WA represented in the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys programs

More than 75 of the country’s most promising 16-and-under girls footballers with Indigenous or multicultural backgrounds will come together on the Gold Coast next week.

10 WA girls have been selected to feature in the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys programs.

The Woomeras comprise Indigenous talent, while the Medleys is made up of players with a parent born outside of Australia.

The WA talent featuring in the Woomeras squad include Kyra Abbott (Quinns Districts), Shakeeya Dempster (North Mandurah), Lloydessa Kwilla (Chittering), Rikisha Nannup (Wanneroo), Khesan Starr (Fremantle City) and Shaya Yarran (Kelmscott).

The Medleys squad inc;lude the following WA players; Lunay Heever (Joondalup Kinross), Stephanie Massaboi, Avuya Nomlatyu (Willetton) and Fatoumata Toure (Bayswater).

These players will join the Woomeras and Medleys squads and compete in a range of football activities as part of a three-day camp from Monday, July 3 to Wednesday, July 5.

This will include training and recovery sessions, along with cultural and personal development activities.

The Woomeras and Medleys squads will be split into two teams to compete in double-header matches on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday’s matches at Heritage Bank Stadium will be played at 2:40pm and 3:50pm, with Wednesday’s matches at Austworld Centre Oval to be played at 11:00am and 12:30pm.

AFL National Diversity Talent Manager, Pauly Vandenbergh, said: “It’s fantastic to have the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys squads come together and we are very excited to work with all participants who have been selected.

“Over the years we have seen how beneficial the Woomeras and Medleys programs have been for the participants who have featured in the programs.

“Being involved in the Woomeras and Medleys squads is a significant part of each participant’s development and journey as young footballers and young women.

“The main object of the programs is to provide a culturally safe environment for the players and staff involved to experience the standards and expectations of a talent pathway programs, enabling our young people to better transition and remain in the talent pathway system.”

Former Fremantle and West Coast player Alicia Janz and Box Hill Hawks vice-captain Jordy Mifsud have been appointed head coaches of the Woomeras, with Cassie Davidson and Danica Pederson to serve as assistant coaches. Jason Williams will provide support as coaching mentor.

The Medleys will be coached by Western Jets assistant coach Ali Hamad, with Burcu Alpozgen, Abbie Galea and Bianka Tsan also part of the coaching panel.

The Woomeras and Medleys three-day program features as part of an action-packed week of talent pathways activities on the Gold Coast.

How to watch: A live stream of the Woomeras and Medleys matches will be available here

