35 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

A lot of them call them general excellence these days as the APS stamped down on it for a while.

Thanks Adam.  I played for Scotch against Melb Grammars leading goal-kicker who asked whether I had a footy scholarship because his parents paid nothing for fees, uniforms, books or anything just due to his footy. I said Scotch had no sport scholarships at all.

I've lived O/S since and your 1st post made me wonder whether you had specific intel that all the APS schools had since become in lock step about this?

(must crash, 12.40am over here)  Cheers, Rob

11 minutes ago, Rob Mac...... said:

Thanks Adam.  I played for Scotch against Melb Grammars leading goal-kicker who asked whether I had a footy scholarship because his parents paid nothing for fees, uniforms, books or anything just due to his footy. I said Scotch had no sport scholarships at all.

I've lived O/S since and your 1st post made me wonder whether you had specific intel that all the APS schools had since become in lock step about this?

(must crash, 12.40am over here)  Cheers, Rob

I was in that system for 20 years, but stopped coaching end of last year, so couldn't tell you if it's changed in the past 12 months.

It's a pretty loose goosey competition and as far as I'm aware all the schools do it.

47 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

A lot of them call them general excellence these days as the APS stamped down on it for a while.

I got one of them back in the day. Alas, I was nowhere near excellence on the footy field. I’m very certain no matter who drafted me, had I been good enough, I would have always wanted to play for the Dees. Lost dreams

1 hour ago, Adam The God said:

A lot of them call them general excellence these days as the APS stamped down on it for a while.

This. More often than not that excellence happens to be oddly confined to oval ball pursuits...

1 hour ago, Adam The God said:

A lot of them call them general excellence these days as the APS stamped down on it for a while.

Well they can't pay tax and bribe students as well.

This thread is about our new recruit Xavier Taylor or at least it’s meat to be.

Maybe start a new thread about private schools I that’s your thing.

I’m going to sound old here, but he is very young to already have tattoos .

Good on him for his individuality amongst his peers at a very early age.

I can’t remember the last draftee who had tatts.

It’s a good sign people, this kid runs his own race 🏃‍♂️