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The top 2 both by their finishing ladder positions & the bookies market are pretty reasonable as strong favourites. While back end form across the top 5 has been quirky, with the exception of Brahton… OX had it all to play for - couldn’t hold on when it mattered. Dirty on this outcome by all...

Thought the new policy is 13 days @ AFL level, while all other footy comps both senior & junior levels are now 21 days….

From my current Wesley experience but evidently across the board, this is a 3-fold issue. 1) The ever changing demographic mix of kids / families, who are happy to pay the growing fees, but have a disdain for sport. The schools no longer have the ‘support’ to compel mass participation, as they...

While SKOB may well be in a re-build phase, have they lost as many players from last year’s GF team as Collegians. Talk being some 15 GF players are missing. Known that some 4 or 5 are high profile retirements & VFL moves. However of the other 10 or so, is that a mix of long term injuries...

Think you’ve answered your own question. Need in order a presence in VIC Metro efforts & Coates League to feature on the draft radar generally.

Aside from the BGS heavy craft of the draft below, the Herald Sun posted a review listing the 10 best. Plus go to the APS Sport results website that covers results with goal kickers & best players. We see BGS was way off kilter in front of goal, game could well have been wrapped up @ 3/4 time

St Kevin’s OB helped by large student numbers at the school & getting them thru into the ammo’s , great pathway retention it seems. While curiously only intermittent APS flags, again V’s the recruitment heavy schools as for-mentioned. Those schools who likely would be back with the chasing pack...

think this has been becoming something of a trend, & been playing out over the last 2 seasons. While those involved in said clubs (& schools) will likely dispute this theory. These 2 while often dominant at APS level, are both co-ed, so already fewer lads in the programs V boys schools. With...

Well last season, their ressies forfeited 2 or more matches in Premier for this reason. Odd given the school linkage comes from a recent history (last 10 - 15 years) of always being contenders in the APS. Can’t blame the coed school factor of fewer boys, as plenty of other coed schools have VAFA...

Results suggest 4 of 5 matches went to script. However a super away result for Geelong Coll over Xavier. Believe O’Sullivan remains out injured, but they must have been missing other key CTL guns…unless playing down GC being on song big time….led by Anthony Stevens junior.

While Carey will be smarting at this result, they’d have been firm’ish favourites. However for GGS’ losses, they’ve been well in the hunt in 3 of them. Both Wesley & Xavier only got them by a kick, with both thought to be better credentialed, & Geelong Coll was only by 11 points too. Suspect...

Looking at scoring shots, reads as if BGS inaccuracy played a part in keeping the margin tighter… No Levi A either am told.

That young fella kicked 6, in his 1st VAFA outing of the year ! Has laced up 6 times for Box Hill Hawks already, so perhaps won’t be sighted too often in ammo ranks…

Indeed this is so. However with Hailebury knocking over CGS with some ease in round 2 does suggest it “may” now be a 2 horse race….aside from any surprises which are always a chance in this comp.

Think you’ll find the convention of those considered Tier 1, relates their history & established reputation. Not recent footy status….Which always covers those with boarders, whether boys only or co-ed. Definitely the 2 Geelong schools fit the mould. Generally being the original APS schools (pre...

Yet to register a win, while they’ve been “lucky” enough to cop both Caulfield & Haileybury to date. Check out the APS Sport website for results. Everett Junior has been playing am told, year 11, not featured in depatches. Which usually tells the story….

Another poached player, junior Yze was @ De La Salle, then hey presto ‘appears’ at CGS in year 10…

They will be a big chance for plenty of 1st & 2nd round picks come draft day !

Previous week was at BGS v Wesley. Plenty of recruiting ‘note-takers’ in attendance. 1st hand viewing of their class too, which at times could be seen as a tad cocky…8 Vic Metro & 8 others Coates League listed, no great surprise in being dominant. Even with Wesley having 6 Coates TL boys on...

All of this is spot on. The APS broadcast via their Twitter feed, on release of the 31 player Vic Metro squad, that 20 are APS kids ! Surely some kind of record…. More than likely 2/3 minimum are scholarship recruits of that 20. Hence prior commentary again backed up on the cream being...

Only hope is some schools load teams on their Insta feeds, otherwise it’s really only the leading lights get referenced in big footy or baseline footy chatter.

Watch for StKevins co-captain Doug Kerr (Chargers). Good size 192 cm for a mid or no 3 down back. Getting solid looks both for school & CTL , with his stocks on the rise.

Small point of order here, his 2nd match back. Al beit 1st academy level game…. Played for Geelong Grammar (round 1 - APS) V Wesley in a narrow loss. Kicked 7 goals, 5 in the 2nd half when supposedly tiring…having been short of a gallop, quite eye catching by all reports.

Then appears BGS are the most likely to give Haileybury a workout, given they seem to be well decked with quality forward (KB’s G/S) & back (Trainor) aside from strong mids (Ashcroft, etc). BGS also managed to tinker with the APS fixture nicely, their bye matching the AFL Academy v Doggies...

A Champ Team > a Team of Champs, love the assessment, very old school stance but remains a true-ism. M.Lloyd & his scholarship boys are sharp again. Yep re school support, the co-ed schools really struggle in that area, also a real lack of tradition also for these 2. But Friday night Wesley v...

Given both have heaps of depth & talent, surely the margin was a surprise…any ‘expert’ insights ? Perhaps HC has more even depth, with their guns just firing on the day. Have to now be the yardstick & the mob to beat…hello BGS… See a couple of real close ones for Xavier & StK’s just over the...

Re Charlie R school move, that is bizarre @ year 11, with still being with Oakleigh Chargers. His stocks are on the rise. He’d been at CGS from early primary school days. Smacks of a big ‘poaching’ manuevre, common indeed from the bayside mob in chasing ‘prominence’.

Got him - Sam Marshall is the MGS boarder from up north… How was Luke Trainer, big wraps as a high draft KPB this year. My son was at GGS v Wesley. The purple crew got over the line in a close one. GGS evidently well stocked with Geelong Falcons talent. 2 of Wesley's Oakleigh (B.Leidler) &...

Nice update there, scary margin ! Am all over the APS twitter Sat updates, just seeing if anything earlier drops out. Okay HQ in fact covers APS basketball. Thought Charlie Richardson was at CGS W/Hill campus (per Vermont FC) & G/son of K. Bartlett. Suspect If BGS has one too, just a...

Round 2 next week is Caul V Hail, that early match may prove pivotel…. Anybody know whether anything online / Eg Play HQ provides live match day updates, as tough to find. Play HQ seems to cover APS soccer, but footy ?