Academy Rorts - The 2025 Draft Thread

[Not a Psycho]

On a draft related note, Dan Annable is going to get Lachie Neale comparisons all year.
Playing more outside minutes in the futures game but his stoppage craft is next level. Really good body work to not just get to the ball first but manoeuver his direct opponent out of the way. He's not relying on being stronger or more explosive, just really smart reading of the play and basic fundamentals with his body work.
On top of that he's a one touch player with elite hands. His kicking is accurate but a little loopy, but that's the sort of thing that gets ironed out in a professional environment.

 

[Whatamark]

Dan Annable is going to get Lachie Neale comparisons all year.

Looking forward to all that Southern salt .....

 

[davemc_lions]

The AFL always does best for the game sorry Collingwood, Carlton, Essendon and Richmond game
Cannot have the big clubs ever fall down the ladder for too long.
Need to adjust the FIXture to make sure they rise
then adjust the Umpires to help that

I do find it interesting that they allow Eagles to fall so hard.. $$ in WA must not be as much

 

[Nathan Barley]

Annable looks really good. Such a natural

 

[Johnny Bananas]

The AFL always does best for the game sorry Collingwood, Carlton, Essendon and Richmond game
Cannot have the big clubs ever fall down the ladder for too long.
Need to adjust the FIXture to make sure they rise
then adjust the Umpires to help that

I do find it interesting that they allow Eagles to fall so hard.. $$ in WA must not be as much

Fewer Western Australians at AFL HQ.

 

[Clarkythelion]

The academies themselves are diversity, equity and inclusion.

I’m not necessarily disagreeing with anything you say, but the stuff you’re talking about is giving disadvantaged kids more opportunities to make it in the sport. It sounds woke to me which is fine.


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not quite - there needs to be rewards for those clubs finding and developing talent from outside the normal AFL pathways. As it is the AFL are more and more saying when it gets to draft night - all clubs are equal no matter if your just living off your percentage of the TV rights or your out in the communities spending real cash to develop new talent. With Tasmania coming in we have to find another 40 or so top line players without the overall standard dropping.

 

[Clarkythelion]

Calling shit woke is so woke.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/michael-warner-afls-hypocrisy-in-era-of-identity-politics-is-turning-fans-against-one-another/news-story/5ce44d029a540728ee821bbc3a1a936a

Someone has been reading Bigfooty, maybe even this thread

 

[dlanod]

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/michael-warner-afls-hypocrisy-in-era-of-identity-politics-is-turning-fans-against-one-another/news-story/5ce44d029a540728ee821bbc3a1a936a

Someone has been reading Bigfooty, maybe even this thread

They're making me pay to read it. The Courier Mail is so woke.

 

[Perrip]

The top 2025 draft prospects training at your club this summer

Queensland northern Academy talents Beau Addinsall, Zeke Uwland and Dylan Patterson (Gold Coast) and Daniel Annable (Brisbane) will train with their tied clubs

 

[briztoon]

The top 2025 draft prospects training at your club this summer

I hope at least half a dozen of last year’s academy crop who missed out are doing preseason with the team, along with 2025 draft hopefuls; Ben Lillico, Harrison Bridge, Raphael Geesu, Jack Harrison and Isaac Waller.

 

[buttermuffs]

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/michael-warner-afls-hypocrisy-in-era-of-identity-politics-is-turning-fans-against-one-another/news-story/5ce44d029a540728ee821bbc3a1a936a

Someone has been reading Bigfooty, maybe even this thread

Grown adult has biggest sook of his life, blames minorities.

 

[Tom14]

Grown adult has biggest sook of his life, blames minorities.

I blame Glenn Bartlett for settling his lawsuit against the Demons. Please go back to telling Mick which Demons players take drugs.

 

[Section 5]

All the Lions need is for next years draft haul to be 10% better than the 2024 three selections.

 

[kirsti]

Diversity,inclusion, opportunity etc.

