Victoria Country and Victoria Metro will begin their 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls campaign on Thursday.
Both Victorian squads are filled with a host of the Coates Talent League's brightest young stars. Emma Mackie will coach Victoria Country, with Hayley Gossow to coach Victoria Metro.
The teams meet at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve on Thursday, with the first bounce scheduled for 12:00pm.
They will each play their second match at Arden Street Oval on Sunday, April 23, with Victoria Country to take on Western Australia at 10:45am, before Victoria Metro plays South Australia at 12:45pm.
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The Championships began with a triple-header at Queensland’s Bond University on Tuesday.
For the first time, the AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls is being played as an interstate carnival, with matches scheduled across four states.
The competition features 10 teams, who will each play two matches. The teams compete in two pools.
Pool A features South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
Pool B comprises Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast SUNS Academy, GWS GIANTS Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania.
The teams that finish top of the standings for each pool will be crowned title winners. If teams finish equal on points, the team with the higher percentage will be awarded the title.
At the conclusion of the Championships each team will select their MVP, with an overall MVP and All Australian team to also be selected by a selection panel comprising AFL Talent Pathways staff and AFLW recruiters.
The AFL National Championships and AFL National Development Championships are the highest level of state and territory representative football, as part of the AFL’s Talent Pathway Program. The competitions will feature the most talented footballers from across Australia who are the next generation of stars in the game.
Please click here to access the live streams of all matches in the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls. Continue below for the Victoria Country and Victoria Metro squads.
VICTORIA COUNTRY
# |
NAME |
SURNAME |
STATE LEAGUE CLUB/COMMUNITY CLUB |
1 |
Rain |
Dodd |
Murray Bushrangers/Wodonga Raiders |
2 |
Catherine |
Gandolfo |
Geelong Falcons/South Barwon |
3 |
Addison |
Baars |
Geelong Falcons/Lara |
4 |
Hannah |
Loughnan |
Murray Bushrangers/Murray Felines |
5 |
Georgia |
Tyrrell |
Geelong Falcons/St Josephs |
6 |
Stella |
Huxtable |
Geelong Falcons/Torquay |
7 |
Olivia |
Lacy |
Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst |
8 |
Ella |
Jeffrey |
Bendigo Pioneers/Kyenton |
10 |
Maggie |
Johnstone |
GWV Rebels/South Warnambool |
12 |
Elsie |
Day |
GWV Rebels/Redan |
13 |
Evelyn |
Connolly |
Dandenong Stingrays/South Belgrave |
14 |
Molly |
Reimers |
Dandenong Stingrays/Officer |
15 |
Nikita |
Harris |
Dandenong Stingrays/Rowville Knights |
16 |
Ella |
Stoddart |
Gippsland Power/Traralgon |
17 |
Rebecca |
Fitzpatrick |
Gippsland Power/ Bunyip |
18 |
Jovie |
Skewes-Clinton |
GWV Rebels/East Point |
19 |
Meg |
Lappin |
Geelong Falcons/Newtown & Chilwell |
20 |
Abby |
Hobson |
Gippsland Power/Packenham |
22 |
Nikhita |
Spiteri |
Murray Bushrangers/Wodonga Raiders |
23 |
Luella |
Aldridge |
Geelong Falcons/Torquay |
24 |
Addison |
Howe |
Gippsland Power/Warragul Industrials |
25 |
Ava |
Bibby |
Bendigo Pioneers/Sandhurst |
26 |
Elsie |
Conroy |
GWV Rebels/Ballarat |
VICTORIA METRO
# |
NAME |
SURNAME |
STATE LEAGUE CLUB/COMMUNITY CLUB |
1 |
Caitlyn |
Volpe |
Western Jets/Caroline Springs |
2 |
Phoebe |
Hargreaves |
Northern Knights/Fitzroy |
3 |
Marlo |
Graham |
Northern Knights/Parkside |
4 |
Tayla |
McMillan |
Eastern Ranges/Wantirna South |
5 |
Lara |
Churchill |
Calder Cannons/Aberfeldie |
6 |
Chloe |
Baker-West |
Calder Cannons/Strathmore |
7 |
Jazmine |
Dalli |
Western Jets/Bacchus Marsh |
8 |
Zoe |
Vozzo |
Eastern Ranges/Wantirna South |
9 |
Olivia |
Jesser |
Northern Knights/Heidelberg |
11 |
Gabrielle |
Trajer |
Sandringham Dragons/Beaumaris |
12 |
Lucy |
Murphy |
Oakleigh Chargers/Kew Comets |
13 |
Chloe |
Thorn |
Oakleigh Chargers/Blackburn |
14 |
Jordyn |
Allen |
Eastern Ranges/Heathmont |
15 |
Peggy |
Martin |
Sandringham Dragons/East Brighton Vampires |
16 |
Emily |
Rundle |
Oakleigh Chargers/St Peters |
17 |
Scarlett |
Johnson |
Northern Knights/Eltham |
18 |
Amy |
Smith |
Sandringham Dragons/Mordialloc Braeside |
19 |
Chloe |
Bown |
Oakleigh Chargers/Kew Comets |
20 |
Alex |
McBride-Loane |
Western Jets/Maribyrnong Park |
21 |
Asher |
Fearn-Wannan |
Eastern Ranges/Whitehorse Colts |
22 |
Isabella |
Andrews |
Western Jets/Williamstown Juniors |
23 |
Taylah |
Gilcrist |
Calder Cannons/Strathmore |
24 |
Josephine |
Bamford |
Eastern Ranges/Ferntree Gully Eagles |
25 |
Jade |
McLay |
Calder Cannons/Diamond Creek Women’s |
26 |
Sienna |
Sharp |
Sandringham Dragons/East Brighton Vampires |
27 |
Edie |
McLachlan |
Sandringham Dragons/Prahan |
28 |
Teresia |
Koliavu |
Northern Knights/Diamond Creek Women’s |