What happened to Daniel Wiseman??
Bit of a blast from the past, noticed a guest browsing the thread.
Interesting to look back over the names and consider where their careers led them from here.
Only Tyrell and Longbottom going all the way, better than none I guess.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
I wanna know what happened to ryan's little brother, I played touch against him several times when he was a tyke.......and I was fit!
C'mon the
What does our academy look like at the moment?
I know Cruze Ah-Nau and Kyle Godwin are in there.
Gary Neubewhatsit? Zac Holmes?
Any others to keep an eye on?
Here are the members, leave it to others with better knowledge re potential.
2011 SQUAD
NAME/CLUB/SCHOOL/POSITION/2010 STATE TEAM
LEVEL 1
Jake Ball Palmyra Lock
David Cloete Cottesloe Fly Half Perth XV
Conrad Gillingham Kalamunda Wing Perth XV
Daniel Griffiths Associates Prop - LH 20s
Nicholas Haining Cottesloe No 8 20s
Benjamin Hales Associates Lock 20s
Ryan Hodson Cottesloe Flanker - OS Perth XV
Zack Holmes Associates Fullback Perth XV
Oliver Hoskins Wests Subiaco Scotch College Prop - TH 20s; Schoolboys Div 1;
Australia A Schoolboys
Clynton Knox Cottesloe Corpus Christi Inside Centre Schoolboys Div 1
Anare Koliavu Palmyra No 8 Perth XV
Michael Lees University Wing 20s
Ammon Matuautu Wanneroo Outside Centre Perth XV
Gary Neugebauer Wests Subiaco Hale Prop - LH Schoolboys Div 1;
Australia Schoolboys
Juan Pretorius Nedlands Outside Centre Perth XV
Bruce Smith-Wright University Flanker - BS 20s
Ben Taylor University Flanker - OS 20s
Heremaia Te Aute Wests Subiaco Outside Centre 20s
LEVEL 2
Adam Candy Wanneroo Lake Joondalup Baptist Prop - LH 16s
Josh Eisentrager Aquinas Prop LH; Hooker 16s
Brezze Hita Wests Subiaco Thornlie SH Fullback 16s
Kane Koteka Wests Subiaco Aranmore Flanker - BS Schoolboys Div 2; 16s
Harry Scoble Wanneroo Wanneroo SHS Hooker Schoolboys Div 2; 16s
Oscar Backhouse Hale School Lock 15s
Lukas Birch Kalamunda Guildford Grammar Wing Schoolboys Div 1; 16s
Antini Brown Cottesloe Lakelands SHS Fly Half Schoolboys Div 1
Elliott Burka Wests Subiaco Aranmore Inside Centre
Luke Burton Hale School Fly Half Schoolboys Div 2; 16s
Ethan Carlisle Perth Bayswater Chisolm College Halfback Schoolboys Div 1
Richard Cooper Wests Subiaco Wesley Hooker Schoolboys Div 1
Richard Hardwick Wanneroo Churchlands SHS Flanker - OS 16s
Steven Komene Wests Subiaco Aranmore Fly Half Schoolboys Div 2; 16s
Bradley Lacey Palmyra Canning Vale College Wing
Rick Le Roux Wanneroo Swan Christian College No 8 Schoolboys Div 2; 16s
Patrick McCarthy University Aquinas Halfback 16s
Isaiah Mosese West Subiaco Aranmore Centre 16s
Chance Peni Wests Subiaco Aranmore Outside Centre Schoolboys Div 1; 16s
Jean-Charl Smith Joondalup Lake Joondalup Bapt. Outside Centre
Corey Thomas Guildford Grammar Lock Schoolboys Div 1; 16s
John Vanderwielen Palmyra Aquinas Hooker 15s
Kylan Yoxall Kalamunda Hale Halfback 15s
LEVEL 3
Terrell Berryman Wanneroo Belridge SHS Hooker
Ruban Birch Perth Bayswater GGHS No 8
Kyle Cameron Associates Hale Fullback
Cody Coe-Baker Wests Subiaco Aranmore Centre 15s
Luke Connolly Palmyra Aquinas Prop - TH 15s
Tom Enright Associates Hale Inside Centre 15s
Odin Hugo Mandurah Tranby College Wing 15s
Jacob Kohinga Kalamunda Darling Range Fullback
Joel Lamatoa Southern Lions Atwell College Outside Centre
Tom McCrone University Wesley Flanker
Brendan Rawiri Kalamunda Thornlie Lock
Tristan Schneider Joondalup Quinns Baptist Prop TH
Joseph Simpkins Kalamunda Darling Range Halfback
Conor Spence University Trinity Hooker
Angus Taylor Associates Newman College Halfback
Nicholas Ward Palmyra All Saints Inside Centre 15s
http://www.rugbywa.com.au/emirates_w...emy,52639.html
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
I hate to be pick Burgs ... but dont you meant Western Australians?
