By ZAC MILBANK
A 44-player squad has been announced for the 2024 SA U18 Girls Academy, which is set to kick off in December.
Set to be coached by former Norwood SANFLW League mentor Brad Snell, the Croweaters will begin with a three-day Academy Camp at Thebarton from Monday December 18 to Wednesday December 20.
Weekly training will then start on Tuesday April 23, amid the 2024 Hostplus SANFLW League season.
SA will prepare to play four games, with three matches included as part of the 2024 AFLW U18 Girls National Championships. A fourth encounter will have the Croweaters clash against a mature-age SA U23 team on the weekend of July 26-28.
Plenty of Hostplus SANFLW League talent has been included in the 2024 squad, headlined by SA’s 2023 U18 MVP India Rasheed.
The talented Sturt forward, who can push up into the midfield, is also joined by 2023 The Advertiser SANFLW Team of the Year defenders Poppy Scholz (Glenelg) and Esther Schirmer (South Adelaide).
Exciting prospects Georgia McKee (Central District) and Shae Archbold (South Adelaide) have also been included after missing last season while recovering from knee injuries.
Rising coaching talent Emma Sampson, a current assistant with Adelaide’s AFLW team, has been elevated to the role of Senior Assistant of both the SA U18 and U16 Girls teams for 2024.
Player | SANFL club |
---|---|
Charlotte Riggs | Central District |
Jasmine Evans | Central District |
Sophie Eaton | Central District |
Georgia McKee | Central District |
Ellie Ward | Central District |
Poppy Scholz | Glenelg |
Violet Patterson | Glenelg |
Matilda Wilmore | Glenelg |
Eloise Mackereth | Glenelg |
Jordan Horne | Glenelg |
Jemma Whitington-Charity | North Adelaide |
Laela Ebert | North Adelaide |
Sarcha Taylor | North Adelaide |
Jayde Visser | North Adelaide |
Bailey Murray | North Adelaide |
Jade Pelton | North Adelaide |
Macy Philpott | North Adelaide |
Coby Morgan | Norwood |
Charli Hazelhurst | Norwood |
Georgina Birchall | Norwood |
Emma Daley | Norwood |
Kyah Jaffer | Norwood |
Ella Strudwick | Norwood |
Esther Schirmer | South Adelaide |
Lily Baxter | South Adelaide |
Zoe Flesfadar | South Adelaide |
Grace Deacon | South Adelaide |
Shae Archbold | South Adelaide |
Carly Milsom | South Adelaide |
India Rasheed | Sturt |
Monique Besson | Sturt |
Sophie Thredgold | Sturt |
Edwina Thornquest | Sturt |
Lucy Boyd | West Adelaide |
Ruby Ballard | West Adelaide |
Emma Kilpatrick | West Adelaide |
Asha Dufour | West Adelaide |
Chloe Tonkin | West Adelaide |
Steph Tredwell | West Adelaide |
Grace Martin | Woodville-West Torrens |
Imogen Trengove | Woodville-West Torrens |
Bianca Portaro | Woodville-West Torrens |
Klaudia O'Neill | Woodville-West Torrens |
Madeline Paech | Woodville-West Torrens |
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