The real saving grace is that North will actually have a promising squad by the time McCartney goes to the draft. Regarding Blakey, who wants to go to a place where they'll probably struggle for several years over a premiership contender?
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North finished 9th and Sydney 6th in the year Blakey had to make his choice.
Sydney lost by 8 goals in the first elimination final to GWS.
Wasn't exactly like making a decision of 1st vs 18th.
Sydney actually finished 3 spots below North in Blakeys rookie season (when they selected Dylan Stephens at #5)
Fair points. Though I reckon North were clearly on the way down.
I think the main difference here is Nick was always a Swans supporter with John being involved as a long standing senior coach at the club, even at that time.
Aidan and his older brother Lucas are North fans and have no affiliation with the Swans through family other than via the Academy zoning catchment laws living in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
Im sure there's going to be a tug of war that will erupt and will at the end of the day probably come down to whether Aidan wants to live in Sydney or Melbourne. It's a hard sell when he's grown up in Sydney his entire life, but as I said, they are North fans, so it's a big advantage over the Nick situation from the start.
I'd actually say this might have been a trickier situation if Aidan was in the GWS Academy tbh.
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Final round of games for the northern academy teams all coming up this Thursday 11th July at Fankhauser Reserve, Southport
Brisbane Lions vs GWS Giants at 9:30am
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Tasmania vs Sydney Swans at 11:45am
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Northern Territory vs GC Suns at 2pm
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Brisbane Lions vs GWS Giants at 9:30am
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Tasmania vs Sydney Swans at 11:45am
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Northern Territory vs GC Suns at 2pm
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Pretty sure there is another game after Thursday isn't there?
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2 games on Friday
Western Australia vs Victoria Metro
South Australia vs Victoria Country
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ahh, no I thought the northern academies had another game.
Would be good if all the D2 teams got to play each other, though don't think Suns or Lions can beat anyone other than each other this year anyway
Would be good if all the D2 teams got to play each other, though don't think Suns or Lions can beat anyone other than each other this year anyway
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didnt they both win yesterday?? lions look like they couldve been alright just weren’t accurate at all
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yep and pretty sure the game before hand they kicked like 4.15 or something
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Scouting Notes from the U16 Academy Games:
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Tasmania vs. Swans Academy
Sydney Swans Academy proved the best team of the AFL Under 16 Championships, coming away with an impressive win over Tasmania in the final.
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Northern Territory vs. Suns Academy
Gold Coast Suns Academy held on to beat the Northern Territory by two points in a thrilling conclusion to Pool B's proceedings.
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Lions Academy vs. Giants Academy
The Brisbane Lions Academy capped off its Under 16 National Championships with a second win, defeating the Giants Academy by 15 points.
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Lions Academy vs. Tasmania
Tasmania remained undefeated in the 2024 AFL Under 16 Championships with a triumph over Brisbane Lions Academy yesterday.
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Suns Academy vs. Giants Academy
The Giants Academy picked up its first win of the Under 16 National Championships, defeating the Suns Academy by 38 points on Monday.
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Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s - Swans Academy vs. Northern Territory
The Swans Academy moved to 2-0 in the Under 16 National Championships after claiming a 52-point win over the Northern Territory today.
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I must say Taj Stanley (P/NT/Allies) is starting to catch the eye in the WAFL colts competition. A very handy and sometimes mercurial forward who is really coming to terms with WAFL grounds and the opposition.
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Taj Stanley from the NT/Allies/PerthFC is a real talent. He is a competitive beast in and around the stoppages and his tackling pressure is elite. I think you’ll see Stanley rock up the draft board in the back end of this season. I can see West Coast picking him up with pick 59 or as a rookie.
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Had a squiz of the NSW/ACT v VC game.
Allies should be very strong next year.
Expect at least one first rounder required for swans.
Do you mind listing the Lions guys you think could be 1st round selections?
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Annable and Uwland yesterday were incredible. The rest of the QLD side pretty even.
I wonder why Uwland wasn't in the coaches votes.
Probably sharing the load and he’s set a high standard with his form for himselfI wonder why Uwland wasn't in the coaches votes.
Cooper Collins GC was c good as a hybrid forwrrd
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Collins is very talented. He knows he's allowed to kick to the Lions boys as well though right?
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Sorry, you mean draftable or first round possible. I can think of two... but not a third?
Allies will be very strong next year, if we can find enough height
