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2015 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch

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Many at least of my generation would see great irony in seeing a player named Weideman in the red and blue. It has happened before, when the tradition of swapping jumpers after the GF was routine. RDB received the cup (or whatever they did then) in Murray W's jumper whilst Murray stood back enviously in Ron's. Ah....those were the days :-)))))))

 

So much for the thought of clean drafts after GC & GWS settled in. Half the prospects are attached to academies up north. Nice of them to leave a few crumbs for the rest of us to fight over though.

National Championships kick off this weekend, Vic Country play Metro on Sunday at Simonds Stadium.

Squads named and no Jake Lovett for Country in Rd 1. He is in the extended squad, so should get a run at some point. At this stage I'd say we'd be able to secure Jake with a low selection, but much can happen from now to the end of season.

Country look to have the most talent on paper with Weitering and the Darcy's Parish and Tucker the one's to watch. Metro have one of their weaker squads in recent years, which makes the overall draft depth this year quite weak.


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The teams for Round 1 of the NAB AFL U18 Championships have been announced for the game at Simonds Stadium on Sunday.

Vic Metro and Vic Country with meet at 11am to kick off both Academies 2015 campaign, with Dairy Australia and their Legendairy campaign again a major partner.

See below both teams:

VIC METRO

B: Andrew Tashevki-Beckwith (Sandringham Dragons) Jack Firns (Oakleigh Chargers) Daniel Beddison (Oakleigh Chargers)

HB: Ben Crocker (Oakleigh Chargers) Kane Keppel (Eastern Ranges) Alex Morgan (Oakleigh Chargers)

C: Tom Phillips (Oakleigh Chargers) Bryce Batty (Eastern Ranges) James Parsons (Eastern Ranges)

HF Harley Balic (Sandringham Dragons) Harry Thompson (Oakleigh Chargers) Hisham Kerbatieh (Calder Cannons)

F: Daniel Houston (Oakleigh Chargers) Jayden Collins (Eastern Ranges) Blake Hardwick (Eastern Ranges)

FOLL: Mark Kovacevic (Calder Cannons) Theo Thompson (Sandringham Dragons) Nick O'Kearney (Calder Cannons)

I/C: Ryan Clark (Eastern Ranges) Jade Gresham (Northern Knights) Sam McLarty (Oakleigh Chargers) Jack Silvagni (Oakleigh Chargers) Kade Answerth (Oakleigh Chargers) Jack Whitehead (Oakleigh Chargers)

VIC COUNTRY

B: Bailey Rice (Dandenong Stingrays) Christian Buykx-Smith (Gippsland Power) Kieran Collins (Dandenong Stingrays)

HB: Darcy Tucker (North Ballarat Rebels) Jacob Weitering (Dandenong Stingrays) Jarrod Berry (North Ballarat Rebels)

C: Deven Costigan (Gippsland Power) Nash Holmes (Gippsland Power) David Mennen (Murray Bushrangers)

HF: Joe Maishman (Geelong Falcons/Werribee) Josh Schache (Murray Bushrangers) Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers)

F: Ben Ainsworth (Gippsland Power) Sam Skinner (Gippsland Power) Yestin Eades (North Ballarat Rebels)

FOLL: Gach Nyuon (Dandenong Stingrays) Rhys Mathieson (Geelong Falcons) Tom Cole (Bendigo Pioneers)

I/C: Mitch Cox (Dandenong Stingrays) Kurt Mutimer (Dandenong Stingrays) Tom Doedee (Geelong Falcons) Ryan Hearn (Gippsland Power) Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers) Thomas Jok (Dandenong Stingrays ) Will Sexton (Geelong Falcons)

 

Many at least of my generation would see great irony in seeing a player named Weideman in the red and blue. It has happened before, when the tradition of swapping jumpers after the GF was routine. RDB received the cup (or whatever they did then) in Murray W's jumper whilst Murray stood back enviously in Ron's. Ah....those were the days :-)))))))

let shope we can pick up some weeds in the off season & add some weideman dna into the list & fabric of future Mfc lists.

National Championships kick off this weekend, Vic Country play Metro on Sunday at Simonds Stadium.

Squads named and no Jake Lovett for Country in Rd 1. He is in the extended squad, so should get a run at some point. At this stage I'd say we'd be able to secure Jake with a low selection, but much can happen from now to the end of season.

