Ten Queenslanders have been named as part of the Woomeras and Medleys squads named by the AFL today.
More than 75 of the country’s most promising 16-and-under girls footballers with Indigenous or multicultural backgrounds will come together on the Gold Coast next week.
The Woomeras comprise Indigenous talent, while the Medleys is made up of players with a parent born outside of Australia.
The Woomeras and Medleys squad will compete in a range of football activities as part of a three-day camp from Monday, July 3 to Wednesday, July 5.
This will include competing in matches at Heritage Bank Stadium on Tuesday and Austworld Centre Oval on Wednesday.
Both the Woomeras and Medleys squads will be split into two teams for the matches, with double-headers to be played at both venues each day.
Tuesday’s matches at Heritage Bank Stadium will be played at 2:40pm and 3:50pm, with Wednesday’s matches at Austworld Centre Oval to be played at 11:00am and 12:30pm.
In addition to the four matches, the three-day camp will also include training and recovery sessions, along with cultural and personal development activities.
AFL National Diversity Talent Manager, Pauly Vandenbergh, said: “It’s fantastic to have the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys squads come together and we are very excited to work with all participants who have been selected.
“Over the years we have seen how beneficial the Woomeras and Medleys programs have been for the participants who have featured in the programs.
“Being involved in the Woomeras and Medleys squads is a significant part of each participant’s development and journey as young footballers and young women.
“The main object of the programs is to provide a culturally safe environment for the players and staff involved to experience the standards and expectations of a talent pathway programs, enabling our young people to better transition and remain in the talent pathway system.”
Former Fremantle and West Coast player Alicia Janz and Box Hill Hawks vice-captain Jordy Mifsud have been appointed head coaches of the Woomeras, with Cassie Davidson and Danica Pederson to serve as assistant coaches. Jason Williams will provide support as coaching mentor.
The Medleys will be coached by Western Jets assistant coach Ali Hamad, with Burcu Alpozgen, Abbie Galea and Bianka Tsan also part of the coaching panel.
The Woomeras and Medleys three-day program features as part of an action-packed week of talent pathways activities on the Gold Coast.
All ten teams competing in the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will be in action for Round 2 and 3 of the tournament. Matches will be played at Heritage Bank Stadium and Fankhauser Reserve.
Additionally, under 19 boys and girls representative teams from Nauru and Papua New Guinea will feature in showcase matches at Austworld Cente Oval on Wednesday, July 5 following the Woomeras vs Medleys double-header.
How to watch: A live stream of the Woomeras vs Medleys matches will be available here.
Continue below to see the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys squads.
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Woomeras Kyra Abbott – Quinn Districts Ayla Airdrie – Noosa Tigers Peppa Alcorn-Savins – Tweed Coast Tigers Summer Browning – Tweed Coast Tigers Tameka Chambers – Cardiff Hawks Erin Conn – Glenunga Christie Cooper – Hectorville Jorja Davey – Palmerston Magpies Shakeeyah Dempster – North Mandurah Eliza Dennis – Penguin Mia Dimento – St Peters Yve Fittock – Northern District Tigers Scarlet Galvin – Lavington Panthers Demi Holloway – Salisbury North Charli Hunter – Orange Tigers Shakeah Johnson Georgia Keating – Cairns City Lions Talayah Kunoth – South Alice Springs Lloydessa Kwilla – Chittering Emmersen Lihou – Werrimull Danika McDonald – Federal Naveiah Miller – Mallee Park Ella Moodie – Wynard Rikisha Nannup -Wanneroo Ashanti Nesbit Jyearah Newchurch – Salisbury Noth Savannah Newton – Cardiff Hawks Skyanna Peterson Taya Radford – Circular Head Shakana Rankine – Darwin Buffaloes Rianna Ryan – Darwin Buffaloes Elleishca Sizer – Torquay Khesan Starr – Fremantle City Michelle Vanzuyden – Sandhurst Ashanti Walker – Shepparton United Chrishani Warren – Central Augusta Maya Wauchope – Nightcliff Shaya Yarran – Kelmscott Latoya Young – South Alice Springs
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Medleys Diya Asthana – Kew Comets Tiarni Barry – Balnarring Lily Bartholomaeus – Brighton Districts & Old Scholars Raffael Baviello – Noosa Tigers Remi Baviello – Noosa Tigers Penny Coleman – North Gambier Enah Desic – Mt Gravatt Keira Dhanapala – Ferntree Gully Eagles Coleen Egan – Strathmore Miyu Endersby – Angaston Alexia Gemci – Pearcedale Baxter Jade Gundry – Waverley Park Hawks Lunay Heever – Joondalup Kinross Lelanni Kikoak – North Launceston Tanay Martin – Cairns Hawks Stephanie Massaboi Sarina McDermid – Freeling Daisy Minz – Sherwood Avuya Nomlatyu – Willetton Sava Ogrodowski – Brighton Districts & Old Scholars Melhoney Pambai – Seymour Melrose Pambai – Seymour Rachel Pereira – Kew Comets Zoe Petrides – Morningside Darcie Prosser-Shaw – Baulkam Hills Marley Rhodes – Camden Cats Peggy Rock – Nightcliff Bonnie Ryan-Betts – Rovers Jennifer Sawyers – East Ringwood Grace Sim – Edwardstown Lily Sullivan – Willoughby Mahnoor Tariq – Claremont Fatoumata Toure – Bayswater Gabi White – Kingborough Tigers Seren White – St Ives Jenna Whitehand – Forest Districts Zoe Wright – Waverley Park Hawks Kiera Yerbury – St Ives
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