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@Whispering_Jack thanks.
 

Dragons should win and by 5+ goals. Very talented lineup. Numerous stars in midfield, attack and defence. Trainor out but Dragons can cover him. 

Faulk and Hannaford will need to kick a bag for the Rebels to get even close imv. It’s unfortunate that Lalor is injured as it would have been interesting with him in the lineup.  

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    That was Reid's goal (Ashcroft's) ...

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    1/4 time. Dragons. 37.  Rebels. 0.  

    Ashcroft. Marshall. Sulzberger. Reid. Dominant.  Marshall especially was agile and competed hard. Snagged 2 goals.  Sandy defence was rock solid.  GWVs Ough and Unwin trying hard.

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    Bang. Ollie Hannaford. Rebels first. Kicked it 55/60 metres👏👏

    Dragons 57. Rebels 8

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    1/2 time. Dragons. 69. Rebels 14. Too many guns for Dragons
    Marshall. Sulzberger. Ashcroft.  Again too good. Ashcroft was quieter that qtr but his goal from the boundary showed his skill.  Oliver excelled as did Kirkwood-Scott and Bater across defence. For the overwhelmed Rebels, Hannaford was very good and Ough trying hard.  

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    Ashcroft & Marshall !!! Lions are blessed. Especially Ashcroft .Three goals and so classy.  
    Hannaford impressive and moving up draft boards. 

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    The Dragons make it three flags in a row with a big victory over the Rebels.

    Brisbane father/son sensation Levi Ashcroft kicked three goals and had 29 touches to stamp himself as a likely #1 draft pick in the coming draft. But the Lions have a double bonus coming their way because their Academy prospect Sam Marshall pipped Ashcroft for the best on ground medal with 28 disposals and two goals of his own. Harry Armstrong, a 195cm key forward was strong with four goals while defender Harrison Oliver was a workhorse in defence. For the losers, Ollie Hannaford (two goals) can hold his head high.

    Ashcroft has played in all three of the Dragons’ current run of premierships.

    SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 6.1.37 11.3.69 14.5.89 16.7.103

    GWV REBELS 0.0.0 2.2.14 6.3.39 10.6.66

    GOALS 

    SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Armstrong 4 Ashcroft 3 Buck Marshall Surkitt 2 Reid Sulzberger Travers

    GWV REBELS Burmeister Byrne Mast 2 Hannaford McDonald Molan Unwin

    BEST

    SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Marshall Ashcroft Kirkwood-Scott Armstrong Kennedy Oliver

    GMV REBELS Hannaford Ough Unwin Penry Byrne Burmeister

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    Brisbane are going to finish top 4 and get the number one talent, and another first round player in Marshall via the Academy, 2 years after getting a pick 2 and finishing 4th.

    The system needs a major overhaul, because the last 5 years have seen an unbelievable amount of Father/Son talent going to top teams for almost nothing, and then the academy system being an absolute lottery - unless you’re a Northern state club.

     

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    Dragons lead easily from start to end. Clearly the guns Ashcroft and Marshall were equal BOG in today’s GF. Marshall showed he’s definitely a round 1 draft pick and the Lions are blessed to get both for 2025 and beyond. Armstrong impressed in bursts. Top 12-13 ranking confirmed for him.  I really liked Harry Oliver’s game.  Solid.  Composed.  Brave. Classy left footer.  Mitch Kirkwood-Scott across half back also impressed. Great kick.  Setup several rebound attacks. Captains Haileybury and has leadership.  He’s just 178cms so that’s hard to judge where clubs could place him.  Ollie Hannaford clearly best for Rebels and will have impressed recruiters.  

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    29 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Brisbane are going to finish top 4 and get the number one talent, and another first round player in Marshall via the Academy, 2 years after getting a pick 2 and finishing 4th.

    The system needs a major overhaul, because the last 5 years have seen an unbelievable amount of Father/Son talent going to top teams for almost nothing, and then the academy system being an absolute lottery - unless you’re a Northern state club.

     

    Here’s a minor overhaul- you can’t be in the Brisbane Academy if you go to Melbourne Grammar and play at Sandy Dragons.

    Takes one second to fix that problem. 

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Here’s a minor overhaul- you can’t be in the Brisbane Academy if you go to Melbourne Grammar and play at Sandy Dragons.

    Takes one second to fix that problem. 

    Post of the day 👏👏👏👏👏

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    5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Here’s a minor overhaul- you can’t be in the Brisbane Academy if you go to Melbourne Grammar and play at Sandy Dragons.

    Takes one second to fix that problem. 

    marshall is at grammar doing his vce

    he's from qld

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    4 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    marshall is at grammar doing his vce

    he's from qld

    I know, but when you leave Qld to go to the school that played in the first ever game of footy you don't need your academy any more. Frankly it's double dipping. And makes it hard to say he's a product of the development work Brisbane did.

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    We should be taking a close look at this kid with the ANB pick. Given his performances since moving from half back to the forward line, and how valuable small forwards have become in modern footy, he may not even be available at pick 25. 

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    2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    Is Riak Andrew eligible to be selected by us an an nga pick this season?

    The AFL rules about eligibility are classified as top secret. Not even the CEO Andrew Dillon knows the answer to that question.

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    On 21/09/2024 at 16:13, The heart beats true said:

    Brisbane are going to finish top 4 and get the number one talent, and another first round player in Marshall via the Academy, 2 years after getting a pick 2 and finishing 4th.

    The system needs a major overhaul, because the last 5 years have seen an unbelievable amount of Father/Son talent going to top teams for almost nothing, and then the academy system being an absolute lottery - unless you’re a Northern state club.

     

    Its coming. Just waiting for our next top 5 FS prospect

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    9 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

    Everyone’s favourite journo believes he is (this was dated prior to Mac extending w/ GCS):

    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/09/03/should-demons-draft-mac-andrews-brother-to-lure-usd1-5-million-sun-to/

    Interesting, I would've thought we forfeited any rights to him after passing last year. Sounds like we can list him as a Cat-B rookie if everyone passes? Assume that means we can't match anyone that selects him in the national draft.

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