MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The AFL wishes to advise the following players have been nominated under the provisions of the Club Academies Rule before the deadline of last Friday, September 25, as draft eligible players.
For a player to be included as a draft eligible Club Academy Player for any of the Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants or Sydney Swans, the player must have represented either New South Wales or Queensland, as the case may be, at any underage national football championships in that year or any other competition as determined by the AFL.
Brisbane Lions – Mabior Chol (Brisbane Lions Academy), Eric Hipwood (Aspley AFC), Ben Keays (Redlands), Corey Wagner (Aspley AFC), Nick Weller (University of Queensland AFC), Reuben William (Wilston Grange).
Gold Coast Suns – Didymus Blanket, Robert Blood (Southport Sharks), Dyson Budarick (Labrador), Jesse Joyce (Palm Beach), Max Spencer (Palm Beach), Connor West (Labrador).
GWS Giants – Jock Cornell (Mangoplah), Nicholas Coughlan (Albury Tigers), Matthew Flynn (Narrandera), Harrison Himmelberg (Mangoplah), Jacob Hobber (North Ballarat Rebels), Jack Irvine (Temora), Matthew Kennedy (Collingullie), Lachlan Tiziani (Albury).
Sydney Swans – Darcy Baron-Hay (North Shore), Lachlan Behagg (Manly Giants), Ryan Hebron (North Shore), Callum Mills (Mosman Swans), Matthew Wilson (Maroubra).
The NAB AFL Draft is part of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, which supports grassroots players and football communities and helps young Australians fulfil their dream of playing in the AFL.
NAB has been Footifying Australia since 2002 through the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program which comprises the following elements:
• NAB AFL Rising Star
• NAB AFL Draft
• NAB AFL Draft Combine
• NAB AFL Trade Period
• NAB AFL Under-18 Championships
• NAB AFL Academy
• NAB AFL Under-16 Championships
Last Modified on 01/10/2015 12:02