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

[SwansProudly]

Holly Cooper is doing well.

Agility

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Result (sec)
Mylee Leitch	WA	East Fremantle	Mundijong Centrals	8.321
Mikayla Williamson	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Pines	8.328
Holly Cooper	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Manly Warringah	8.491

Standing vertical jump

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Result (cm)
Amy Gaylor	VIC M	Calder Cannons	Strathmore	62
Tamara Henry	VIC M	Western Jets	Darley	60
Amber Schutte	VIC C	Gippsland Power	Traralgon	60
Mikayla Williamson	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Pines	59
Alissa Brook	SA	South Adelaide	Victor Harbor	58
Holly Cooper	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Manly Warringah	58

Running vertical jump

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Result (cm)
Amy Gaylor	VIC M	Calder Cannons	Strathmore	74
Shineah Goody	SA	Woodville-West Torrens	Henley	74
Tshinta Kendall	QLD		Bond University	73
Alissa Brook	SA	South Adelaide	Victor Harbor	72
Cleo Buttifant	NSW/ACT	GWS Giants Academy	Ainslie/Turvey Park	72
Holly Cooper	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Manly Warringah	70

Time trial record smashed at Draft Combine

Mikayla Williamson has put her name forward for the 2023 AFLW Draft after an impressive Combine in Melbourne

www.afl.com.au

 

[Looper]

Killed it!

Cooper crushes Combine to be top ranked athlete

Holly Cooper topped the nation at the AFLW Draft Combine, with an 0.95 physical performance rating from the indoor tests.

central.rookieme.com

 

[SwansProudly]

Cooper stands out at AFLW Draft Combine

AFLW draft prospect Holly Copper featured in the top 10 athletes for benchmarking last month.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[SwansProudly]

One of two NSW girls and the only Swans Academy girl selected for 2024 AFL National Academy squad

Emma

Juneja

NSW/ACT

Sydney Swans Academy

East Sydney

2024 AFL National Academy squads announced

The 2024 AFL National Academy squads have been announced, featuring many of the country’s most promising footballers eligible for the 2024 AFL and AFLW Drafts

www.afl.com.au

 

[Callipygian]

Cooper stands out at AFLW Draft Combine

AFLW draft prospect Holly Copper featured in the top 10 athletes for benchmarking last month.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Now we have pre-listed Holly and she is a Swan. Welcome Holly!

Cooper lands on Swans list

Exciting young QBE Sydney Swans Academy talent, Holly Cooper has earned a place on the Swans 2024 AFLW list on the final day of the 2023 Expansion U18 Talent Pathway Pre-Signing Period.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Ticky009]

For those interested in upcoming events etc in regards to Northern Academies overall you can check out the following thread.

Academy - 2024 Northern Academies (Girls)

As always, an interesting year watching the matches and seeing potentials for Draft current and future. Academy programs from New South Wales (GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans), Queensland (Gold Coast SUNS and Brisbane Lions) and Northern Territory (NT State Academy) will continue to compete for...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Adnico26Parker]

From last weekend’s combined Swans Academy preseason testing

 

[Adnico26Parker]

The 2024 Coates League fixture has been announced:

2024 Coates Talent League fixtures released

See the fixtures for the 2024 Coates Talent League seasons

www.afl.com.au

Swans Academy Girls are playing 4 games:

Round 3 vs Gippsland Power (A)
Round 4 vs Eastern Ranges (A)
Round 5 vs Tassie Devils (H)
Round 8 vs Dandenong Stingrays (A)

Full fixture: Home and Away competition fixtures | PlayHQ

 

[Callipygian]

From last weekend’s combined Swans Academy preseason testing

That kid looks like Errol! I know Errol has an older brother and a younger sister - but I haven't heard anything about a younger brother. Probably just coincidence and a similar hairstyle.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

ON TODAY
AFL Sydney Female Under 22’s vs. Swans Academy Female Under 19’s

Venue: Blacktown International Sports Park, Oval 1

Entry: Free – come down and support our AFL Sydney teams!

Start time: 11:00am

Format: 4 * 18-minute quarters (no time on)

Numbers: 18 players on the field, 5 players on the bench (23 players)

Live Stream: AFL Sydney Facebook Page from 10:55am

EDIT
Team line ups here: AFL Sydney Women's Under 22’s v Swans Academy U19 Women, 2024, R1 - Game Centre | PlayHQ

 

[Callipygian]

And we went down by 13 points. You can see the score by using the link Adnico26Parker posted above: AFL Sydney Women's Under 22’s v Swans Academy U19 Women, 2024, R1 - Game Centre | PlayHQ.

