NSW AFL ON THE RISE!

[Swans4ever]

NSW U16 SIDE GOES THRU REP DIV 2 CARNIVAL UNDEFEATED!

Mills stars as Rams rise
By Swans Media - Tanya Paolucci 11:39am July 18, 2013


Callum Mills was one of the stars of the NSW/ACT Rams' AFL Under-16 Championship win.
QBE Sydney Swans Academy player Callum Mills was one of the stars of the NSW/ACT Rams’ recent win at the AFL Under-16 National Championships.

Mills, who captained the Rams to their first carnival win since 2002, was awarded the NSW/ACT Most Valuable Player and was also named the Best Player in Division Two.

The Mosman/Willoughby midfielder, who also claimed the Carbine Club AFL Scholarship last Friday, credited his success to the tireless work of his Rams team mates throughout the carnival.

“I was surprised to win because there was so much talent on display at the carnival,” Mills told sydneyswans.com.au.

“I thought I played well, but you can’t really say you played well because in the end it was all about the team.

“You don’t play by yourself, so the other players obviously had a massive influence on how I played, but I was rapt to win the awards.”

The NSW/ACT Rams were undefeated throughout this year’s carnival, which concluded with a strong victory over Tasmania at Blacktown International Sportspark last Saturday.

Putting his individual awards aside, Mills said the Rams’ Division Two victory, which comes after a drought of more than a decade, was his greatest success at the carnival.

“It was a massive achievement for the whole of NSW football in general,” he said.

“I guess it’s just shown how much impact the Academies, both the Swans’ and GWS’ have had on the players for the past three years.”

The 16-year-old, who made the switch from rugby union to AFL three years ago, said the Sydney Swans Academy had played a significant role in both his individual and the state team’s achievements this year.

“The Swans Academy is crucial as we don’t have that much football up here in Sydney,” he said.

“It gives you a competitive edge to compete with the Victorian, Western Australian and South Australian kids.

“I guess it’s just really benefited myself and other players in Sydney to give you that extra training and mentoring you need.”

Swans Academy Talent and Operations Manager Chris Smith said the Rams’ recent achievements were evidence that AFL in NSW was on the rise.

“There is no doubt that the success of this year’s Rams squads was due to the Academies and AFL NSW/ACT working collaboratively together,” he said.

“The messages and themes that were agreed upon established an attractive and distinct brand of football.

“Historically, players felt the need to play a more individual style in representative games. With the NSW brand encouraging a more team orientated style, numerous players, such as Callum Mills, found that they could collectively take their game to another level.

“The progress we have made in 2013 suggest that we are on the right track and that the future for AFL NSW football is an exciting one.”

Mills’ impressive effort at the under-16 carnival comes after the recent success of Under-18 Rams player and NSW Scholarship player Lloyd Perris, who was named All-Australian and won the Ben Mitchell Medal at the AFL Under-18 Championships in Melbourne.

Perris, who was one of the primary members of the Sydney Swans Academy, also took out the Round 17 NEAFL Rising Star nomination for his 19 possessions and two goal performances in the Swans reserves loss to UWS last Sunday.

Yeah AF is not played in NSW - sign of things to come!

[Fred]

Good to see ,,, but of course ... According to Dave no one plays AFL in Sydney lol. Wonder how the rl rep team is going in Vic.

[Raiderdave]

Good to see ,,, but of course ... According to Dave no one plays AFL in Sydney lol. Wonder how the rl rep team is going in Vic.

who said they're from Sydney you cockhead

everyone of them would have been from the Riverina
weedy little sheilas have always fumbled & bumbled down there

& notice they played in the 2nd string comp
even after 30 years of a side in Sydney ... now 2
& 700 Million dollars pumped into the state
they still are only a 2nd rate side from an area in NSW that always played this bumbling crap :_<> :_<>

[Swans4ever]

Good to see ,,, but of course ... According to Dave no one plays AFL in Sydney lol. Wonder how the rl rep team is going in Vic.

who said they're from Sydney you cockhead

everyone of them would have been from the Riverina
weedy little sheilas have always fumbled & bumbled down there

& notice they played in the 2nd string comp
even after 30 years of a side in Sydney ... now 2
& 700 Million dollars pumped into the state
they still are only a 2nd rate side from an area in NSW that always played this bumbling crap :_<> :_<>

And your proof that their all from the Riverina is where - 10 of the players are from the Swans Academy and they DON'T have the Riverina as their catchment - there catchment is Sydney cut, Eastern Subs, Nth Shore, Central coast up to the boarder. So clearly 10 of those players DON'T come from the Riverina - so again you have been proven wrong! 2nd they play against QLD, NT and TAS, TAS is an AF state and have been hard to beat, NSW went thru undefeated and some of their players WILL make the u16 all Australian side - so again proven wrong - Again you are wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong! Gee that sounds all too familiar - by the way how did the Vic RL junior side go against NSWRL and QLDRL?

