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Had a chance to hear from Steve yesterday & he and the coaches are absolutely wrapped with Billy's development especially the last year he's really come on a lot and more importantly is loving his footy. The fact that he's made the team as an underage player could move him up the pecking order a bit.

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"The 16 year old made his debut for the Glenelg reserves"

And people gave us heat for playing Viney in the VFL last year when he was 18 and ready for it, whilst in the SANFL 16 year olds play reserves! Good stuff.

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SANFL News

11 MAY 2013



SANFL U18 State Squad Red v Blue


SANFL U18 State Squad Red 3.3 9.6 12.9 15.11 (101)

SANFL U18 State Squad Blue 2.1 4.3 6.5 7.6 (48)


BEST -SANFL U/18 Red Best Players: S.Durdin, J. Battersby, O. Fantasia, L. Reynolds, P. Wilson

U/18 Blue Best Players: J. Redden R. Knight S. Wundke C. Combe B. Stretch


GOALS: SANFL U/18 Red: L.Reynolds 3 R. Young 2 P.Wilson 2 B.Stretch 2 Z. Bates 2 O. Fantasia 1 S.Durdin 1 J. Ross 1 J. Hayes 1

SANFL U/18 Blue: T. Hutchesson 1 R. Dijksman 1 R. Knight 1 A. Neal Bullen 1 M. Harvey 1 J. Redden 1 J. Miller 1



Looks like a solid game from young Billy.
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Looks like a solid game from young Billy.

And he's getting used to 50 point thrashing as well! :P

But seriously, it's a big credit to him to be playing U18s a year early and from the sound of things he's grown a bit too. I really hope he works out as a FS pick. It would suck if someone underbid us and he had to play somewhere else.

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SANFL News

11 MAY 2013

SANFL U18 State Squad Red v Blue

SANFL U18 State Squad Red 3.3 9.6 12.9 15.11 (101)

SANFL U18 State Squad Blue 2.1 4.3 6.5 7.6 (48)

BEST -SANFL U/18 Red Best Players: S.Durdin, J. Battersby, O. Fantasia, L. Reynolds, P. Wilson

U/18 Blue Best Players: J. Redden R. Knight S. Wundke C. Combe B. Stretch

GOALS: SANFL U/18 Red: L.Reynolds 3 R. Young 2 P.Wilson 2 B.Stretch 2 Z. Bates 2 O. Fantasia 1 S.Durdin 1 J. Ross 1 J. Hayes 1

SANFL U/18 Blue: T. Hutchesson 1 R. Dijksman 1 R. Knight 1 A. Neal Bullen 1 M. Harvey 1 J. Redden 1 J. Miller 1

Looks like a solid game from young Billy.

An amazing game.. He kicked 2 goals for the Red Team and was in the best for the Blue... Sounds like a few Melbourne players!!!

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27 possessions and looked lively from a report i had today from a resident ais-afl watcher.

they said he's got a real 'bounce' to his football.

will wear #11, and as stated in previous pages he's now listed as 180cm and 67kg - he's also the youngest member of the sa squad by a good couple of months.

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sign Billy up NOW

lol

Does anyone remember when we did that with Jack Viney and they seething masses cheered until we were nearly forced to use Pick 3 to get him at which point the seething masses said it was stupid to telegraph our desire for him by signing him up at 16?

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lol

Does anyone remember when we did that with Jack Viney and they seething masses cheered until we were nearly forced to use Pick 3 to get him at which point the seething masses said it was stupid to telegraph our desire for him by signing him up at 16?

sign him to a deal that finishes on draft day but includes his nomination for father son without any commitment from us.

Next step rig the press commentary around him when he's 18 his value drops. A jack darling like tent issue on a school camp could work!

Get him a couple of rounds below his worth. Win win

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If we are seriously looking at him, I hope we are giving him some specific training/coaching for this/next season. Also, I'd love for us to get him on the 'permission to train' list for preseason. He may not do the whole pre-season with us, but it would be a pretty awesome experience for the young kid to get him out here for 2-3 weeks to do some fitness work and skills work with the squad, to give him a taste of where he needs to get to. It may give him that motivation to push himself a little harder next year.

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If we are seriously looking at him, I hope we are giving him some specific training/coaching for this/next season. Also, I'd love for us to get him on the 'permission to train' list for preseason. He may not do the whole pre-season with us, but it would be a pretty awesome experience for the young kid to get him out here for 2-3 weeks to do some fitness work and skills work with the squad, to give him a taste of where he needs to get to. It may give him that motivation to push himself a little harder next year.

We've had a fair bit to do with him the last few years. He did his work experience with the club, I think in the physio department. I'm pretty sure we'll put our hand up for him when he's eligible.

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We've had a fair bit to do with him the last few years. He did his work experience with the club, I think in the physio department. I'm pretty sure we'll put our hand up for him when he's eligible.

Could someone please remind us at what stage Jack Viney made his commitment to us?

I stand corrected but I thought it was at least at this time of his second last season in under age ranks i.e at around the stage where Stretch is now.

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Could someone please remind us at what stage Jack Viney made his commitment to us?

I stand corrected but I thought it was at least at this time of his second last season in under age ranks i.e at around the stage where Stretch is now.

Wasn't he sixteen when he signed that contract with us?

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Could someone please remind us at what stage Jack Viney made his commitment to us?

I stand corrected but I thought it was at least at this time of his second last season in under age ranks i.e at around the stage where Stretch is now.

As per your request....

MELBOURNE has signed the 16-year-old son of club champion Todd Viney

to keep him out of the clutches of Greater Western Sydney.

Jack Viney, 16, has committed to the Demons under the father-son rule even though he can't play for the club for another three years.

Viney captained SA to its first national under-16 title this year and was named the state's most valuable player.

A midfielder like his father, Viney doesn't become available for selection until the 2012 draft, but Melbourne is getting in early because he could be nominated next year by GWS.

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