Very early Phantom but............

[skiptomystu]

What do you think of this top ten list I found on BigFooty?

1- Mitchell Clark (East Fremantle)
2- Beau Dowler (Oakleigh)
3- Xavier Ellis (Gippsland)
4- Travis Varcoe (Central Districts)
5- Shannon Hurn (Central Districts)
6- Grae Grant (Perth)
7- Marcus Drum (Murray)
8-Robert Warnock (Sandringham)
9- Beau Muston (Murray)
10- Josh Kennedy (East Fremantle)

 

[pahoffm]

1- Mitchell Clark (East Fremantle) - possible no.1
2- Beau Dowler (Oakleigh) - probably top 10
3- Xavier Ellis (Gippsland) - probably top 20
4- Travis Varcoe (Central Districts) - very close to top 10
5- Shannon Hurn (Central Districts) - wait till carnival
6- Grae Grant (Perth) - possible top 5
7- Marcus Drum (Murray) - probable top 20
8-Robert Warnock (Sandringham) - between 8 - 20
9- Beau Muston (Murray) - doubtful after ACL
10- Josh Kennedy (East Fremantle) - wait till carnival

Also, don't forget one that may have slipped in under the radar.

Matthew Twomey (194cm, FB) - Matthew Pavlich type, not playing U18s, but in AGS system.

Others to consider: Thomas Redden (Glenelg), Heath Hocking (Eastern), Andrew Swallow (East Fremantle),  Gareth Bowes (Calder) & Shane Neaves (Calder).

 

[pahoffm]

Found this interesting tidbit of info from AFL.com.au from 2003. Thought you might find it interesting.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=aflfocus&spg=display&articleid=110582



Under 16 Championships - Final Results
10:43:57 AM Mon 4 August, 2003
Winner of the Sheehan Medal awarded to the Best and Fairest player was tied between Mitchell Clark of Western Australia and Brett Deledio of Vic Country.Joint winners of the Alan McLean Medal: Adam Hall (Broadbeach FC, Queensland) & Leon Noel (Clarence FC, Tasmania).

Division One Results:

Western Australia 18.9 (117)
South Australia 11.14 (80)

Goals:


Western Australia: Baker 3, Swallow 2, Morton 2, Griffith 2, M Clark 2, Kennedy 2, Cooper 1, Ciotti 1, Seal 1, Delmenico 1, Franklin 1. South Australia: Wilson 2, Hurn 1, Monfries 1, Dolling 1, Stribling 1, Eckerman 1, Williams 1, Waller 1, Mullins 1, Gibson 1.

Best:

Western Australia: Swallow, Mills, Kendall, Thompson, Morton, Kennedy, Cooper, Heise, Barrett. South Australia: Purling, Gibson, Dolling Salter, Hurn, Monfries, Stribling.

In the other game, Vic Metro defeated Vic Country by 43 points.

Vic Metro: 13.12 (90)
Vic Country: 6.11 (47)

Goals:

Vic Metro: Jackson 6, N Lynch 3, Forsyth 2, Carnell 1, McKinlay 1. Vic Country: Newton 2, Deledio 1, Dignan 1, Drum 1, Guilmartin 1.

Best:

Vic Metro: Gianfagna, McCormack, Jackson, Forsyth, Robertson, Douglas. Vic Country: Deledio, Dignan, Grinter, Roughead, Eddy, Feery.


Division Two Results :


TASMANIA 9.9 (63)



QUEENSLAND 3.9 (27)



Goals: TAS – Sherman 3, Hodge 2, Crawford 2, Wade, Birchall. QLD – Wilkinson, Green, Dickens.



Best: TAS – Sherman, Lonergan, Gibson, Birchall, Rayner, Noel. QLD – Scoot, Spur, Wilkinson, Girardi.



NSW/ACT 11.18 (84)

NORTHERN TERRITORY 11.8 (74)



Goals: NSW/ACT – Prior 4, Bryce 3, Hartley, Bennett, Twomey, McConnochie. NT – Ross 3, Campbell 2. J.Cole 2, Carroll 2, Irwin, Sawyer.



Best: NSW/ACT – Bryce, McConnochie, Sangston, Prior, Kahlefeldt, Twomey. NT – Sawyer, Campbell, Wanganeen, Cubillo, Mansell, Ross.

 

[pahoffm]

Again, here is the AIS/AFL Academy list from last year. Many of these will end up drafted, but not all.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=risingstarprogram&spg=aisacademydisplay&articleid=187387

AIS/AFL Academy 8th Intake
1:53:47 PM Wed 10 November, 2004
Last August thirty of our best young footballers were nominated to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to be offered prestigious Academy scholarships into the 2004/05 intake of the AIS/AFL Academy. A squad of a further 16 "Additional Athletes" will particpate in Camps 2 and 3 of the Academy program.

Please click onto each athlete for an updated profile:


No Athlete
1 Ryan Anderson
2 Travis Varcoe
3 Marc Murphy
4 Clayton Collard
5 Tom Hislop
6 Xavier Ellis
7 Daniel Dzufer
8 Clinton Benjamin
9 Jon Cheetham
10 Patrick Ryder
11 Ryan Hooper
12 Garry Moss
13 Clint Bartram
14 Robert Eddy
15 Danny Stanley
16 James Bennett
17 Justin Simpson
18 Grant Birchall
19 Matthew Tyler
20 Eric Mackenzie
21 Leroy Jetta
22 Travis Boak
23 Joel Selwood
24 Grae Grant
25 Alex Hutchins
26 Shaun Grigg
27 Matt Riggio
28 Mitchell Thorp
29 Scott Gumbleton
30 Lachlan Hansen
Additional Part-Time Athletes
31 Nathan Djerrkura
32 Shaun Hampson
33 Edward Wilson
34 James Wall
35 Ben Arbon
36 Josh Meiselbach
37 Brent Renouf
38 Joshua Cubillo
39 Jacob Williams
40 Shane Neaves
41 Shaun Tapp
42 Matthew Leuenberger
43 Heath Neville
44 Tim Hutchinson
45 Robert Warnock
46 Jesse White