National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[JoyfulPenguin]

 

[Ironbark]

Exceptional

To those tuned in close to the Academy - do we look like the conveyor belt is still operational with our current batch?

 

[marinermick]

Exceptional

To those tuned in close to the Academy - do we look like the conveyor belt is still operational with our current batch?

Nope

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Exceptional

To those tuned in close to the Academy - do we look like the conveyor belt is still operational with our current batch?

Bayliss x2, Windust, Kasalovic, Hammond and Segreto were generation next but we have all seen what happened there.

The current NPL first team are especially young, apart from obviously Bailey Brandtman the next closest I would say is Lucas Sciluna, Cher Deng and Don Niyonkuru. But all still need some time.

 

[Spacks]

Luka Smyth looks good.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Exceptional

To those tuned in close to the Academy - do we look like the conveyor belt is still operational with our current batch?

Dick binned them.

 

[Spacks]

Dick binned them.

What does this even mean?

 

[Insertnamehere]

What does this even mean?

They got DCM letters at the end of last season.

 

[pjennings]

Bayliss x2, Windust, Kasalovic, Hammond and Segreto were generation next but we have all seen what happened there.

The current NPL first team are especially young, apart from obviously Bailey Brandtman the next closest I would say is Lucas Sciluna, Cher Deng and Don Niyonkuru. But all still need some time.

Kasalovic made a couple of bench appearances in the AFC Cup and Hammond followed his brother to WSW

 

[FFC Mariner]

Apart from Hammond (a really bad loss for us) none of the list have (yet) gone on to be regular AL players. Bayliss might as its rumoured that the scum have offered a new deal but none of the others.

 

[pjennings]

Assuming Dan has gone to Auckland I don't think Windust did anything wrong. He was just down the pecking order and needed to play. I would be happy to have him back alongside Brian

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Assuming Dan has gone to Auckland I don't think Windust did anything wrong. He was just down the pecking order and needed to play. I would be happy to have him back alongside Brian

Makes it even harder to keep players like windust in an age restricted team as well.

If he's not making the step to the a-league and approaching 23 then there's no other option but to release him.

 

[pjennings]

Makes it even harder to keep players like windust in an age restricted team as well.

If he's not making the step to the a-league and approaching 23 then there's no other option but to release him.

That's my point - he was behind Dan - who is now rumoured to go. He has been playing regularly for Marconi who apart from last week have a pretty good defensive record.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I think we will bring in another CB as cover and start Paull in his natural position. Up to him then. He will either step up or he wont. From what I've seen he needs to see the game in front of him as his positional awareness isnt great. I am sure thats being worked on.

 

[pjennings]

I think we will bring in another CB as cover and start Paull in his natural position. Up to him then. He will either step up or he wont. From what I've seen he needs to see the game in front of him as his positional awareness isnt great. I am sure thats being worked on.

Isn't Paull's natural postion at LCB - the same as Brian. I know Brian can play at RCB but isn't that his preferred side. It would also mean (assuming Jacob is going) that we have two experienced players, Brian and Storm on the right and two less experienced on the left, Nathan and Lucas.