The AFL has announced the squads to feature in the 2023 AFL Diversity Academies.

The AFL Diversity Academies comprise the Indigenous Academy and Multicultural Academy for boys and girls. Players who feature in the Multicultural Academy have one parent born outside Australia.

Participants in the AFL Diversity Academies are aged between 16 to 18.

The 2023 squads feature many of the players who were part of last year’s Flying Boomerangs and World Team boys programs, and Woomeras and Medleys girls programs.

The 2023 AFL Diversity Academies will take part in an induction camp in Adelaide in April, which will feature a mixture of training, education sessions, team building and cultural activities.

The boys camp will take place from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5, while the girls induction camp will be held from Wednesday, April 26 to Friday, April 28.

AFL National Diversity Talent Manager, Pauly Vandenbergh, said: “The AFL Diversity Academies provide a platform where our participants can obtain extra assistance in developing on and off the football field.

“We want to reduce the development gap between Indigenous and Multicultural players and non-Indigenous and Multicultural players by the time they reach their draft age.

“The AFL Diversity Academies feature talented young athletes from each state and territory, with the program providing the opportunity for participants to excel in football, culture, leadership and wellbeing.

“The purpose of the program is to increase football skills, provide a culturally safe place to practice and learn culture, establish positive routines, build confidence and create purpose and passion.”

Continue below to see the 2023 AFL Diversity Academies squads.

