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We had a kid in our year named Wayne Carr. Had little man syndrome quite bad.
Ok... Back in the 90s, I used to work in a call-centre environment, where we would regularly get calls from across the Asia-Pacific region. There are two Asian names that stick in my mind - gonna spoiler this, coz... Well, anyway, it was sometimes hard to keep a straight face talking to these two.

Dong Suk
Pis Ed
 
Ok... Back in the 90s, I used to work in a call-centre environment, where we would regularly get calls from across the Asia-Pacific region. There are two Asian names that stick in my mind - gonna spoiler this, coz... Well, anyway, it was sometimes hard to keep a straight face talking to these two.

Dong Suk
Pis Ed
Was looking for a restaurant and walked past this one…said to the missus keep walking.


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Anyone got that Herald Sun article about Brighton Grammar?

AFL Draft 2024: Where 75 of the top prospects attended school​

If you want your kid to play AFL, send them to these schools. Check out the data that shows where the top draft prospects are coming from in 2024.

They are the school footy factories which have produced this year’s crop of aspiring AFL stars.
These are 75 of the top draft prospects – and where they got their education.

Some — such as first-round locks Jagga Smith and Isaac Kako — finished high school in 2023 and have begun university degrees this year.

However, most are still finishing exams as the AFL national draft quickly approaches.

Brighton Grammar — which competes in Victoria’s Associated Public Schools (APS) competition — went unbeaten with a 10-0 record this season and looks set to have an unmatched number of draftees.
Levi Ashcroft, Luke Trainor and Harrison Oliver all shape as top-30 picks, while Josh Dolan, Lennox Hoffman and Bailey McKenzie are in mix to be picked up in the back half of the draft.

“Going 10-0 is something that’s pretty hard to do and a lot goes behind the scenes of it,” Trainor said.

“Even though we’ve got such a talented team, we nearly lost some games and it’s really hard work to win 10 games in a row.”

Previous Brighton Grammar draftees include Andrew McGrath, Josh Kelly, Christian Salem and Jack Watts.

Another school with a strong history of producing AFL players is St Patrick’s College in Ballarat.
It has been the breeding ground of 120 AFL/VFL players, including 2022 No. 1 draft pick Aaron Cadman, Richmond premiership star Daniel Rioli and former North Melbourne champion Drew Petrie.

This year, St Patrick’s College has four players firmly on the radars of recruiters, headlined by school captain Ollie Hannaford who has emerged as a top-30 hope.

Top-five draft prospect Finn O’Sullivan hails from the small town of Koroit in western Victoria but has been boarding at Xavier College for the past three years and lists the move as his biggest life achievement outside of football.
“Heading up to boarding school was a big stepping stone for me; something that I haven’t looked back on since,” O’Sullivan said.

“I’ve loved being up at boarding school and I’ve met countless mates who I’m really close with now.”

South Australian twins Ben and Lucas Camporeale have attended Sacred Heart College in Adelaide, where they have studied all of the same subjects this year.

“We’ve got the same subjects, but we’ve only got one class together,” Ben said.

“We’ve got business together, which is a bit of fun. But we try to stay out of each other’s pockets.”

The Camporeale brothers have both been nominated by Carlton as father-son prospects for the draft, being the sons of 1995 Blues premiership player Scott.

In Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, Jobe Shanahan used to see 2023 No. 1 draft pick Harley Reid around the schoolyard at St Joseph’s College in Echuca.
Another set of twins – Jack and Matt Whitlock – have also been studying the same subjects at Goulburn Valley Grammar School in Shepparton.
“We’ve always been pretty hard working in school and we’re at a pretty academic school,” Jack said.
Brownlow Medal winner Ollie Wines was a graduate of Goulburn Valley Grammar in 2012, while Clayton Oliver and Alex Keath are among other students from the school who have made it to the AFL.

TOP SCHOOLS FOR 2024

BRIGHTON GRAMMAR (6)​

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Luke Trainor (c)
Levi Ashcroft
Luke Trainor
Harrison Oliver
Josh Dolan
Lennox Hoffman
Bailey McKenzie


ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE BALLARAT (4)​

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Harry Charleson
Ollie Hannaford
Jack Ough
Harry Charleson
Rhys Unwin





CAULFIELD GRAMMAR (3)​

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Oliver Warburton
Murphy Reid
Jasper Alger
Oliver Warburton


PARADE COLLEGE (3)​

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Isaac Kako
Isaac Kako
Tom Sims
Zak Johnson

