Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I understand we had taken on a couple of Scholarship players over the past few years..anyone have any info on what has happened or what is happening with any of them.
I'm getting a bit jealous as I think a couple of clubs are seeing some results in this area. ie Collingwood (I can't rememeb the kids name... I just remember there was a bit of a kerfuffle as Saints originally had him in their sites), and now as DR raised in another thread young Bird with Sydney.

I know that they're a long shot.. I mean heck the National Draft at 17 and a half years old is a crap shoot, so picking players at 15 or so must be even more so. Still....... would be great to hear anything positive about our Scholarship group players if anyone knows anything.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Not too sure if this helps.

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=806

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=611

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=103

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Not too sure if this helps.

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=806

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=611

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=103

Thanks TCD.. My mistake for not searching the forums.........

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Chris Ogle has been named in the NSW U18 initial squad
Braedon Jones has been named in the Rising Rams squad (still too young)

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Another update.

Chris Ogle

Played seniors for UNSW/Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in rounds 2 & 3 and was named in the bests in round 2.

Played for NSW/ACT Rams v Murray Bushrangers last week. Didn't get a mention in the bests.

Couldn't find a mention of him for round 1. He didn't seem to play seniors, reserves, U18 or Rams. I know he was in Melbourne around then to train with us but I would have expected he would have gone home on the weekend to play. Straight into the seniors round 2.



I couldn't find any mention of Braedon Jones. His club, Muswellbrook Cats, have lost their first two games but not all players were mentioned in the report.

[ledge]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

How do scholarship players work in the AFL system, do we get first choice of them if they make the draft? I havent studied the mechanics of it, what is the advantage of a club having them?

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

I believe you can select them with your last draft selection and you get exclusive rights to do this. But you have to nominate that you will be doing so, prior to the draft. Correct me if I'm wrong!

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

I believe you can select them with your last draft selection and you get exclusive rights to do this. But you have to nominate that you will be doing so, prior to the draft. Correct me if I'm wrong!

No you're right.

Jones is still too young but I think Ogle is eligible this year if he's good enough.

[ledge]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

No you're right.

Jones is still too young but I think Ogle is eligible this year if he's good enough.

So 3 years ago we should have done it with Ayce Cordy thus not having to give up a first or second draft pick.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Bloody oath

[dogman]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

So 3 years ago we should have done it with Ayce Cordy thus not having to give up a first or second draft pick.

I thought this scholarship only applied to NSW players, it was introduced to give some of the kids from NSW a better chance to get into the system. Thus, we couldn't do this to Cordy.

[ledge]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

I thought this scholarship only applied to NSW players, it was introduced to give some of the kids from NSW a better chance to get into the system. Thus, we couldn't do this to Cordy.

I have no idea thats why i asked how it works in an earlier thread.

[GVGjr]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

I thought this scholarship only applied to NSW players, it was introduced to give some of the kids from NSW a better chance to get into the system. Thus, we couldn't do this to Cordy.

Spot on.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

Yes sorry ledge, forgot to mention that it was only for NSW players.

Taylor Walker - who the Crows picked up from Broken Hill kicked 4 on the weekend in his first league game for the Redlegs, looks like he could develop into a strong key forward. Bird has looked ok for the Swans too - let's hope we see some success out of our selections.

[ledge]

Re: Bulldog Scholarship Players- anyone have any news?

If thats the case ,its only NSW players why dont they include QLD as that isnt an AFL state either, seems to me to be another case of the AFL looking after Sydney again.