Introducing your 2023 Rolling Rams
The NSW/ACT Rolling Rams will head to Melbourne from 2-5 November for the 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships.
They will face the best AFL Wheelchair teams in the country.
We wanted to get to know our representatives before they take on teams from across the country.
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Scores and streaming details about the 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships here
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Chris O’Brien (Captain)
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From: Canberra
Nickname: The Count
Position: Forward
AFL team supported: GIANTS
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: 2022 National Championships
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Opportunity to show the significant growth of NSW/ACT team in only 12 months.
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Matt Hannan (Vice Captain)
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From: Finley
Nickname: Specs
Position: Forward/defender
AFL team supported: Collingwood
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: I played in last year’s national championship and an assistant coach in the MFL ( Murray league).
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: I’m looking forward to improving of last year and assisting In growing the awareness of wheelchair sports in my region. I’m also looking forward to the Rolling Rams becoming a force in AFL and continuing to grow as a preferred sport across NSW.
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Adam Smark
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From: Horsley
Nickname: Ads
Position: Centre
AFL team supported: Hawthorn
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: Training only and Canberra Selection games.
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: High standard and fast games and camaraderie of the team.
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Steven Clayton
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From: Blacktown
Nickname: Divots
AFL team supported: Sydney Swans
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Seeing how much the team has improved from last year. I coach at Newtown Breakaways in AFL Sydney’s men’s division 1 competition.
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Aaron McCarthy
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From: The Rock
Nickname: Aron
Position: Centre
AFL team supported: Geelong
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: Rolling Rams 2022 national championships team. Best and Fairest (MVP) for Rolling Rams.
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Atmosphere, challenge, team spirit and being able to have family there to watch.
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Danny Jeffery
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From: Maroubra
Nickname: Jeffro
Position: Back
AFL team supported: Collingwood
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: This is my first season
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Playing team sport in an inclusive arena proving that age, physical disability, and mental health conditions do not inhibit you.
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Alison Carder
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From: Sydney
Position: Forward/back
AFL team supported: GIANTS
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: 2022 National Championships
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Gaining more competition experience and seeing more females playing.
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Zac Carl
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From: Wagga Wagga
Position: Anywhere
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: First season
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Playing for my state.
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Toby Popple
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From: Wagga Wagga
Nickname: Tobs
Position: Anywhere
AFL team supported: Richmond
Previous AFL Wheelchair experience: No previous experience although I have played wheelchair rugby league since 2020 and played in the state of origin series in Townsville.
What I am most looking forward to at the AFL Wheelchair National Championships: Getting a better understanding for the game and testing myself against top level players.
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Coach – Andrew Zantiotis
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Squad
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