Photos from first round of Under 16s

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Photos from first round of Under 16s

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Wednesday, July 21 2010 @ 07:05 pm ACST

When you say they do not look like footballers I assume you mean they don't look like elite footballers? If it's because some are not as slim or muscular as you'd expect, well that reflects the reality of international footy, outside of the Pacific we are not yet at the point where there is such huge numbers at junior level that elite beep test times can be a prerequisite for selection.

The results were quite respectable. You could argue why are any of the Div 2 sides allowed in the Under 16s - all of them would get well beaten if they were in Div 1. It's a matter of providing pathways for the best players in various regions and helping those regions improve.

As I've said before, this is really just the start of something not the end result.

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Photos from first round of Under 16s

Authored by: Christopher P. Adams, Ph.D.
on Wednesday, July 21 2010 @ 11:27 pm ACST

It depends on what you think the goal of such a program should be. If you think it is strictly about AFL recruitment, then yes, it is a waste of many as many of the international players will never play in the AFL (although that statement is probably applies to many playing in division II).

If on the other hand this is about footy development, then there is a huge value to this minimal investment by the AFL. Biggest it lights up the "pathway" for potential international players and recruits. Local junior football programs like the one I run in Washington DC can point to the Americans playing for the World Team and say to the kids and parents: "Look at what footy can do. Sure you can't get a college scholarship playing footy, but you can get elite level coaching in Australia!"

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