The athletes for the 2021 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 Level 1, Level 2 and New Zealand U18 Youth Girls teams will be selected consisting of 24 players each to play touring Australian teams in April next year.
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 128 players from 61 Schools across eight regions (North Harbour, Auckland, Waitakere, Counties Manukau, Northland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago) in New Zealand.
Additions can and will be made to the academy squad to incorporate new talent additions and subtractions due to failure to meet AFL New Zealand Academy obligations.
Congratulations to all involved.
AFL New Zealand Youth Girls
| First Name | Last Name | School | Entry Type |
| Abbey | Adams | Greenbay High School | Waitakere |
| Mia | Allison | St Margaret’s College | Christchurch |
| Abby | Beattie | Pakuranga College | Auckland |
| Elena | Bryham | Westlake Girls High School | North Harbour |
| Jade | Campbell | Kingsway | North Harbour |
| Annie-rose | Collins | Green Bay High School | Waitakere |
| Annabel | Connell | Villa Maria College | Christchurch |
| Abigail | Cotton | Kingsway | Auckland |
| Siena | Edwards | Epsom Girls Grammar | Auckland |
| Caris | Ely | St Heliers School | Auckland |
| Leonardo | Flores-McAlpine | Glen Eden Intermediate School | Waitakere |
| Izzy | Goodwin | Wellington | |
| Caitlin | Hannah | Albany Senior High School | North Harbour |
| Danielle | Hannah | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Xnetha | Hatchett | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Emily | Hunter | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Danielle | Iwashita | Whangarei Girls High School | North Harbour |
| Darcey | Joils | Remuera Intermediate School | Auckland |
| Tilly | Joils | Remuera Intermediate School | Auckland |
| Makenna | Jones | Long Bay College | North Harbour |
| Ruby | Larcombe | St Margaret’s College | Christchurch |
| Mille | Larcombe | St Margaret’s College | Christchurch |
| Natalyah | Lefau | Ferguson Intermediate | Auckland |
| Holly | Lightbourne | Epsom Girls Grammar | Auckland |
| Petra | Milne | Otago Girls High School | Dunedin |
| Maddie | Moffat | Villa Maria College | Christchurch |
| Eve | Mortimer | St Kentigern’s | North Harbour |
| Alice | Roy | Epsom Girls Grammar | Auckland |
| Archie-Leigh | Russell | North Harbour | |
| Maia | Sciarone | Westlake Girls High School | North Harbour |
| Valentina | Serrano | Baradene College | Auckland |
| Joanne | Siale | Birdwood Primary school | Waitakere |
| Frida | Smith | Titirangi Primary School | Waitakere |
| Holly | Stephney | Pakuranga College | Auckland |
| Jade | Stewart | Kohimarama School | Auckland |
| Taytum | Storer | Orewa College | North Harbour |
| Julessa | Taungahihifo | Onehunga Primary | Auckland |
| Mia | Taverna | Bayfield Primary School | North Harbour |
| Lucia | Taverna | Bayfield Primary School | North Harbour |
| Aeidan | Tihanyi | Northcote College | North Harbour |
| Onyx | Tihanyi | Northcote College | North Harbour |
| Nikita | Tihanyi | Northcote College | North Harbour |
AFL New Zealand Youth Boys
| First Name | Last Name | School | Region |
| Harrison | Alderman | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Cooper | Alderman | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Otto | Allermo Fletcher | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Noah | Allison | St Bedes College | Christchurch |
| Will | Anderson | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Jono | Anderson | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Pharrel | Anderson | Green Bay High School | Waitakere |
| Ryan | Awatere | Aotea College | Wellington |
| Cody | Beale | Westlake Boys High School | North Harbour |
| Senne | Brackenbury | Green Bay High School | Waitakere |
| Logan | Brown | Orewa College | North Harbour |
| Tristan | Brown | Glen Eden | Waitakere |
| Aidan | Christians | Scots College | Wellington |