"Believe in the best, think your best, study your best, have a goal for your best, never be satisfied with less than your best, try your best, and in the long run things will turn out for the best."
Most of the guys from the first academy have probably moved on to Uni and/or have another job by now. I guess quite a few of them would still be around in club rugby.
Most of the level 1 guys have been in Perth for many years with Daniel Griffiths, Nicholas Haining, Benjamin Hales, Ryan Hodson, Zack Holmes, Oliver Hoskins, Gary Neugebauer, Bruce Smith-Wright and Heremaia Te Aute going through the schoolboys set up over the past two or three years. Some of these like Nick Haining, Ben Hales, Zack Holmes and Oliver Hoskins were born and read here as an added bonus.
Ethan Carlisle is a good half back and his dad will most probably be the Premier Grade coach for Bayswater in years to come
Last edited by theforceguy; 24-01-11 at 18:50.
Development of young players is the key, congratulations to all these players for their selections. Who knows who the next Beale or Elsom is amongst these guys.Originally Posted by Burgs
good work, except for the poor bloke who turns into elsom
he doesn't have a lot of love around here at the moment. Good job in joining the community.
Thanks mate.good work, except for the poor bloke who turns into elsom
he doesn't have a lot of love around here at the moment. Good job in joining the community.
If you know the current crop of Academy lads, you will see that there is a pool of talent which given the right direction and coaching will be see in Blue and maybe Green and Gold in the near future. Ammon Matuautu, Gary Neugebauer and Oli Hoskins spent the last 6 weeks training with the full Force squad and reports from the coaches were full of praise considering these are still teenagers and both Garry and Oli are props. The more that the locally grown lads get exposed to the expected level of professional rugby the better for the future of the game. Lets hope we can keep them once the academy closes at the end of the season.
Talk is that it will now be centralised in Canberra and Sydney with a draft system in place which means that local talent could be lost to the East again.
I despair when I see how much talent has disapeared over the years. I think these guys get burned out. A teenager with stars in his eyes has a physical programme, diet and strict regime that is a huge burden. Give these guys a break, let them have some youth and fun, their talent is part of their DNA. Let's compare Bam Bam, and Rabbit with Poido and Campo. In the beginning Poido and Campo were amateurs, held down jobs, trained outside work hours, had a few beers, ate a bit of chocolate, stayed up late at night a few nights here and there.
Bam Bam and Rabbit probably train 3 times as much as did Poido and Campo, go to Gym probably twice as much and so on...
Would you say they are 3 times or even twice as good/talented rugby players than Poido and Campo?
If the teenagers were allowed to be teens and given a heap of time off Rugby so they did not get burned out, would they deteriorate so far to be totally out of consideration?
Totally agree especially when you look at chaps like Will Brock and Zack Holmes - over training has lead to massive injuries that ruined Will's chances for a Force contract and Zack at 21 has yet to have a single season without injury. The pressure put on these "kids" is immense and with so many people pushing them too early, only very very few resilient ones have a chance. Pocock, O'Connor, Beal and Cooper are exceptions to the rule.
Let the boys enjoy Rugby and experience the fun of the game prior to filling their heads will $$$$$$ and promises of glory as they all develop at different rates. These kids are told that if you are not on the radar by 15 you should forget it - if you dont make the Aus schoolboys team you are no hope of going pro.... too much pressure for some and though some thrive, how much talent has been lost to the game by U18 burn out?
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