Level One and Two squad members are identified primarily from the Queensland State Under 14 Championships, the Queensland State Under 12 and Under 15 School Boy Championships, as well as the Rookie Search program.
The entry level Future Stars squad will be finalised in late November, while the Level Three squad will be released early next year.
A number of factors were taken into consideration when selecting the squads - including fitness levels, skill level and game knowledge. Feedback was also sought from AFLQ development managers and various coaches on the players’ attitude at training and in games, commitment and general behavior.
Selection in the Hyundai Lions Academy is a tremendous honour for these budding young Queensland footballers, and provides them with a great opportunity to further develop their football and personal development.
All players in the Academy program are reviewed annually before a decision is made on which players will continue on the following year. It should be noted that junior players can enter, exit and re-enter the Hyundai Brisbane Lions Academy at any stage depending on a player’s attitude, commitment, improvement and ongoing development.
Also, players are not selected based on which junior club they play at, but rather their performances in games, attitude on and off the field and their willingness to learn.
So, in line with AFL Queensland’s policy of junior players changing clubs, the Brisbane Lions Academy does not encourage players to change clubs in the hope that it will aid their selection in representative teams or the Academy.
Instead, the Academy encourage players to stay at their existing club, and if greater challenges are needed, recommends possibly playing up one age group within their club. This will help them experience a higher standard and more challenging opportunities.
Please find below a complete list of both the Level One and Level Two Academy squads for 2012:
Brisbane Lions Academy - Level 1 Squad 2012
Jacob Allison
Jay Andrew
Hugh Anstey
Jack Austen
Joshua Bain
Oskar Baker
Connor Ballenden
James Barnes
Travin Baumann
Ethan Bobbermien-Sek
Mitchell Bruce
Cody Burdon
Nathanael Carswell
Nathan Cherry
Ryan Cherry
Jarrod Clarke
Sam Clarke
Jack Clayton
Kiedean Coleman
Sam Copland
Harley Courtney
Tyson Curtis
Ryan Dadds
Lewis D'Arcy
Jack Donaldson
Tristan Dowdy
Marcus Dyson
Riley Easton
Tom Fullarton
Bayden Goff
Reid Gordon
Tom Guiliano
Matthew Hauser
Tyler Hausfield
Corey Horsburgh
Matthew Hulme
Zephyer Jenkins
William Johnson
Toby Kerle
Fraser Labrom
Ben Lambden
Trent Maloney
Darcy Marsh
Luca Mason
Tom Matthews
William McDowell-White
Connor McFadyen
Isaac Mole
Frank Mudole
Riley O'Dwyer
Jordon O'Reilly
Jack Payne
Matt Perejmibida
Billy Perraton
Joel Perry-Warren
Jak Reid
Joshua Reid
Patrick Renner
Kale Ross
Ayden Schulz
Oliver Scott
Brendan Shelton
Tyler Simpson
Ethan Sivjis
Ashley Sly
Ben Southey
Jarrod Stothard
James Taglieri
Jackson Tame
Rhys Tarling
Brendan Telford
Hayden Tompkins
Nick Verenkamp
Campbell Walker
Hamish Warren
Reece Watkins
Declan Watson
Lachlan White
Jake Williamson
Luke Yeates
Brisbane Lions Academy - Level 2 Squad 2012
Lachlan Angus
Jordan Bacic
Joseph Bax
Corey Bellert
Jye Bennett
Rhys Bernhagn
Taylor Burns
Darcy Cameron-Reeves
Liam Dawson
Jackson Dickfos
Steve Eckleshot
Timothy Ede
Dene Edwards
Isaiah Edwards
Dougal Evans
Hayden Evans
Sam Flannery
Daniel Forsyth
Carl Foster
Brad French
Ben Glover
Reegan Glynn
Tom Gosper
Joel Hagan
Harrison Hall
Matthew Hammelmann
Blake Hartley
Jake Heard
Daniel Henderson
Eric Hipwood
Kaile Horne
Courey Hubscher
Gareth Hunt
Brad Illot
Hayden Jeffrey
Ben Keays
Joel Kennedy
Josh Kerr
Will Krause
Jozef Leman
Henry Leong
Wyatt Lincon
Billy Mahony
Brandon Maki
Daniel Mauch
Darryl McDowell-White
Clancy Miller
Brent Morris
Liam Mosely
Daniel Mountfield
Ben Murray
Logan Murray
Jarrod Nuttall
Daniel Osberger
Ben Ottery
Luke Penberthy
Brenton Philp
Caleb Reid
Liam Richardson
Tom Rolls
Daniel Ryan
Caleb Sautner
Jacob Schaumann
Josh Sharps
Zac Sheppherd
Matthew Smit
Jake Smith
Cameron Stevenson
Tim Tate
Riley Thomas
James Tuttle
Justin Van Der Walt
Corey Wagner
Travis Waldren
Jacob Watson
Connor Weldon
Jackson Whicker
Josh White
Marcus White
Seb Windsor
Luca Winton
Aaron Yusia
The Hyundai Lions Academy is a development and coaching program designed for aspiring AFL players between the ages of 12 and 18 years. It is an elite program with the aim of consistently producing AFL standard footballers for the Club.
The Academy enables the Brisbane Lions to gain access to local talent within designated zoned areas throughout Queensland and construct a pathway for these players to potentially join the Club as senior players in the future.
Click here for more information about the Hyundai Lions Academy.
