GWS appoints academy manager

The man appointed as manager for the new Western Sydney AFL talent academies certainly knows his enemies and insists the area is a general sport heartland rather than just rugby league territory.
Former Parramatta Eels rugby league football manager Andrew Hill will start his role with Team GWS next week and will head up the high [...]

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Redb said | November 15th 2009 @ 6:04am | Report comment

A great acquistion for the game in Sydney. Much better to have people who know the landscape, a marked change from how the Swans were developed.

Michael C said | November 16th 2009 @ 9:10am | Report comment

Gosh – an ex NRL man,

surely this means ‘W….A….R….”

(how did the DT report it??)

Michael C said | November 16th 2009 @ 9:14am | Report comment

Ah……I checked the Courier Mail for the NewsLtd article and sure enough…

they used the “P” word:
“western Sydney has poached another well-respected rugby league administrator”

the article then went on with “Hill was previously the Eels’ general manager, football manager and acting chief executive for three months after Denis Fitzgerald quit in May. His position was made redundant.”

so…..again……poaching people off the unemployment lines…………what pure evil that is!!!