Compensation for Loss of NT Academy Zone

[IvanBartul13 2,564]

1 hour ago, Return to Glory said:

I'm pushing it. Is he any good?

I haven't seem him play, but his accolades in the Alice seem to suggest he is very good at that level and he has been involved in the SANFL with North Adelaide, suggesting he is no mug.  To go the effort to train and play there wouldn't be something done just for the fun of it, he must be able to play a bit..

The encouraging thing about him is he has made rep squads two and three years ahead of time, generally that is a sign of  good talent.  Another positive, which can be a negative, is that he is tiny.  To be able to perform at a good standard against your peers under age and conceding size is a good indicator.  Unfortunately, if there is no physical growth it can be detrimental eventually.  Without having seen him play at all, there would seem to be at least some signs that he might be one to follow the progress of, at least.    Quite of a lot of talented indigenous juniors get school scholarships and the like, so that might be his pathway forward (pure guesswork) and would be another good sign.

Edited December 24, 2020 by goodoil

[Supreme_Demon 3,011]

I am a bit late to this discussion but I thought I should give my 2 cents worth.

This is something that needs to certainly be pursued by us as Demons supporters.

We cannot let this fall down the memory hole of the AFL.

It is vital that Melbourne Football Club Chairman Glen Bartlett follows up on this in relation to the Demons getting compensation for any loss of our NT Academy zone. Especially as this gives the Gold Coast Suns an unfair advantage obtaining the Darwin Indigenous zone.

 

Outgoing Magpies President Eddie McGuire (love him or hate him) would be screaming blue murder if Collingwood lost any of their recruiting zones! We at the Demons need to do the same.

 

Personally I would like the Demons to be given a recruiting zone in North-West Tasmania around Burnie where Russell Robertson used to come from but I am unsure how likely that is.

As far as I know Tasmania is currently spilt up between the Kangaroos and the Hawks.

Either way, the Demons should definitely make sure if we are losing a recruitment zone in Northern Territory that we are given an ideal recruitment zone for compensation.

[ignition. 1,413]

Found this from a few years back. I hope we can put a case forward to expand into Traralgon, Sale, and Bairnsdale. Some good country footy out that way. We've done a heck of a lot of work promoting the AFL in NT. However, the problem is the AFL love child being Hawthorn.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,542]

They need to scrap all these zones, what a joke. A retrograde step because clubs started to complain about the northern academies. Rather than fix it they exacerbate the problem.

[ChaserJ 3,979]

Bumping this, Andy Moniz-Wakefield still attached to Dees NGA Academy. Not projecting as a top 20 selection at this stage, but early doors.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/561218/nga-crop-revealed-freo-gets-first-call-on-son-of-power-roos-gun

Edited March 12, 2021 by ChaserJ