U/18 Carnival

[Throughandthrough]

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Dumb question, what is Liberatore's and Wallis' numbers?


I'll take the Nikon on Saturday and get a hew happy snaps.

[The Coon Dog]

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Dumb question, what is Liberatore's and Wallis' numbers?


I'll take the Nikon on Saturday and get a hew happy snaps.

9 - Tom Liberatore
30 - Mitch Wallis

[mjp]

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Here's an article on Bennell

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...5/default.aspx

Last year was his FIRST year in colts, not his second.

Kid who beat him out for the competition B&F (Aaron Elari from Perth) is a terrific in and under rover who should be on an AFL list.

[azabob]

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He has performed well because he should be playing AFL now. He is too good for the kids running around playing u18s.

Strengths: Everything.
Weaknesses: Nothing.
Will he excel at AFL Level: Who knows.

If he can hold his life together off-field and remains injury free, he will win multiple Brownlow medals. If not, he might not even play a game.

Most talented kid I have ever had (and that includes Morabito).

Wow, that is massive praise.

Does he work hard enough? (based on all 18 year old kids)

Also on a side note is the feedback mainly positive about Brad Wira and his coaching ability?

[mjp]

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Yes he works hard enough.

Brad is a good bloke and seems pretty clever.

[Throughandthrough]

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From South Australia there are a few to watch out for:

Sam Day is the one I'm the biggest wrap for, but he will almost certainly be a target for the Gold Coast. The SA side is said to have a strong contingent of taller players, with Day and two rucks who are highly fancied in Daniel Gorringe from Norwood, and Scott Lycet from Port.

Another Norwood boy playing for SA, Mitchell Grigg, is eligible for GWS and looks likely to end up there as he's not eligible for the ND this year.

I'm sure T&T can tell you more about some of the Glenelg players.

From Glenelg:


Pat McCarthy, Seb Tape will likely be top 20 draftees.
Others to watch for are Matt Snook, Darcy Armfield, Ben McIntyre, Brad Agnew
Lewis Hender will likely go GWS as a young one.

[mjp]

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Lewis Hender will likely go GWS as a young one.

I have one of them too...not part of the WA squad though.

[Mantis]

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I have one of them too...not part of the WA squad though.

Can you hide him?

[mjp]

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Can you hide him?

Too late.

He had 17 running bounces in one game of footy on the weekend...and this wasn't 'take the ball in 50m of space, have 5 bounces' stuff - it was 'win the ball in a contest, put on the after burners and run away from everyone'...

Unbelievable.

[Mofra]

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I have one of them too...not part of the WA squad though.

Out of interest, do you know why he wasn't part of the WA squad? 17 running bounces is a massive tally.

[mjp]

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Bottom aged players rarely get a look in over here - you have to have been outstanding at u16's level to get a go.

Much like Harley Bennell last year, this boy wasn't even selected in the WA u16's squad.

[chef]

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Here's an article about Sam Reid's younger brother Ben.

http://www.rivheraldechuca.net/readstory/read.asp?id=1159931

Reid's hat-trick leads the way

Echuca footballer Ben Reid had a strong showing in the NSW/ACT Rams team at the NAB AFL under 18 championships against Vic Country at Blacktown Olympic Park on Sunday.
Despite the 66-point defeat, Reid stood tall for the Rams to kick three _ of the Rams' six goals _ and was named third best for the side.

In windy conditions, the Rams played fluent football at times, often running the ball out of defence to their forward 50m, but could not sustain the pressure for all the contest.

Vic Country looks like the team to beat after defeating Vic Metro and the Rams in its first two matches.

North Albury's Anthony Miles again starred for the home side to gather 28 disposals, including eight clearances.

The side will be keen to knock over Queensland in round three of the championships on June 19.

Final score: Vic Country 16.9 (105) d NSW/ACT Rams 6.3 (39).

Best: Tim Segrave, Anthony Miles, Ben Reid, James Brian, Josh Bruce, Jack Mahony.

Goals: Ben Reid 3, Josh Bruce, Wade Hancock, Sam Martyn

[Go_Dogs]

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T&T, you going to head down to Norwood this weekend for a look? I'm thinking I'll drag myself out of bed for it.

[Throughandthrough]

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T&T, you going to head down to Norwood this weekend for a look? I'm thinking I'll drag myself out of bed for it.

Definitely going.

I'll be the only bloke with a Bullgogs cap (or maybe Glenelg...) and a Camera.

[comrade]

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If the Bulldogs form is giving you the blues, at least we've got this to look forward to:

Under 18s - how they rank

To assist fans in understanding the potential of this year’s draft crop, Champion Data has applied the same ranking system it uses at AFL level to assess players in this season’s NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

Here are the leading players from each team, based on the Champion Data ratings.

Mitch Wallis, Vic Metro
Medium midfielder
Average points: 132
Average disposals: 28.5
Goals: 2

Sheehan: “Has won the contested ball and clearances as well as providing terrific run to receive for his team in both games. Courageous and smart user of the ball with hand and foot.”