Woomeras squad

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Kyra

Abbott

19-11-07

WA

Quinns Districts

Ayla

Airdrie

17-10-08

QLD

Noosa

Peppa

Alcorn-Savins

21-07-08

NSW

Tweed Coast Tigers

Summer

Browning

16-12-08

NSW

Tweed Coast Tigers

Tameka

Chambers

31-03-07

NSW

Cardiff Hawks

Erin

Conn

04-07-08

SA

Glenunga

Christie

Cooper

15-10-08

SA

Hectorville

Jorja

Davey

28-11-08

NT

Palmerston Magpies

Shakeeyah

Dempster

01-05-09

WA

North Mandurah

Eliza

Dennis

19-12-08

TAS

Penguin

Mia

Dimento

26-02-08

VIC

St Peters

Yve

Fittock

12-10-07

NSW

Northern District Tigers

Scarlet

Galvin

15-01-07

NSW

Lavington Panthers

Demi

Holloway

12-02-08

SA

Salisbury North

Charli

Hunter

10-12-07

NSW

Orange Tigers

Shakeah

Johnson

01-05-08

VIC

–

Georgia

Keating

28-11-08

QLD

Cairns City Lions

Talayah

Kunoth

11-07-08

NT

South Alice Springs

Lloydessa

Kwilla

29-05-08

WA

Chittering

Emmersen

Lihou

24-02-09

NSW

Werrimull

Danika

McDonald

06-06-07

NT

Federal

Naveiah

Miller

21-08-08

SA

Mallee Park

Ella

Moodie

09-02-08

TAS

Wynyard

Rikisha

Nannup

23-04-08

WA

Wanneroo

Ashanti

Nesbitt

27-05-08

VIC

–

Jyearah

Newchurch

08-02-08

SA

Salisbury North

Savannah

Newton

25-09-07

NSW

Cardiff Hawks

Skyanna

Peterson

21-06-07

VIC

–

Taya

Radford

03-03-08

TAS

Circular Head

Shakana

Rankine

23-01-08

NT

Darwin Buffaloes

Rianna

Ryan

27-02-08

NT

Darwin Buffaloes

Elleischa

Sizer

03-11-08

VIC

Torquay

Khesan

Starr

10-11-08

WA

Fremantle City

Michelle

Vanzuyden

11-12-07

VIC

Sandhurst

Ashanti

Walker

12-04-08

VIC

Shepparton United

Chrishani

Warren

29-05-08

SA

Central Augusta

Maya

Wauchope

08-01-08

NT

Nightcliff

Shaya

Yarran

24-12-08

WA

Kelmscott

Latoya

Young

28-07-08

NT

South Alice Springs

Medleys squad

NAME

SURNAME

DOB

STATE

COMMUNITY CLUB

Diya

Asthana

29-11-08

VIC

Kew Comets

Tiarni

Barry

13-02-08

VIC

Balnarring

Lily

Bartholomaeus

25-06-08

SA

Brighton Districts & Old Scholars

Raffael

Baviello

27-09-08

QLD

Noosa Tigers

Remi

Baviello

27-09-08

QLD

Noosa Tigers

Penny

Coleman

08-08-08

SA

North Gambier

Enah

Desic

24-01-08

QLD

Mt Gravatt

Keira

Dhanapala

05-07-08

VIC

Ferntree Gully Eagles

Coleen

Egan

04-06-08

VIC

Strathmore

Miyu

Endersby

01-06-08

SA

Angaston

Alexia

Gemci

14-01-08

VIC

Pearcedale Baxter

Jade

Gundry

13-02-08

VIC

Waverley Park Hawks

Lunay

Heever

08-12-08

WA

Joondalup Kinross

Lelanni

Kikoak

22-10-08

TAS

North Launceston

Tanay

Martin

07-03-08

QLD

Cairns Hawks

Stephanie

Massaboi

23-12-07

WA

–

Sarina

McDermid

24-09-07

SA

Freeling

Daisy

Minz

15-06-08

QLD

Sherwood

Avuya

Nomlatyu

10-10-08

WA

Willetton

Sava

Ogrodowski

17-03-08

SA

Brighton Districts & Old Scholars

Melhoney

Pambai

22-09-08

VIC

Seymour

Melrose

Pambai

22-09-08

VIC

Seymour

Rachel

Pereira

04-01-08

VIC

Kew Comets

Zoe

Petrides

28-09-08

QLD

Morningside

Darcie

Prosser-Shaw

02-06-08

NSW

Baulkham Hills

Marley

Rhodes

07-01-07

NSW

Camden Cats

Peggy

Rock

20-07-09

NT

Nightcliff

Bonnie

Ryan-Betts

03-06-09

NT

Rovers

Jennifer

Sawyers

06-11-08

VIC

East Ringwood

Grace

Sim

27-04-07

SA

Edwardstown

Lily

Sullivan

12-03-07

NSW

Willoughby

Mahnoor

Tariq

08-10-08

TAS

Claremont

Fatoumata

Toure

28-12-07

WA

Bayswater

Gabi

White

20-12-08

TAS

Kingborough Tigers

Seren

White

18-07-08

NSW

St Ives

Jenna

Whitehand

25-09-07

NSW

Forest Districts

Zoe

Wright

13-02-08

VIC

Waverley Park Hawks

Kiera

Yerbury

24-07-07

NSW

St Ives