Sydney Uni + Collingwood U/18 Team

[Junior]

DLH
Does that answer your question muppet.

Um, well no it doesn't really. It just provies that you are making up numbers to suit your argument. No point crying out that we approached four players if you can't even think who they might be. Lets just step back a minute. You say that a player told you that he was receiving the scholarship. Well the Scholarship hasn't been announced yet and the players that are receiving it haven't been told yet. This leads me to believe that there has been some miscommunication along the line. I know what end of the line you will presume it has come from, but do you think perhaps if you really think about it objectively, that he may have misheard or misinterpreted what he was told? I know you will reply and say that we told him he was garunteed to receive it etc, but perhaps, just perhaps, it was an honest miscommunication from the other end.
I don't know everything that goes on at the club, so I can't say with 100% conviction that things you suggest didn't happen. I don't like the idea of poaching U18 players but I recommend that we all take a step back and consider the chance that there might be some chinese whispers going on. For instance, I am sure that any other club would deny they told 17 year old kids that if they left the club, their under 18s team would have to fold, yet through this bloke telling that bloke, telling this guy telling that guy, that is the story I have heard. is it a case of chinese whispers? Probably. Lets all just keep an open mind.

[ShortHalfHead]

Junior, it is obviously not proper to name and embarrass kids by plastering names all over this forum. I have spoken to some who have left and some that have stayed and their stories pretty well stack up with what each was told.
Another scholarship player from the West was called the day after an article was published about this kid where he stated he would not be playing his final year of 16's but jumping up to 18's.
Then we have the another connection that were also "enticed" to play in the past. If you feel some guilt about it all, maybe better to stay quiet instead of trying the old "student" type defence.

[mountainsofpain]

Junior, it is obviously not proper to name and embarrass kids by plastering names all over this forum. I have spoken to some who have left and some that have stayed and their stories pretty well stack up with what each was told.

Agreed. And I wouldn't do it either. It is just an effort by the poster concerned to try to detract from the validity of the claims being made here.

From what I understand they are completely true.

[DLH]

I agree that it's inappropriate to name kids on here.

I think if people were to keep an eye on the clearances on the AFL website all will be revealed pretty soon.

[unconfuseme]

In view of the thread title, it was interesting to note that Sydney Uni 18's copped a hiding at the hands of the St George Dragons in a trial on Saturday.
The Dragons team, consisting entirely of local juniors, were superior in all areas except centre clearances, and won as they please by a dozen + goals ... watching the game you would have sworn that they were the ones full of "scholarship talent".
It will be interesting to see how this team performs this year, and also if the AFL Club scholarship recruiters continue to snub the local juniors ...

[The Student]

In view of the thread title, it was interesting to note that Sydney Uni 18's copped a hiding at the hands of the St George Dragons in a trial on Saturday.
The Dragons team, consisting entirely of local juniors, were superior in all areas except centre clearances, and won as they please by a dozen + goals ... watching the game you would have sworn that they were the ones full of "scholarship talent".
It will be interesting to see how this team performs this year, and also if the AFL Club scholarship recruiters continue to snub the local juniors ...

From what I have heard St. George were very good - good luck to them for the upcoming season. I would have to imagine the Uni lads will get better as they play a bit more together. As I understand they have a couple of trials coming up so they will be important in terms of gelling as a team.

[The Duck]

Junior, is the GM at your club fluent in Cantonese? Chinese whispers my ar$e! Why dont you find out of someone from your club before you defend them. Just because the people of CTown dont name names doesnt mean it is not going on!!

[Doormat]

I?ll wait for the transfers rather than name kids as you would! Here is a little hint for you blue & gold hypocrites.

From DLH
No, our (Penrith's) numbers are fine, but with four of our best kids off to ECE and two other scholarship boys to Sydney Uni, the talent base has been diminished somewhat. Just as you want it Junior
Junior ? ?Well the Scholarship hasn't been announced yet and the players that are receiving it haven't been told yet? Nice trip up

I wonder what is driving the kids to change Surely it's not the success of the club or the best run club in Sydney? i think maybe your GM is allowed to open the chq book again!

Um, well no it doesn't really. It just provies that you are making up numbers to suit your argument. No point crying out that we approached four players if you can't even think who they might be. Lets just step back a minute. You say that a player told you that he was receiving the scholarship. Well the Scholarship hasn't been announced yet and the players that are receiving it haven't been told yet. This leads me to believe that there has been some miscommunication along the line. I know what end of the line you will presume it has come from, but do you think perhaps if you really think about it objectively, that he may have misheard or misinterpreted what he was told? I know you will reply and say that we told him he was garunteed to receive it etc, but perhaps, just perhaps, it was an honest miscommunication from the other end.
I don't know everything that goes on at the club, so I can't say with 100% conviction that things you suggest didn't happen. I don't like the idea of poaching U18 players but I recommend that we all take a step back and consider the chance that there might be some chinese whispers going on. For instance, I am sure that any other club would deny they told 17 year old kids that if they left the club, their under 18s team would have to fold, yet through this bloke telling that bloke, telling this guy telling that guy, that is the story I have heard. is it a case of chinese whispers? Probably. Lets all just keep an open mind.

[wise one]

You know it makes sense

From what I have heard St. George were very good - good luck to them for the upcoming season. I would have to imagine the Uni lads will get better as they play a bit more together. As I understand they have a couple of trials coming up so they will be important in terms of gelling as a team.

From the weekends trial result, you would think the smartest thing that could be done for Sydney AFL and all concerned would be to release, those players poached by Syd Uni back to the clubs that developed them, where they already have played and gelled.

Remove Syd Uni from U18s draw where Camden have already pulled out, thus removing the Bye that all clubs love, and allow Syd Uni another 12 mths to recruit from their own back yard and develop an U18s side thay can truly call their own.

From the words of the "pork man" "you know it makes sense"

[tara]

Special Announcement - Woo Hoo

SUANFC

[The Spoiler]

From the weekends trial result, you would think the smartest thing that could be done for Sydney AFL and all concerned would be to release, those players poached by Syd Uni back to the clubs that developed them, where they already have played and gelled.

Remove Syd Uni from U18s draw where Camden have already pulled out, thus removing the Bye that all clubs love, and allow Syd Uni another 12 mths to recruit from their own back yard and develop an U18s side thay can truly call their own.

From the words of the "pork man" "you know it makes sense"

A good point here my friend but the real villians are the AFL. They told everyone that it wouldn't happen but of course it did! They are overlooking a mess that they have created.Someone on this blog suggested that Syd Uni should look after their own backyard.What backyard!!!!?? They don't have one.
The point being missed is that Syd Uni will not be playing St Geo they will be playing Parra and Penrif and Mac Uni? Or will they?????? Don't want to spoil a secret...

[ShortHalfHead]

Special Announcement - Woo Hoo

SUANFC

Well, the Colts and Collingwood will have plenty in common. They obviously could discuss the similarities between both their 12+ goal floggings at each of their last encounters

[Pace To Burn]

Special Announcement - Woo Hoo

SUANFC

What was the special announcement? I cant see anything besides training continues for the colts

[tara]

What was the special announcement? I cant see anything besides training continues for the colts

Sorry mate the link is to the orginal article is gone.

[ShortHalfHead]

It had that Collingwood coaches were to be at a colts training session. But it has now disappeared.

Collingwood staff probably got on the wrong plane after being unable to read the departure gate numbers to Sydney