 

[Ticky009]

Full Match Replay AFL U22 vs Swans Academy U18

 

[Adnico26Parker]

ON TOMORROW

Swans Academy Under 19 Women vs. AFL Canberra Women's Under 22

Venue: Blacktown International Sports Park, Oval 1

Start time: 12:00pm

Teams: Swans Academy U19 Women v AFL Canberra Women's Under 22’s, 2024, R2 - Game Centre | PlayHQ

Live Stream:

 

[Ticky009]

Swans 57-1 at three quarter time. Suffice to say we have this one well in hand.

 

[Ticky009]

Very noticeable that we're much more physical than Canberra team. Always using the body in play.

 

[Ticky009]

Canberra can't buy themselves a goal for love nor money.

 

[Ticky009]

Well that was a destruction second to none:

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Next week:

Sunday, March 17

Under 16: Swans Academy v Giants Academy – Female @ 11:00am

Swans Academy v Giants Academy – Female @ 1:00pm

Blacktown International Sports Park, Sydney

 

[Ticky009]

Not sure what time this one is other than its scheduled for 16th March

 

[Adnico26Parker]

THIS SUNDAY

GAME 1

Swans Academy Female Under 16’s vs. Giants Academy Female Under 16’s

Venue: Blacktown International Sports Park, Oval 1

Start time: 11am

Teams: QBE Sydney Swans Academy (list) v GIANTS Academy (list)

Live Stream:




GAME 2

Swans Academy Women Under 19’s vs. Giants Academy Women Under 19’s

Venue: Blacktown International Sports Park, Oval 1

Start time: 1pm

Teams: Swans Academy U19 Women v GIANTS Academy U19 Women, 2024, R3 - Game Centre | PlayHQ

QBE Sydney Swans Academy (list) v GIANTS Academy (list)

Live Stream:




NB. Main landing page for all SportsCast livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@SportscastAustralia/streams

 

[Arwib]

Well that was a destruction second to none:
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I'm surprised this went so differently to the game vs AFL Sydney, those two women's leagues used to be reasonably evenly matched. Probably suggests good development now underway in the much larger Sydney population.

 

[Ticky009]

U19 girls reminds me a lot of watching giraffe's play. They're all legs!!

 

[Aardvark]

Solid wins by both teams. The skills have improved immensely. Both games were good to watch.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule has been released

2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls

Teams:
Pool A: Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro, Western Australia
Pool B: GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy, Tasmania

DATE

HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

LOCATION

TIME

Fri, April 12

Sydney Swans Academy

Northern Territory

Blacktown Int. Sportspark

6:00pm

Mon, April 15

Sydney Swans Academy

Tasmania

Blacktown Int. Sportspark

11:15am

2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls

DATE

HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

LOCATION

TIME

Sat, June 29

Allies

Victoria Metro

NSW

11:00am

Sat, July 13

Queensland

Allies

QLD

10:30am

Thu, July 18

South Australia

Allies

SA

11:00am

2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule announced

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule has been released

www.afl.com.au

2024 AFL National Championships dates set

The AFL has today announced the schedules for this year's Under 16 and Under 18 boys and girls National Championships.

central.rookieme.com

 

[Callipygian]

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule has been released

2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls

Teams:
Pool A: Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro, Western Australia
Pool B: GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy, Tasmania

DATE

HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

LOCATION

TIME

Fri, April 12

Sydney Swans Academy

Northern Territory

Blacktown Int. Sportspark

6:00pm

Mon, April 15

Sydney Swans Academy

Tasmania

Blacktown Int. Sportspark

11:15am

2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls

DATE

HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

LOCATION

TIME

Sat, June 29

Allies

Victoria Metro

NSW

11:00am

Sat, July 13

Queensland

Allies

QLD

10:30am

Thu, July 18

South Australia

Allies

SA

11:00am

2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule announced

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule has been released

www.afl.com.au

2024 AFL National Championships dates set

The AFL has today announced the schedules for this year's Under 16 and Under 18 boys and girls National Championships.

central.rookieme.com

Why are the pools of disparate sizes? Why are the Queensland teams playing with the Vics, SA and WA but us with just NT and Tassie? Should we be disappointed? - will our preparation and exposure to other good teams be inferior?