[Raiderdave]

Good to see ,,, but of course ... According to Dave no one plays AFL in Sydney lol. Wonder how the rl rep team is going in Vic.

who said they're from Sydney you cockhead

everyone of them would have been from the Riverina
weedy little sheilas have always fumbled & bumbled down there

& notice they played in the 2nd string comp
even after 30 years of a side in Sydney ... now 2
& 700 Million dollars pumped into the state
they still are only a 2nd rate side from an area in NSW that always played this bumbling crap :_<> :_<>

And your proof that their all from the Riverina is where - 10 of the players are from the Swans Academy and they DON'T have the Riverina as their catchment - there catchment is Sydney cut, Eastern Subs, Nth Shore, Central coast up to the boarder. So clearly 10 of those players DON'T come from the Riverina - so again you have been proven wrong! 2nd they play against QLD, NT and TAS, TAS is an AF state and have been hard to beat, NSW went thru undefeated and some of their players WILL make the u16 all Australian side - so again proven wrong - Again you are wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong! Gee that sounds all too familiar - by the way how did the Vic RL junior side go against NSWRL and QLDRL?

everyone
from the Riverina .... & beating other ********* from the minor states


kudos
what did it cost again

700 million

:_<> :_<>

[ParraEelsNRL]

LOL @ this article and thread, typical that it's put out not long after a record State Of Origin series, they do the same thing every year.

It's called fear

[Swans4ever]

LOL @ this article and thread, typical that it's put out not long after a record State Of Origin series, they do the same thing every year.

It's called fear

If you look at the date of the carnival you'll see it is relevant to that - would you like to admit your wrong?

[NRLCrap1]

Good to see ,,, but of course ... According to Dave no one plays AFL in Sydney lol. Wonder how the rl rep team is going in Vic.

who said they're from Sydney you cockhead

everyone of them would have been from the Riverina
weedy little sheilas have always fumbled & bumbled down there

& notice they played in the 2nd string comp
even after 30 years of a side in Sydney ... now 2
& 700 Million dollars pumped into the state
they still are only a 2nd rate side from an area in NSW that always played this bumbling crap :_<> :_<>

And your proof that their all from the Riverina is where - 10 of the players are from the Swans Academy and they DON'T have the Riverina as their catchment - there catchment is Sydney cut, Eastern Subs, Nth Shore, Central coast up to the boarder. So clearly 10 of those players DON'T come from the Riverina - so again you have been proven wrong! 2nd they play against QLD, NT and TAS, TAS is an AF state and have been hard to beat, NSW went thru undefeated and some of their players WILL make the u16 all Australian side - so again proven wrong - Again you are wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong! Gee that sounds all too familiar - by the way how did the Vic RL junior side go against NSWRL and QLDRL?

everyone
from the Riverina .... & beating other ********* from the minor states


kudos
what did it cost again

700 million

:_<> :_<>

This is 100 percent proof that Dave "Allen" is losing his touch, because now he can't read!!

[ParraEelsNRL]

LOL @ this article and thread, typical that it's put out not long after a record State Of Origin series, they do the same thing every year.

It's called fear

If you look at the date of the carnival you'll see it is relevant to that - would you like to admit your wrong?

SOO has been going for the last 2 months

[Swans4ever]

LOL @ this article and thread, typical that it's put out not long after a record State Of Origin series, they do the same thing every year.

It's called fear

If you look at the date of the carnival you'll see it is relevant to that - would you like to admit your wrong?

SOO has been going for the last 2 months

The carnival concluded on the 18th the U16's play their canival after the U18's - it has nothing to do with SOO more to do with school holidays - other sports don't spend their time looking at what RL SOO is doing! Just admit it is a good result unconnected to SOO and we will move on!

[ParraEelsNRL]

Always the same articles around the same time just as we always get the lol Vfl international news during SOO or Kangaroo Tests :>::

[NRLCrap1]

Hello, we have another Dave "Allen" wannabe here!

[Swans4ever]

Always the same articles around the same time just as we always get the lol Vfl international news during SOO or Kangaroo Tests :>::

You have got to be wondering around without a brain when DID I or the ARTICLE refer to SOO? Get off those meds or stop using the Mary Jane your becoming paranoid!

[Drac]

Always the same articles around the same time just as we always get the lol Vfl international news during SOO or Kangaroo Tests :>::

Your absurd conspiracy theories regarding the timing of the carnival aside, what do you think of the article's content?

[cos789]

NSW/ACT talent at an all-time high
Talented players from NSW and the ACT have more and more role-models to aspire to with 50 players from these states on AFL lists and 11 debutants in 2013.