RETURNING to the Western Jets side, Thomas McGuane made a big impact. The hard-running midfielder earned the full three votes during his side’s victory over Northern Territory which handed the Collingwood father-son prospect equal top spot on the leaderboard.
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McGuane just nudged out teammate and National Academy member Thomas Burton for the full votes, with Burton also featuring just a couple of votes off the leaders. McGuane joined Sandringham Dragons’ Rory Wright on seven votes, with Wright’s Dragons side having the bye in Round 6.
In Calder Cannons’ victory over Bendigo Pioneers, Adam Sweid (two votes) and Hunter Wright (one) both polled for their respective sides and moved up to equal second on the table, just one vote off the leaders. They joined Sydney Swans Academy’s Nicholas Andreacchio and Oakleigh Chargers’ Jai Saxena as part of a nail-biting top six.
Alongside Burton, Gippsland Power dynamo and pick one contender Willem Duursma polled two votes in his side’s narrow defeat to Geelong Falcons, moving him up to just two off the leaders as well. After a best on ground performance last round, Daniel Annable (Brisbane Lions Academy) polled another two to be in that group as well.
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ROUND 6 VOTES
Tasmania Devils 14.8 (92) def. GWS Giants Academy 8.5 (53)
By: Peter Williams
3 – Lucas Wootton (Tasmania Devils)
2 – Max Roney (Tasmania Devils)
1 – Jack Miller (Tasmania Devils)
GWV Rebels 5.12 (42) def. by Sydney Swans Academy 5.13 (43)
By: Adrian Dixon
3 – Talor Byrne (GWV Rebels)
2 – Lachlan Carmichael (Sydney Swans Academy)
1 – Kaiden McNamara (Sydney Swans Academy)
Brisbane Lions Academy 11.5 (71) def. Eastern Ranges 9.14 (68)
By: Peter Williams
3 – Harrison Bridge (Brisbane Lions Academy)
2 – Daniel Annable (Brisbane Lions Academy)
1 – Josiah Landy (Eastern Ranges)
Bendigo Pioneers 9.7 (61) def. by Calder Cannons 10.13 (73)
By: Declan Reeve
3 – Gus Papal (Calder Cannons)
2 – Adam Sweid (Calder Cannons)
1 – Hunter Wright (Bendigo Pioneers)
Dandenong Stingrays 11.6 (72) def. by Northern Knights 10.13 (73)
By: Peter Williams
3 – Gabriel Stumpf (Northern Knights)
2 – Hugh White (Northern Knights)
1 – Marcus Prasad (Dandenong Stingrays)
Northern Territory Academy 11.10 (76) def. by Western Jets 16.12 (108)
By: Peter Williams
3 – Thomas McGuane (Western Jets)
2 – Thomas Burton (Western Jets)
1 – Jayven Tanner (Western Jets)
Geelong Falcons 10.12 (72) def. Gippsland Power 10.8 (68)
By: Adrian Dixon
3 – Kobe George (Geelong Falcons)
2 – Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power)
1 – Hugo Mikunda (Geelong Falcons)
Gold Coast Suns Academy 16.15 (111) def. Oakleigh Chargers 4.8 (32)
By: Declan Reeve
3 – Beau Addinsall (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
2 – Koby Coulson (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
1 – Caleb Nancarrow (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
TOP FIVE LEADERBOARD
eq. 1. Rory Wright (Sandringham Dragons) – 7 votes [2, 1, 2, 2]
eq. 1. Thomas McGuane (Western Jets) – 7 votes [1, 3, 3]
eq. 2. Nicholas Andreacchio (Swans Academy) – 6 votes [3, 3]
eq. 2. Jai Saxena (Oakleigh Chargers) – 6 votes [3, 3]
eq. 2. Adam Sweid (Calder Cannons) – 6 votes [2, 2, 2]
eq. 2. Hunter Wright (Bendigo Pioneers) – 6 votes [3, 2, 1]
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