WESTERN Australia’s State 18s play NSW/ACT at Arena Joondalup at noon tomorrow (Saturday, June 9) in the second round of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships.
As part of the WA State Talent Academy rotation policy, six deserving players will make their State football debut (Josh Simpson, Jack Martin, Laurence Grescos, Dominic Sheed, Marco Paparone and Tim Sutherland).
The captain for this game will be Mason Shaw from South Fremantle FC / Winnacott JFC.
“Producing results while developing elite players and coaches is the balance we are aiming to achieve,” said State Talent Academy Manager Raff Guadagnino.
“While winning Championship games is important, maintaining a developmental focus for all players and coaches is the key to the Academy philosophy.
“The results are evident when you look at the transition of past Academy players into the WAFL and AFL such as Stephen Hill, Nic Naitanui, Brad Sheppard, Hayden Ballantyne, Jack Darling, Mitch Duncan, Alex Fasolo, Daniel Rich and Anthony Morabito.”
Guadagnino said that WA would not take tomorrow’s NSW/ ACT game lightly, with a well-respected team expected to play a hard and physical brand of football.
“We are anticipating a tough contest but with the open space at Arena Joondalup we hope the WA style of play will be at full force. Quick ball movement, explosive running and most importantly team-first actions will be the key to success. If the ball stays dry we should see a very different game to last week,” he said.
WA TEAM LIST
|
No. |
Name |
D.O.B. |
Ht |
Wt |
League Club/Local Club |
|
2 |
Dayle Garlett |
9 January 94 |
180 |
75 |
Swan Districts Football Club |
|
4 |
Adam Carter |
17 April 94 |
179 |
70 |
South Fremantle F C/ Wesley College |
|
5 |
Shaquille McKenzie |
22 April 94 |
179 |
67 |
East Perth FC / North Beach JFC |
|
8 |
Corey Chalmers |
24 November 94 |
179 |
80 |
West Perth Football Club |
|
9 |
Corey Morris |
30 May 94 |
176 |
76 |
Peel Thunder FC / Waroona JFC |
|
10 |
Josh Simpson |
9 February 94 |
183 |
72 |
East Fremantle Football Club |
|
11 |
Sean Lynch |
30 January 94 |
184 |
76 |
South Fremantle FC / Kelmscott JFC |
|
12 |
Chase Strange |
5 March 94 |
176 |
65 |
Peel Thunder FC / Baldivis FC |
|
13 |
Shannon Taylor |
5 February 94 |
177 |
72 |
Claremont FC / North Beach JFC |
|
14 |
Dominic Sheed |
10 March 95 |
184 |
79 |
Subiaco FC / John Paul College |
|
18 |
Laurence Grescos |
8 April 95 |
186.5 |
75.6 |
Swan Districts FC / Guildford |
|
21 |
Mason Shaw |
15 January 94 |
197 |
82 |
South Fremantle FC / Winnacott JFC |
|
22 |
Laine Wilkins |
30 March 94 |
183 |
78 |
Peel Thunder FC / Halls Head JFC |
|
23 |
Marco Paparone |
3 September 94 |
193 |
84 |
East Fremantle FC / Palmyra |
|
24 |
Jesse Hogan |
12 February 95 |
193 |
91 |
Claremont FC / Marist JFC |
|
25 |
Samuel Lowrie |
22 July 94 |
187 |
80 |
South Fremantle Football Club |
|
27 |
Brendon Lim |
1 May 94 |
184 |
84 |
Claremont Football Club |
|
28 |
Tim Sutherland |
1 July 94 |
193 |
84 |
West Perth Football Club |
|
29 |
Jack Martin |
29 January 95 |
184 |
64.3 |
Claremont FC / Rovers FC |
|
35 |
Jackson Ramsay |
20 November 94 |
181 |
71 |
East Perth Football Club |
|
41 |
Nicholas Rodda |
6 July 94 |
194 |
94 |
West Perth Football Club |
|
51 |
Alex Howson |
25 May 94 |
195 |
80 |
East Fremantle FC / Booragoon |
|
52 |
Andrew Stokes |
14 December 93 |
196 |
81 |
East Fremantle Football Club |
