2019 Swans academy and U18 discussion

[The Big Cat]

Just to update - Game 3 of the 16s Academy Series this weekend at Blacktown at 11 with the 17s age group also playing afterwards at 1ish.

To date , Game 1 Swans by 19, Game 2 Swans by 13.

Team : Mueller Miller Ogilvy
Rogers Puncher Woods
Middleton Alker Ball
Longmire McKenzie Woodford
Eussen Wilson Endemann
Foll : Edwards Giacometti Last

I/c Crouch Sullivan Smit Taylor Bolger Robin

A number of changes from game 2 with T Longmire on half forward flank.

Players that have played all three games in the series - Miller, Rogers , Puncher, Middleton, Alker, Ball, McKenzie , Woodford, Eussen, Wilson , Endemann, Giacommetti , Last

Mueller could be our Trump card.

[liz]

Mueller could be our Trump card.

Groan...

[dejavoodoo44]

Mueller could be our Trump card.

And I'm wondering if Puncher would be better off boxing?
And now that I think of it, Endemann & Last would be an appropriate name for a funeral home.
And I also do feel a bit sorry, for anyone named Ball who takes up Aussie Rules. I mean, the crowd screams, "ball!" and they're probably thinking, 'what the hell have I done now?'.

[Nico]

Mueller could be our Trump card.

There may be an inquiry into his performance if he doesn't go well.

[barry]

Mueller could be our Trump card.

If this was Reddit, you would have gold, gold, gold.

[Nico]

Is there a chance that the young colt will drafted as an academy player. This would keep Horse at the club and piss off Eddie big time.

[The Big Cat]

Is there a chance that the young colt will drafted as an academy player. This would keep Horse at the club and piss off Eddie big time.

Eddie will try and have him gelded.

[dejavoodoo44]

And while we're being distracted by names: tonight's Queensland news, had the story of a senior firefighter who had been convicted of corruption; his name...Steve Sparks.

[Mr Magoo]

Swans Academy 16s had a huge 55 point win over the weekend (114-59). Scores were close until half time but Swans kicked clear in the third and then absolutely dominated the final quarter. 13 different goalkickers shows how even the effort was from the boys .

They win the series 3-0 which is the first time since the inception of the the Giants/Swans series that the Swans have managed to win all three.

Rams team gets announced this week so will be interesting to see how many players are picked from the squad.

Swans 17s also played Giants and went down by 39 points. Swans had a fair few non academy boys so was a good effort considering.

[Mr Magoo]

Swans Academy 16s had a huge 55 point win over the weekend (114-59). Scores were close until half time but Swans kicked clear in the third and then absolutely dominated the final quarter. 13 different goalkickers shows how even the effort was from the boys .

They win the series 3-0 which is the first time since the inception of the the Giants/Swans series that the Swans have managed to win all three.

Rams team gets announced this week so will be interesting to see how many players are picked from the squad.

Swans 17s also played Giants and went down by 39 points. Swans had a fair few non academy boys so was a good effort considering.

To follow up , u16 RAMS team announced this morning with 13 boys from the academy in the 23 man team. Boys named are Alker, Ball, Edwards, Endemann, Giacometti, McKenzie, Middleton, Miller, Ogilvy, Puncher, Rogers, Wilson , Woodford.

First game at Blacktown on 23 June against Queensland.

[dejavoodoo44]

To follow up , u16 RAMS team announced this morning with 13 boys from the academy in the 23 man team. Boys named are Alker, Ball, Edwards, Endemann, Giacometti, McKenzie, Middleton, Miller, Ogilvy, Puncher, Rogers, Wilson , Woodford.

First game at Blacktown on 23 June against Queensland.

That sounds like the academy is doing something right.

[Mr Magoo]

That sounds like the academy is doing something right.

It does show that the game is definitely growing in strength in Sydney and the north of the state where the academy catchment is. Swans won the three game series 3-0 against Giants who essentially source most of their players from the Riverina and Canberra.

Of the 13 swans boys , 12 are out of the Sydney competition and 1 from Woollongong. 4 boys are from one club - St Ives. 1 of the Giants boys , Grace, is also out of the same Sydney competition, so it shows just how strong the Sydney competition is getting.

Last years team was very similar in the number of boys coming from the Sydney comp (led by Gulden and Campbell of course but also including another group of players who are now playing NEAFL and TAC Cup the following year). The 18s boys showed this year that they can match it with the TAC teams.

[Legs Akimbo]

That sounds like the academy is doing something right.

The seeds are sprouting. Was in sydney today with a client and she showed me a photos of her young son and daughter. The pics showed them playing local footy. She is not from vic. Blew my mind.

[dejavoodoo44]

It does show that the game is definitely growing in strength in Sydney and the north of the state where the academy catchment is. Swans won the three game series 3-0 against Giants who essentially source most of their players from the Riverina and Canberra.

Of the 13 swans boys , 12 are out of the Sydney competition and 1 from Woollongong. 4 boys are from one club - St Ives. 1 of the Giants boys , Grace, is also out of the same Sydney competition, so it shows just how strong the Sydney competition is getting.

Last years team was very similar in the number of boys coming from the Sydney comp (led by Gulden and Campbell of course but also including another group of players who are now playing NEAFL and TAC Cup the following year). The 18s boys showed this year that they can match it with the TAC teams.

Yes, it's an achievement to beat the Giants, as it does seem that they got the better of the zone carve up, where they got all the traditionally strong Aussie Rules areas. Though that could have meant, that the Swans management realised early on, that they had to do a lot of work, if they were to turn the academy into a consistent production line. And alternatively, the Giants may have been lulled into just harvesting existing talent.

Also, it would be handy, if the latest batch produced a couple of players, with the talent of Gulden and Campbell; both of whom seem real prospects.

[Mr Magoo]

Under 18s allies team announced - 7 Swans players - Gulden , Campbell, Barling, Ellem , Parks, Rayner, Thorne.