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[Macca19]

Bobby Barkla

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Ye olde Australian TV actor Barrie Barkla

 

[Grave Danger]

Ye olde Australian TV actor Barrie Barkla

The original William Shakespeare married a woman quite a bit older than he was - this William Shakespeare liked em quite a bit younger than he was...

 

[all seeing eye]

We exist to breed half backs. At this rate we will have 22 half backs playing.

 

[afl2004]

We exist to breed half backs. At this rate we will have 22 half backs playing.

Yet none can run fast and kick good and takes the game on and defend half decent, it's 2 out of 4 or 1 with our half backs

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Bobby Barkla

Is he a big boy like Bobby Bacala Baccalieri from the Sopranos?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Coached by Julian Farkas, the SA Under 16 team became national champion after beating Victoria Country by 63-points at Thebarton Oval on Saturday in the side’s third and final game. Among the team were two Port Adelaide NGA products – Benny Barrett from South Adelaide and North Adelaide’s Louie Montgomery.

I did LOL when I saw Julian Farkas and thought of Gordon Farkas from the Big Steal coaching a footy side.

 

[Sleezy]

philthy05 Wasn't Rome Burgoyne playing in a couple of these games as well? I seem.to.remember someone posting that he'd kicked a few goals. Any idea how he went/why he didn't play the final?

 

[Chizza12]

philthy05 Wasn't Rome Burgoyne playing in a couple of these games as well? I seem.to.remember someone posting that he'd kicked a few goals. Any idea how he went/why he didn't play the final?

Rome didn't make the squad so no games played.

 

[philthy05]

philthy05 Wasn't Rome Burgoyne playing in a couple of these games as well? I seem.to.remember someone posting that he'd kicked a few goals. Any idea how he went/why he didn't play the final?

Yeah I haven’t been following the under 16’s all that much other than checking in on the articles etc. tho is rome 2023 or 24 eligible? 23 eligible draftees don’t play under 26’s champs I think? Except if they pick a couple top agers like under 18’s do? The under 16’s this year would be the 2024 crop. Unless I’m mistaken. It’s why I assume Kane mcauliffe wasn’t in the squad either .

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Yeah I haven’t been following the under 16’s all that much other than checking in on the articles etc. tho is rome 2023 or 24 eligible? 23 eligible draftees don’t play under 26’s champs I think? Except if they pick a couple top agers like under 18’s do? The under 16’s this year would be the 2024 crop. Unless I’m mistaken. It’s why I assume Kane mcauliffe wasn’t in the squad either .

2022 - Harper Montgomery
2022 - Will Francou

2023 - Oliver Francou
2023 - Jack Lade

2024 - Louie Montgomery
2024 - Ky Burgoyne (also FS eligible for Hawthorn)
2024 - Rome Burgoyne

 

[TazD]

Undoubtedly Benny will be good enough to go in the first round.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Tibbs]

Played in the SA side, but I havent seen him play. Any feedback from those who have?

 

[Macca19]

Played in the SA side, but I havent seen him play. Any feedback from those who have?

Slight, nippy outside mid with ok skills

 

[Tibbs]

Slight, nippy outside mid with ok skills

Sounds like Amon when drafted.

 

[dirty2]

After all the talk about hinkley the other day nippy should be a banned word.

 

[philthy05]

Played in the SA side, but I havent seen him play. Any feedback from those who have?

Slight, nippy outside mid with ok skills

He’s played a lot around the contest this year so he’s not as outside as some might assume from that comment tho (while still being accurate)

I love his growth from previous season where he was nearly invisible.

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

Paywalled article, but posting the tweet.

 

[Macca19]

Dont mind that

 

[Grave Danger]

Paywalled article, but posting the tweet.

Not much extra info in the article - NGA eligible because his mum was born in the Philippines.

 

[Sleezy]

Assume he comes on as a Cat B, so can't complain there.

Is he a mid or a flanker, for those in the know?

 

[RossFC]

Assume he comes on as a Cat B, so can't complain there.

Is he a mid or a flanker, for those in the know?

I reckon flanker, I don’t recall seeing him in the middle when he played for the Maggies.