The athletes for the 2019 AFL New Zealand Academy have been announced. Academy athletes will participate in skill development, athletic testing and measurement, game play and personal development over an 8 week period.
From the Academy, AFL New Zealand Academy and New Zealand U18 Youth Girls teams will be selected consisting of 24 players each to play touring Australian teams over ANZAC weekend.
Eligibility for these teams can be found here: National Representation
Further opportunities arising from the AFL New Zealand Academy include, selection into New Zealand Academy teams, AFL New Zealand National Combine selection, access to talent scouts and AFL International Scholarships.
This squad boasts 111 players from across eight regions (North Harbour, Auckland, Waitakere, Counties Manukau, Northland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago) in New Zealand.
Congratulations to all involved.
AFL New Zealand Youth Girls
| First Name | Last Name | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | Cotton | Auckland |
| Alice | Roy | Auckland |
| Alyssa | Clemas | Auckland |
| Annabelle | Markham | Auckland |
| Archie-Leigh | Russell | Auckland |
| Buell | Verkade | Auckland |
| Danielle | Hannah | Auckland |
| Caitlin | Hannah | Auckland |
| Chelsea | Young | Auckland |
| Elena | Bryham | Auckland |
| Ella | Pullyblank | Canterbury |
| Emma | Collins | Auckland |
| Erika | Brown | Wellington |
| Geneiva | Waha | Auckland |
| Georgia | Leonard | Auckland |
| Heaven-Lee | Tepaiho | Wellington |
| Holly | Spargo | Auckland |
| Isabelle | Goodwin | Wellington |
| Jaimee | Wyatt | Auckland |
| Jasmine | Paki | Auckland |
| Jasmine | Stevens-Apiora | Auckland |
| Josie | Noller | Auckland |
| Kate | Malone | Auckland |
| Kelly | Mayes | Auckland |
| Killarney | Morey | Auckland |
| Kylie | McGahan | Auckland |
| Maddison | Moffat | Canterbury |
| Maia | Sciarone | Auckland |
| Makenna | Jones | Auckland |
| Mia | Allison | Canterbury |
| Mia | Kennedy-Nicholas | Auckland |
| Petra | Milne | Otago |
| Rosie | Schuster | Auckland |
| Sam | Lightfoot | Wellington |
| Sarah | Simpson | Auckland |
| Shaiah | Tepaiho | Wellington |
| Siena | Edwards | Auckland |
| Sophie | Christians | Wellington |
| Sydney | Gill | Wellington |
| Valentina | Serrano | Auckland |
AFL New Zealand Youth Boys
| First Name | Last Name | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Aidan | Christians | Wellington |
| Alex | Kempt | Wellington |
| Alvin | Grant | Auckland |
| Angus | Hammett | Canterbury |
| Ashton | Pullyblank | Canterbury |
| Bailee | Laurenson-Tupai | Wellington |
| Ben | Roff | Wellington |
| Beren | Goodwin | Wellington |
| Bom | Verkade | Auckland |
| Bradley | Moloney | Auckland |
| Caleb | Mcpherson | Canterbury |
| Cameron | Howison | Canterbury |
| Cameron | Kerr | Wellington |
| Campbell | Allison | Canterbury |
| Campbell | Cleall | Canterbury |
| Carter | Lowther | Wellington |
| Carter | Jones | Auckland |
| Connor | Mciver | Auckland |
| Conrad | Pender | Wellington |
| Daniel | McCarthy | Auckland |
| Daniel | Du plessis | Auckland |
| Douglas | McJorrow | Wellington |
| Drew | Clemas | Auckland |
| Dylan | Hook | Northland |
| Flynn | Cochrane | Auckland |
| Henry | Grant | Auckland |
| Hunter | Leeder | Canterbury |
| Isaac | Hilliam | Wellington |
| Jacob | Bailey | Wellington |
| Jacob | Nyman | Canterbury |
| James | Scott | Auckland |
| Jamie | Moore | Canterbury |
| Jaydn | Robson | Wellington |
| Jonathan | Anderson | Wellington |
| Joseph | Cole | Wellington |
| Keaghan | Chadwick | Wellington |
| Kieran | Charlton | Canterbury |
| Kieran | Gogarty-Watson | Auckland |
| Lachlan | McBride | Canterbury |
| Layton | Cahill | Canterbury |
| Leo | Grant | Auckland |
| Luke | Russell | Wellington |
| Luke | De Roo | Canterbury |
| Luke | O'Sullivan | Canterbury |
| Luke | Lentner | Auckland |
| Luke | Mayo | Auckland |
| Mason | Allison | Canterbury |
| Max | Morris | Canterbury |
| Max | Serrano | Auckland |
| Max | Noller | Auckland |
| Noah | Allison | Canterbury |
| Noah | Newsome | Canterbury |
| Oliver | Giamblanco | Canterbury |
| Orlando | Pender | Wellington |
| Oscar | Langridge | Canterbury |
| Rico | Tuhua | Wellington |
| Romeo | Te Paiho | Wellington |
| Ronan | Morling | Auckland |
| Ryan | Awatere | Wellington |
| Sam | Woodgate | Canterbury |
| Shae | Tihanyi | Auckland |
| Shayden | Jones-Codlin | Northland |
| Spencer | Jones | Auckland |
| Stijn | Lutters | Canterbury |
| Thomas | Smith | Wellington |
| Toby | Devine | Wellington |
| Tony | Worthington | Canterbury |
| Vincent | McKay | Auckland |
| Will | Roff | Wellington |
| William | Anderson | Wellington |
| Xavier | Mexted | Northland |
| Xavier | Giles | Canterbury |
| Xavier | Bryham | Auckland |
