10 Royals Selected for State Duty

The East Perth Football Club would like to congratulate the ten Royal's players who have been selected in the State Academy squads. All players will be eligible for selection in the 2015 NAB AFL State 18s and State 16s Championships, which commence in May and July respectively.

The WAFL 16’s Carnival and WAFL 16’s All Stars match showcased 40-50 of the best 16 year old players in the State from which the Academy coaches and selectors decided on a squad in preparation for the Championships. The 7 East Perth players selected for the 16's State squad include:

    1.    Ben McGuire
    2.    Casey Phillips
    3.    Jedd Edwards
    4.    Christian Ameduri
    5.    Jaxon Cahill
    6.    Brandon Starcevich
    7.    Sam East

16’s FIXTURE

• Saturday 4 July  – 10am – WA v VIC Country (Metricon Stadium)
• Tuesday 7 July  – 12pm - WA v SA (Metricon Stadium)
• Friday 10 July  – 12pm- WA v VIC M (Southport)

 
The WAFL State 16s program has been one of the most successful programs across the nation in producing elite talent. AFL Rising Stars, Jaeger O’Meara and Rhys Palmer as well as emerging talents including East Perth’s very own, Mitch Duncan along with David Swallow, Jack Darling and Kamdyn McIntosh have all been recent graduates of the program.

The 2015 State 18's Championships will see four division one teams – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria Metro and Victoria Country. WA will commence the championships against South Australia on May 23 at Lathlain Park as a curtain raiser to the WAFL v SANFL State Game. The three Royals representatives for the 18's squad include:

    1.    Sam Powell-Pepper
    2.    Tarir Bayok
    3.    Ajang Ajang

18’s FIXTURE

• Saturday 23 May – 11am – WA v SA (Lathlain Park)
• Sunday 31 May – 12pm - WA v Vic Country (Medibank Stadium)
• Saturday 6 June – 12pm - SA v WA (AAMI Stadium)
• Saturday 13 June – 11.20am - WA v Vic Metro (Domain Stadium)
• Friday 26 June – 2:35pm - Vic Metro v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL
• Thursday 2 July – 1.15pm - Vic Country v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL

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WAFL Talent Manager Raff Guadagnino said the Academy was excited to welcome a new group of inductees and provide the opportunity for them to develop under the experience of the WAFL State coaching structure lead by Andrew Lockyer. The Academy has a strong commitment to developing individual players holistically, which includes conducting leadership, nutrition and education sessions to enhance the overall development of all players.