Season 2019

[Pmcc2911]

I disagree re the zero comment on academy benfits.
There are hundreds of kids each year who are getting additional higher level coaching that they otherwise wouldn’t get. There are now dozens of academy graduates who are playing NEAFL and getting further experience. Some of those guys are now coming back to the Sydney league. There are also a number of kids who get “cut” from the academy during the process who go onto play junior footy and are now flowing into senior footy.
Also the academy requires a certain additional amount of parental involvement, shuttling to training and games and this involvement tends to hang around as the kids move up the ranks into the senior grades.

[andreww1]

I disagree re the zero comment on academy benfits.
There are hundreds of kids each year who are getting additional higher level coaching that they otherwise wouldn’t get. There are now dozens of academy graduates who are playing NEAFL and getting further experience. Some of those guys are now coming back to the Sydney league. There are also a number of kids who get “cut” from the academy during the process who go onto play junior footy and are now flowing into senior footy.
Also the academy requires a certain additional amount of parental involvement, shuttling to training and games and this involvement tends to hang around as the kids move up the ranks into the senior grades.

I agree. It certainly does develop players to be better footballers that have been feeding back in to local footy for a number of years now. My only concern is that a number of players give the game up altogether when they don’t get drafted. Not the academies fault but its disappointing that they don’t continue in local footy.


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[redsox]

I agree. It certainly does develop players to be better footballers that have been feeding back in to local footy for a number of years now. My only concern is that a number of players give the game up altogether when they don’t get drafted. Not the academies fault but its disappointing that they don’t continue in local footy.


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Unfortunately I have to agree with this. Academies suggest that drafting is probable rather an only possible for one or two per year.

A kid gets a academy jacket and they are told not to play for their club because they need to save themselves for the academy carnivals. There is a loss of connection to clubs or belief that they are important.

Would love to see the stats on kids from the Sydney academies that play for their senior club In Sydney Footy

[saviour01]

Bit of mail in Saviours mailbox.

Dean Towers to coach UNSW next year.

Mudgey to coach Camden. However, he didn't want to work with the club president so the board sacked the president.

Wests struggling to get numbers at preseason. Less than 15 guys between their 4 teams.

[The Runner]

Bit of mail in Saviours mailbox.

Dean Towers to coach UNSW next year.

Mudgey to coach Camden. However, he didn't want to work with the club president so the board sacked the president.

Wests struggling to get numbers at preseason. Less than 15 guys between their 4 teams.

Assuming that's all tongue in cheek given Camden have already announced a coach?

If Penrith were demoted on women's, what happened to their JV with Auburn? Is it end of the road for the Giants?
Big surprise with East Coast going up - were they contenders in the lower division last year? Magic and Wollongong appear to be the clear staff outs over 2 years.

Any big uni neafl signings?

[5yearplan]

Dean Towers big signing for reigning Premiers

Dan Ward to coach Dragons, havent heard much about him.

Camden didnt get who they wanted, have heard few players aint the happiest about who they have though.

Wests, still no one so tip Kev will have to do it.

Rest I think are sorted

[Norris Lurker]

If Penrith were demoted on women's, what happened to their JV with Auburn? Is it end of the road for the Giants?
Big surprise with East Coast going up - were they contenders in the lower division last year? Magic and Wollongong appear to be the clear staff outs over 2 years.

Western Magic won it this year, but I don't think they wanted to go up. I believe the Auburn-Penrith joint venture is no more. Penrith wanted a stand-alone Premier Division team but were knocked back; so Auburn & Penrith will field separate teams in Div 1.
I've heard unconfirmed rumours that 2019 will be Wollongong's last year in the Sydney comp and they've been told to go into the South Coast league in 2020.

There's a good chance that there'll be a Womens Div 3 next year. There were 13 teams in Div 2 this year, and plenty of clubs have reported strong growth in womens numbers.

[Norris Lurker]

Bit of mail in Saviours mailbox.

Mudgey to coach Camden. However, he didn't want to work with the club president so the board sacked the president.

Not what I'd heard. Camden announced Jed Ellis-Cluff as their new coach last week - he played for them this year.

[Nuttsy]

Dean Towers big signing for reigning Premiers

Dan Ward to coach Dragons, havent heard much about him.

Camden didnt get who they wanted, have heard few players aint the happiest about who they have though.

Wests, still no one so tip Kev will have to do it.

Rest I think are sorted

If its the same guy that played 130 odd games for Melbourne i'd say they are looking ok

[Footy Barista]

na St George assistant coach is coaching them.....

[saviour01]

Yeh Derek to coach. Won u19s in 2014 and took div1 to a GF in 2016.

Towers announced today.

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I've heard unconfirmed rumours that 2019 will be Wollongong's last year in the Sydney comp and they've been told to go into the South Coast league in 2020.

There's a good chance that there'll be a Womens Div 3 next year. There were 13 teams in Div 2 this year, and plenty of clubs have reported strong growth in womens numbers.

Heard the same with wollongong. The end plan is every club has a prems, reserves and 19s. A womens prems and womens reserves.

Going to be hard to kick mac uni out of womens prems though.

We have a womens side in 2019.

[ShortHalfHead]

Assuming that's all tongue in cheek given Camden have already announced a coach?

If Penrith were demoted on women's, what happened to their JV with Auburn? Is it end of the road for the Giants?
Big surprise with East Coast going up - were they contenders in the lower division last year? Magic and Wollongong appear to be the clear staff outs over 2 years.

Any big uni neafl signings?

Auburn pulled out of the JV when informed that it wouldn't be approved in 2019 for Prem Division. Pretty dumb that an AFL staffer was messaging players from the Penrith team advising that Penrith were out and East Coast in...well prior to applications closing. Penrith's strong submission went straight to the shredding room. Despite the AFL congratulating the JV for "moderate success" ( in Prem Div, a team with less success in a lower division gets the nod (Ahead of Grand Finalists, Blacktown and Wollongong). Will be interesting to see the draw next year. Can imagine that East Coast will get the favours and play the bottom 2018 sides 3 times and the better teams twice Also confirmed that Wollongong pulling out of Womens in 2020 along with Newtown.

On another note, it is interesting to hear that Garry Burkinshaw (who I regard as easily the best administrator that Sydney AFL has had) is now running cricket in the central coast/hunter valley. The league has taken over the BDAFL. An interesting read on GB's final annual report (Yes, they still did annual reports in the BDAFL) pages 5-25 have some interesting reports. http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=36574831.

[Don the Sash]

Pull your head in ShortHalfHead. 'Pretty dumb' your argument about Woman's football is all about finishing positions in recent times. AFL Sydney doesn't work on elevation/relegation. The growth is large and pathways need to develop. Get on the right page. Most people couldn't Corless what you think.

[tara]

Pull your head in ShortHalfHead. 'Pretty dumb' your argument about Woman's football is all about finishing positions in recent times. AFL Sydney doesn't work on elevation/relegation. The growth is large and pathways need to develop. Get on the right page. Most people couldn't Corless what you think.

People who have done as much as SHH at grass roots level are entitled to their opinion whether its right wrong or indifferent.

Are you prepared to remove ur sash and name urself? If not you should be embarrassed taking a stab at someone from behind with your comments.

[Don the Sash]

Embarrassed for what Tara? Driving pathways and development?