Academies help realise AFL dreams

Super-talented Newcastle teenager Isaac Heeney says there’s no doubt he would be playing Rugby League or Rugby Union if it wasn’t for the Swans Academy.
Super-talented Newcastle teenager Isaac Heeney says there’s no doubt he would be playing Rugby League or Rugby Union if it wasn’t for the Swans Academy.
The 2014 NAB AFL Draft Combine will commence at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne this week, from Tuesday September 30 to Friday October 3.
Grand Final day did not go to plan for the Swans as a Hawthorn side full of local talent claimed an unexpectedly one-sided contest by 63 points.
The Allies – comprising the best players out of this year’s division two teams – were too strong for the Academy side, claiming a 39-point win at the MCG.
Results from the Under 13 and Under 14 Joss State Trials currently underway in Albury.
Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka (CAK) will clash with Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes (MCUE) in Sunday’s Riverina Football League (RFL) decider.
The Swans reserves fell short in the Grand Final of the NEAFL against Aspley, while Tom Hawkins shone in Geelong’s loss to the Kangaroos.
Jason Saddington, following his impressive National Championship campaign with the NSW/ACT Rams, will coach the Allies in the Grand Final Day match.
After daughter Anna was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, Steve & Kate Gates organised a “Worlds Greatest Shave” to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The NAB AFL All Stars match will be played on Grand Final Day and will feature some of the best young talent chosen from around the country.