The athletes for the 2017 AFLNZ Academy have been announced by National Youth and Talent Identification Manager Mick Coultard. Academy athletes will participate in skill development, athletic testing and measurement, game play and personal development over a 9 week period.
From the Academy, New Zealand Hawks Academy and New Zealand Kahu Youth Girls teams will be selected consisting of 24 players each to play touring Australian teams. Eligibility for these teams can be found here:
New Zealand Hawks Academy Level 1
New Zealand Hawks Academy Level 2
Further opportunities arising from the AFL New Zealand Academy include, selection into New Zealand Hawks Academy teams, AFL New Zealand National Combine selection, access to talent scouts and AFL International Scholarships.
This squad boasts 115 players from 56 Schools across 5 regions in New Zealand and is the biggest Academy squad assembled since it’s inception.
Congratulations to all involved.
| AFLNZ Academy 2017 - Youth Boys Level 1 & 2 | ||
| Full Name | Region | School |
| Aidan Christians | Wellington | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Aidan Anthony Collins | Waitakere | Massey High School |
| Alexander Kempt | Wellington | St Brendans |
| Alvin Grant | Harbour | Northcote College |
| Angus Potaka | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Argyle Morling | Counties | Rosehill college |
| Bailee Laurenson | Wellington | Fergusson Intermediate |
| Beren Goodwin | Wellington | Raphael House |
| Bodhi Meek | Auckland | Selwyn College |
| Braithan Anderson | Counties | Pakuranga College |
| Brandon Absalom | Wellington | Wellington College |
| Brock Fowler | Counties | Pakuranga College |
| Bronson Hewitson | Waitakere | Avondale college |
| Brook Robson | Harbour | Westlake Boys High School |
| Cameron Gamble | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Cameron Kerr | Palmerston North | Palmerston North Boys High School |
| Clayton Walters | Waitakere | Green Bay High School |
| Connor Diack | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Conrad Pender | Wellington | Scots College |
| Couper Jones | Harbour | Long Bay College |
| Daniel Howie | Harbour | Takapuna Grammar School |
| David Stein | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| Declan Crann | Waitakere | Green Bay High School |
| Devin Pullyblank | Canterbury | Shirley Boys High School |
| Dom Brankin | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Douglas McJorrow | Wellington | Scots College |
| Elliott Lim-Hawkins | Auckland | Dilworth |
| Eruera Karl Potaka Croft | Counties | Te Wananga o Aotearoa |
| Ezra Vogel | Auckland | |
| Finn Moffat | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Flynn Preston | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Freedom Collins | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| George Oakley Hopkins | Wellngton | Heretaunga College |
| Hari Below | Wellington | Fergusson Intermediate |
| Harry Hansen | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Harry Upton | Harbour | Takapuna Intermediate |
| Isaac Piper | Auckland | St Peters College |
| Jackson Hemmingsen | Harbour | Westlake Boys High School |
| Jacob Burri | Waitakere | Green Bay High School |
| Jacob Tucker | Harbour | Northcote College |
| James Dakin | Auckland | Western Springs College |
| Jaydn Che Robson | Wellington | Aotea College |
| Jerome Goodhue | Waitakere | Avondale college |
| Jevaan Croft | Counties | Alfriston College |
| Joel Hetherington | Harbour | Kingsway |
| Jonah Christians | Wellington | Scots College |
| Josh Hook | Otago | Kavanagh College |
| Justin Evans | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Kalani Fogalele | Canterbury | Shirley Boys High School |
| Kian Kake | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Kuki Wickliffe | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Kynan Stowers-Smith | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Levi Boyd | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Levi Wilson | Harbour | Rosmini College |
| Lewis Barrow-Young | Harbour | Northcote College |
| Lewis Gill | Wellington | Onslow College |
| Liam Mayes | Harbour | Rosmini College |
| Liam Neilson | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Luke Buckley | Harbour | Albany Junior High School |
| Luke Miller | Counties | Rosehill College |
| Luke Williams | Counties | Pakuranga College |
| Manny Snooks | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Mark Komene-Stowers | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Matt Munro | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Mau Kuonga Tealei | Wellington | Porirua College |
| Max Milne | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Michael Iwashita | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Milo John Crispin | Wellington | Wellington College |
| Mitchell Hughan | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Munro Harry Arthur Short | Wellington | Karori Normal School |
| Oliver Bugden | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Oliver Griffin | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Oliver Parsons | Harbour | Westlake Boys High School |
| Quinn Pocock | Auckland | Western Springs College |
| Rico Tuhua | Wellington | Fergusson Intermediate |
| Riki Shelford | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Ronan Morling | Counties | Rosehill college |
| Ronan Stephenson | Canterbury | Shirley Boys High School |
| Ryan Klatt | Counties | Rosehill college |
| Sam Anderson | Canterbury | St Bede's College |
| Sam Morgan | Wellington | Fergusson Intermediate |
| Sam Warton | Auckland | Kristin |
| Taonga Stanish-Murphy | Northland | Whangarei Boys High School |
| Thomas Woodward | Wellington | Scots College |
| Tom Hack | Harbour | Murrays Bay Intermediate/Westlake boys |
| Tommy Wilson | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Tyler Diack | Otago | Otago Boys High School |
| Wade McNabb | Counties | Waiau Pa |
| Will O'Brien | Harbour | Rosmini College |
| William Kempt | Wellington | St Pats silverstream |
| William Anderson | Wellington | Karori Normal School |
| AFLNZ Academy 2017 Youth Girls | ||
| Name | Region | School |
| Abbey Ferrall | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Aleesha Faatea | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Anna Hall | Otago | |
| Buell Verkade | Harbour | Whangaparaoa College |
| Charley Green | Northland | Dargaville High school |
| Chelsea Jane Young | Auckland | Pukekohe High School |
| Daina Brazier | Waitakere | Massey High School |
| Emma Collins | Waitakere | Massey High School |
| India Smith | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Ivi Kapeli Esera | Waitakere | Henderson High School |
| Jaimee Wyatt | Harbour | Westlake Girls High School |
| Jasmine Paki | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammar |
| Jolyn Collins | Waitakere | Massey High School |
| Killarney Morey | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
| Kirianna Mathews | Counties | Pukekohe High School |
| Maddison Mackenzie | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Maree Langendoen | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| Mary Hislop | Counties | Pakuranga College |
| Masoka Kalenga | Harbour | Carmel College |
| Mollie Tagaloa | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
| O'Shea Macmillan | Northland | Whangarei Girls High School |
| Paige Schroder | Wellington | Hutt Valley High School |
| Samantha Shrimpton | Harbour | Birkenhead College |
| Sydney Gill | Wellington | Onslow College |
| Tayla-Lee Bainbridge | Waitakere | Rutherford College |
