Strategy Fremantle Dockers Next Generation Academy

[go_the_dockers]

Yes we did, we picked Henry at 9


We are actually one of the few teams to get a top 10 pick out of it

NGA tweak to give SA, WA clubs greater indigenous access

Four clubs could get their wish for more access to indigenous players in metropolitan areas under Academy rules

www.afl.com.au

Not the entire state.

We never got access to metro indigenous players, like the vic teams did.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Do we have any kids incoming over the next few years that would fit that category?

Toby Whan and Basil Hart are both Freo NGA I believe, and they're 2025 draft.

 

[Taylor]

Well looks like the family is moving to slightly outside the metro area haha

 

[Docker82]

Just need to tighten up how teams match bids.

If you needed to use pick 5 and a bunch of junk picks to match a pick 1 bid I wouldn't have an issue with the system. But being able to split/downgrade your late first and second rounders until you enough points is BS and is all that needs phasing out.

Do this and the Western Bulldogs probably need to make a decision between JUH and Darcy and Gold Coast gets maybe two of their NGA guys last year - unless they trade out proper assets to get the points needed.

 

[freo_leo29]

NGA tweak to give SA, WA clubs greater indigenous access

Four clubs could get their wish for more access to indigenous players in metropolitan areas under Academy rules

www.afl.com.au

Not the entire state.

We never got access to metro indigenous players, like the vic teams did.

Hmm not sure we should get that, wouldn't that mean every indigenous player in Australia is under an academy system then?

If Vic is getting it then they need to cutback too


Would mean you can only draft indigenous players you train yourself from now on? (Unless a team passes on them?)

 

[go_the_dockers]

Hmm not sure we should get that, wouldn't that mean every indigenous player in Australia is under an academy system then?

If Vic is getting it then they need to cutback too


Would mean you can only draft indigenous players you train yourself from now on? (Unless a team passes on them?)

Previously, the vic teams go Vic, Tas, and NT. And SA and WA got small remote areas of there state.

As long as it is fair, then I would take it.

 

[Alfonz]

This thread is gonna get interesting again

Brierty said today that there are positive talks that NGA will be moved back forward to pick 1

Must mean that there is a JUH calibre player looming in the Collingwood or Carlton academy.

 

[freo_leo29]

Previously, the vic teams go Vic, Tas, and NT. And SA and WA got small remote areas of there state.

As long as it is fair, then I would take it.

It's interesting, is Vic split between 10 teams enough?

Tassie will obviously take Tassie zones in 5 years time, so rezoning will happen then

Out of my depth for who should be allocated zones though, us and wce getting free reign over WA indigenous talent seems pretty wild

 

[Taylor]

There's a big difference between regional WA Indigenous talent pathways and the metro area ones, and that just is what it is.

The rest of the competition has good reason to fear the metro Indigenous talent of WA and SA.

 

[Docker82]

NGA tweak to give SA, WA clubs greater indigenous access

Four clubs could get their wish for more access to indigenous players in metropolitan areas under Academy rules

www.afl.com.au

Not the entire state.

We never got access to metro indigenous players, like the vic teams did.

The AFL has reinstated what I call the 'Jesse Motlop' rule.

For one season this criteria was in place and it meant we couldn't match a bid for Motlop until pick 40. It was removed to be nothing shortly after.

It honestly hasn't changed much. We got **** all from NGAs previously and that'll stay the same.

Sounds very much like a move on the run though so the AFL could make further changes.

 

[mattis117]

Hmm not sure we should get that, wouldn't that mean every indigenous player in Australia is under an academy system then?

If Vic is getting it then they need to cutback too


Would mean you can only draft indigenous players you train yourself from now on? (Unless a team passes on them?)

This is possibly a response to the decline in indigenous talent league wide.

 

[mattis117]

Must mean that there is a JUH calibre player looming in the Collingwood or Carlton academy.

I think it's a response to Gold Coast again looking at having a top 5 pick coming from their academy, so clubs are starting to get a bit irate at how much of a leg up Gold Coast are getting lately.

 

[mightymouse75]

Swear what they need to do is tighten the eligibility right up, your Mum or Dad born in South Africa or England qualifying you is pure nonsense.

Force the purpose of the entire NGA system to be 'Develop players who without the program existing would never play the game at a high level'.

