Subject: U20 Australia NT Discussion

You have my vote mate

Nice upset victory to Australia over Russia!!!! In U20. 4-0 win, all goals in the 2nd half. Well done.

Well looking at the election numbers, I'll be getting knee-deep back into the U20 spreadsheet this week as I get the roster updated for U20. I'll get back to you shortly with the proposed U20 team selections.

The red carpet U20 team announcement event is expected to be huge (Reports are that TB will have a quiet one this season and be drinking cordials with Suromias after the shenanigans they got up to last time, there were scandalous reports involving the visiting Hungarian Team WAGS, but it did help TB recruit a NT player to his team Vendel Bárányos )

PS: Good luck the Socceroos vs South Africa tonight in the Friendly (in real-life soccer).

Vendel has looked good so far. He'll be a regular fixture next season for sure.

Vendel?

Yeah, my recent $290Mil wide midfielder acquisition.

silly me... didn't read above what I wrote.

It's ok, we all have those moments.

Well an update on the U20 research we're doing in preparation for this season.

I officially have a total of 97 players in the mighty spreadsheet (U20 players with OR > 700 make it into the 97)

Just a couple more to be scouted before we finalise the top 30 odd and the U20 team.

A breakdown of those 97 U20 players so far (very symmetric too):
- 9 Forwards scouted
- 29 Midfielders scouted
- 29 Defenders scouted
- 9 Goalies scouted
- 21 remaining to be scouted (but lower OR)

I'll let you know where your players stand next time, with the Top 5 or Top 10 position lists.

Might see also which Academy has produced most of these players... you might be surprised by the result.

U20 Team selections will be when election is decided.

Until next time

Our pool has been decided for the U20 World Cup qualifying:

Group 8 again, the only pool with 7 teams instead of 8 - top 4 qualify for the finals.

Scotland - Ranked 34th
Saudi Arabia - Ranked 46th
Bulgaria - Ranked 20th
Sweden - Ranked 32nd
Germany - Ranked 8th
France - Ranked 14th
Australia - Ranked 56th

Definitely not the pool of death, so a good opportunity for us to qualify again this season, if we play it right.

Until next time
This is (not quite) U20! 5 days to go in the election!

Tomorrow evening is the big night when U20's should know their fate for national selection.

In the meantime, and throughout this week I'll bring you this year's U20, Top 10's!

Today, we bring you the top 10 U20 Goalie's (by OR):
1. Branden Poulton (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=10], academy [soccer_team=10]
2. Stephen Atkin (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=23330], academy [soccer_team=10]
3. Ethan Reilly (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
4. Hugh Bancroft (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=4], academy [soccer_team=4]
5. Ace Ford (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=29017], academy [soccer_team=36519]
6. Ace McGrath (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]
7. Evan Whiting (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=14], academy [soccer_team=14]
8. Lachlan Bulger (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=53051], academy [soccer_team=53051]
9. Rafael McMahn (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=3329], academy [soccer_team=10]
10. Christopher Darcy (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=73816], academy [soccer_team=36519]

Hope I got all those links right!

Until next time!
This is (not quite) U20!

Wow, Between Colah Creek and TBU we've drafted 6 of the top 10 goalies. Nice

Evening all,

Congrats to the U20 players who got selected in the initial 26 selected tonight, we've currently got another 9 spots available.

I'll add some commentary about the team selections, and give you a run down of the post party events after tonight's announcements, later this week.

For now I can confirm the age composition of the team. There are:

Number of 20 year olds = 8
Number of 19 year olds = 15
Number of 18 year olds = 3

So we should have a solid squad together for the next couple of seasons.

Also tonight, we'll continue the top 10 lists. Tonight we bring you the top 10 U20 Forwards (by OR):

1. Daniel Roberts (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=10], academy [soccer_team=10]
2. George Schofield (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=7256], academy [soccer_team=53051]
3. Michael Davison (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=36516]
4. Bryce Power (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
5. Ben Davies (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=32750], academy [soccer_team=36520]
6. Luca Webber (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36513], academy [soccer_team=36513]
7. Andrew Wood (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=80627], academy [soccer_team=80627]
8. Clayton Reilly (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]
9. Brendan Clemson (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=14], academy [soccer_team=14]
10. Jerry Virgo (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=1393], academy [soccer_team=65294]

Once again, hope I got all the links right .

And lastly, thanks for the votes. Hope to make the next 2 seasons successful & interesting!

Until next time.
This is U20!

Today, the 3rd installment, the top 15 U20 Midfielders (by OR):

1. Scott McGrath (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=10]
2. Brodie Joyce (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
3. Joshua Petch (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
4. Christopher Bussell (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=35796], academy [soccer_team=36516]
5. Tanner Constable (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=36516]
6. Christopher Balson (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=20012], academy [soccer_team=10]
7. Luke Whittle (18yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36520], academy [soccer_team=36520]
8. Noah Kelly (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=36516]
9. Jonah Hay (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=51393], academy [soccer_team=36520]
10. Caleb Crowe (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
11. Rafael Cannell (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]
12. Samuel Beacham (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=53051], academy [soccer_team=53051]
13. James Etchells (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=4], academy [soccer_team=4]
14. Preston Simpson (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=47599], academy [soccer_team=36516]
15. Preston Houghton (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]

Until next time,
This is U20!

Evening all,

Tonight the last top 15 list, the top 14 U20 Defenders (by OR):

1. John Bussell (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
2. Hugh Tyler (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=36516]
3. Jerry Bryant (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36519], academy [soccer_team=36519]
4. Luca Foster (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36520], academy [soccer_team=36520]
5. Harry Madgwick (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=53618], academy [soccer_team=10]
6. Hunter Hawks (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36520], academy [soccer_team=36520]
7. Jordan Cox (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]
8. Joseph Cox (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=55534], academy [soccer_team=36520]
9. Abe Doherty (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=36516], academy [soccer_team=36516]
10. Harry Henderson (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=76936], academy [soccer_team=10]
11. Nathan Cullinane (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=69884], academy [soccer_team=10]
12. Jordan Fittler (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=65294], academy [soccer_team=65294]
13. Dylan Barnsley (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=80627], academy [soccer_team=80627]
14. Mason Griffis (19yrs) plays for [soccer_team=22560], academy [soccer_team=36519]
15. Payton Gilchrist (20yrs) plays for [soccer_team=53051], academy [soccer_team=53051]

Until next time,
This is U20!