The team’s purpose was to provide recruits for the senior team, and a number of the first intake went on to play senior VFL football with Collingwood, including the winner of the first best and fairest award, Les Smith, Neville Waller, Bill Jones and Laurie Rymer. VFA Grand Finals played at Victoria Park, Collingwood. The situation is somewhat different in Western Australia, where the under-18 colts are a little older, since they are able to play until they are 18-and-a-half. Germany - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Under 19 - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The AFL is considering a major change to the pathway into the game that would impact heavily on teenage Victorian footballers, their studies and the passage into the AFL. But regardless of whether the feeder competition is under-19 or under-18, the AFL would almost certainly keep the draft age at 18, allowing clubs to draft stand-out youngsters of that age such as Carlton’s Sam Walsh and Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell. The AFL had under 19s within their Victorian clubs for decades until the early 1990s, when the under-18 competition was established. The games were highly popular and also produced some extremely good footballers, including Des Fothergill, Bill Twomey and Len Fitzgerald. Any word on the league's structure for 2021? Conversely, some recruiters and officials do not want the feeder competition to become the under 19s, since they are concerned that the large number of older players would reduce the overall talent level of the NAB League. If the NAB League becomes the under 19s – featuring the same clubs such as the Northern Knights, Geelong Falcons, Oakleigh Chargers, Sandringham Dragons, Murray Bushrangers and several other metropolitan and country teams – the view is that those players who play as 19-year-olds and who do not get drafted will drift into the state leagues, hopefully strengthening those competitions. The club’s decision to field its own under-19 team in 1951 spelled the beginning of the end for the schoolboy competition, which folded a few years later. Before an official VFL Thirds competition began in 1946, clubs adopted smaller sub-district teams.From 1936 through at least 1939 Melbourne was aligned with Prahran Districts/Prahran City, and a Melbourne Boys' League club called Como Rovers until 1946.Melbourne joined the competition in 1947.. Until 1959 the grade was known as the "Thirds", before being renamed to the Under 19s in 1960. The comments are property of their posters, not of this website. Complete list of Under-19s players 1951-91, © Copyright 2020 Collingwood Football Club. The VFL had started an official ‘Thirds’ competition in 1946, although only seven clubs initially took part. As a consequence, AFL sources said, many fewer players would be drafted in year 12, when they were sitting VCE, with a significant number able to continue playing as 19-year-olds in the elite NAB League if that league allows 19-year-olds. There would be significantly fewer 18-year-olds drafted, though, when clubs have smaller lists. Collingwood’s new baby Magpies finished sixth in the 12-team thirds competition in their first season, a highly creditable performance. The AFL has long had an issue with – and faced criticism for – the fact that their draft heavily disrupts the year 12 studies of teenagers in … 1995 VFA abolish Under 19 Grade. The expected reduction in club list sizes from 44 (including rookies) to as few as 35 over time would reduce the numbers of 18 year olds selected in the draft, because clubs would have fewer spots available for raw youngsters and would be less inclined to pick speculative teenagers in the hope they will develop. Many Magpie stars of that era got their start in the Under-19s, including names like Murray Weideman, Len Thompson, Peter Daicos, Denis Banks, Damian Monkhorst, Gavin Brown, Mick McGuane, Gavin Crosisca, Sav Rocca and many more. The 1957 Under-19s, with Kevin Rose front and centre. Port Melbourne premiership player Lachie Waddell joins Hampden league outfit, Sheffield Shield - South Australia v Victoria. Another former player, Eric Cock, acted as team manager. VFL defeats NSW as curtain raiser game at the MCG prior to AFL State of Origin. THE unofficial website for VFA/VFL supporters! In a potential reform that is gaining some momentum within the AFL and which also would please Victorian private schools with strong football programs, the elite NAB League, long known as the TAC Cup, would become an under-19 competition next year. NAB League teams are already permitted to play a handful of 19-year-olds each year. The AFL had under 19s within their Victorian clubs for decades until the early 1990s, when the under-18 competition was established. We are an unofficial VFA / VFL website made up of long time and new supporters of clubs from the Victorian Football Association (now Victorian Football League).. All logos and trademarks in this unofficial website are the property of AFL Victoria, the Victorian Football League and their member clubs. The Collingwood Football Club launched its own under-19 team to act as the club’s thirds team in 1951. The AFL has long had an issue with – and faced criticism for – the fact that their draft heavily disrupts the year 12 studies of teenagers in Victoria, the state that provides more than half the players. Collingwood was one of those that resisted, partly due to cost and partly to the club’s commitment to its own Schoolboy competition. Sandringham wins Senior, Reserve and Under 19’s Premierships. It is unclear whether there will be AFL reserves teams fielded in the VFL next year, which would require a large number of additional players – top-up players – if the AFL senior lists are cut back to as few as 35 or 36. The first coach of the Collingwood Thirds was former player and Second World War hero Jack Pimm. The AFL’s potential revamp of the pathway into the highest level of the game has been hastened by the financial crisis that has encouraged the league to reduce list sizes and also to make changes to second-tier senior competitions, such as the VFL and NEAFL. The VFL had started an official ‘Thirds’ competition in 1946, although only seven clubs initially took part. That competition had started in 1934, providing teams from local schools with the opportunity to strut their stuff on Victoria Park before Collingwood home games. The AFL is contemplating changing the elite junior competition that provides about half their players – the NAB League – from an under-18 to an under-19 competition, but still favours keeping the minimum draft age at 18. VFL defeated by Northern Territory in Pre-Season Representative Game played at Victoria Park, Collingwood. Victorian Football Association (VFA) / Victorian Football League (VFL), Victorian Football League - General Discussion. The Collingwood Football Club launched its own under-19 team to act as the club’s thirds team in 1951. The thirds would go on to win four Premierships for the club before the AFL disbanded the entire competition in 1991, to make way for a new Under-18 competition. The 1957 Under-19s, with Kevin Rose front and centre.
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