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  • Bloods05
    Senior Player
    • Oct 2008
    • 1641

    Originally posted by KTigers
    If the academies are "supposed to develop kids who would otherwise not be playing footy" why is the Swans Academy taking
    so many kids from areas in Sydney where there have been large junior clubs that go back 25 years. These clubs are way bigger
    than the junior clubs in the Riverina. Compared to Sydney, no one lives in the Riverina.
    Seriously? There is a deep and rich footy culture in the Riverina. There is simply no comparison.

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    • KTigers
      Senior Player
      • Apr 2012
      • 2499

      Originally posted by Bloods05
      Seriously? There is a deep and rich footy culture in the Riverina. There is simply no comparison.
      I think the locals call that the past man.

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      • Bloods05
        Senior Player
        • Oct 2008
        • 1641

        Originally posted by KTigers
        I think the locals call that the past man.
        That's an incredibly superficial comment. The football culture in the Riverina is a vibrant and living tradition. It is not some shining artefact of the past. The region continues to produce large numbers of AFL footballers, and sadly, other parts of NSW don't.

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        • barry
          Veterans List
          • Jan 2003
          • 8499

          Originally posted by Bloods05
          OK then, explain to me why basing the GWS academy zone in the Riverina is not a travesty, given that academies are supposed to develop kids who would otherwise not be playing footy.
          That's not the reason for the northern academies. They are to provide a pathway for local players into local teams which the NRL can offer by default.

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          Originally posted by stevoswan
          I see GWS has selected their new coach already...Adam Kingsley.

          GWS Giants lock in long time Richmond Adam Kingsley as new senior coach
          I wonder how deep they were into Clarkson?. He said he didn't want to leave Melbourne, and if you coach the kangaroos, you really must love Melbourne.

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          • Bloods05
            Senior Player
            • Oct 2008
            • 1641

            [QUOTE=barry;854272]That's not the reason for the northern academies. They are to provide a pathway for local players into local teams which the NRL can offer by default.

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            Not sure what you mean here. Perhaps you could try to explain in a little more detail.

            My concern about the GWS academy is that compared to ours, they have a huge advantage in that they are drawing on a much larger pool of talent. Is that not so?

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            • barry
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 8499

              I don't know what more to say. Riverina kids, if good at both AFL or NRL have a pathway to play for a NSW club ( direct recruitment in NRL, and academies in AFL). It allows the AFL to level the playing field against NRL for access to young talent.

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              • Ludwig
                Veterans List
                • Apr 2007
                • 9359

                I'd give up the Riverina for an academy zone in South Sudan.

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                • Bloods05
                  Senior Player
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 1641

                  Originally posted by barry
                  I don't know what more to say. Riverina kids, if good at both AFL or NRL have a pathway to play for a NSW club ( direct recruitment in NRL, and academies in AFL). It allows the AFL to level the playing field against NRL for access to young talent.
                  How does that relate to my point about the relative strengths of the two academy zones?

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                  • dejavoodoo44
                    Veterans List
                    • Apr 2015
                    • 8721

                    Originally posted by Ludwig
                    I'd give up the Riverina for an academy zone in South Sudan.
                    Ghana might also be handy: Amartey, Quaynor, some excellent music.

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                    • Blood Fever
                      Veterans List
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 4051

                      Originally posted by Bloods05
                      How does that relate to my point about the relative strengths of the two academy zones?
                      Poster doesn't get the history and sporting culture of the Riverina. It is chalk and cheese.

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                      • Bloods05
                        Senior Player
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 1641

                        Originally posted by Blood Fever
                        Poster doesn't get the history and sporting culture of the Riverina. It is chalk and cheese.
                        I would have thought that was glaringly obvious, but apparently some of our supporters can't see that far south.

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                        • Blood Fever
                          Veterans List
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 4051

                          Originally posted by Bloods05
                          I would have thought that was glaringly obvious, but apparently some of our supporters can't see that far south.
                          Spot on in this case

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