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Call
for all Army AFL players
By
Cpl Alisha Carr
THE Army is the leading force in ADF Aussie Rules and will continue
its 17 years of dominance at the Services Australian Football Association
Carnival, according to Army team coach Sgt Andrew Potter.
This
year the carnival will be held in Canberra over the period March
24-28, in the form of a round-robin competition, with each service
being allowed a maximum of 30 players.
Sgt
Potter said for the Army to maintain dominance, the best possible
team was required.
“Due
to the carnival being played early in the year and financial constraints,
a selection tour this year is limited,” he said.
“I
don’t want people to miss out just because a selection tour
wasn’t conducted – if anyone feels they are up to it,
regardless of whether they have played before, they should give
me a call.”
Once
the team is finalised, training will be conducted at Randwick Barracks
in Sydney, from March 19-23.
“We
are expecting the opposition to have made a huge improvement.
“I
believe our past dominance is because of the Army’s overall
discipline and the ideals that are instilled in us as soldiers.
“We
bring that onto the football field as well. We’re always disciplined
and we can stick to our game plan – we know the rules and we
know the job that has to be done.”
The
Jim Smail Cup was first won by the Navy in 1986 and aside from a
three year period when it was uncontested, the Army has won every
year since.
“I
first coached in 1995 in Adelaide and would hate to be the first
coach to lose!”
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