Whispering_Jack 31,368 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 The players are on a break from training but some travelled to the red centre for a community visit. Demons head North | Alice Springs community visits Jack Viney, Jake Lever and Kate Hore are there for the trip but the visit must be a very special one for NGA rookie Ricky Mentha Jnr, an Alice Springs local – the first Demon Next Generation Academy product to be signed from the region and the first from the area signed to an AFL list in over a decade. 2 5 2 Quote
Go Ds 335 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 I was hearing that no Indigenous players were going to be in the most recent draft. Thankfully I guess that was wrong. 1 Quote
DistrACTION Jackson 10,734 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 7 hours ago, Go Ds said: I was hearing that no Indigenous players were going to be in the most recent draft. Thankfully I guess that was wrong. Think there was 2, Ricky Mentha Jnr and Malaki Champion. Both rookie selections though, so non selected in the main draft…. 3 Quote
Go Ds 335 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 2 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said: Think there was 2, Ricky Mentha Jnr and Malaki Champion. Both rookie selections though, so non selected in the main draft…. Okay. I just know it'd be sad if all or most young indigenous players decided there were too many hassles to bother following through and playing in the AFL. 3 Quote
DistrACTION Jackson 10,734 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 15 minutes ago, Go Ds said: Okay. I just know it'd be sad if all or most young indigenous players decided there were too many hassles to bother following through and playing in the AFL. 100%. The AFL need to focus on doing more to get them involved. I remember hearing they were planning to give our NT catchment to the Suns or North? Gee I’d be annoyed given how much time and resources we’ve put into it and have only just got our first player from the Alice 3 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,460 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 The hug with Nan though… You can FEEL this hug 🥹 5 Quote
Ghostwriter 5,460 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 How proud Ricky must feel having Jake and Jack and Kate and their families there. I love our club for making occasions like this happen. It’s invaluable. 4 1 Quote
Go Ds 335 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 22 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said: 100%. The AFL need to focus on doing more to get them involved. I remember hearing they were planning to give our NT catchment to the Suns or North? Gee I’d be annoyed given how much time and resources we’ve put into it and have only just got our first player from the Alice There'll always be players from remote communities that get so homesick that they can't stay (or can't stay in an interstate team). It's the rest that the AFL can do more for. 1 Quote
whatwhat say what 23,858 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 rick looks like the king of the kids in the photos great to see 2 1 Quote
Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,690 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Wheels (an unsung(ish) hero in all this) is rolling a few kgs above his playing weight! 1 1 Quote
hardtack 11,106 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 There are some superb photographs in the second collection (Nyirripi?)… particularly the image of Ricky holding up the young fella with the colours in his hair (pic #20), which is just a beautiful photo regardless of the footy connection. Also, I want that guy competing with Ricky in pic #37 on our list, purely for his hairstyle… best I’ve seen since Nathan Carroll. 2 2 Quote
layzie 34,528 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 So great that we do this and this time of year as well. 1 1 Quote
Demon17 5,262 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 6 hours ago, Ghostwriter said: How proud Ricky must feel having Jake and Jack and Kate and their families there. I love our club for making occasions like this happen. It’s invaluable. Absolute A graders premiership players. Proud. 2 Quote
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