2nds Official Swans Academy Thread (Player News and Discussion)

[Tedeski]

So HOW DID he come up !

Just responded to this.

Team Franklin? He's the biggest name retired player this year.

What's up with him? No cavalcade on GF day either

Why are YOU filling the thread with non academy questions?
Why not just let it pass? That puts an end to it instead of back & forth stuff like this.

 

[Nuggetz]

Hopefully we see a few coming from the illawarra/wollongong area in the future. League strong hold but they've stuffed up the pathways for a while now, so could tap into some of those athletes.

 

[anotherletdown]

So HOW DID he come up !

Franklin came up because I would have thought our academy players should be playing in a team named after him. Sorry if that's a stretch too far....

 

[bedford]

Franklin came up because I would have thought our academy players should be playing in a team named after him. Sorry if that's a stretch too far....

Thanks for your honesty Mr Down

 

[SwansProudly]

Anyone live near Coffs Harbour and has a camera?

 

[Membling]

Futures game watch reminder

Looking at 4 in white (Joe Harrison)

3 and 14 in white (Mitchell Woods and Joel Cochran respectively)

Harrison and Woods likely in the guts/flanks with Cochran KPD post

 

[bedford]

Futures game watch reminder

Looking at 4 in white (Joe Harrison)

3 and 14 in white (Mitchell Woods and Joel Cochran respectively)

Harrison and Woods likely in the guts/flanks with Cochran KPD post

Can someone put the replay up later please

 

[SwansProudly]

Can someone put the replay up later please

assume it will be in the live web page,

Watch LIVE from 9.30am AEST: 2024's draft stars on show

Some of the stars of the 2024 draft crop will be on show in the 2023 AFL Futures game

www.afl.com.au

 

[Membling]

Harrison looks industrious at the contest. Also another blonde player...

Just sighted Woods, playing up forward by the looks.

Cochran not seen as of yet.

Camera work making it hard to spot.

 

[Membling]

Cochran up forward for some reason

Edit - Now he is down back

 

[bedford]

Cochran up forward for some reason

Edit - Now he is down back

Trial game

 

[Membling]

Trial game

Agree, but looking at the players on his team, not needed there

 

[Membling]

Joe Harrison looks good around the stoppage, managed a snap from the contest.

Cochran had one or two good points. Looked to have a very nice releasing kick from D50 for a scoring chain and rucked in defense.

Woods has not had a disposal, does hunt the contest and has a few tackles (kinda expected)

Others

Hotton looks good as does Gross

 

[Membling]

2qtr

Harrison had a few nice things defensively, but not as impactful as the first

Cochran up fwd for the qtr, decent ruck contest against Perry (big boy). Threaded a goal and nice snap.

Woods popped up a few times. Had a shot that dropped short. Sent an absolute bullet into the f50 on the run. Looks rusty, which he is.

Other players:

Gross looks really lively as a fwd
Lombard (GC) is a smooth mover. Will go first round
Hotton with 13 disposal
Smilie looks very, very good around the ground.

Scores:

Selwood 5.6 36
Nicnat 4.9 33

From memory

Selwood
2 Kako, 2 Faull, unsure on 5th

Nicnat
2 Gross, Cochran, Mentha

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Skills are pretty good. Pity there is only a smattering of fans watching at the ground.

(loved watching the goal umps wave the flags at the scoreboard to confirm the scores. Such a great tradition and that it continues makes me grin)

 

[Membling]

3qtr
Harrison parked up forward in this qtr. Seen but not particularly effective in that role

Cochran starting to get more involved, goal from a free and contesting/providing a contest.

Woods, largely there for pressure but I think he had maybe 1 disposal

Scores:
Selwood 6.10 46
Nicnat 8.10 58

Goals

Selwood:
Ashcroft

Nicnat:
King, Smith, Cochran, Shadforth

 

[Membling]

4qtr

Harrison - Did not see a heap of him this qtr. Looked to be rested up fwd and rotated off
Edit: will not show up on stats but Harrison is a hard runner and combative in contest. Second and third efforts

Cochran - some nice connecting play through the midfield but not as much of a threat or target in the third

Woods - played in the middle and he plays exactly like Papley when in the middle

Player who caught the eye

Moraes looked great all game
Smilie looked good off the flanks out of his natural position


Scores

Selwood 10.11 71
Nicnat 10.14 74

Disposals

Nicnat
B Camporele 30
Draper 24
Lombard24

Selwood
Ashcroft 26
Osullivan 21
Lindsay 20

Goals scores q4:

Nicnat: Johnson, Marshall
Selwood: 2 Murphy, Welsh, Hargrave

BOG: Ben Camporeale

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Cochran sounds like what we need, and would be great if he can grow to around 198cm to take on the monstor tall forwards that sometimes get on top of us due to their height.

Must say though in all honesty I don't know much about Woods though.

Played ok today. Typical skinny string bean of a kid who looks like he needs a feed five times a day.

Thought our other two lads had decent cameos from what I saw..

Back in the 90s I remember watching a tallish kid built like a rake slot 6 in the equivalent game but for draft eligible kids.He played a thrilling game. I have never been so delighted on draft when we called his name out.

 

[Shaq_01]

Played ok today. Typical skinny string bean of a kid who looks like he needs a feed five times a day.

Thought our other two lads had decent cameos from what I saw..

Back in the 90s I remember watching a tallish kid built like a rake slot 6 in the equivalent game but for draft eligible kids.He played a thrilling game. I have never been so delighted on draft when we called his name out.

Saddington? Lewis ? LRT ?

 

[bedford]

Saddington? Lewis ? LRT ?

I don't know what he said it's on ignore , but i think is Taubo , Murph and Tilt

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Saddington? Lewis ? LRT ?

Goodes.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Played ok today. Typical skinny string bean of a kid who looks like he needs a feed five times a day.

Thought our other two lads had decent cameos from what I saw..

Back in the 90s I remember watching a tallish kid built like a rake slot 6 in the equivalent game but for draft eligible kids.He played a thrilling game. I have never been so delighted on draft when we called his name out.

Cochran is the one I'm most bullish about - finally a KP player from the Academy! Harrison is also a very good player, and presumably will keep getting better over the next few months into the 2024 season.

I really hope we fight for Woods. If he chooses AFL, and he dedicates all of his time into it, he could be anything.

 

[bedford]

Cochran is the one I'm most bullish about - finally a KP player from the Academy! Harrison is also a very good player, and presumably will keep getting better over the next few months into the 2024 season.

I really hope we fight for Woods. If he chooses AFL, and he dedicates all of his time into it, he could be anything.

Love your work on this board. New poster of the year i reckon

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Cochran is the one I'm most bullish about - finally a KP player from the Academy! Harrison is also a very good player, and presumably will keep getting better over the next few months into the 2024 season.

I really hope we fight for Woods. If he chooses AFL, and he dedicates all of his time into it, he could be anything.

Yep.

The three kids look good prospects.

Hope we offer to organise scholarships for the three, if we have not done so already. Both QLD Academies have done this.

 

[Membling]

Looking at those tied in the futures game:

Ade: Welsh
Bris: Gillett, Marshall, Ashcroft
Car: Camporeale x 2
Ess: Kako NGA
GC: Lombard
Port: Montgomery
Syd: Harrison, Woods, Cochran