Leadership camp kicks off this week!
The best 14-16-year-old multicultural and Indigenous footballers in NSW and the ACT will assemble this weekend for the Indigenous and Multicultural Female Youth Leadership Program.
From 24-26 March, participants will involve themselves in a an elite-style training camp at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen. They will learn skills and tactics critical for their acceleration as footballers, but will also be led through personal growth sessions which will help them on and off the field.
Transport for NSW has long supported the Indigenous Youth Leadership Programs and has partnered with AFL NSW/ACT to include the Multicultural Leadership Program in its road safety training sessions for 2023. Many of the participants will be looking to get their P plates shortly, and this session educates them on the inherent dangers of road use, and empowers them as safe driving leaders among peers and in their community.
The program’s climax is a match between the two squads under lights at Macquarie University, with the best performing players earmarked for selection in the national representative teams, the Woomeras (Indigenous) and Medleys (multicultural). The Medleys and the Woomeras will face off at the U16 National Championships on the Gold Coast during the April school holidays.
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Indigenous Squad
The Indigenous squad of 21 players is made up of players from across NSW and the ACT, with Countries including Ngunnawal, Dharug, Awabakal, Yorta Yorta, Budawang, Dharawal and Wiradjuri represented.
| NAME | CLUB |
| Olivia Cannell | Ainslie |
| Florence Peter | Ainslie |
| Eliza Marsh | Bankstown Bullsharks/South West Sydney |
| Lucy Driscoll | Bathurst Bushrangers |
| Karmel Kohunui Potts | Camden Cats |
| Tylee Metera-Potts | Camden Cats |
| Savannah Newton | Cardiff Hawks |
| Tameka Chambers | Cardiff Hawks |
| Jazlyn Morgan | East Sydney Bulldogs |
| Scarlet Galvin | Lavington Panthers |
| Emmersen Lihou | Mildura |
| Bridget Saunders | Minto |
| Telaya Blacksmith | Miranda Bombers |
| Shaleah Cooper | Moama |
| Yve Fittock | Northern District Tigers |
| Charli Hunter | Orange Tigers |
| Faith Alcorn | Penrith Giants |
| Jamaica-Rose Martin | Ulladulla Dockers |
| Jordyn McFadden | Wagga Tigers |
| Indiana Milsom | West Wyalong Bulldogs |
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Multicultural Squad
The multicultural squad includes 23 players who have at least one parent born overseas. Some of these countries include Sudan, Indonesia, England, South Africa, Samoa, Pakistan, Brazil and the Netherlands.
| Name | Club |
| Zeke Goshti | Ainslie |
| Darcie Prosser-Shaw | Baulkham Hills |
| Sophie-Indah Firth | Bomaderry Tigers |
| Aysha Sanchez | Bomaderry Tigers |
| Marley Rhodes | Camden |
| Kiana Finau | East Sydney Bulldogs |
| Julia Mchliss | East Sydney Bulldogs |
| Montana Doubell | Figtree Kangaroos |
| Hannah Phillips | Figtree Kangaroos |
| Jenna Whitehand | Forest Lions |
| Marie Johnston | Forest Lions |
| Aluel Thiep | Gungahlin Jets |
| Annabelle McHale | Ingleburn Magpies |
| Gabriela Waechter | Miranda Bombers |
| Cassidy McArthur | Pennant Hills Junior AFL |
| Bianca Clayton | Penshurst Panthers |
| Annie Hall | St Ives |
| Kiera Yerbury | St Ives |
| Stephie Wilkins | St Ives |
| Seren White | St Ives |
| Aoife Berry | St Ives |
| Lily Sullivan | Willoughby Wildcats |
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Squads were assembled with the support of the GIANTS and the Sydney Swans, whose Academies played a large role in identifying and talent testing these players.
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Support from Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW is an invaluable supporter of AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Youth Leadership Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth since 2014.
In 2023, Transport for NSW will also support AFL NSW/ACT’s Multicultural Youth Leadership Programs.
Through the programs, Transport for NSW has imparted wisdom onto dozens of our young leaders about the importance of road safety and developing leadership in their community by reinforcing road safety messages to help our state move Towards Zero road fatalities by 2050.
Thank you for Transport for NSW’s ongoing support of our young and talented leaders.
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