All admirable goals. The trouble is when the majority senses or feels overreach resulting in real or perceived exclusion. This was evident notably in the comprehensive failure of the Voice and the Election of Trump in the USA and other "Conservative" Govts in NT and Qld recently.
Unwelcome welcome to Countries,Transgender participation in a same sex sport not of their birth sex. Exclusion from National Parks or Public land due to tenuous indigenous cultural connections, selective employment practices because of quotas,shared restrooms in Schools. Every one of these are occurring or have been introduced by Govt.I believe the vast majority are well and truly over the Woke and i stand with Clarkythelion.
He also makes good points on a Tassie Academy,genuine NAGA development.


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Governments don’t develop sport’s participation policies. Sports orgs do!

 

[Miller1971]

another rort is happening

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nice of them to put a picture of Pope there, when talking about Annable

 

[Perrip]

Dan's Journey

We sit down and discuss all things footy with Dan Annable, thanks to our partnership with CTM

 

[Dalions]

Dan's Journey
https://www.lions.com.au/video/1705145/dans-journey?videoId=1705145&modal=true&type=video

May the rorts continue!

 

[briztoon]

Is that the first bit of Lions academy media (not actual draft related) ever?

 

[noobermensch]

Some more Annable for you guys

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Daniel Annable is a tough and strong inside mid with some outside flair. Well developed and mature for his age which allowed him to thrive at the Champs as a bottom ager, Annable seems likely to follow Sam Marshall in graduating from the Lions Academy to their first team, quite possibly via a bid in the first round of the 2025 draft.

 

[Section 5]

Annable and 3 Suns players mentioned in this article.

Academy guns and father-sons: 25 AFL Draft prospects to keep under close watch in 2025

Academy guns and father-sons: 25 AFL Draft prospects to keep under close watch in 2025

www.foxsports.com.au

DANIEL ANNABLE

Position: Midfielder

Size: 183cm

Clubs: Brisbane Lions Academy/Queensland

There’s something in the water in Queensland at the moment with the Lions set to cash in on yet another Academy star. Brisbane have landed a trio of father-sons in recent years in Will and Levi Ashcroft and Jaspa Fletcher, but they’ve also had significant success on the Academy front with Sam Marshall and Ty Gallop. Annable is a well-rounded midfielder who loves to extract the ball from contest and feed it out to his teammates on the outside. A hard worker who is an absolute ball magnet and nice user, Annable averaged 28 disposals and six tackles in the Coates Talent League this year.

 

[Elixuh]

Is Annabele a potential Neale replacement?

 

[Nunez]

Is Annabele a potential Neale replacement?

They don't call him Annealebele for nothing.

 

[briztoon]

Annable and 3 Suns players mentioned in this article.

Academy guns and father-sons: 25 AFL Draft prospects to keep under close watch in 2025

Academy guns and father-sons: 25 AFL Draft prospects to keep under close watch in 2025

www.foxsports.com.au

DANIEL ANNABLE

Position: Midfielder

Size: 183cm

Clubs: Brisbane Lions Academy/Queensland

There’s something in the water in Queensland at the moment with the Lions set to cash in on yet another Academy star. Brisbane have landed a trio of father-sons in recent years in Will and Levi Ashcroft and Jaspa Fletcher, but they’ve also had significant success on the Academy front with Sam Marshall and Ty Gallop. Annable is a well-rounded midfielder who loves to extract the ball from contest and feed it out to his teammates on the outside. A hard worker who is an absolute ball magnet and nice user, Annable averaged 28 disposals and six tackles in the Coates Talent League this year.

Looks like they just listed the 2025 AFL academy squad.

 

[briztoon]

Is Annabele a potential Neale replacement?

I’d be more comfortable comparing him to Jarryd Lyons, but he is a much (much, much) better runner. Needs to work on his kicking, even when he’s not under pressure.

 

[martinson]

I’d be more comfortable comparing him to Jarryd Lyons, but he is a much (much, much) better runner. Needs to work on his kicking, even when he’s not under pressure.

Funny thing watching his highlights I thought I was watching Lyons , just an eerie resemblance physically and facially.

Of course he runs a lot quicker and is much better overhead.