{"id":48634,"date":"2019-04-17T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=48634"},"modified":"2019-04-17T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:22:17","slug":"team-of-the-week-academy-series-round-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2019\/04\/17\/team-of-the-week-academy-series-round-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Team of the Week: Academy Series &#8211; Round 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY Swans and Gold Coast Academies had the most individual efforts across the weekend after impressive wins, as three of the five academies saluted in Round 4 of the NAB League Boys competition against their Victorian counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans overcame the previously undefeated Sandringham Dragons by 22 points, and have earned six players in the Draft Central Team of the Week. <strong>Luke Parks<\/strong> and <strong>Jacob Dol<\/strong> have made the defence, with <strong>Errol Gulden<\/strong> returning to the Swans and the Team of the Week in midfield, while <strong>Hamish Ellem<\/strong> and <strong>Braeden Campbell<\/strong> slot into attack, and <strong>Sam Thorne<\/strong> on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Coast SUNS Academy defeated Oakleigh Chargers and also had six players in the Team of the Week, with <strong>Corey Joyce<\/strong> and <strong>Dirk Koenen<\/strong> in defence, <strong>Connor Budarick<\/strong> in midfield and <strong>Hewago Paul Oea<\/strong> in attack. <strong>Josh Gore<\/strong> and <strong>Ashton Crossley <\/strong>make their third consecutive Team of the Week by being added to the interchange bench.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions had a number of impressive efforts in a narrow loss to Eastern Ranges, as <strong>Cody Stackelberg<\/strong> sits at half-back for the first time given the squeeze of midfielders into the team, while teammate <strong>Will Martyn<\/strong> slots onto a wing after a 37-disposal game. <strong>Tom Wischnat<\/strong> straightens the team up down forward, while <strong>Samson Ryan<\/strong> was the top performing ruck from the five academies, and <strong>Noah Cumberland<\/strong> returns to the team after a solid outing with three goals up forward.<\/p>\n<p>GWS GIANTS Academy also have five players in the Team of the Week after defeating the Northern Knights, with Draft Central Player of the Week, <strong>Tom Green<\/strong> having a massive 38-disposal game, while <strong>Nick Murray<\/strong> holds down the fort in defence once again. <strong>Jeromy Lucas<\/strong> was very impressive in attack, while <strong>James Peatling<\/strong> and <strong>Liam Delahunty<\/strong> have also made the side for Round 4.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Territory were comprehensively beaten by Western Jets, with <strong>Ben Jungfer<\/strong> making the side for a third consecutive week, while pocket rocket <strong>Tyson Woods <\/strong>booted three goals and looked lively inside 50.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.draftcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-128x106.jpg 128w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1-32x26.jpg 32w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Academy-Boys-TOTW-R4-1.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY Swans and Gold Coast Academies had the most individual efforts across the weekend after impressive wins, as three of the five academies saluted in Round 4 of the NAB League Boys competition against their Victorian counterparts. 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