News Victorian/Interstate Academies

[AmellyPies]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-03/victorian-clubs-handed-afl-funding-for-academies

VICTORIAN clubs have been given seed funding to establish club-branded academies in allocated areas throughout Victoria and the Northern Territory.

Collingwood – Central Melbourne (Oakleigh Chargers), Barkly (NT)

Pretty awesome.

 

[PepperFace]

Players from diverse backgrounds. What does that mean exactly?
Sounds like the old zone system coming back

 

[Ketchup]

Oakleigh, that seems underwhelming.

Hopefully the talent pool of the last 3 years is going to continue.

 

[AmellyPies]

Players from diverse backgrounds. What does that mean exactly?
Sounds like the old zone system coming back

variety of cultures.

 

[Kappa]

Just wait till the premier gets the best zone and access to a bunch of the top kids at a discount and the outrage that will follow.

There is nothing fair about randomly giving clubs zones, some clubs get gifted much better areas than others

 

[popin]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-03/victorian-clubs-handed-afl-funding-for-academies

VICTORIAN clubs have been given seed funding to establish club-branded academies in allocated areas throughout Victoria and the Northern Territory.

Collingwood – Central Melbourne (Oakleigh Chargers), Barkly (NT)

Pretty awesome.

 

[AmellyPies]

Just wait till the premier gets the best zone and access to a bunch of the top kids at a discount and the outrage that will follow.

There is nothing fair about randomly giving clubs zones, some clubs get gifted much better areas than others

Yeah thats why Richmond have the most amount of availability. Are they premiers?

 

[Kappa]

Yeah thats why Richmond have the most amount of availability. Are they premiers?

The most amount of availability? What?

It's about quality not quantity. Some areas simply have more talented kids. It takes the skill out of recruiting when they're handed to you on a silver platter just because "they're in your zone that the AFL invented"


I bet you Geelong gets more kids through their region than the Bulldogs and Richmond combined.

 

[Wooljay]

Don't think we need to be complaining, Chargers produce good footballers.

NFI about 'Barkly' though, but system seems interesting.

 

[TradeDraft]

Yeah thats why Richmond have the most amount of availability. Are they premiers?

Hawks got the Most

 

[Kappa]

Don't think we need to be complaining, Chargers produce good footballers.

NFI about 'Barkly' though, but system seems interesting.

That's the entire problem though, if we're blessed with getting a good zone we'll think its a terrific idea.

If we get a dud zone though we'll watch as other clubs get a completely unfair advantage over us because the AFL said so and feel cheated

 

[TradeDraft]

How would a Kid Qualify for the Academy

 

[Anzacday]

If it's in Oakleigh mate, he will have to speak greek re

 

[TradeDraft]

So could our Father/Son Academy Kids play for Oakleigh then?

 

[vjknight]

bloody zoning

here we go again

 

[TradeDraft]

bloody zoning

here we go again

Was always coming with the Northern States given Zones

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Don't mind this idea as long as it is restricted to identifying talent in areas where that talent might in normal circumstances go unrecognised.
The draft should remain as is with the bidding system used for kids that make it using this pathway

 

[TradeDraft]

Don't mind this idea as long as it is restricted to identifying talent in areas where that talent might in normal circumstances go unrecognised.
The draft should remain as is with the bidding system used for kids that make it using this pathway

Then why they have Victorian Academies then?

 

[TradeDraft]

NEW club-branded academies will be set up at Victorian clubs, who will have the opportunity to foster indigenous and multicultural talent from designated zones in Victoria and the Northern Territory

Sounds it's more for Non-White Players

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/07c64f9623e12dfb226213037fcae93c

 

[Soups]

I was wondering what everyone was going on about. As Dave pointed out it's aboriginal and multicultural zones. I think it will be good for the game.

 

[Old Spice]

Do not like.

Zoning pretty much killed South Melbourne and delivered a bunch of quality players to 4 clubs. Between 1967 and 1983 Hawthorn, Carlton, Richmond and North won all the VFL premierships. Hawthorn got Mornington peninsula which strikes me as more metro than country.

 

[jmac70]

I'm really excited by the potential talent available in the NT. Great work by the AFL to put a support process in place.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Just wait till the premier gets the best zone and access to a bunch of the top kids at a discount and the outrage that will follow.

There is nothing fair about randomly giving clubs zones, some clubs get gifted much better areas than others

Hawthorn got a mega great deal with zones
Built their 70s era

 

[TradeDraft]

I'm really excited by the potential talent available in the NT. Great work by the AFL to put a support process in place.

and Lucky we got a Zone in the NT.

Did Jurrah come from that Zone?

 

[TradeDraft]

Do not like.

Zoning pretty much killed South Melbourne and delivered a bunch of quality players to 4 clubs. Between 1967 and 1983 Hawthorn, Carlton, Richmond and North won all the VFL premierships. Hawthorn got Mornington peninsula which strikes me as more metro than country.

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