BrigadierSensible posted:

Just joined the SuperLeague league. Once again my team is chock full of wastrels, garbagemen, and horrible players that will earn me no wins.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-03/victorian-clubs-handed-afl-funding-for-academies posted:

VICTORIAN clubs have been given seed funding to establish club-branded academies in allocated areas throughout Victoria and the Northern Territory in a radical plan to attract youngsters from non-traditional football backgrounds to the game.

Under the plan unveiled to clubs on Tuesday, they will be given the chance to invest in specific regions to attract youngsters from diverse backgrounds and indigenous heritage to play AFL and develop elite talent within those areas.

The plan is part of an AFL push to ensure the game continues to attract and foster the development of players regardless of their background or location.

For example, reigning premiers Hawthorn have been allocated the eastern Whitehorse region in Melbourne, along with Gippsland local government areas and Katherine in the Northern Territory, while North Melbourne has been given the Wyndham and western Melbourne areas.

Those clubs will set up 'Next Generation' AFL Academies for boys and girls aged 11-18 using club brands with the aiming of increasing the talent pool.

Clubs will identify and attract talented youngsters into regional squads to prepare them for the talent pathway program that players start at 16.

Each club's investment in the academies will sit outside the football department cap.

Football operations boss Mark Evans said the AFL was determined to make sure people who might not have been raised with a traditional football background feel welcome to play the game and are attracted to the AFL.

"We will use the expertise, resources and brand power of clubs out in regional communities to help find and attract and develop young talent, boys and girls, all cultures, all backgrounds," Evans said.

"If clubs can help attract and develop some talent that would be under-represented and not normally find its way into the AFL pathway then they will have the ability to receive some incentive for that similar to the bidding system used for the northern academies."

If a club develops a young Australian from an Asian or African background and wants to draft them, then they will receive a discount on a basis similar to the current bidding system. Clubs will be able to apply for draft discounts on other youngsters from non-English speaking backgrounds if they develop the player in a similar manner.

For indigenous players from under-represented areas such as the Pilbara, incentives will also exist for clubs to develop and nurture talent in those areas.

The AFL believes the draft bidding system will stop clubs from trying to exploit the system by enticing talent to move into their areas.

Evans said clubs intending to have team in the new national women's competition should ensure girls are part of the academy programs.

The clubs were consulted in the past 12 months and are understood to have accepted the allocation in general terms.

"The allocation of regions has been based on a range of factors – aligning to existing under-18 talent regions, minimising player travel and access issues, aligning AFL clubs to current or historical relationships with certain communities and balanced access to 5-18 year-olds from diverse backgrounds," Evans said.

The AFL will meet with South Australian and West Australian clubs regarding the allocating of regions in those states, and is in the process of finalising the allocation of regions in Tasmania.

Next generation AFL club academies – Victorian clubs region allocation

Western Bulldogs – Western Melbourne, Wimmera, Mallee, South West Victoria, Ballarat, (North Ballarat Rebels & Western Jets)

Essendon – North West Melbourne (Calder Cannons), West Arnhem (NT)

Melbourne – South East Melbourne (Dandenong Stingrays), Alice Springs (NT)

Collingwood – Central Melbourne (Oakleigh Chargers), Barkly (NT)

St Kilda – Inner Southern Melbourne (Sandringham Dragons), Frankston LGA

North Melbourne – Melbourne and Wyndham LGAs (Calder Cannons & Western Jets)

Hawthorn – Eastern/Whitehorse LGAs (Eastern Ranges), Gippsland (Gippsland Power), Katherine (NT)

Carlton – Northern Melbourne (Northern Knights)

Geelong – Geelong /Hampden (Geelong Falcons), East Arnhem (NT)

Richmond – Goulburn Murray, Bendigo, Sunraysia, North Central (Bendigo Pioneers and Murray Bushrangers)

Periphery posted:

Well this escalated quickly.




E: I'd be really interested to see the demographic breakdowns of all those areas. Also, there's a NT map in the link.

Periphery posted:

The Pies long history of racism gets them a NT zone.

NTRabbit posted:

I sure am glad that Adelaide, Port Adelaide, and South Australia's long history of being the only state interested in doing anything for the NT has been rewarded.

NTRabbit posted:

I sure am glad that Adelaide, Port Adelaide, and South Australia's long history of being the only state interested in doing anything for the NT has been rewarded.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Also this bodes well for my planned post apocalyptic Australia AFL inspired Crusader Kings 2 mod.

spamman posted:

Any reason teams like St. Kilda didn't get a region of NT?

Forum Joe posted:

Does Goon Golden Spoon 4 have a maximum of 8 players? I'm trying to join it but it won't let me.

NTRabbit posted:

Solemn Sloth posted:

If someone can find a definitive resource of the actual boundaries I can do that with an age/sex/ethnicity breakdown(although it would be a bit outdated from the last census, would be even better when we get the data for the 2016 census) , when I get back to uni and have the GIS lab.

NTRabbit posted:

thepokey posted:

Yeah I found UF weird to join, there was no join button but all of a sudden after a page refresh I was joined so..


Also, TISM were always ahead of their time but saw this which seemed appropriate

Periphery posted:

From that article on the new academy system:

"The AFL believes the draft bidding system will stop clubs from trying to exploit the system by enticing talent to move into their areas."

If the AFL really believes that then this whole thing will be horribly hosed up and only serve to make the rich clubs richer and more successful. How the gently caress would the the new bidding system stop clubs paying kids to move into their zone? They still get the first pick of the players they want at a discounted price. Why the gently caress wouldn't they do it if they have the money as I'm sure they can figure a way around any weak rear end rules the AFL implements to try and stop it from happening.

snaeksikn posted:

Jaeger O'Meara reckons he won't be leaving the suns. My little sister is friends with his sister and I've been getting stuck into her to pass along thr message why he should sign with the Dees.

Don't worry guys I'm all over it.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Looks like Melbourne got Casey which iirc is the highest population and the fastest growing LGA in Victoria

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