OTHER SCHOOLS

VICTORIA​

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Harry Armstrong
Jagga Smith – Scotch College
Finn O’Sullivan – Xavier College
Harvey Langford – Mornington Secondary College
Sam Lalor – Geelong Grammar
Josh Smillie – Whitefriars College
Harry Armstrong – Haileybury College
Tobie Travaglia – Catherine McAuley College (Bendigo)
Alix Tauru – Lowanna College (Newborough)
Jobe Shanahan – St Joseph’s College (Echuca)
Taj Hotton – Haileybury College
Xavier Lindsay – Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Leongatha)
Sam Marshall – Melbourne Grammar
Jack Whitlock – Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Matt Whitlock – Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Joe Berry – FCJ College (Benalla)
Cooper Hynes – Rowville Sports Academy
Jonty Faull – Ballarat Grammar
Jesse Dattoli – Carey Grammar
Tom Gross – Trinity Grammar
Christian Moraes – Salesian College Chadstone
Noah Mraz – Berwick College
James Barrat – Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Lachie Jaques – St Joseph’s College Geelong
Harry O’Farrell – St Kevin’s College
Archer Day-Wicks – Catherine McAuley College (Bendigo)
Cody Anderson – Mount Lilydale Mercy College
Floyd Burmeister – Ballarat Grammar
Adrian Cole – St Bede’s College
Gabriel Stumpf – Luther College
Xavier Ivisic – Geelong Grammar
Ricky Mentha – Lowanna College (Newborough)
River Stevens – The Geelong College




SOUTH AUSTRALIA​

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Sid Draper
Sid Draper – Cardijn College
Alex Dodson – Glenunga International High School
Ben Camporeale – Sacred Heart College
Lucas Camporeale – Sacred Heart College
Angus Clarke – Tenison Woods College
Ned Bowman – St Peters College
Charlie Nicholls – Faith Lutheran College
Jacob Newton – Rostrevor College
Charlie West – Immanuel College
Tyler Welsh – Henley High School
Rome Burgoyne – Prince Alfred College

WESTERN AUSTRALIA​

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Jaxon Artemis
Bo Allan – Mandurah Catholic College
Hamish Davis – Hale School
Cody Angove – Churchlands Senior High School
Jaxon Artemis – Court Grammar School
Clancy Dennis – Christ Church Grammar School
Malakai Champion – Cecil Andrews College
Kayle Gerreyn – Wesley College
Phoenix Hargrave – Reynella East College
Will Hayes – Christ Church Grammar School
Aiden Riddle – Hale School
Luke Urquhart – Aquinas College

NSW/ACT​

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Josh Murphy
Joel Cochran – The Scots College (Sydney)
Logan Smith – Erindale College (Canberra)
Cooper Bell – Hawker College (Canberra)
Josh Murphy – Xavier High School (Albury)

QUEENSLAND​

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Leo Lombard
Leo Lombard – Varsity College (Gold Coast)
 
I like the look of Clancy Dennis as a backman, would be happy for Geelong to take him with one of our picks. Also I see a Dennis named in the training squad for next years state side (as well as a Van Rooyen) is that his brother? Could be an extra reason to choose him.
 
I like the look of Clancy Dennis as a backman, would be happy for Geelong to take him with one of our picks. Also I see a Dennis named in the training squad for next years state side (as well as a Van Rooyen) is that his brother? Could be an extra reason to choose him.
Younger brother yes. Projects even better than Clancy.
 

AFL Draft 2024: Where 75 of the top prospects attended school​

If you want your kid to play AFL, send them to these schools. Check out the data that shows where the top draft prospects are coming from in 2024.

They are the school footy factories which have produced this year’s crop of aspiring AFL stars.
These are 75 of the top draft prospects – and where they got their education.

Some — such as first-round locks Jagga Smith and Isaac Kako — finished high school in 2023 and have begun university degrees this year.

However, most are still finishing exams as the AFL national draft quickly approaches.

Brighton Grammar — which competes in Victoria’s Associated Public Schools (APS) competition — went unbeaten with a 10-0 record this season and looks set to have an unmatched number of draftees.
Levi Ashcroft, Luke Trainor and Harrison Oliver all shape as top-30 picks, while Josh Dolan, Lennox Hoffman and Bailey McKenzie are in mix to be picked up in the back half of the draft.

“Going 10-0 is something that’s pretty hard to do and a lot goes behind the scenes of it,” Trainor said.

“Even though we’ve got such a talented team, we nearly lost some games and it’s really hard work to win 10 games in a row.”

Previous Brighton Grammar draftees include Andrew McGrath, Josh Kelly, Christian Salem and Jack Watts.

Another school with a strong history of producing AFL players is St Patrick’s College in Ballarat.
It has been the breeding ground of 120 AFL/VFL players, including 2022 No. 1 draft pick Aaron Cadman, Richmond premiership star Daniel Rioli and former North Melbourne champion Drew Petrie.

This year, St Patrick’s College has four players firmly on the radars of recruiters, headlined by school captain Ollie Hannaford who has emerged as a top-30 hope.

Top-five draft prospect Finn O’Sullivan hails from the small town of Koroit in western Victoria but has been boarding at Xavier College for the past three years and lists the move as his biggest life achievement outside of football.
“Heading up to boarding school was a big stepping stone for me; something that I haven’t looked back on since,” O’Sullivan said.

