NAB AFL U18 Championships

Sydney teen primed to be a top pick

Nick Blakey

Originally published by the Daily Telegraph. DOWN near Coogee beach at dusk, usually on a Tuesday, you’ll find an AFL champion and his son kicking for the love of the game. At Coogee Oval John Blakey, a 359-game, two-time premiership

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Initial 50-man Allies squad announced

AFL Allies

Seventeen players from AFL NSW/ACT have been selected as a part of the 2018 Allies squad, who will compete in the upcoming 2018 NAB AFL Under-18 Division One Championships kicking off in June. Six players from the Sydney Swans Academy have

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Three major ins for GIANTS ahead of final Academy Series match

Jones

SYDNEY SWANS ACADEMY VS. GOLD COAST ACADEMY As the fifth and final round of the 2018 NAB AFL Academy Series, this weekend’s matches will act as the last opportunity for players to show off their skills ahead of Allies selection

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Teams announced for Youth Girls Northern Academy Series

Youth Girls Norther Academy Series

The AFL NSW/ACT Youth Girls Academy players will travel to Coffs Harbour this weekend to compete in the Youth Girls Northern Academy Series. Split into two sides based on the regions in which they live, the players will contest as

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Blakey and Walker fly to USA with AFL Academy

Nick Blakey

AFL NSW/ACT Allies players, Nick Blakey and Matthew Walker will spend the next two weeks with fellow Level 2 NAB AFL Academy members in the United States. Flying out of Australia on Saturday, the QBE Sydney Swans and GWS GIANTS

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Coaching coup for the AFL NSW/ACT state squads

Alicia Eva

The AFL NSW/ACT Rams state squads will have some star power behind them in 2018 with new coaches at the helm of the Under 16s, Allies and AFL Women’s Under 18s squads. Alicia Eva, one of the star 2018 GWS

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AFL Draft Combine Player Review: Jarrod Brander

Jarrod Brander

As one of the leading tall prospects heading into the 2017 NAB AFL Draft in November, Wentworth’s Jarrod Brander had plenty to show at the 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine last week. Standing at 194cm, Brander’s speed and endurance scores were

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Brander branded as a top AFL Draft prospect

Jarrod Brander

At different points throughout 2017, Wentworth’s Jarrod Brander has been labelled as a top 10, top five and even a possible Number One AFL Draft Pick prospect. Brander has been one of the star students of the AFL NSW/ACT Talent Pathway

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A unique Draft Combine ahead for Albury’s Spargo

Charlie Spargo

For most teenagers, hitting their 18th birthday is all about the celebration. For Albury’s Charlie Spargo, he is hoping it will be about media calls and club meetings, with his birthday landing the day after the 2017 NAB AFL Draft. While Spargo

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Western Sydney holding hopes in Shipley

Nick Shipley

Last week, 18-year-old Nick Shipley attended his final day at Mount Carmel Catholic College. In a couple of months from now, Shipley will be graduating from his HSC year, and in November, is also hopeful of graduating to the Australian

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