Our Under 16s Sunshine Coast Talent Squad is in full swing with practice matches to start next week as we build up to the State Carnival in May.
On top of the 16s it is now also time to start looking to our Under 14 program, that will be played out with the State Carnival scheduled in the first week of the June / July school holidays.
The AFL Sunshine Coast Talent region pushes from Bribie Island in the South to Bundaberg in the North, with place of residence dictating your region.
So three teams headed to Gympie on Sunday April 13 to participate in a round robin trial day.
We hosted a Wide Bay team and two from the Sunshine Coast a North Hub and a South Hub.
In total some 80 players were nominated by their clubs and invited to compete.
Scores were not kept on the day but all three games were played with high intensity.
In damp and slightly muddy conditions all players gave their all in seeking squad selection.
So much so that the selectors whom had a target of 40 to 45 in mind to form the squad had to concede with naming a squad of 51.
The Under 14s will be coached by Sam Krushka with assistance from Anthony Williams, Kris Brown and Nathan Trace.
The coaches will also receive support from our Talent Program Coordinator Steve Hadlow, Sports Medic Tori Malthouse and AFLQ Legend Robbie Hull.
Coach Krushka commented post trial games.
"The level of talent and commitment to the game was fantastic and resultantly the players have made it very hard for us to settle on our desired squad intake of 40 so selection reward had to be extended further," Krushka said.
"From what I saw on the day a very strong side will come together to represent the Sunshine Coast at Burpengary in late June, I look forward to being very much apart of that."
The initial squad:
James
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Lockwood
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Nambour & Hint.
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Zane
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Gilder
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Maroochydore
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Tom
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Holt
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Maroochydore
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Andrew
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Graham
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Maroochydore
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Jesse
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Pratt
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Maroochydore
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Luke
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Norbury
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Maroochydore
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Archie
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Horton
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Maroochydore
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Liam
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Dorazio
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Maroochydore
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Taylen
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Merton
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Maroochydore
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Noah
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Cumberland
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Maroochydore
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Connor
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Welsh
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Maroochydore
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Chris
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Hooper
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Maroochydore
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Tarj
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Townsend
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Maroochydore
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Tyla
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West
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Kawana Park
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Ty
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Fewings
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Kawana Park
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Jordan
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Coluccio
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Caloundra
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Jack
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Hedley
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Caloundra
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Bailey
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Lammeretz
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Caloundra
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Toara
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Marango
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Caloundra
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Nick
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Smith
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Caloundra
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Jordan
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Waldron
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Caloundra
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Joe
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Gordon
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Caloundra
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Marc
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Kearney
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Caloundra
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Kobi
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Tozer
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Aspley
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Lachlan
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Hall
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Gympie
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Eli
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Lovell
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Gympie
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Josh
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Hawksworthy
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Gympie
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Kale
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Marsh
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Gympie
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Thomas
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Daddow
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Pomona
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Zacchary
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Hennings
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Pomona
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Riley
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Modini
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Noosa
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Cooper
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Birmingham
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Noosa
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Loki
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Haines
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Noosa
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Jasper
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Brain
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Noosa
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Tom
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Ansell
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Noosa
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J'Khobi
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Shaw
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Noosa
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Lawson
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Whitworth
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Noosa
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Maverick
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Pettigrove
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Noosa
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Ben
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Dickson
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Coolum Beach
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Thomas
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Griffiths
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Coolum Beach
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Tom
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Evitts
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Coolum Beach
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Connor
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Crofts
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Coolum Beach
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Michael
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Gerring
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North Shore
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Matt
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Duffy
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Wide Bay
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Sebastian
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Smith
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Wide Bay
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Alistair
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Smith
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Wide Bay
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Jayden
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Welsh
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Wide Bay
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Vinnie
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Green
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Wide Bay
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Chris
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Maloney
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Wide Bay
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Rautu
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Natu
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Wide Bay
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Nick
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Haberer
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Wide Bay
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All Sunshine Coast based players will begin training at Fishermans Road on Monday April 28, 5pm to 6.45pm.
For our Wide Bay contingent they will train Mondays with the Lions Academy at Childers.
On Wednesday evenings they will join us for training at Fishermans Road - their first Wednesday being April 30.
Our immediate training plan will be to undertake a squad practice match on Wednesday May 7 with intent to bring the squad back to a more manageable number as we look toward two mid June practice matches and settlement on the final team of 25.
A team cost of $350.00 per player exists.
The State Championships will be played at the recently opened Burpengary facility, with games on Monday June 30, Wednesday July 2 and Friday July 4.
Last Modified on 24/09/2014 10:57