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Just a question for you EP boys, I stayed back and watched the first half of the futures game and was so impressed by your young ruckman #22 I think. This lad has it all and for a lad of just 16 and so tall, has all the skills and is so mobile and coordinated, one of the best tall prospects I have seen in a very long time. Every AFL scout would have his name on their lists. Can you tell me anything about the lad?

And a very good question it is, SS.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to Leederville Oval yesterday, so I know nothing (to quote Sergeant Schultz) about the (No.22) ruckman in the Royals' futures team (Isaac Lewkowski according to the WAFL website).
From looking at the team lists, I noticed that Jeremy Barnard's two sons (Tom, No.6, and James, No.21 - his Dad's old number) played in the same game.
As for the main game, while only a practice match, I'd much rather win than lose, and your boys did exactly that in a reasonably comfortable fashion.