2023 AFL INDIGENOUS ACADEMY – BOYS

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Noah

Ah Chee

16-10-07

SA

Port District

Kye

Austin

02-07-06

WA

Cockburn

Tyrell

Bropho

06-07-06

WA

Wanneroo

Rome

Burgoyne

29-08-06

SA

Port District

Mingara

Clark

29-04-07

VIC

Parkside

Lance

Collard

26-03-05

WA

Subiaco

Riely

Collins

26-03-06

VIC

Redan

Shaquan

Davey

07-02-07

SA

Angle Vale

Waylon

Davey

26-09-06

NT

Palmerston

Tristan

Edwards

13-08-06

SA

Mallee Park

Deacon

Fawcett

27-01-06

VIC

Darley

Seth

Fawcett

27-01-06

VIC

Darley

Riley

Fettell

31-01-07

NSW

North Broken Hill

Marcus

Fitzgerald

19-05-05

WA

South Coogee

Velic

Johnson

09-03-07

NT

Rovers

Rylee

McHenry

17-07-07

TAS

North Launceston

Justin

Miller

04-08-07

SA

South Gawler

Teaia

Morrison

22-07-06

WA

Kelmscott Bulldogs

Torè

Nelson

24-07-06

WA

Wanneroo

Kayde

Pickett

06-01-07

SA

South Gawler

Kalen

Russell

15-04-07

NT

Sturt

Adrian

Scott

30-07-06

NT

Nightcliff Tigers

Caylon

Seelander

14-09-06

WA

Subiaco

Jett

Sibosado

13-07-05

WA

Claremont

Cody

Spencer

09-12-07

NSW

Thurgoona

Raymond

Sumner

05-04-06

SA

Henley

Stanley

Waistcoat

15-02-05

NT

Sporties Spitfires

Dainen

Welsh

01-09-07

NSW

Newtown Swans

Oscar

Wichman

15-11-06

NSW

Collingullie Glenfield Park

Kobe

Williams

30-10-07

VIC

Williamstown

Brodi

Williams

02-01-05

NSW

UNSW Eastern Suburbs

2023 AFL MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY – BOYS

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Isaac

Abbay

17-12-06

VIC

Hillside

William

Akec

08-11-06

WA

Bayswater

Riak

Andrew

17-12-05

VIC

Berwick

Takoda

Boltong

09-10-05

QLD

Maroochydore

Evan

Bradley

17-01-06

SA

Golden Grove

Obie

Chambers

12-07-06

VIC

Hawthorn Citizens

Harrison

Creighton

01-01-06

WA

Swan Districts

Hussien

El Achkar

02-04-07

VIC

Pascoe Vale

Reed

Francis-Nia Nia

03-07-07

SA

Glenelg

Flynn

Fulton

20-12-06

WA

South Perth

David

George-Coker

12-02-06

WA

Armadale

Cody

Johnson

19-04-06

WA

Eaton

Hussein

Kadour

10-07-05

VIC

Newport

Isaac

Kako

07-03-06

VIC

Pascoe Vale

Aidan

Kavanagh

04-09-06

WA

Marist

Bienfait

Kihusa

06-10-06

WA

Bayswater

Sem

Kuzamba

17-01-06

NT

St Mary’s

Zaydyn

Lockwood

25-01-06

VIC

South Bendigo

Luamon

Lual

28-03-05

VIC

South Warrnambool

Zac

McCarthy

27-10-07

VIC

Kew

Amin

Naim

25-08-05

VIC

Strathmore

Lucas

Naylies-Pereira

14-05-05

WA

Ballajura

Jayden

Nguyen

27-07-06

VIC

Aberfeldie

Melvic

Pambai

12-05-07

VIC

Seymour

Adam

Sweid

14-07-07

VIC

Hadfield

Mahmoud

Taha

04-11-05

VIC

Pascoe Vale

Alix

Tauru

16-11-06

VIC

Warragul Industrials

Avery

Thomas

20-09-07

TAS

Launceston

Alex

Tsia

28-04-05

VIC

Hillside

Matthew

Van Der Westhuizen

12-09-06

WA

Aveley

Jacob

Whan

16-05-05

WA

Mazenod

Oliver

Woodcock-Davis

29-01-05

TAS

South Launceston

2023 AFL INDIGENOUS ACADEMY – GIRLS

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Rosie

Anderson

28-02-05

WA

South Fremantle

Deja

Barlow

03-01-06

NSW

Bellingen Bulldogs

Telaya

Blacksmith

03-12-07

NSW

Shellharbour

Alicia

Blizard

15-11-07

WA

Willetton

Sienna

Charles

25-02-06

VIC

Bambill

Lara

Churchill

24-08-07

VIC

Aberfeldie

Shaleah

Cooper

25-09-07

NSW

Moama

Jemika

Cooper

23-09-06

NSW

Moama

Narayah

Cruse

14-03-06

WA

Chittering

Maddison

Devine

14-07-06

TAS

New Norfolk

Alexa

Dorner-Graham

20-01-06

QLD

North Cairns

Jemmika

Douglas

20-02-06

VIC

Nangiloc

Sienna

Gerardi

16-10-07

WA

Midvale

Ruby

Hall

08-01-07

TAS

Scottsdale

Ava

Hinton

11-07-06

NSW

North Broken Hill

Kelis

Jackson-Martin

05-11-07

SA

Central Aususta

Amarli

Johnson

12-11-06

TAS

Penguin

Karmel

Kohunui-Potts

02-05-07

NSW

Camden

Giselle

Lambley

16-11-05

VIC

Manor Lakes

Khiara

Lindsay

02-10-07

SA

North Pines

Ciana

Niesner

15-09-06

NT

Palmerston

Bellah

Parker

12-11-05

TAS

North Hobart

Tatyana

Perry

28-02-06

NT

Palmerston

Lekaiya

Rabbitt

27-03-06

NT

Nightcliff

Temo

Robertson

18-01-05

TAS

Claremont

Heidi

Talbot

18-12-06

QLD

North Cairns

Sarcha

Taylor

26-08-07

SA

North Adelaide

Brooke

Turner

08-02-06

NSW

Killarney Vale

Jamarah

Walley

01-07-07

WA

West Perth

Tayla

Waterbury

03-02-06

NT

Hectorville

Taya

White

25-05-06

NSW

Killarney Vale

Amber

Wunungmurra

17-07-06

NT

Southern Districts

2023 AFL MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY – GIRLS

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Aoife

Berry

16-08-07

NSW

St Ives

Remy

Callender

26-10-06

VIC

Ballarat North

Emma

Castles

11-07-06

TAS

Evandale

Maggie

Chen

17-05-06

TAS

East Launceston

Evie

Cowcher

03-08-07

WA

Pinjarra

Montana

Doubell

04-03-07

NSW

Figtree

Alira

Fotu

17-09-07

WA

South Bunbury

Kalliopi

Gikas

28-12-06

NT

St Mary’s

Erini

Gikas

16-10-04

NT

St Mary’s

Judie

Goldman

16-03-06

VIC

South Melbourne Districts

Keala

Hayes

09-02-06

TAS

Sandy Bay

Lilu

Hung

07-06-05

QLD

Aspley

Imogen

Hungerford

09-01-06

NSW

Willoughby

Zimra

Hussain

01-01-06

QLD

Wilston Grange

Yenna

Joyce

02-03-07

SA

North Gambier

Annabel

Kievit

22-09-05

NT

Waratahs

Chloe

Kodagoda

15-12-06

VIC

Parkside

Chloe

Lai

13-06-06

NT

Waratah

Nisreen

Marouff

16-01-07

WA

Kingsway

Kisha

Monleon

10-13-06

VIC

Kyneton

Amelie

Prosser-Shaw

14-11-06

NSW

East Coast Eagles

Tara

Quinn

18-03-05

VIC

Pines

Lily

Race

24-01-06

NSW

Glebe

Manaia

Rahui

09-01-07

SA

Payneham Norwood Union

Jaija

Rangiah

25-07-05

ACT

Eastlake

Aysha

Sanchez

20-10-07

NSW

Bomaderry

Precious

Simeona

09-05-06

QLD

South Cairns

Krystal

Thompson

14-03-07

SA

West Augusta

Fanolele

Tuitahi

24-07-06

QLD

Morningside

Sienna

Vallejo

10-10-06

NT

St Mary’s

Steph

Wilkins

06-12-07

NSW

St Ives