Max King's improved performance against Melbourne will hopefully give Saints fans some optimism that he can lead the Saints to be more potent offensively.
Big changes: Why Jamarra is the last No. 1 of his kind The AFL has stripped back draft concessions but the Bulldogs will continue to invest in the Academy that delivered Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
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Subscriber only Western Bulldogs Next Generation Academy graduate Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was one of 2000 teenagers to benefit from their program, which the club wants to continue investing heavily in despite the AFL stripping back the draft concessions. Coach Luke Beveridge s passionate plea for the NGA system to be expanded fell on deaf ears, with No.1 pick Ugle-Hagan among the last of his kind.
After taking out the top spot in the 2020 AFL Draft, 18-year-old Jamarra Ugle Hagan says he hopes to use his position as a professional footballer to inspire other Indigenous kids to chase their dreams.
Speaking to NITV News on Thursday, the young Gunditjmara man who grew up on the small Aboriginal reserve of Framlingham in south-west Victoria, said he hoped more Indigenous kids can achieve the same opportunities as himself.
“I’ve got another dream to make younger Indigenous kids and multicultural kids get the opportunity that I had, which is a scholarship to Scotch and getting them the opportunity,” said Ugle Hagan.