24/09/2024
Isaac's been named in the CTL Team of the Year, while Jayden Nguyen polled strongly in the Morrish Medal 👏
JHA: Kako rewarded with Team of the Year nod Livewire forward, midfielder acknowledged.
The James Hird Academy is a junior development program that aims to identify potential father/son pr
Established by the Essendon Football Club in 2010, the James Hird Academy is a junior development program that aims to identify, attract and nurture young players from non-traditional AFL regions, international zones and potential father/son draft avenues. The Academy plays a vital role in tracking and aiding each member’s development through to drafting age, with the ultimate goal of securing a p
24/09/2024
Isaac's been named in the CTL Team of the Year, while Jayden Nguyen polled strongly in the Morrish Medal 👏
JHA: Kako rewarded with Team of the Year nod Livewire forward, midfielder acknowledged.
20/08/2024
Invaluable experience for these two 🫶
30/07/2024
Our next gen readying for takeoff ✈️
A great opportunity to engage with past players + support our James Hird Academy prospects at last week’s Flight Squad clinic.
26/07/2024
Plenty happening on the JHA front in the past few weeks!
Catch up on all the latest, including the National Championships and a successful VFL debut for Ryan Eyre 👇
JHA: Carnival concludes, Eyre makes VFL debut, Flight Squad clinic a success Catch up on recent news from the James Hird Academy.
10/06/2024
Last week’s VFL curtain raiser at Windy Hill saw five of our JHA prospects all feature for the Calder Cannons 🙌
(L-R): Alex Alessio, Ryan Eyre, Isaac Kako, Huss El Achkar and Jayden Nguyen.
24/07/2021
The latest newsletter is out 🗞️
Read now » https://bit.ly/JHANewsletter22
01/07/2021
Great to have the JHA Acceleration Group down at the NEC Hangar today for their school holiday camp.
Special thanks to Jye Caldwell, Josh Eyre and Cody Brand for lending a helping hand 🙏
Mixing it with the big boys 💪
Great to have Josh Misiti, Alex Hird, Tex Wanganeen and Nyawi Moore featured in the latest episode of The Road to 2021.
08/01/2021
Great to have Tex Wanganeen, Josh Misiti, Nyawi Moore and Alex Hird join Essendon Football Club on the track this week 💪
11/12/2020
We wish to congratulate JHA graduates Josh Eyre and Cody Brand on getting drafted to Essendon Football Club.
Can't wait to see you don the sash, boys 🔴⚫️
14/07/2020
The JHA would like to congratulate coach Heath Hocking and his wife Luisa for the safe arrival of their son Roman Heath Hocking.
Born July 10th at 4:51am.
Having played 126 games for the Bombers, Heath now welcomes Roman into the JHA as a proud Baby Bomber. ⚫️🔴
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