The Gold Coast Football Club have finalised its list of eligible 17 year olds with a contingent of Victorians heading to Queensland this week to join pre-season training.
Jack Hutchins (Sandringham), Tom Nicholls (Sandringham), Taylor Hine (Calder) and Piers Flanagan (Geelong) have joined the GCFC training squad as the club prepares for VFL in 2010 and AFL competition in 2011.
The final place on the list has been given to Alex Keath (Murray) who is yet to decide on whether to pursue a cricket or football career.
GCFC is able to recruit 12 of the best 17-year-olds from around Australia this year who turned 17 between January and April 1992.
GCFC Football Manager Marcus Ashcroft said the club is excited about the group of young men who have joined the club and will benefit from a full pre-season training program before competing in the VFL next year.
“We’re delighted with the quality of the group and the character of these young men. They are a credit to their families and the club’s they have come from. We are building an exceptional list of quality young men,” he said.
The group joins seven other 17 year olds and ten young Queensland players who have been contracted to GCFC and will be a key part of the Club in 2010.
Final list of GCFC contracted 17 year olds:
• Maverick Weller (Burnie)
• Luke Russell (Burnie)
• Matt Shaw (Dandenong)
• Trent McKenzie (Western)
• Josh Toy (Calder)
• Hayden Jolly (Glenelg)
• Alex Keath (Murray)
• Brandon Matera (South Fremantle)
• Tom Nicholls (Sandringham)
• Taylor Hine (Calder)
• Jack Hutchins (Sandringham)
• Piers Flanagan (Geelong)