Country look to have the most talent on paper with Weitering and the Darcy's Parish and Tucker the one's to watch. Metro have one of their weaker squads in recent years, which makes the overall draft depth this year quite weak.

any relation to Les Parish?


I thought the junior matches were on tomorrow?

Damn, I could have gone.

Match over in Perth was on today, Metro and Country play tomorrow morning (11AM) in Geelong.

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Terry Wallace and the TAC Future Stars programme is back on 9 again. Here's his list (including academy and father/son bidding) with pen pictures added:-

1. Carlton - Jacob Weitering (VIC KPD/MID)

Height: 193.3cm, Weight: 88.7kg, DOB: 23/11/1997

Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays.

2. Gold Coast - Aaron Francis (SA DEF)

Height: 190cm, Weight: 86kg, DOB: 10/08/1997

Recruited from: West Adelaide

3. GWS* - Jacob Hopper (NSW - GWS Academy - MID)

Height: 185.5cm, Weight: 78.9kg, DOB: 06/02/1997

Recruited from: North Ballarat Rebels

4. Sydney* - Callum Mills (NSW - Syd Academy MID)

Height: 186cm, Weight: 76.8kg, DOB: 04/02/1997

Recruited from: Sydney Swans Academy

5. Brisbane - Callum Ah Chee (WA FWD/MID)

Height: 182.5cm, Weight: 72kg, DOB: 09/10/1997

Recruited from: South Fremantle

6. St. Kilda - Joshua Schache (VIC KPP)

Height: 197.2cm, Weight: 92.5kg, DOB: 21/08/1997

Recruited from: Murray Bushrangers

7. Melbourne - Harley Balic (VIC MID/FWD)

Height: 186cm, Weight: 80kg, DOB: 05/01/1997

Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons

8. North Melbourne - Rhys Mathieson (VIC MID)

Height: 184.7cm, Weight: 79.3kg, DOB: 10/01/1997

Recruited from: Geelong Falcons

9. Port Adelaide - Charlie Curnow (VIC UTIL)

Height: 187cm, Weight: 88kg, DOB: 03/02/1997

Recruited from: Geelong Falcons

10. Geelong - Josh Dunkley (VIC Syd F/S MID)

Height: 188.1cm, Weight: 84.5kg, DOB: 09/01/1997

Recruited from: Gippsland Power

11. Essendon - Darcy Parish (VIC MID/DEF)

Height: 179.8cm, Weight: 72.7kg, DOB: 25/07/1997

Recruited from: Geelong Falcons

12. Western Bulldogs - Sam Weideman (VIC KPF)

Height: 195.1cm, Weight: 87.7kg, DOB: 26/06/1997

Recruited from: Eastern Ranges

13. Richmond - Darcy Tucker (VIC MID/DEF)

Height: 182.4cm, Weight: 75.6kg, DOB: 23/01/1997

Recruited from: North Ballarat Rebels

14. Adelaide - Riley Bonner (SA FWD)

Height: 189cm, Weight: 76kg, DOB: 07/03/1997

Recruited from: West Adelaide

15. Collingwood - Luke Partington (SA MID/FWD)

Height: 181cm, Weight: 74kg, DOB: 05/03/1997

Recruited from: Port Adelaide

16. GWS* - Matthew Kennedy (NSW - GWS Academy - MID)

Height: 187cm, Weight: 84kg, DOB: 06/04/1997

Recruited from: GWS Academy

17. Hawthorn - Dylan Smith (WA KPP)

Height: 197cm, Weight: 81kg, DOB: 07/02/1997

Recruited from: Swan Districts

18. Carlton** - Bailey Rice (VIC St Kilda F/S MID)

Height: 183cm, Weight: 81kg, DOB: 10/02/1997

Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays

19. West Coast - Tom Cole (VIC MID/DEF)

Height: 184.8cm, Weight: 75.4kg, DOB: 28/08/1997

Recruited from: Bendigo Pioneers

20. Fremantle - Nicholas OKearney (VIC MID)

Height: 180.4cm, Weight: 69.1kg, DOB: 13/02/1997

Recruited from: Calder Cannons

* Academy bid selection

** Father/son bid selection


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The Plough has revised his top 20 draft selections on the TAC Future Stars programme:-

