All Female Curtain Raiser to open Western Derby #2

Female All Star Curtain Raiser 28th June 2014

In a huge weekend for female football across Australia, Western Australia will kick start the excitement as players from the WAFC Talent Academy 16-18 years and State 16’s Schoolgirls take part in a curtain raiser to the AFL Western Derby on Saturday.

Female Football High Performance Manager Alison Moore said this was an exciting opportunity for some of the best young female players from WA to showcase their skills on the hallowed turf at Patersons Stadium.

“The Talent Academy is an excellent opportunity for females to further develop their football skills, tactics and playing strategies” she said.

“To play on WA’s Premier oval against a team looking for back-to-back Championship wins will test the Talent Academy group and showcase their skills in a competitive match-up.”

Having won the National Championship in 2013, the State 16’s will utilise the curtain raiser game to finalise their team synergies and iron out the creases in final preparation before heading to Sydney for the 2014 National Championships in July.

The Talent Academy team will be looking to claim bragging rights from the game, having been training weekly with the Academy since January.

Saturday’s curtain raiser will see the WAFC Talent Academy play in black and gold, with the State 16’s team playing in blue and white.

All are encouraged to head to Patersons Stadium early and support both teams as they bounce down at 12.10pm.

WAFC Talent Academy Players:

Surname

First Name

Jumper No.

Akerman

Tilisa

12

Barnes

Madison

15

Bebbington

Hannah

3

Beswick

Kate

4

Daw

Jessica

5

Fenton

Jessica

6

Garlett

Lateasha

26

Gelmi

Eliza

22

Gillespie

Anika

13

Gomes

Ashleigh

16

Huggett

Zoe

29

Kinsman

Jessica

17

Marchetti

Evie

7

Moran

Gabby

8

Ndayikeze

Bella

23

Ortlepp

Claire

18

Ortlepp

Rachel

19

Patterson

Tara

14

Price

Asha

30

Prosser

Kathleen

27

Schimmel

Savanna

9

Sharp

Ashley

20

Sprylan

Kahra

10

Tinker

Aleisha

24

Tinson

Katrina

21

Traub-Frederick

Sabrina

28

Waddell

Tina

25

State 16’s Schoolgirls:

Surname

First Name

Jumper No.

Duffy

Sabrina

1

Morrison

Kira

2

Brown

Kerrilee

3

Turner

Shawnee

4

Dowrick

McKenzie

5

Roux

Roxanne

6

Ashley

Rachel

7

Robinson

Aleisha

8

Turner

Olivia

9

Websdale

Maddison

10

Ryan

Rikki

11

McCarthy

Olivia

12

Strandly

Olivia

13

Harding

Jade

14

Fabry

Courtney

15

Mann

Caitlin

16

Stewart

Jasmin

17

Peak

Kimberly

18

Ralls

Kirralee

19

Devlyn

Beatrice

20

O’Brien

Erin

21

Cowden

Fifi

22

Cowden

Emily

23

Goodwin-Wissink

Amber

24

Cox

Jess

25

Bruce-Burgess

Teneika

26

Smith

Darby

27

McAuley

Emily

28