Zac Nearchou (Prop)
Jordan Cordice (Prop)
Cameron Anderson (Centre)
Tom Bacon (Full Back)
Mario Pichardie (Back Row)
Anjo Ademuwagun (Back Row)
Nic Jakobsen (Back Row)
James Tunney (Back Row)
Dan Eckerlsey (Hooker)
Jude Williams (Winger)
plus Atkinson and Curran. But Curran isn't in the academy, I think?
TBH, almost all the Academy are ready for a breakthrough year. I like Jude because nobody in their right mind would kick to him. Tall and rangy. Reminds me a lot of Jonny May. Tom Bacon I am not so sure about. In the modern game, he isn't big enough (but you could say the same of Minozzi, they are much the same build). I like Nic, who has played at 6 and 8 (I think he has some growing to do yet). He reminds me a lot of Nathan Hughes - a real menace in loose play. The sort of player you leave in the back defence as sweeper, and someone you don't want to make the mistake of kicking to.
What we are very sadly short (excuse the pun) of is Locks. Somewhat stretching my memory, but does Tim Cardall have a younger brother, who may have played as a 'guest' player (replacement) for our A team maybe two years ago? But, we will have to find some as we have none coming through.