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2013 UNDER 18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The recruiters will have to earn their money with this draft. Not that I'm an expert, but I'm seeing more Farren Ray's and Ryce Palmer's with some of the top mids, rather than Judd's or Ablett's. As others have mentioned the guy from SA does have a bit of Goddard about him, but having a look at him in the midfield would have been preferable. Unlike a certain other bloke we took who was around the same height he does seem very willing to go in when it is his turn. He does seem to have leadership and elite footskills.

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    Yeah you're probably right, no similarity at all and anyway, Cale wasn't tearing it up as a junior like Josh is, was he.

    Anyway Cale is now a hulking 192 cms and 88 kgs.

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    Morton cut dangerfield a new a-hole in one game which put dangerfield down the list and Morton up. There is nothing about josh Kelly that in any way is similar to cale Morton, unless its endurance or beep test stats. 2 entirely different bodies and shapes.

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    2013 NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian team

    Backs: Zak Jones (Vic Country), Darcy Gardiner (Vic Country), Liam Dawson (Queensland), Clem Smith (Western Australia), Matt Scharenberg (South Australia), Kade Kolodjashnij (Tasmania)

    Midfielders: Billy Hartung (Vic Country), Dom Sheed (Western Australia), James Aish (South Australia), Toby Nankervis (Tasmania), Luke Dunstan (South Australia), Josh Kelly (Vic Metro)

    Forwards: Ben Lennon (Vic Metro), Cameron McCarthy (Western Australia), Jack Billings (Vic Metro), Lewis Taylor (Vic Country), Tom Boyd (Vic Metro), Darcy Hourigan (South Australia)

    Interchange: Mitch Honeychurch (Vic Metro), Patrick Cripps (Western Australia), James Battersby (South Australia), Lloyd Perris (NSW/ACT)

    Coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia)

    Assistant coach: Adam Sanders (Tasmania)

    Sheed's Larke Medal

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    Josh Kelly is nothing like Cale Morton.

    Kelly has the highest work ethic of any player in this draft.

    Morton has no work ethic.

    Kelly, Aish and Sheed are all guns.

    Be interesting to see how Kelly and Aish go for the rest of the year.

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    Josh Kelly is nothing like Cale Morton.

    Kelly has the highest work ethic of any player in this draft.

    Morton has no work ethic.

    Kelly, Aish and Sheed are all guns.

    Be interesting to see how Kelly and Aish go for the rest of the year.

    Morton was the player of the Carnival in his year and also the fittest. I for one never doubted Cale's work ethic, especially in his first couple of seasons. It was his physical side and skills which let him down.

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    2013 NAB AFL Under-18 All Australian team

    Backs: Zak Jones (Vic Country), Darcy Gardiner (Vic Country), Liam Dawson (Queensland), Clem Smith (Western Australia), Matt Scharenberg (South Australia), Kade Kolodjashnij (Tasmania)

    Midfielders: Billy Hartung (Vic Country), Dom Sheed (Western Australia), James Aish (South Australia), Toby Nankervis (Tasmania), Luke Dunstan (South Australia), Josh Kelly (Vic Metro)

    Forwards: Ben Lennon (Vic Metro), Cameron McCarthy (Western Australia), Jack Billings (Vic Metro), Lewis Taylor (Vic Country), Tom Boyd (Vic Metro), Darcy Hourigan (South Australia)

    Interchange: Mitch Honeychurch (Vic Metro), Patrick Cripps (Western Australia), James Battersby (South Australia), Lloyd Perris (NSW/ACT)

    Coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia)

    Assistant coach: Adam Sanders (Tasmania)

    Is Toby Nankervis related to the Geelong Nankervis family jack?
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    Brenton Phillips gave Stretch some brief but good wraps on SEN yesterday.

    There's a podcast, but it's only about 30 secs of a 15 minute interview.

    Said Billy has all the attributes of his father, who BP played against.

    Really has the desire to go with the skills. Will play for SA next year.

    Also should grow another couple of inches.

    (That is, SA U/18 coach Brenton Phillips)

    I had the privilege of catching up with the Stretch family, and young Billy is a great young kid. Extremely well mannered. I asked him if he was looking forward to coming to Demonland at the end of next year and he replied ... I hope so, if I am good enough. He is very much looking forward to next year. Only negative ... he has the build of his old man ... very lean ... needs a few steaks into him.

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    Morton was the player of the Carnival in his year and also the fittest. I for one never doubted Cale's work ethic, especially in his first couple of seasons. It was his physical side and skills which let him down.

    If the physical side of things and his skills let him down, then his work ethic should be put in question.

    He should've worked harder on his skills and definitely should've worked harder on his body.

    Cale come to us a stick figure and left the club as a stick figure.

    His work ethic was nothing short of pathetic, on the field and judging by his body and lack of skills, his work ethic off field was also pathetic.

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    And just a side note on SA's domination of junior footy. Their Under 16's are leading Vic Metro at half time by 11.9.75 to 0.1.1.

    Sweet Moses...

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    I had the privilege of catching up with the Stretch family, and young Billy is a great young kid. Extremely well mannered. I asked him if he was looking forward to coming to Demonland at the end of next year and he replied ... I hope so, if I am good enough. He is very much looking forward to next year. Only negative ... he has the build of his old man ... very lean ... needs a few steaks into him.

    And if we pick him as a kid - let him play at Casey for a few years.

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