THE AFL has announced the 2018 NAB AFL Women's Academy squads.
The success of the inaugural Academy was highlighted by 11 footballers joining an AFLW club in last week's NAB AFL Women's Draft.
AFL and state talent managers selected the latest intake of players following the 2017 AFL Women's Under-18 Championships in July.
Forty-four players will receive an AFL Women's Academy scholarship and come together for accelerated Australian football and personal development camps over a 12-month period.
They will train with AFL clubs in November and December, attend high-performance training camps in December and April, and have access to athlete management systems, AFL coaches, and sports science and sports medicine staff.
AFL Women's female talent operations manager Aasta O'Connor and mentors Renee Forth and Ahmed Saad oversee the Academy program.
"In the next 12 months we will be working to prepare the best young female talent for AFLW football," O'Connor said.
Adelaide premiership player and 2017 AFLW best and fairest Erin Phillips will also serve as the Academy's high performance coach.
Every state and territory is represented in the squads, which include 17 players who were members of the inaugural Academy.
The first camp will be held at the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre in Darwin in December.
The squads are broken into 15 Level One players (16 years of age) and 29 Level Two footballers, who are the best 17-year-olds eligible for next year's NAB AFL Women's Draft.
Level Two Squad
McKenzie Dowrick (Coastal Titans, WA)
Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunderbirds, WA)
Courtney Hodder (Peel Thunderbirds, WA)
Chloe Haines (Burnie, TAS)
Libby Haines (Burnie, TAS)
Tori Groves-Little (Beenleigh, QLD)
Lauren Bella (Bakers Creek Tigers, QLD)
Tahlia Hickie (Coorparoo, QLD)
Nikki Gore (Christies Beach, SA)
Danielle Ponter (St Mary's, NT)
Janet Baird (Palmerston, NT)
Alyce Parker (Thurgoona, NSW/ACT)
Jordyn Jolliffe (Woorinen, NSW/ACT)
Jordyn Allen (Dandenong Stingrays, VIC C)
Georgia Clarke (GWV Rebels, VIC C)
Courtney Jones (Dandenong Stingrays,VIC C)
Brooke Struylaart (Dandenong Stingrays, VIC C)
Tyla Hanks (Gippsland Power, VIC C)
Denby Taylor (Geelong Falcons, VIC C)
Olivia Purcell (Geelong Falcons, VIC C)
Nina Morrison (Geelong Falcons, VIC C)
Sophie Van De Huevel (GWV Rebels, VIC C)
Eliza Shannon (Geelong Falcons, VIC C)
Rene Caris (GWV Rebels, VIC C)
Becky Webster (Murray Bushrangers, VIC C)
Madison Prespakis (Calder Cannons, VIC M)
Emerson Woods (Eastern Ranges, VIC M)
Georgia McPherson (Eastern Ranges, VIC M)
Molly Warburton (Calder Cannons, VIC M)
Level One Squad
Rosie Deegan (South Fremantle, WA)
Mikayla Bowan (Swan Districts, WA)
Tarni White (Coorparoo, QLD)
Kitara Farrar (South Cairns Cutters, QLD)
Lily Postleth, WAite (Moreton Bay Lions, QLD)
Dee Heslop (Southport, QLD)
Belle Dawes (Moreton Bay Lions, QLD)
Jamie Tabb (West Adelaide, SA)
Maggie Gorham (Belconnen Magpies, NSW/ACT)
Isabella Grant (Western Jets, VIC M)
Georgia Patrikios (Calder Cannons, VIC M)
Lucy McEvoy (Geelong Falcons, VIC C)
Millie Brown (Murray Bushrangers, VIC C)
Laura McClelland (Eastern Ranges, VIC M)
Gabrielle Newton (Northern Knights, VIC M)
