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Jordan McArdle
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30 Jan 2026
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WESTERN Australia’s State under 15s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team were crowned Kickstart Champions at Blacktown International Sports Park in New South Wales after remaining undefeated throughout the Under 15 AFL National Male Diversity Championships this month.
Led by Head Coach Rocky Jetta, the WA Kickstart side overcame a physical South Australia side in the Grand Final to win by 12-points, coming out on top for the eighth year in a row.
Toby Henry was named WA MVP and Richard Farmer was the leading goal kicker of the carnival.
The WA All Nations team, led by Head Coach Craig Wilson, made it through to the All Nations Semi-Final after winning six of the seven games played. The team fell short in the Semi-Final clash against Victoria 2.2 (14) to 10.7 (67).
The WA All Nations MVP was Ethan Regan.
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The AFL National Diversity Championships has been developed to provide a supported talented player pathway that exposes Indigenous and Multicultural players, coaches, umpires, and trainers to an elite AFL Program environment.
The Championships form the basis for selection in the Boomerangs and World Team squads ahead of this year’s NAB AFL Under 16 Championships to be held in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast in June and July.
The AFL Flying Boomerangs program, supported by Rio Tinto, is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men aged 14-16 years old and the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the nation.
Following their impressive performances at the AFL National Diversity Championships last week, the following WA players have been selected by AFL recruiters for the two squads:
FLYING BOOMERANGS TEAM
Given Name
Surname Name
Region
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
Dallas
McAdam
Claremont
167
57
Kendyll
Blurton
East Perth
172
68
Richard
Farmer
Subiaco
173
61
Lawson
Humphries
Swan Districts
173
73
Cole
Agnew
Peel
178
64
Branden
Eades
Subiaco
178
58
Richard
Bartlett
Mid-West
182
73
Jermaine
Pickett
South Fremantle
186
63
Toby
Henry
Midlands
190
75
Jerramiah
Thorne
Wheatbelt
183
91
WORLD TEAM
Given Name
Surname Name
Cultural Heritage – Nationality
Region
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
Moostafa
Noori
Afghanistan
Perth
174
61
Seth
Connor
Zimbabwe
East Fremantle
176
61
Menno
Inverarity
Netherlands
Perth
177
65
Ethan
Regan
Indonesian
East Perth
183
64
Riley
Colbourne
South Africa
South Fremantle
186
65
Josh
Francis
Iraq
Claremont
173
62
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WA Football acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands across Western Australia where we train, play, and come together through football. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people. We recognise the deep and continuing contribution First Nations peoples make to our game and our communities.
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