Bulldogs Father-Son and NGA Prospects

[GVGjr]

Lets keep track of the Father-Son and NGA prospects.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

FUTURE DOGS?

2025
Will Darcy (Father-Son)
Kobe Williams (NGA)
2026
Levi West (Father-Son)
Khaled El Souki (NGA)

Sam Darcy is taking the AFL by storm and his younger brother Will is also available to the Bulldogs as a father-son prospect this year.

Will – a 198cm tall who is the son of former Bulldogs champion Luke – won a national draft combine invite largely on the back of his work at school football with Scotch College.
He has played at both ends of the ground during school football and four games for the Oakleigh Chargers in the Coates Talent League this year.
Kobe Williams is a father-son prospect for Hawthorn as the son of 2008 premiership player Mark, but is also part of the Bulldogs’ NGA program.
Williams debuted for Footscray at VFL level last weekend.

Levi West is the son of Dogs legend Scott and younger brother of current Bulldogs forward Rhylee.
The midfielder has played some good school football with Carey Grammar this year, while also featuring as a bottom-age player for the Calder Cannons in the Coates Talent League.
Khaled El Souki is a small forward who has had a big bottom-age year for the Western Jets in 2025.

[Axe Man]

You're the boss but we do already have a thread for this.

[hujsh]

You're the boss but we do already have a thread for this.

This guy, always talking about imaginary threads that exist to track specific player details.

[mjp]

You're the boss but we do already have a thread for this.

Hey - I know there's an ongoing joke about this but I appreciate the stuff you do keeping it all up to date for us!

[Axe Man]

Perhaps I need to clarify, not THAT thread, this one:

https://www.woof.net.au/forum/whitten-oval-online-forum/footscray-fc-and-junior-football/14247-future-priority-access-thread-inc-father-son-academy-players

[ledge]

This NGA stuff is really a mess I thought it was for kids who had no pathway to footy unless they got a leg up .
How is a son of a very good footballer in this ? Even Jeff Whites son .
I also don’t understand how the father’s club isn’t taking them under their wing .
Also what’s the point of another club choosing a father /son from another club and bringing him up only to lose him when he chooses his dads club

[jazzadogs]

Has there been any indication of whether Williams will nominate us or Hawthorn?

I'll check the VFL thread, but how did he play and how is he rated for the draft?

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Wow I've clearly been on another planet, I thought Will Darcy was a year or two away. Given their has been little to no hype on him thus far, is he not as highly touted as Sam was at the same age?

[ledge]

Wow I've clearly been on another planet, I thought Will Darcy was a year or two away. Given there has been little to no hype on him thus far, is he not as highly touted as Sam was at the same age?

They have been hiding him as much as they can in the school footy .
he did kick the winning goal in his first game for the chargers . It might have well been Sam with the likeness and body movements

[Bornadog]

Wow I've clearly been on another planet, I thought Will Darcy was a year or two away. Given their has been little to no hype on him thus far, is he not as highly touted as Sam was at the same age?

There is also another brother a few years younger than Will

[hujsh]

With word that the F/S might be changed to not allow any in the first round it's hard to get too excited about more Darcys and Wests.

Don't worry though the northern academies will still have access to their talent so that solves it I guess?

[SquirrelGrip]

With word that the F/S might be changed to not allow any in the first round it's hard to get too excited about more Darcys and Wests.

Will Darcy definitely isn’t a first round pick. If he didn’t have the Darcy name, he’d be rookie at best. Having said that, he looks a late developer.

Crofty’s twin as a mature age Category B in a few years time has me more excited.

[Axe Man]

With word that the F/S might be changed to not allow any in the first round it's hard to get too excited about more Darcys and Wests.

Don't worry though the northern academies will still have access to their talent so that solves it I guess?

On Gettable today they spoke about the possible changes. They would be applied to Father/Son and academies equally. It's still speculation at this stage but there is a feeling they may lock out the top end of the draft - whether that is top 5, 10 or first round.

It's a stupid solution if true. As pointed out by Twomey and Beveridge removal of the discount, requiring clubs to retain a first round pick or limiting them to 1 first round F/S or NGA per year would be more sensible solutions.

What is the point of the F/S rule if all the best ones can't go to their fathers clubs?

[mighty_west]

Will Darcy definitely isn’t a first round pick. If he didn’t have the Darcy name, he’d be rookie at best. Having said that, he looks a late developer.

Crofty’s twin as a mature age Category B in a few years time has me more excited.

Does he even want to play AFL though? isn't he choosing a different pathway, volleyball or something? This father son thing is becoming a mess, what's to stop the likes of Levi West or Jax Cooney to sit out their draft year knowing they'd be just playing VFL anyway and will need developing, then be selected as Cat B rookies later on?