JACOBI Shaw from the Manning Mustangs has been named in the AFL North Coast Force under 13 representative team to compete at the Northern Coast representative carnival in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday and Wednesday July 11/12.
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“This is a fantastic achievement by Jacobi considering the size of the talent pool he was competing against (especially in under 13s) and the fact that he’s only half way into his second season playing AFL,” North Coast football operations co-ordinator Paul Taylor said.
The carnival will see the North Coast Force teams battle it out against Central Coast, Hunter Coast, Northern Rivers, and North West to determine the dominant League in Northern NSW.
Mr Taylor said that the representative carnival will feature the best underage players living between the Hawkesbury and Tweed River. “The talent on display will be outstanding, and the matches will be quality affairs. This is a great chance for players from our region to test themselves against the best players in Northern NSW and to press their claims for higher representative honours.”
Selectors will be at the Northern Coast carnival and will be looking for players with the skills, attributes, and discipline to be part of both the Talented Player Program, which is the forerunner to the state team, and the Sydney Swans Academy.
Mr Taylor said that the North Coast is building a reputation as a talent nursery and is looking to build on this through the 2017 representative program.
“In the past two seasons we’ve had eight male players and two female players from across our region who have excelled in playing for NSW/ACT,’’ he said.