| Campbell | Cleall | St Bede’s College | Christchurch |
| Drew | Clemas | Green Bay High School | Waitakere |
| Oliver | Cline | St Peters College | Auckland |
| Joseph | Cole | Aotea College | Wellington |
| James | Collier | Middleton Grange | Christchurch |
| Michael | Dunn | Green Bay High School | Waitakere |
| Lachie | Edwards | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Matthew | Erceg | Glen Eden Intermediate | Auckland |
| Thomas | Fitzpatrick | Selwyn College | Auckland |
| Rafael | Flores-McAlpine | Monte Cecilia School | Waitakere |
| Max | Frew | St Bede’s College | Christchurch |
| Oliver | Giamblanco | Christchurch Boys High School | Christchurch |
| Xavier | Giles | Christchurch | |
| Callum | Glenister | Sacred Heart College | Auckland |
| Joshua | Goosen | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Joel | Goosen | Albany Primary School | North Harbour |
| Leo | Grant | Northcote College | North Harbour |
| Jake | Haigh | Waimauku Primary | North Harbour |
| Angus | Hammet | Christ’s College | Christchurch |
| Max | Hammett | St Bedes College | Christchurch |
| Kalen | Hanks-Papali’I | Mt Albert Grammer | North Harbour |
| Ikaika | Hanks-Papali’I | Mt Albert Grammer | North Harbour |
| Ben | Hansen | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Lachie | Hay | Sacred Heart college | Auckland |
| Cameron | Howison | St Bede’s College | Christchurch |
| Emil | Johannessen | Western Springs College | North Harbour |
| Spencer | Jones | Long Bay College | North Harbour |
| Brady | Jones | Aquinas College | Tauranga |
| Carter | Jones | Long Bay College | North Harbour |
| Harry | Keating | Plimmerton | Wellington |
| Alex | Kempt | St Patrick’s Sliverstream | Wellington |
| Tane | Kirton | Westlake Boys High School | North Harbour |
| Daniel | Laracy | Dilworth | Waitakere |
| Ethan | Latimer | Christchurch | |
| Bailee | Laurenson | Wellington College | Wellington |
| Luke | Lentner | Rosehill College | Auckland |
| Joe | Lepionka | St Kentigerns | North Harbour |
| Joshua | Lightbourne | Auckland | |
| Cameron | Linkhorn | Aotea College | Wellington |
| Sam | MacDonald | Mt Albert Grammer | North Harbour |
| Hiroki | Mafi | Remuera Intermediate School | Auckland |
| Lachlan | McBride | St Andrew’s College | Christchurch |
| Connor | McIver-Rhodes | Dilworth | North Harbour |
| Hamish | Meates | St Bedes College | Christchurch |
| Jamie | Moore | Lincoln High School | Christchurch |
| Hugo | Mortimer | St Kentigerns | North Harbour |
| Nate | Ninich | Gladstone Primary | Waitakere |
| Jacob | Nyman | Saint Thomas of Canterbury College | Christchurch |
| Dylan | Ost | Rosehill College | Auckland |
| Harrison | Ost | Rosehill College | Auckland |
| Luke | O’Sullivan | Christchurch Boys’ High | Christchurch |
| Douglas | Papalii | Glen Eden Intermediate | Waitakere |
| Elijah | Pathan | Holy Cross School Papatoetoe | Auckland |
| Dylan | Peterson | Remuera Intermediate | Auckland |
| Callum | Reid | Hadlow School | Wellington |
| Will | Roff | Scots College | Wellington |
| Ben | Roff | Scots College | Wellington |
| Oliver | Roy | Auckland | |
| Henry | Russell | St Andrew’s College | Christchurch |
| James | Scott | Northcote College | Auckland |
| Max | Serrano | Sacred Heart College | Auckland |
| George | Smith | Glen Eden Intermediate School | Waitakere |
| Thomas | Smith | Wellington | |
| Blake | Stewart | Kohimarama | Auckland |
| Tyrone | Stubbs | Mt Albert Grammer School | Auckland |
| Jack | Sykes | Rosmini College | North Harbour |
| Phoenix | Tana | Kelston Boys High | Waitakere |
| Mackenzie | Telford | Papanui High School | Christchurch |
| Shae | Tihanyi | Northcote College | North Harbour |
| Kallyn | Tihanyi | Northcote College | North Harbour |
| Khayleb | Willems | Albany Junior High School | North Harbour |
| Tony | Worthington | Christchurch | |
| Leo | Yeoman | Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School | Waitakere |
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