Player Watch Dougie Cochrane APPROVED to be in Port's NGA, signs for Port Magpies for 2026

[Rash]

Please post a time when you post a long video like this.

At the 25 min mark for those interested.

Looking very, very promising!

Will do that next time

 

[tribey]

By itself it doesn't guarantee anything, but for Cal Twomey to then go on and say 'Signs are pointing to a promising development for Port Adelaide's access to Dougie Cochrane as an NGA player' makes you think there is more happening behind the scenes.

We’re certainly owed one given the ‘ehhh whatever’ acquisitions certain other club have enjoyed in recent years.

 

[Coobk001]

We’re certainly owed one given the ‘ehhh whatever’ acquisitions certain other club have enjoyed in recent years.

Have we missed out on many? Can think of Brad Ebert, James Borlase, JHF who we probably should've had ties to. Can't think of many more.

Is Rankine an example of a kid that could've come to us an an NGA, but rules of the time worked against us, but would now work in our favour?

 

[Coobk001]

U18 stats so far, in bottom age year:

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Woodville West Torrens.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1w1rrxYpcz4aM6FuROchiuj4PyXqjjrg&ll=-34.86960362357958%2C138.73126949438821&z=11

It looks like WWT is Port aligned so this could be the missing ingredient. Dougie has spent most of his time in the Port zone even though he is playing SANFL for Centrals not WWT.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Also would this mean that we can swap Dougie to the Magpies?

 

[Coobk001]

It looks like WWT is Port aligned so this could be the missing ingredient. Dougie has spent most of his time in the Port zone even though he is playing SANFL for Centrals not WWT.

Think the Crows have Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt and South Adelaide.
We have West, WWT, Centrals, North.

 

[Brian McGee]

Think the Crows have Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt and South Adelaide.
We have West, WWT, Centrals, North.

Isn’t pilot south Adelaide but in our nga zone?

 

[Rash]

Think the Crows have Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt and South Adelaide.
We have West, WWT, Centrals, North

Port: Norwood, West, Woodvile and South
Crows: Centrals, Glenelg, sturt and North

 

[Rising Power]

Think the Crows have Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt and South Adelaide.
We have West, WWT, Centrals, North.

Our NGA is Norwood, West, WWT and South.
Father-Son is West, WWT, Centrals and North (and Port).

 

[dirty2]

Our NGA is Norwood, West, WWT and South.
Father-Son is West, WWT, Centrals and North (and Port).

Well.. that's not confusing is it

 

[Macca_1870]

U18 stats so far, in bottom age year:

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Playing as a mid/fwd?

Irrespective - quality numbers as a bottom ager.

 

[bringbackbucky]

Which SANFL club are Port Districts aligned with? Is it Centrals?

SANFL zoning is related to your home address, not the Ammo club that you play for...

 

[tribey]

Have we missed out on many? Can think of Brad Ebert, James Borlase, JHF who we probably should've had ties to. Can't think of many more.

Is Rankine an example of a kid that could've come to us an an NGA, but rules of the time worked against us, but would now work in our favour?

The Borlase one was laughable, and I see they still haven’t closed that loophole either, as Carl Steinfort’s son was born in Finland, therefore…

The one I was thinking of was the Michalanney father-son thing (his injury prone dad had to play something like 25 league games a season in his final 4 years to make the 200-game mark), but that was waved through presumably because the Crows were historically awful.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Stuart's pitch to the AFL had several moving parts.

Former Port clubman in an Indigenous search for son's AFL draft eligibility

One-time Port Adelaide utility Stuart Cochrane has requested the AFL permits his three sons to be allowed to join the Power's academy program under unprecedented circumstances.Cochrane played 104 matc...

nit.com.au

One-time Port Adelaide utility Stuart Cochrane

Stuart Cochrane

Age

47

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

2.6

1star

K

1.6

1star

HB

1.0

2star

M

0.4

1star

T

0.4

3star

has requested the AFL permits his three sons to be allowed to join the Power's academy program under unprecedented circumstances.
...

Their father, in a letter that has been revealed by Nine media, told the AFL he was "exploring (his Indigenous heritage)" for his sons' eligibility.

He told the AFL that recent information has come to light of their Indigenous family heritage from his maternal side and originated somewhere around the Riverina region, indicating that his bloodline may well be Wiradjuri.

...
In a further twist to Cochrane's appeal, he would need the AFL to go through and make a change to the zoning around encompassing the metropolitan areas of Adelaide for the Next Generation academy.

The AFL had already been reviewing the zones before Cochrane's request.

 

[MrChow]

Im confused by it all- but I think the AFL back flipped on NGA drafting over Pick 40 rule a while back. Essendon got multicultural Kako early in the draft last year.

But in SA metro indigenous aren’t part of this rule, I think the APY lands were recently split up between Port and Crows - but I dont think metro has been looked at yet?

 

[davesnothere]

At the moment I have this in the too good to be true basket. Wait and see.

****

 

[davesnothere]

Playing as a mid/fwd?

Irrespective - quality numbers as a bottom ager.

Yeah he was playing back against North while Sharp was dominating the midfield think he came down the ground when Sharp went off last quarter.

 

[lalorGOAT]

If you guys want him, you are welcome to finish last on the ladder.

 

[SureBuddy]

If you guys want him, you are welcome to finish last on the ladder.

Thanks mate, appreciate the input.

 

[Rash]

If you guys want him, you are welcome to finish last on the ladder.

Saving that embarrassment for north

We will let him got to roos with pick 1

He will pull a jhf, become a port player at the end of 2027

 

[MrMeaner]

If you guys want him, you are welcome to finish last on the ladder.

I assume from this, if we check your IP address, it will show you as posting from AFL House?

 

[Addy23]

If someone is gonna know the next steps to lock in Dougie its Addy23

My understanding/confusion in this was always that Dougie plays for Centrals and so I didn't quite understand how his acceptance into NGA was going to benefit us.

But based on what I've heard now, I deduce that the metropolitan areas of SA are going to be split between 2 SA clubs in a way that gets us access to Dougie. I am not aware of the specifics though so take it with a pinch of salt because there's still a fair bit of water to go under the bridge. But as Cal says, things are moving in the right direction

 

[snozulu]

SANFL U18s Player Focus: Dougie Cochrane (Central District)

Star bottom-ager Dougie Cochrane continues to shine in the SANFL U18s after booting six goals for Central District in Round 4.

central.rookieme.com

Get excited

I didn't realise he's so tall

 

[Enviable Tradition]

My understanding/confusion in this was always that Dougie plays for Centrals and so I didn't quite understand how his acceptance into NGA was going to benefit us.

But based on what I've heard now, I deduce that the metropolitan areas of SA are going to be split between 2 SA clubs in a way that gets us access to Dougie. I am not aware of the specifics though so take it with a pinch of salt because there's still a fair bit of water to go under the bridge. But as Cal says, things are moving in the right direction

Surely the Crows will be fighting the redistribution if that is the case.