Kids who were always going to play and get picked up anyway should never come through the NGA pathway - then suddenly it's a very healthy program for the game as a whole and genuinely more players are getting added to the talent pool.

Free bonus list spots if you can somehow get an Indian or Chinese Nick Daicos.

Ni Dai xue

 

[kuhni]

Yes we did, we picked Henry at 9


We are actually one of the few teams to get a top 10 pick out of it

one of the few teams to get roped into paying overs even with a discount*

 

[FreoGirl]

I ran into a guy today whose son is part of WCE's NGA. It was interesting what he had to say. This man and his family bleed pur[le, so he might be biased, but he was saying the boys in the squad were told to get into boxing and wrestling to be more capable of fending off opponents. He said he found this strange when the sling tackle potentially stems from wrestling.

 

[freo_leo29]

Time to boot this bad boy up again


Who are our prospects for 2025 onwards?

Reckon we will be trading out of the first round in 2025 and 2026 so any juicy prospects will be very nice

 

[Ysaye]

Time to boot this bad boy up again


Who are our prospects for 2025 onwards?

Reckon we will be trading out of the first round in 2025 and 2026 so any juicy prospects will be very nice

Basil Hart - https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/basil-hart/

Basil Hart | WAFL

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Hart Earns U16s All-Australian Team Selection

Western Australia’s Basil Hart has been selected in the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys All- Australian Team for his efforts in the recent Championships. WA finished second in Pool A of the U16 Championships last weekend, having lost their match with Vic Metro. The Black...

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Basil Hart Wins the Rising Star and NAIDOC Week Youth Award!

Congratulations to Basil Hart, who was awarded the Naidoc Week Youth Award on Saturday, July 16! Additionally, Basil's ... READ MORE

www.olmca.wa.edu.au

 

[Ysaye]

Also Toby Whan as well....

Sons of guns and NGA talents name in WA junior squad

A couple of sons of guns were among the familar names in WA’s under-16s squad for the upcoming national championship. And they’re not the only ones with famous footy bloodlines.

thewest.com.au

Toby Whan

central.rookieme.com

Toby Whan | WAFL

wafl.com.au

Five NGA products make WA’s U18 squad!

Five players have been selected in the WA Squad for the U18 Championships from Fremantle’s Next Generation Academy, powered by Tyrepower.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[Taylor]

It's a good sign this far out that Hart is already at height and Whan is already built like a condom filled with river rocks.

 

[AstonSouffle]

Swear what they need to do is tighten the eligibility right up, your Mum or Dad born in South Africa or England qualifying you is pure nonsense.

Force the purpose of the entire NGA system to be 'Develop players who without the program existing would never play the game at a high level'.

Kids who were always going to play and get picked up anyway should never come through the NGA pathway - then suddenly it's a very healthy program for the game as a whole and genuinely more players are getting added to the talent pool.

Free bonus list spots if you can somehow get an Indian or Chinese Nick Daicos.

Alternatively and I've thought about this a bit, no multicultural qualifier - but public school and non PSA private schools only.

 

[yakamoto]

Have we got any Kicketts, Picketts,Yarrans, Johnsons or Sibosados in our current NGA group.

 

[apuchar]

Have we got any Kicketts, Picketts,Yarrans, Johnsons or Sibosados in our current NGA group.

we had jett sibosado last year. Kicketts young fella prefers acting. Hayden's boy wasn't much like his dad in footy style.

 

[arsesmart]

Also Toby Whan as well....

Sons of guns and NGA talents name in WA junior squad

A couple of sons of guns were among the familar names in WA’s under-16s squad for the upcoming national championship. And they’re not the only ones with famous footy bloodlines.

thewest.com.au

Toby Whan

central.rookieme.com

Toby Whan | WAFL

wafl.com.au

Five NGA products make WA’s U18 squad!

Five players have been selected in the WA Squad for the U18 Championships from Fremantle’s Next Generation Academy, powered by Tyrepower.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Toby Whan gets on the list obviously the nickname (Kenobi) is a gimme.

 

[nurries]

Toby Whan gets on the list obviously the nickname (Kenobi) is a gimme.

Help me Toby Whan.....you're my only hope

 

[yakamoto]

Google says that Whan is a Korean name which might be a clue. I wonder if he was born in Korea. Does having at least one parent born overseas qualify an Australian born player to acquire NGA status?