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NATIONAL:
Vic Country

Jaxon Binns (Dandenong Stingrays)
Hugh Bond (GWV Rebels)
Coby Burgiel (Gippsland Power)
Aaron Cadman (GWV Rebels)
Jhye Clark (Geelong Falcons)
Brayden George (Murray Bushrangers)
Oliver Hollands (Murray Bushrangers)
Bailey Humphrey (Gippsland Power)
Henry Hustwaite (Dandenong Stingrays)
Max Knobel (Gippsland Power)
Jacob Konstanty (Gippsland Power)
Noah Long (Bendigo Pioneers)
Toby McMullin (Sandringham Dragons)
Caleb Mitchell (Murray Bushrangers)
Olivier Northam (Geelong Falcons)
Jack O'Sullivan (Oakleigh Chargers)
Mitch Szybkowski (Dandenong Stingrays)
Cooper Vickery (Gippsland Power)
James Van Es (GWV Rebels)


Vic Metro

Will Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons)
Charlie Clarke (Sandringham Dragons)
Alwyn Davey (Oakleigh Chargers)
Blake Drury (Oakleigh Chargers)
Max Gruzewski (Oakleigh Chargers)
Lewis Hayes (Eastern Ranges)
Olli Hotton (Sandringham Dragons)
Matthew Jefferson (Oakleigh Chargers)
Cameron Mackenzie (Sandringham Dragons)
Harry Sheezel (Sandringham Dragons)
Luke Teal (Oakleigh Chargers)
Elijah Tsatas (Oakleigh Chargers)
George Wardlaw (Oakleigh Chargers)
Josh Weddle (Oakleigh Chargers)


South Australia

Harry Barnett (West Adelaide)
Adam D'Aloia (Woodville-West Torrens)
Will Dowling (North Adelaide)
Phoenix Foster (Norwood)
Isaac Keeler (North Adelaide)
Harry Lemmey (West Adelaide)
Jaiden Magor (South Adelaide)
Max Michalanney (Norwood)
Mattaes Phillipou (Woodville-West Torrens)
Jakob Ryan (Glenelg)
Nick Sadler (Sturt)
Tom Scully (West Adelaide)
Will Verrall (South Adelaide)


Western Australia

Jed Adams (Peel Thunder)
Edward Allan (Claremont)
Jedd Busslinger (East Perth)
Harry Cole (Claremont)
Hugh Davies (Claremont)
Tyrell Dewar (Subiaco)
Sam Gilbey (Claremont)
Reuben Ginbey (East Perth)
Steely Green (South Fremantle)
Jed Hagan (East Fremantle)
Elijah Hewett (Swan Districts)
Darcy Jones (Swan Districts)


New South Wales
Jason Gillbee (Bendigo Pioneers)
Nick Madden (GWS Academy)
Harry Rowston (GWS Academy)

Northern Territory
Lloyd Johnston (NT Thunder)
Anthony Munkara (NT/West Adelaide)

Queensland
Shadeau Brain (Brisbane Academy)
Jaspa Fletcher (Brisbane Academy)

Tasmania
Seth Campbell (Tasmania Devils)
Lachlan Cowan (Tasmania Devils)
Tom McCallum (Tasmania Devils)
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STATE
VIC METRO

Jakob Anderson (Sandringham Dragons)
Yuyu Ashwin (Oakleigh Chargers)
Josh Bennetts (Eastern Ranges)
Jayden Davey (Oakleigh Chargers)
Darcy Edmends (Northern Knights)
Will Elliott (Oakleigh Chargers)
Harry Flynn (Eastern Ranges)
Darcy Gilbert (Sandringham Dragons)
Cooper Harvey (Northern Knights)
Jamie Hope (Sandringham Dragons)
Jerome Lawrence (Oakleigh Chargers)
Bailey Macdonald (Oakleigh Chargers)
Hudson O'Keeffe (Oakleigh Chargers)
Paul Pascu (Calder Cannons)
Matthew Payne (Western Jets)
Rye Penny (Calder Cannons)
Jovan Petric (Western Jets)
Osca Riccardi (Geelong Falcons)
Christopher Rousakis (Sandringham Dragons)
Nathan Scollo (Sandringham Dragons)
Clay Tucker (Eastern Ranges)
Callum Verrell (Eastern Ranges)
Kai Windsor (Eastern Ranges)


VIC COUNTRY

Charlie Barnett (Bendigo Pioneers)
Taj Campbell-Farrell (Dandenong Stingrays)
Ted Clohesy (Geelong Falcons)
Finn Emile-Brennan (Dandenong Stingrays)
Felix Fogaty (GWV Rebels)
Harvey Gallagher (Bendigo Pioneers)
Michael Kiraly (Bendigo Pioneers)
Oscar Murdoch (Geelong Falcons)
Hugo Nosiara (Dandenong Stingrays)
Jonti Schuback (Gippsland Power)
Ziggy Toledo (Dandenong Stingrays)


SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Shaun Bennier (North Adelaide)
Tom Emmett (Sturt)
Oscar Kregar (West Adelaide)
Archie Lovelock (Glenelg)
Baynen Lowe (Norwood)
Kyle Marshall (South Adelaide)
Darcy Minchella (West Adelaide)
Rhett Montgomerie (Central District)
Kobe Ryan (West Adelaide)
Lachlan Scannell (Glenelg)
Oscar Steene (West Adelaide)
Frank Szekely (North Adelaide)
Brodie Tuck (Central District)
Jake Walker (Glenelg)


WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Kane Bevan (West Perth)
Jackson Broadbent (Peel Thunder)
Jack Cleaver (East Fremantle)
Josh Draper (Peel Thunder)
Griff Julian (West Perth)
Bailey Maxwell (East Perth)
Connor McDonald (Perth)
Toby McQuilkin (South Fremantle)
Baxter Philip (Perth)
Jasper Scaife (West Perth)
Kaleb Smith (East Fremantle)
Conrad Williams (Claremont)


NEW SOUTH WALES/ACT

Kaelan Bradtke (Sydney Swans VFL)
Will Edwards (Sydney Swans Academy)

TASMANIA

Brandon Leary (Tasmania Devils)
Cameron Owen (Tasmania Devils)

QUEENSLAND

Brinn Little (Gold Coast Suns Academy)

NT

Beau Tedcastle (GWV Rebels)
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AFL DRAFT COMBINE RESULTS 2022​

Vertical Jump ​

75cm – Darcy Jones (WA)
75cm – James Van Es (VIC C)
72cm – Jack O’Sullivan (VIC M)
70cm – Olli Hotton (VIC M)
70cm – Reuben Ginbey (WA)
70cm – Elijah Hewett (WA)
69cm – Jacob Konstanty (VIC C)
68cm – Blake Drury (VIC M)
68cm – Tyrell Dewar (WA)
68cm – Josh Weddle (VIC M)
68cm – Edward Allan (WA)

Running Vertical Jump ​

98cm – James Van Es (VIC C)
90cm – Josh Weddle (VIC M)
90cm – Will Verrall (SA)
89cm – Jack O’Sullivan (VIC M)
87cm – Darcy Jones (WA)
87cm – Mattaes Phillipou (SA)
84cm – Toby McMullin (VIC M)
83cm – Mitch Szybkowski (VIC C)
83cm – Reuben Ginbey (WA)
83cm – Anthony Munkara (ALLIES)
83cm – Lachlan Cowan (ALLIES)

Agility ​

7.072sec – Darcy Jones (WA)
8.182sec – Jaxon Binns (VIC C)
8.217sec – Elijah Hewett (WA)
8.247sec – Steely Green (WA)
8.255sec – Edward Allan (WA)
8.267sec – Luke Teal (VIC M)
8.285sec – Toby McMullin (VIC M)
8.292sec – Jacob Konstanty (VIC C)
8.325sec – Harry Rowston (ALLIES)
8.343sec – Noah Long (VIC C)

20m Sprint ​

2.814sec – Edward Allan (WA)
2.880sec – Toby McMullin (VIC M)
2.883sec – Coby Burgiel (VIC C)
2.910sec – James Van Es (VIC C)
2.912sec – Darcy Jones (WA)
2.924sec – Olli Hotton (VIC M)
2.928sec – Reuben Ginbey (WA)
2.929sec – Cooper Vickery (VIC C)
2.937sec – Josh Weddle (VIC M)
2.951sec – Lloyd Johnston (ALLIES)

2km Time Trial​

5min 54sec – Ollie Hollands (VIC C)
5min 54sec – Jason Gillbee (ALLIES)
6min 00sec – Jaxon Binns (VIC C)
6min 03sec – Josh Weddle (VIC M)
6min 15sec – Reuben Ginbey (WA)
6min 16sec – Jakob Ryan (SA)
6min 17sec – Steely Green (WA)
6min 21sec – Will Dowling (SA)
6min 25sec – Blake Drury (VIC M)
6min 25sec – Seth Campbell (ALLIES)
6min 25sec – Mattaes Phillipou (SA)
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U17's Country v Metro scouting notes
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Scouting Notes | 2021 U17 National Championships: Vic Country vs. Vic Metro

VIC Metro won out in Saturday’s Under 17 Victorian derby, powering away with the last seven goals of the game to defeat Vic Country by 34 points at GMHBA Stadium. The hard-fought contest and exciting bursts of scoring allowed a number of budding 2022 draft prospects to shine, with 10 of the top...
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My two bests for each side;

