The Indigenous & Multicultural Zones thread

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

All the while the QLD and NSW academies are in full swing able to pick from 100 elegible players a year all at a 20% discount . Why don't they just allow us to draft all players from those zones and be done with it in this age of equality

 

[kaII]

Feel like WC has more of a claim to midwest, what with Mainwaring, JK, Cripps all hailing from that region.

(Also has produced Martin, O'meara, P Cripps, Harry Taylor among others I'm bound to be forgetting)

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Don't stress its only Claremont's metropolitan zone and I can give you the tip not many indigenous kids reside in the region.

I also do not see too many Sudanese youths hanging out at Claremont Quarter or Floreat Forum.

Devil will be in the detail as to what 10% of the south west our Violet Crumble folk get but I was pretty happy with the split.

And yes - I am one of the loyal Claremont fans who refused to go purple!!!

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Feel like WC has more of a claim to midwest, what with Mainwaring, JK, Cripps all hailing from that region.

(Also has produced Martin, O'meara, P Cripps, Harry Taylor among others I'm bound to be forgetting)

It is only the indigenous and multi-cultural talent. Not sure what Norsman falls under but there are some seriously talented indigenous boys from Bunbury, Mount Barker, Albany, etc which should all fall to us.

 

[new breed]

Clontarf Academy is located in Claremont so Freo / G Neesham might have access to there players or maybe the new Academy zones will cancel out Clontarf.

Should provide plenty of coaching mentoring roles for the likes of Hill, Bennell, Jetta, NicNat , Wellingham, Chris Lewis, Peter Matera ...... etc

 

[new breed]

Edit

Metro zones can only acess multi-cultural players no indigenous players fron metro zones.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

and why don't we get any access to the NT and Tassie?

 

[kane249]

Recruiting Indigeneous from Tasmania is a bit harder than most states....

 

[Galileo9]

Recruiting Indigeneous from Tasmania is a bit harder than most states....

Most people don't know why.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

Most people don't know why.

What am i missing?

 

[FatPizza]

What am i missing?

A certain bunch of British settlers in the 1800's didn't take too kindly to the local indigenous folk of Tasmania, and committed genocide.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Looks like a bum deal for West Coast I reckon. Kimberley is better than Pilbara, how did Fremantle get West Perth, that defies logic, the northern most metro side. Swans is a good get for indigenous and subi for the African population (Balga and Nollamara)

Getting 90% of the South West more than compensates that. Splitting the WAFL clubs 3-5 is questionable though.

Swan Districts, East Perth are good gets as far as both indigenous and multicultural kids go. Perth not so good but the zone has a lot of potential given it's demographics.

 

[ChampRevesby]

A certain bunch of British settlers in the 1800's didn't take too kindly to the local indigenous folk of Tasmania, and committed genocide.

Worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_War

 

[new breed]

Getting 90% of the South West more than compensates that. Splitting the WAFL clubs 3-5 is questionable though.

Swan Districts, East Perth are good gets as far as both indigenous and multicultural kids go. Perth not so good but the zone has a lot of potential given it's demographics.

Indigenous kids can only be taken from the regional zones in the Academies.

 

[Suma Magic]

Is 90% by area or population?

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Recruiting Indigeneous from Tasmania is a bit harder than most states....

They still have migrants. It's besides the point that the VFL clubs are going outside their state but we are only allowed in our own. Make sense of that.

 

[kane249]

They still have migrants. It's besides the point that the VFL clubs are going outside their state but we are only allowed in our own. Make sense of that.

They have more teams fighting over a smaller area in Victoria

 

[masai]

Clontarf Academy is located in Claremont

Nup.

Clontarf is in the Waterford / Bentley area.

Plumb in the middle of the Perth zone.

 

[Barney44]

I think we have the best of the two clubs.

Subiaco and East Perth have both had academies for immigrants for a few years so getting both club in West Coasts zone is a huge get. There have been plenty of indigenous talent to come from Swan Districts, East Perths and Claremonts country zone down south.

Just waiting to see how much money is spent on the academy.

 

[EaglesVille]

Recruiting Indigeneous from Tasmania is a bit harder than most states....

Myth!http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-facts/health-faqs/aboriginal-population there is a higher % of indigeneous in taz
than any other state besides NT

 

[flamingEMBERS]

They have more teams fighting over a smaller area in Victoria

What Victoria lacks in area it makes up for in population...

 

[kane249]

What Victoria lacks in area it makes up for in population...

Assuming an even population spread in the state

Victoria:
5.79 million split amongst 10 team
Or 579k per team


WA:
2.6 million split amongst 2 teams
Or 1.3 million per team

Victoria does have a bigger population yes, but they are splitting it up amongst more people so their teams still get less of it.

 

[Suma Magic]

http://m.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2016-12-07/next-generation-rivalry-begins

Games at East Freo oval this Saturday.

I live close so could go down. But the oldest kids are only 15 so not much point.

Good to see it up and running though. Be interesting to see the backgrounds represented amongst the participants.

 

[bzparkes]

http://m.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2016-12-07/next-generation-rivalry-begins

Games at East Freo oval this Saturday.

I live close so could go down. But the oldest kids are only 15 so not much point.

Good to see it up and running though. Be interesting to see the backgrounds represented amongst the participants.

I want to know who no.22 is in that video. Plays like Dustin Martin.

 

[getgaff]

I want to know who no.22 is in that video. Plays like Dustin Martin.

Just ripped the pill out of the opposition players hands with strength. Love it