List Mgmt. 2024 Father Son watch MKIII. Operation Ashcroft jnr. Featuring various academy boys.

[Jivlain]

 

[M Malice]

You forgot Jaspa Fletcher and Tom Fullarton.

Doh, how I forgot Jaspa is worrying re my ongoing battle with cognitive issues... on Fullarton, completely forgot he was in the academy before going to basketball and coming back.

 

[M Malice]

I believe this is the full list of Lions Academy players that have joined the Lions either on primary or rookie lists (Brain is the other current boy):

Brisbane Lions History

Ben KEAYS

Blake COLEMAN

Keidean COLEMAN

Jacob ALLISON

Tom FULLARTON

Liam DAWSON

Connor McFADYEN

Jaspa FLETCHER

Eric HIPWOOD

Harris ANDREWS

Jonathan FREEMAN

Shadeau BRAIN

Connor BALLENDEN

Carter MICHAEL

Isaac CONWAY

Matthew HAMMELMANN

Jack PAYNE

Archie SMITH

Jordon BOURKE

Reuben WILLIAM

I have done a bit of googling and having no luck, would there be a list around of every Lions academy player who has ever made it onto an AFL list at another club?

 

[JasRulz63]

I have done a bit of googling and having no luck, would there be a list around of every Lions academy player who has ever made it onto an AFL list at another club?

Official AFL Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club

The official AFL website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club

www.lions.com.au

This is a decent list from the club.

 

[KissKiss]

I believe this is the full list of Lions Academy players that have joined the Lions either on primary or rookie lists (Brain is the other current boy):

Brisbane Lions History

Ben KEAYS

Blake COLEMAN

Keidean COLEMAN

Jacob ALLISON

Tom FULLARTON

Liam DAWSON

Connor McFADYEN

Jaspa FLETCHER

Eric HIPWOOD

Harris ANDREWS

Jonathan FREEMAN

Shadeau BRAIN

Connor BALLENDEN

Carter MICHAEL

Isaac CONWAY

Matthew HAMMELMANN

Jack PAYNE

Archie SMITH

Jordon BOURKE

Reuben WILLIAM

Then there's the half dozen who've gone to Richmond and North I think

 

[Miller1971]

It's a very long bow to draw to credit the academy for the development and subsequent drafting of some of those kids. Some of them got picked up post academy life and were absolutely demoralised by the academy process, but the Lions were happy to list them as 'drafted from the academy' after they got picked up.

 

[Dalions]

It's a very long bow to draw to credit the academy for the development and subsequent drafting of some of those kids. Some of them got picked up post academy life and were absolutely demoralised by the academy process, but the Lions were happy to list them as 'drafted from the academy' after they got picked up.

Can’t pick them all Miller!

 

[rwan566]

How is Jaspa fletcher have not heard anything about him since he was drafted thought he would be pushing for selection by now

 

[JasRulz63]

How is Jaspa fletcher have not heard anything about him since he was drafted thought he would be pushing for selection by now

Had a delayed start to his pre-season with stress fractures in his back, so it's starting from a bit behind.

 

[Miller1971]

Rumoured to be debuting this week....

 

[M Malice]

Rumoured to be debuting this week....

Huge game to be debuting in if so, away in a stand alone Friday night game against a big Melbourne club at a sold out Marvel.

Expecting to see a video on lions.com tomorrow morning with Fagan announcing it to the team... anyone on here know Adrian, give him a call and see if he's flying down for the game.

 

[SizeMatters]

Rumoured to be debuting this week....

from facebook?

 

[mpal6]

Huge game to be debuting in if so, away in a stand alone Friday night game against a big Melbourne club at a sold out Marvel.

Expecting to see a video on lions.com tomorrow morning with Fagan announcing it to the team... anyone on here know Adrian, give him a call and see if he's flying down for the game.

Agreed, will be huge if true.
But we've done it with Tunstill before so no surprises here.

 

[jjami15]

Agreed, will be huge if true.
But we've done it with Tunstill before so no surprises here.

wasn't the right thing to do then and this would be the same.

 

[mpal6]

wasn't the right thing to do then and this would be the same.

We'll keep trying until we get it right and Fagan can say.....

 

[buttermuffs]

wasn't the right thing to do then and this would be the same.

I do t think they’re intentionally going ‘it’s a big game so time to debut someone’. I think they look at who they think should come in and pick them regardless of the context of the game.

It may have not ‘worked’ for Tunstill but it was perfectly fine for Wilmot. Worked so well that he hasn’t left the side since and probably won’t for the next decade barring injuries. In fact Marlion Pickett debuted in a Grand Final and it was a perfect decision.