#5 Oliver Hollands (Murray Bushrangers)
16/01/2004 | 182cm | Balanced Midfielder

Like his older brother, Gold Coasts’ Elijah, Oliver was a key part of the Country team, playing across all lines throughout the four quarters to prove himself a versatile and consistently impactful prospect. What was evident almost immediately with Hollands was his cleanliness with the ball and below his knees, able to take clean pick-ups off of packs, even when under pressure, and follow up with a clean handball to a teammate or kick forward. He looked at his best when he was attending centre bounces in the second half, where he just consistently got to the fall of the ball off the rucks’ hands, even when he had specific attention from Metro, battling for front position and putting himself in an area where he could run straight onto the ball and not worry about pressure coming from the other way. Had a few eye catching moments with his zip and agility away from stoppages, particularly with a moment in the second quarter where he got past two opponents with two side-steps, despite being right up on the boundary. It wasn’t all offensive from Hollands either having started the game on the wing, where he didn’t win a heap of it early, but still impacted with tackling and high defensive work rate, diving to smother a few kicks off the boot at times.


#11 Jhye Clark (Geelong Falcons)
23/07/2004 | 180cm | Inside Midfielder

Looking far more imposing than his 180cm frame would suggest, Clark was arguably the most impressive of the contested ball winning brigade for the game. At times looking like recent Geelong Falcons graduate Tanner Bruhn with his inside work and follow up clean ball use, it was truly amazing what Clark managed to do with the ball under so much pressure. Like a lot of inside midfielders, his quick handballing and cleanliness at ground level was top notch, picking it up with one hand under pressure at times, not being knocked off balance or brought down by heavy contact from opponents. His kicking was also impressively clean, whilst sometimes not pretty, it was always weighted well to the advantage of his teammates. One of his more impressive kicks came when he received a handball under pressure at the top of the centre square, stood up and broke free from a tackle, then composed himself and laced it out to a teammate laterally off one step, in front of him so he could keep his opponent away from it. He won a lot of clearances around the ground, with the one impressing the most being deep inside defensive 50, where he took the ball in the air off the rucks’ hands, at full stretch, and handballed off to a runner straight away.



#12 Will Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons)
6/05/2004 | 183cm | Midfielder

The Brisbane Lions father-son prospect plying his trade at Sandringham Dragons showed why he is considered one of the best prospects for the 2022 draft with a dominant display in the midfield. Ashcroft showed a great mix of toughness, class and flashy play, with his toughness on show in the first quarter going back with the flight and getting back up quickly to go again. The second quarter is where he kicked his first of two goals with a lovely long range finish hard on the boundary which he would somehow outdo in the last quarter, bursting away to kick another long range goal. That same burst was a highlight in his clearance work too, which included classy clearances to go with some gritty bull-like wins. With 33 disposals, 11 clearances and two goals, it was by far the best performance not only for this game but for the whole Round 1 of the Under 17 championships.


#14 Harry Sheezel (Sandringham Dragons)
13/10/2004 | 183cm | Forward

The classy and damaging forward from Sandringham Dragons was influential early on with a lovely rove from a forward stoppage, kicking a nice snap goal in the process, He showed plenty of agility whenever he had possession, getting around opponents with ease. Sheezel managed his second goal in the second quarter from a free kick, but his third in the third quarter was another special goal, roving a ruck tap and kicking the ball seemingly over his head. He had more opportunities to convert in the last quarter but he did well to set up others and provide a nice marking option as well. The 183cm prospect has a few tricks as a forward and is proving to be one of the more difficult match-ups in this year’s championships.
 
ExYarraValley said:
I know that’s the point. There’s been kids that haven’t been watched at all since the end of 2019. Surely they have to be better than this.
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It seems unlikely that with a year off from football, a kid that wasn't already on the radar of their local NAB League club would jump up and be in the best 25 kids in either Metro or Country region
 

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PMBangers said:
It seems unlikely that with a year off from football, a kid that wasn't already on the radar of their local NAB League club would jump up and be in the best 25 kids in either Metro or Country region
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Kids have grown in every aspect not just height. You seriously can’t rank kids at 15 for a squad 2 years later.
 
briztoon said:
How?

With Covid-19 that’s just not a realistic or financially possible expectation.

If a kid is good enough, he’ll make the AFL eventually. Just have to keep chasing the dream.
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That's a poor line rolled out when questioned. Why should some kids be offered a streamlined path while others have to basically go the back door approach.
 
ExYarraValley said:
That's a poor line rolled out when questioned. Why should some kids be offered a streamlined path while others have to basically go the back door approach.
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Because it's a round about argument, the same one that could be had about the U17s and U19s girls, and about the U19s boys
 
PMBangers said:
Because it's a round about argument, the same one that could be had about the U17s and U19s girls, and about the U19s boys
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If your going to have these squads do it properly. Take a look at the list of players and you'll notice there's a common theme amongst the majority selected.
 
