Aliesha Newman: AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Ambassador
Photo: Phil Hillyard
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Having just completed her first season as a Sydney Swan, speedster Aliesha Newman has signed on as AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Ambassador, supported by Transport for NSW.
Newman is a proud Ningy Ningy woman and is ready to work with dozens of NSW Indigenous footballers from NSW and the ACT in her new role.
A foundation AFLW player, Newman played nine matches for the Swans in Season 7 taking her career tally to 48. She’s known for her fierce attack on the ball and her penetrating kick. Sydney is Aliesha Newman’s third club, having played with Collingwood (two seasons) and Melbourne (four seasons) previously.
“I’m so proud to help give back to the community I love through the game I love,” said Newman upon her appointment.
“There have been so many amazing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island sportspeople who I’ve looked up to as an athlete, and I hope I can be a role model for Indigenous players at all levels across NSW and the ACT.”
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Indigenous v Multicultural match this weekend
One of Aliesha Newman’s first jobs as AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Ambassador will be to attend a match on Sunday, 6 November and inspire young Indigenous women aged 13-16, playing in a talent identification match. Players will come from across NSW and the ACT, showing their wares as they play against a side of multicultural players from NSW and the ACT.
These players are part of AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Youth Girls Leadership Program and the Multicultural Girls Youth Leadership program. Through the program, players will learn about pre-match routines, mental health and wellbeing, and road safety thanks to a longstanding partnership with Transport for NSW.
The following players have been selected for this weekend’s Indigenous v Multicultural match and the Indigenous Girls Youth Leadership Program:
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Indigenous
| Ruby Spark | Tamworth Kangaroos |
| Deja Barlow | Bellingen Bulldogs |
| Taya White | Killarney Vale Bombers |
| Ava Hinton | North Broken Hill |
| Lucy Driscoll | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| Karmel Kohunui Potts | Camden JAFC |
| Jazlyn Morgan | East Sydney JAFC |
| Savannah Newton | Cardiff Hawks |
| Yve Fittock | Northern Districts Tigers |
| Jorja Borg | Bankstown Sports AFL Club |
| Charli Hunter | Orange Tigers |
| Olivia Cannell | Ainslie Tricolours |
| Bridget Saunders | Camden JAFC |
| Miranda King | South Broken Hill Football Club |
| Jamaica-Rose Martin | Ulladulla Dockers JAFC |
| Emmersen Lihou | North Broken Hill Football Club |
| Tiarna Furneyvall | |
| Shaleah Cooper | Moama Junior Football Club |
| Jemika Cooper | Moama Junior Football Club |
| Brooke Turner | Killarney Vale Bombers |
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Multicultural
| Aluel Yony | Gungahlin Jets |
| Amelie Prosser-Shaw | Baulkham Hills AFC |
| Darcie Prosser-Shaw | Baulkham Hills AFC |
| Aysha Sanchez | Bomaderry JAFC |
| Hannah Phillips | Figtree Australian Football Club |
| Imogen Hungerford | Willoughby Junior AFL Club |
| Julia Machliss | East Sydney JAFC |
| Kiana Finau | East Sydney JAFC |
| Layla Goshti | Ainslie Tricolours |
| Lily Race | Glebe Junior AFL Club |
| Lily Sullivan | Lane Cove Cats Junior AFL Club |
| Manuela Queiroz | Willoughby Junior AFL Club |
| Montana Doubell | Figtree Australian Football Club |
| Natasha Hamilton | Wollondilly JAFC |
| Niamh McMahon | Western Suburbs JAFC |
| Steph Wilkins | St Ives JAFC |
| Marie Johnson | Forest Lions JAFC |
| Jenna Whitehand | Forest Lions JAFC |
| Ruby Grainger | Northern Districts Tigers JAFC |
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The match provides an opportunity for the girls to represent their state and culture, and completes the diversity talent pathway for 2022. The program is scheduled to recommence in the first quarter of 2023.
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Stay tuned to AFL NSW/ACT’s website for a match report and images from the program.
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