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  • 707
    Veterans List
    • Aug 2009
    • 6204

    #76
    Originally posted by Reggi
    I really hope we recruit Brandon. Never seen him play, so it is just the romance of it
    The way our list is at present, barring a bad injury run, we've got the time to invest in Brandon (and Xavier too) as we don't desperately need him to step up in 2013. He's got speed and no doubt the Jack family toughness and he won't be a "go home" candidate!

    I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)

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    • DamY
      Senior Player
      • Sep 2011
      • 1479

      #77
      Originally posted by 707
      The way our list is at present, barring a bad injury run, we've got the time to invest in Brandon (and Xavier too) as we don't desperately need him to step up in 2013. He's got speed and no doubt the Jack family toughness and he won't be a "go home" candidate!

      I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)
      I reckon they'll take Naismith, he's been training with the rucks all year and by the looks of things they'll take Devon Rampe too. I am expecting at least 1 curveball though.

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      • liz
        Veteran
        Site Admin
        • Jan 2003
        • 16778

        #78
        Originally posted by 707

        I'll be hugely disappointed if we don't rookie him as we can take up to five rookies next Tuesday. Take all three brothers, Brandon, Xavier and Joel :-)
        We can actually take as many as 8 rookies if the club wants (and they choose to keep the senior list at 38). We can have six Cat A rookies and up to 3 Cat B. Biggs already has one of those spots, which leaves eight available. And of those, one is already committed to Robinson (but we still have to draft him) and possibly another for Starling, if he's coming.

        That said, the club has chosen to keep its list size pretty constant at 44 over recent years, which suggests there could be just three live spots up for grabs.

        I read somewhere that Tippett has decided to stay in Adelaide (Joel, not Kurt) and hasn't nominated for the draft.

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        • Auntie.Gerald
          Veterans List
          • Oct 2009
          • 6480

          #79
          Rampe is an interesting one

          has that real Swans hardness about him and some good speed........obviously behind in total ability just now but he could be a bolter like a K Jack in years to come ?
          "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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          • Auntie.Gerald
            Veterans List
            • Oct 2009
            • 6480

            #80
            Quick Question

            If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

            a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

            b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

            ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?
            "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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            • swansrob
              Senior Player
              • May 2009
              • 1265

              #81
              Pretty sure you can love in any suburb you want and still be a Swan.

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              • Auntie.Gerald
                Veterans List
                • Oct 2009
                • 6480

                #82
                ooooppppssss IGNORE B.)

                IT WAS MORE A QUESTION AROUND THE ACADEMIES
                "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                • Ludwig
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 9359

                  #83
                  Originally posted by Auntie.Gerald
                  Quick Question

                  If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

                  a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

                  b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

                  ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?
                  According to AFL rules, ACADEMY TAMPERING is a very serious offence and subject to $50,000 fine, up to 12 months suspension, and 2 years banishment to Afghanistan or even Adelaide.

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                  • Nico
                    Veterans List
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 11339

                    #84
                    Originally posted by Auntie.Gerald
                    Quick Question

                    If I am a kid in Sydney and I want to play for the Swans...........

                    a) I need to love in the Eastern Suburbs or North Shore and or Northern Beaches to attend Swans Academies as these are the specified swans regions ?

                    b) I can grow up outside of sydney or in the West or South but would need to put down my address as per the above regions

                    ie if I lived in the Blue Mtns but didnt want to play for GWS I could easily do my final year of school then move to the inner city to live and attend Sydney Uni and then go for the draft the year after ie at 19yrs of age?
                    You can't just move to suit yourself. There have been rules in place forever stopping this. As if they would fall for the old false address trick. From what I understand the only legitimate change of address is where the family moves as a unit. I heard a story some years ago where a player was not looking like getting a guernsey with a TAC Cup club at 17 (bottom age), so dad, thinking his son was the next superstar moved home to qualify with another club. I believe he made the squad but alas was not good enough.
                    http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                    • Ludwig
                      Veterans List
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 9359

                      #85
                      Best option is to move out of the country and get drafted as an international rookie.

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                      • ShockOfHair
                        One Man Out
                        • Dec 2007
                        • 3668

                        #86
                        According to this passing mention in The Age, the Swans have "shown interest" in key forward Khan Haretuku of the Frankston Dolphins.

                        I didn't know we had a key forward shortage, but you never know.

                        Dolphins coach Simon Goosey says:
                        Khan Haretuku has come so far from when he arrived three years ago, it?s a credit to him how hard he has worked. Khan was a standout tall forward in the competition and also did the state team/team of the year double.
                        The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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                        • DamY
                          Senior Player
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 1479

                          #87
                          Rookie draft / pre-season draft

                          Originally posted by ShockOfHair
                          According to this passing mention in The Age, the Swans have "shown interest" in key forward Khan Haretuku of the Frankston Dolphins.

                          I didn't know we had a key forward shortage, but you never know.

                          Dolphins coach Simon Goosey says:
                          Read he was likely to be picked up, was rookie listed with St Kilda previously I believe. Seems interesting!

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                          • Auntie.Gerald
                            Veterans List
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 6480

                            #88
                            Khan Haretuku
                            Last played for St Kilda Saints in 2008
                            Born: October 19, 1989
                            Playing Height: 198cm Playing Weight: 98kg Position: Defender, Forward
                            Last Drafted: Round 4, Pick #51 2007 Rookie Draft
                            Last Drafted By: St Kilda Saints
                            "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                            • ugg
                              Can you feel it?
                              Site Admin
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 15970

                              #89
                              I think we should recruit him just so we can shout KHAAAAAAAAAN Shatner-style every time he kicks a goal

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                              • Chilcott
                                Regular in the Side
                                • Jan 2008
                                • 595

                                #90
                                Obvously, we wil use one of our 3 remaining spots for Tippett and maybe a mature aged recruit, such as Haretuku, with the another.

                                Do you think we will keep the third spot for an additional rookie, or a listed player?

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