ExYarraValley said:
That's a poor line rolled out when questioned. Why should some kids be offered a streamlined path while others have to basically go the back door approach.
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You said all kids should get an equal chance.

Answer my question of, how?

NAB league clubs have had their funding cut by the AFL.

AFL clubs have had their soft cap funding cut by 30%, with a lot of recruiting departments streamlined.

AFL clubs need a look at both the U17 talent in regards to possible future pick trades, and this years draft talent.

It’s not possible to push back both the U17 and U19 National Tournaments to the end of the season from a financial perspective, or a human resource perspective. Let alone trying to factor in potential Covid-19 interruptions.

It’s not like not making an U17 squad this year is disastrous for a kids draft prospects next year.

If a kid is good enough, he’ll get drafted.
 

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briztoon said:
You said all kids should get an equal chance.

Answer my question of, how?

NAB league clubs have had their funding cut by the AFL.

AFL clubs have had their soft cap funding cut by 30%, with a lot of recruiting departments streamlined.

AFL clubs need a look at both the U17 talent in regards to possible future pick trades, and this years draft talent.

It’s not possible to push back both the U17 and U19 National Tournaments to the end of the season from a financial perspective, or a human resource perspective. Let alone trying to factor in potential Covid-19 interruptions.

It’s not like not making an U17 squad this year is disastrous for a kids draft prospects next year.

If a kid is good enough, he’ll get drafted.
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Again another simplistic view. The kids on the outside of these squads are at an extreme disadvantage.
 
At the risk of saying the bloody obvious - lots of focus here is on the smalls and inside players. I'm aware that talls take longer. Is it usually the case for the focus on the bottom agers to be on the mids with the talls not really looked at until 18s ?
 
melbournehammer said:
At the risk of saying the bloody obvious - lots of focus here is on the smalls and inside players. I'm aware that talls take longer. Is it usually the case for the focus on the bottom agers to be on the mids with the talls not really looked at until 18s ?
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If any of the talls dominate they get mentioned, like Keeler and Condon early on, but none were particularly impressive on Saturday
 
 
ExYarraValley said:
Again another simplistic view. The kids on the outside of these squads are at an extreme disadvantage.
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You are 100% right. There would be at least a dozen young players in the junior competition where my sons play in the Under 17 age group who have grown physically and emotionally since Under 15s back in 2019 and they have not been looked at by the NAB Boys League team in the area. Every local club should be given the opportunity of nominating at least one or two of them to train in groups or show their wares. With Covid lockdowns intervening over the past month there’s a real danger that good players will fall through the cracks and never get their chance.
 
Larry Sanders said:
You are 100% right. There would be at least a dozen young players in the junior competition where my sons play in the Under 17 age group who have grown physically and emotionally since Under 15s back in 2019 and they have not been looked at by the NAB Boys League team in the area. Every local club should be given the opportunity of nominating at least one or two of them to train in groups or show their wares. With Covid lockdowns intervening over the past month there’s a real danger that good players will fall through the cracks and never get their chance.
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If they are good, they’ll get identified. Just not this year.

There’s still two more years for this year’s 17 year olds since the AFL moved underage footy to an U19’s competition.

It’ll be up to parents and junior clubs to support and encourage their kids, and get the local nab league clubs attention.
 
briztoon said:
If they are good, they’ll get identified. Just not this year.

There’s still two more years for this year’s 17 year olds since the AFL moved underage footy to an U19’s competition.

It’ll be up to parents and junior clubs to support and encourage their kids, and get the local nab league clubs attention.
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With the NAB League moving to u19s, there is plenty of scope for u/17s right now to get into the system. I think everyone agrees the system is not perfect and has bias in it. It is what it is I guess. I think the group who experienced the main disadvantage are the boys who were top age through Covid, that year of football was critical for them and to miss it very costly fora number of them, even with the move to 19s this year, the focus is clearly set on the u18s. Very seldom do you see 19-year-olds in draft discussions so that age group, if they had not played high-level football in their bottom age year were severely hampered then and again this year.
 
There's already a couple of examples of kids performing at local level this year and earning call ups to their NAB League region clubs in Charlie Clarke (Sandringham Dragons) and Sahaf Ali (Eastern Ranges). If kids perform they get noticed
 
briztoon said:
If they are good, they’ll get identified. Just not this year.

There’s still two more years for this year’s 17 year olds since the AFL moved underage footy to an U19’s competition.

It’ll be up to parents and junior clubs to support and encourage their kids, and get the local nab league clubs attention.
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Again that's not the point.
 
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