1. Gold Coast - Aaron Francis

2. Carlton - Jacob Weitering

3. Brisbane - Joshua Schache

4. Sydney* - Callum Mills

5. GWS* - Jacob Hopper

6. Melbourne - Harley Balic

7. St. Kilda - Callum Ah Chee

8. North Melbourne - Rhys Mathieson

9. Essendon - Charlie Curnow

10. Western Bulldogs - Luke Partington

11. Geelong - Darcy Parish

12. Port Adelaide - Sam Weideman

13. Hawthorn - Darcy Tucker

14. GWS* - Matthew Kennedy

15. Richmond - Josh Dunkley

16. Adelaide - Kieran Collins

17. Collingwood - Tom Cole

18. Carlton** - Bailey Rice

19. West Coast - Ryan Burton

20. Fremantle - Nicholas OKearney

* Academy bid selection

** Father/son bid selection

Having seen parts of the Vic Metro v Vic Country game today (and as much as I like Balic) I can't see us passing on a talent like Parish with our first pick.

The Plough has revised his top 20 draft selections on the TAC Future Stars programme:-

1. Gold Coast - Aaron Francis

2. Carlton - Jacob Weitering

3. Brisbane - Joshua Schache

4. Sydney* - Callum Mills

5. GWS* - Jacob Hopper

6. Melbourne - Harley Balic

7. St. Kilda - Callum Ah Chee

8. North Melbourne - Rhys Mathieson

9. Essendon - Charlie Curnow

10. Western Bulldogs - Luke Partington

11. Geelong - Darcy Parish

12. Port Adelaide - Sam Weideman

13. Hawthorn - Darcy Tucker

14. GWS* - Matthew Kennedy

15. Richmond - Josh Dunkley

16. Adelaide - Kieran Collins

17. Collingwood - Tom Cole

18. Carlton** - Bailey Rice

19. West Coast - Ryan Burton

20. Fremantle - Nicholas OKearney

* Academy bid selection

** Father/son bid selection

Having seen parts of the Vic Metro v Vic Country game today (and as much as I like Balic) I can't see us passing on a talent like Parish with our first pick.

Two clubs who will play finals, and may even finish in the top 4 or 6 get picks before us who will probably finish 14th-16th.

Such bull [censored].


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If you pretend they are father-son picks you get over it pretty quickly.

Accept that in the case of GWS which hasn't been around long enough to establish a father/son connection but you can't justify the free kick the AFL has given to the Swans with their long history and their recent success.

Yet when one of their longest established clubs asks for special consideration as available in the AFL rules after 8 miserable years, it gets nothing.

Two clubs who will play finals, and may even finish in the top 4 or 6 get picks before us who will probably finish 14th-16th.

Such bull [censored].

And why is GWS showing up at 4 and 14? They get equivalent of 4 through their academy but 14 as well, is that coming through the continual draft anomaly from some mini draft compo? Does it ever end for these franchise clubs?

 

well, that depends on where someone bids on the kids.

no doubt mills will be bid on within the top 5, and hopper might too. then the clubs have to make up the points based upon a fancy algorithm.

replays here:

RD 2 in U-18 Champs - Full Replay

Vic C vs Vic M:

1st Qtr:
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-06-07/under-18s-vicc-v-vicm-q1

2nd Qtr:
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-06-07/under-18s-vicc-v-vicm-q2

3rd Qtr:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-06-07/under-18s-vicc-v-vicm-q3

4th Qtr:
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-06-07/under-18s-vicc-v-vicm-q4

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This week's update by Plough on TAC Future Stars:-

1. Carlton - Aaron Francis

2. Gold Coast - Jacob Weitering

3. Brisbane - Joshua Schache

4. Sydney* - Callum Mills

5. GWS* - Jacob Hopper

6. Melbourne - Harley Balic

7. St. Kilda - Rhys Mathieson

8. Essendon - Darcy Parish

9. North Melbourne - Charlie Curnow

10. Western Bulldogs - Luke Partington

11. Port Adelaide - Callum Ah Chee

12. Geelong - Sam Weideman

13. Richmond - Darcy Tucker

14. Adelaide - Kieran Collins

15. Hawthorn - Josh Dunkley

16. Collingwood - Tom Cole

17. West Coast - Harry McKay

18. Fremantle - Riley Bonner

19. Carlton - Eric Hipwood

20. Gold Coast - Nicholas O'Kearney

* Academy bid selection

** Father/son bid selection

Noticeable that one injured academy player and one injured father/son have dropped off the list.


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