeping an eye on the kids from the 2022 crop selected to play up an age group in the u18 Futures V GWS in Wollongong last year and same 3 boys in u18 v GWS in Canberra. B King, C Webster, J Nicholls.
 
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