It’s not a problem in my opinion. I think it’s just stands out because we got humiliated that game.


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[M Malice]

Latest 2024 draft ratings from notable Big Footy draft pundit Davo >

1. Finn O'Sullivan - Oakleigh/VC 181cm - mid
2. Sid Draper - South Adelaide - 178cm - mid
3. Tyler Welsh - WWT/Adel FS - 190cm - forw
4. Phoenix Hargrave - South Adelaide - 181cm - mid/forw
5. Levi Ashcroft - Sand/VM/Bris FS - 179cm - mid/forw
6. Nash King - Calder - 181cm - mid
7. Josh Smillie - Eastern - 194cm - mid/hbf
8. Harvey Langford - Dandenong - 188cm - mid/forw
9. Jagga Smith - Oakleigh - 181cm - mid
10. Rhys Unwin - GWV - 177cm - forw/mid

 

[briztoon]

 

[jjami15]

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Well it looks like we are going to be fine for inside mids for the next while anyways. Does make it interesting what the list management team would think as an area of need for this years. In regards to the notion of some of our players on the outer (e.g. Dev, Prior and even possibly Lohmann as he resigned) one would think to target next years draft for compensation. Possibly even free up the possibility of moving next years first into this years somehow. Melbourne’s first rounder (not Freo’s) would be handy.

 

[On the quiet]

I did look at I think in the off season. We seem to develop more total talent that plays at least 1 game than most of the other academies. But we dont seem to develop as much top end talent (or at least high draft picks)

Andrews was pick 61 and Payne (lets all hope he keeps improving) was pick 55, and both QLD Lads from our Academy.

 

[mpal6]

Well it looks like we are going to be fine for inside mids for the next while anyways. Does make it interesting what the list management team would think as an area of need for this years. In regards to the notion of some of our players on the outer (e.g. Dev, Prior and even possibly Lohmann as he resigned) one would think to target next years draft for compensation. Possibly even free up the possibility of moving next years first into this years somehow. Melbourne’s first rounder (not Freo’s) would be handy.

Tall KPPs. Invest and develop.

And a ruck. I still hope Lane clicks and stays long term for us.

 

[briztoon]

Well it looks like we are going to be fine for inside mids for the next while anyways. Does make it interesting what the list management team would think as an area of need for this years. In regards to the notion of some of our players on the outer (e.g. Dev, Prior and even possibly Lohmann as he resigned) one would think to target next years draft for compensation. Possibly even free up the possibility of moving next years first into this years somehow. Melbourne’s first rounder (not Freo’s) would be handy.

Without knowing if we have any incoming trades in the works, I’ve mentioned before that I’d consider trading our future first plus any third and fourth round picks we have in this years draft, for Gold Coast second round pick plus their future second round pick and future third round pick.

As it’s a pick trade, I’d save it for draft night, as Gold Coast won’t be able to take so many late picks to the draft.

We’d be taking at least four picks to the draft, with the intention of only using two (ours and Gold Coast’s second round picks).

Take the two best available KPP’s.

Upgrade one of our rookie listed players, with the intention of picking one of our academy KPP’s as a rookie.

Keep the last list spot for the SSP. Maybe Cameron jr is lined up as an incoming small forward, or we have a good look at any possible KPP’s that were delisted by other clubs or missed being drafted.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Well it looks like we are going to be fine for inside mids for the next while anyways. Does make it interesting what the list management team would think as an area of need for this years. In regards to the notion of some of our players on the outer (e.g. Dev, Prior and even possibly Lohmann as he resigned) one would think to target next years draft for compensation. Possibly even free up the possibility of moving next years first into this years somehow. Melbourne’s first rounder (not Freo’s) would be handy.

When did Lohmann resign with the club, I didn’t know he signed an extension with us?

 

[dlanod]

Andrews was pick 61 and Payne (lets all hope he keeps improving) was pick 55, and both QLD Lads from our Academy.

Andrews at pick 61 was a bit misleading - he was bid on under the old system at pick 34 and pick 61 was our next available pick.

 

[scoman]

With the Ashcroft lads being on the shorter side as well as Neale, and not overly quick, I would suggest any other mids we look to add in the next couple of years should be tall and/ or quick. Just to keep that balance.

 

[briztoon]

With the Ashcroft lads being on the shorter side as well as Neale, and not overly quick, I would suggest any other mids we look to add in the next couple of years should be tall and/ or quick. Just to keep that balance.

Reportedly, we have a couple of 6’4”/6’5” mids in our academy, but they’re only U15 or U16’s this year.