“I’ve loved being up at boarding school and I’ve met countless mates who I’m really close with now.”

South Australian twins Ben and Lucas Camporeale have attended Sacred Heart College in Adelaide, where they have studied all of the same subjects this year.

“We’ve got the same subjects, but we’ve only got one class together,” Ben said.

“We’ve got business together, which is a bit of fun. But we try to stay out of each other’s pockets.”

The Camporeale brothers have both been nominated by Carlton as father-son prospects for the draft, being the sons of 1995 Blues premiership player Scott.

In Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, Jobe Shanahan used to see 2023 No. 1 draft pick Harley Reid around the schoolyard at St Joseph’s College in Echuca.
Another set of twins – Jack and Matt Whitlock – have also been studying the same subjects at Goulburn Valley Grammar School in Shepparton.
“We’ve always been pretty hard working in school and we’re at a pretty academic school,” Jack said.
Brownlow Medal winner Ollie Wines was a graduate of Goulburn Valley Grammar in 2012, while Clayton Oliver and Alex Keath are among other students from the school who have made it to the AFL.

TOP SCHOOLS FOR 2024

BRIGHTON GRAMMAR (6)​

BRIGHTON-GRAMMAR-6_7BOaSuB6B.jpg

Luke Trainor (c)
Levi Ashcroft
Luke Trainor
Harrison Oliver
Josh Dolan
Lennox Hoffman
Bailey McKenzie


ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE BALLARAT (4)​

ST-PATRICK-S-COLLEGE-BALLARAT-4_jcF_9u-Sp.jpg

Harry Charleson
Ollie Hannaford
Jack Ough
Harry Charleson
Rhys Unwin





CAULFIELD GRAMMAR (3)​

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Oliver Warburton
Murphy Reid
Jasper Alger
Oliver Warburton


PARADE COLLEGE (3)​

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Isaac Kako
Isaac Kako
Tom Sims
Zak Johnson

OTHER SCHOOLS

VICTORIA​

VICTORIA_hScT7e3LM.jpg

Harry Armstrong
Jagga Smith – Scotch College
Finn O’Sullivan – Xavier College
Harvey Langford – Mornington Secondary College
Sam Lalor – Geelong Grammar
Josh Smillie – Whitefriars College
Harry Armstrong – Haileybury College
Tobie Travaglia – Catherine McAuley College (Bendigo)
Alix Tauru – Lowanna College (Newborough)
Jobe Shanahan – St Joseph’s College (Echuca)
Taj Hotton – Haileybury College
Xavier Lindsay – Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Leongatha)
Sam Marshall – Melbourne Grammar
Jack Whitlock – Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Matt Whitlock – Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Joe Berry – FCJ College (Benalla)
Cooper Hynes – Rowville Sports Academy
Jonty Faull – Ballarat Grammar
Jesse Dattoli – Carey Grammar
Tom Gross – Trinity Grammar
Christian Moraes – Salesian College Chadstone
Noah Mraz – Berwick College
James Barrat – Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Lachie Jaques – St Joseph’s College Geelong
Harry O’Farrell – St Kevin’s College
Archer Day-Wicks – Catherine McAuley College (Bendigo)
Cody Anderson – Mount Lilydale Mercy College
Floyd Burmeister – Ballarat Grammar
Adrian Cole – St Bede’s College
Gabriel Stumpf – Luther College
Xavier Ivisic – Geelong Grammar
Ricky Mentha – Lowanna College (Newborough)
River Stevens – The Geelong College




SOUTH AUSTRALIA​

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Sid Draper
Sid Draper – Cardijn College
Alex Dodson – Glenunga International High School
Ben Camporeale – Sacred Heart College
Lucas Camporeale – Sacred Heart College
Angus Clarke – Tenison Woods College
Ned Bowman – St Peters College
Charlie Nicholls – Faith Lutheran College
Jacob Newton – Rostrevor College
Charlie West – Immanuel College
Tyler Welsh – Henley High School
Rome Burgoyne – Prince Alfred College

WESTERN AUSTRALIA​

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Jaxon Artemis
Bo Allan – Mandurah Catholic College
Hamish Davis – Hale School
Cody Angove – Churchlands Senior High School
Jaxon Artemis – Court Grammar School
Clancy Dennis – Christ Church Grammar School
Malakai Champion – Cecil Andrews College
Kayle Gerreyn – Wesley College
Phoenix Hargrave – Reynella East College
Will Hayes – Christ Church Grammar School
Aiden Riddle – Hale School
Luke Urquhart – Aquinas College

NSW/ACT​

NSW-ACT_HdL8iAFpi.jpg

Josh Murphy
Joel Cochran – The Scots College (Sydney)
Logan Smith – Erindale College (Canberra)
Cooper Bell – Hawker College (Canberra)
Josh Murphy – Xavier High School (Albury)

QUEENSLAND​

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Leo Lombard
Leo Lombard – Varsity College (Gold Coast)
where they started their schooling would be even more interesting
 

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