Six Sharks Selected in 2020 NAB AFL Academy Squad

The East Fremantle Football Club is delighted to announce the selection of six Sharks into the 2020 NAB AFL Academy Squad – the highest on any WAFL Club.

Brandon Walker (pictured), Richard Bartlett, Jack Carroll, Owen Dann, Finn Gorringe and Judd McVee were among the 28 Western Australian players selected ahead of the National Championships next year.

This is also a huge credit to our regional zone, with four of the players hailing from Geraldton.

The expanded NAB AFL Academy Program is in its second year of existence with high performance camps conducted across five talent regions; Vic Country, Vic Metro, South Australia, Western Australia and Allies (New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory).

The Academies will convene for the first time across the coming weeks, with Western Australia holding their first camp from December 9 to 13.

WAFC State Under 18s Coach Peter Sumich will continue his role as the WA Academy squad coach, leading the young draft hopefuls for a fourth-consecutive year.

This year marks the 23rd NAB AFL Academy intake. Since its inception in 1997, 515 NAB AFL Academy players (81 per cent of all NAB AFL Academy players) have been drafted to AFL clubs.

WA Players – 2019-20 NAB AFL Academy:

Kalin Lane – Claremont

Joel Western – Claremont

Jacob Van Rooyen – Claremont

Brandon Walker – East Fremantle (Kardinya JF)

Owen Dann – East Fremantle (Towns FC)

Jack Carroll – East Fremantle (Chapman Valley)

Finn Gorringe – East Fremantle (Attadale JFC)

Judd McVee – East Fremantle (Rovers FC)

Richard Bartlett – East Fremantle (Chapman Valley)

Jack Hindle – East Perth

Kade Dittmar – East Perth

Tyler Nisbett – Peel Thunder

Isiah Winder – Peel Thunder

Luke Polson – Peel Thunder

Logan McDonald – Perth

Nathan O’Driscoll – Perth

Blake Morris – Subiaco

Matthew Johnson – Subiaco

Shannon Neale – South Fremantle

Ira Jetta – South Fremantle

Mitchell Brown – South Fremantle

Denver Grainger-Barras – Swan Districts

Ty Sears – Swan Districts

Zane Trew – Swan Districts

Max Chipper – Swan Districts

Rhett Bazzo – Swan Districts

Heath Chapman – West Perth

Kellen Johnson – West Perth