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Information and news worthy achievements of current and past players & coaches of the Summer Skills Clinic.
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Keith 'Happy' Wallis
1,000 game coaching milestone
Congratulations from Gillon McLachlan AFL CEO
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Rohan Bail drafted by Melbourne
Past Player:
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Rohan Bail
Rohan Bail was rewarded for sheer hard work and persistence when drafted
by AFL club Melbourne in his seventh draft on Saturday afternoon. The 20-year-old Mt.Gravatt wingman/half forward, eligible to be drafted
since 2006, was the second Queenslander taken in the 2008 NAB AFL National
Draft when claimed by the Demons at No.64. Click
here for the full story
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Pineapple Hotel Cup Grand Final Victory
Western Magpies vs Palm Beach-Currumbin
13/7/2007
Current
& Past Players & Coaches:
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Greg Friis
- Richard 'Ice' Wenham
- Mark
Dowley
Ice,
Greg, & Mark were all premiership players in the Western Magpies team
which took out the Pineapple Hotel Cup grand final over Palm Beach-Currumbin
at Broadbeach on Saturday 13 September 2008. Click here for the full story |
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Queensland vs Western Australia
Townsville 7/6/2008
Past
Players and Coaches:
- David Lillico
- Rohan Bail
- Shaun Tapp
Queensland stunned WA with a six-goal opening quarter, but it only served
to galvanise the slick Sandgropers into action and they eventually careered
away to 73-point win in the interstate clash in Townsville today. Click
here for the full story
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Queensland
AFL Hall Of Fame Inductees
No. 119 Keith
Wallis OAM
A product of Western
Districts, he is the doyen of junior coaching in Queensland. In 1961,
after several years as a solid performer in lower grades at the Bulldogs,
he took over from Tom McArthur as schools coach. He spent time at Sandgate
as a skills coach (1980-81), was Director of Football at South Brisbane
(1982-83), and coached at Wests Juniors (1984-85) before a season as head
coach at Kedron(1986).
Has conducted a highly successful summer training program for more than
30 years and has been involved in coaching, predominantly at junior level,
for most of his adult life. One of the first in Queensland to be an accredited
Level 3 coach, he has coached more than 700 games. He is a Life Member
at Wests Juniors and the Brisbane Junior Australian Football League (BJAFL),
was awarded an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and further honoured when
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No. 103 Craig
Potter
Past player in years 2 & 3 of the Summer Skills Clinic
An
outstanding junior from Western Districts who won All-Australian selection
and the Queensland U17 B&F in 1982 who might have been one of the
State's 'greats' but for chronic injury woes. An outstanding centre square
exponent, he played 55 AFL games with the Sydney Swans in 1984 and from
1987-90, and the Brisbane Bears from 1991-92.
He missed at
least as many games again through injury before a bad knee brought a premature
end to his career. His time at the Swans coincided with midfield aces
Gerard Healy and Greg Williams feeding the high-flying Warwick Capper
at full forward, and he was very much an unsung hero of this successful
period.
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No. 137
Tony Lynn
Past player of the Summer Skills Clinic
Career:
1994-1996 (Debut: Round 3, 1994 vs Geelong)
Games: 27, Goals: 14, Guernsey No. 15
Career Highlights 1995 2nd Reserves Best & Fairest
Tony Lynn
was a bowl-haircutted right foot back pocket who played for the Blues
between 1994 and 1996. Originally from Queensland but drafted from Central
Districts in South Australia, Lynn was most probably picked up by the
Blues after a fantastic game for the Allies where he had the ball on
a string. He played his first game for Carlton as a 26 year old. Lynn
would play 27 games for the Blues, including 20 in 1994. A nuggety looking
player, on occasion Lynn could roost a 50 metre goal and seemed to revel
in running forward despite predominantly being played back. He kicked
14 goals overall.
Lynn turned up for the Bears for a Season in 1988.
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