Xman wrote:http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com ... -AFL-wave/AFL is surging into Sydney schools and Waverley College students have joined the wave of players keen to be part of the next generation of Sydney Swans.
Johnny Pawle, 12, will be part of the first team of Waverley students to play AFL in the blue and yellow guernsey as the college joins other independent schools in the Years 7 and 8 winter AFL competition next year.
Johnny already plays for Easts Bulldogs but is looking forward to representing his school in what he describes as "the best sport in the world".
"I play soccer in winter now, but AFL is the best sport," he said.
"We have a few good players already who will be in the team next year, so we should do pretty well.
"It's a fast-moving game, there's so much happening, so it will be good to be able to play AFL for school."
A right-footed centre-half forward, Johnny has already impressed local scouts and has been identified as a talented player and awarded a place in the Sydney Swans Academy.
Six independent schools will add AFL to their weekend winter sport program next year, including Waverley College, Trinity Grammar, Knox Grammar, Cranbrook, St Ignatius' College and St Pat's Strathfield.
Competitions will be run for Years 5/6 and Years 7/8 from May next year.
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