THE 2021 AFL Women’s Draft will take place on Tuesday, July 27 at 6:45pm in a landmark announcement from AFL House today. In a huge day for the future of women’s football, the 2021 AFL Women’s Draft Combine invitees were announced.
A total of 35 players from Victoria earned places at the Draft Combine which is yet to be announced, with all bar one player born this century, and the oldest two being Casey Demons’ Imogen Milford (21 years-old) and Port Melbourne’s Sophie Locke (20-years-old). Tasmania’s Perri King was the sole nominee from the Apple Isle as 11 players from Queensland, eight from South Australia, six from NSW/ACT and three from Northern Territory. Western Australia had the clear second most overall with 15 in total.
The oldest player to receive a nomination was Norwood’s Leah Cutting (29 years-old), with Claremont’s Tessa Doumanis (21-years-old) the other one born prior to 2000. The full list of nominees including a host of AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships representatives is below:
2021 NAB AFL Women’s Draft Combine Invitees
| VICTORIA | ||
| Amanda Ling | 9/07/2002 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Annie Lee | 28/08/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Ashleigh Richards | 22/10/2003 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| Aurora Smith | 13/12/2003 | Murray Bushrangers |
| Brooke Vickers | 6/03/2003 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Charlie Rowbottom | 22/01/2003 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Chloe Leonard | 1/02/2002 | GWV Rebels |
| Eliza James | 1/10/2003 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Elizabeth Dowling | 31/07/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Elizabeth Snell | 14/03/2002 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| Ella Friend | 30/12/2003 | GWV Rebels |
| Emelia Yassir | 25/09/2003 | Calder Cannons |
| Gabbi Featherston | 12/11/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Georgia Campbell | 1/09/2003 | Eastern Ranges |
| Georgie Prespakis | 13/03/2003 | Calder Cannons |
| Grace Matser | 3/01/2003 | Gippsland Power |
| Imogen Milford | 2/12/1999 | Casey Demons |
| Ingrid Houtsma | 20/11/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Jaide Anthony | 20/11/2003 | Dandenong Stingrays |
| Jemima Woods | 28/05/2003 | Western Jets |
| Keeley Sherar | 29/10/2003 | Eastern Ranges |
| Maykaylah Appleby | 18/07/2003 | Northern Knights |
| Olivia Meagher | 10/12/2002 | Eastern Ranges |
| Poppy Schaap | 28/07/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Stella Reid | 10/09/2003 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Tahlia Gillard | 12/12/2003 | Calder Cannons |
| Tahlia Meier | 19/10/2003 | GWV Rebels |
| Tara Slender | 11/03/2003 | Bendigo Pioneers |
| Tarrah Delgado | 22/08/2003 | Northern Knights |
| Tess Craven | 23/12/2003 | Geelong Falcons |
| Zali Friswell | 30/12/2003 | Calder Cannons |
| Nyakoat Dojiok | 7/01/2003 | GWV Rebels |
| Cadhla Schmidli | 6/06/2003 | Eastern Ranges |
| Maeve Chaplin | 22/08/2002 | Northern Knights |
| Sophie Locke | 24/04/2001 | Port Melbourne VFLW |
| TASMANIA | ||
| Perri King (TAS) | 25/08/2003 | Tasmania/Glenorchy |
| QLD | ||
| Maggie Harmer | 12/04/2003 | Maroochydore |
| Mikayla Pauga | 10/04/2003 | Bond University |
| Abbey Hewett | 12/04/2003 | Wilston Grange AFC |
| Bella Smith | 5/10/2003 | Maroochydore |
| Casey Wynne | 8/06/2003 | Coolangatta |
| Christene Okesene | 3/09/2002 | Yeronga AFC |
| Giselle Davies | 17/03/2003 | Bond University |
| Madison Goodwin | 7/03/2000 | Yeronga AFC |
| Teagan Levi | 14/08/2003 | Bond University |
| Steph O’Brien | 22/09/1993 | University of QLD |
| NT | ||
| Ashanti Bush | 18/08/2002 | NT Thunder |
| Bella Clarke | 22/05/2001 | NT Thunder |
| Grace Mulvahil | 18/04/2003 | Southern Districts |
| SA | ||
| Abbie Ballard | 16/04/2002 | West Adelaide |
| Brooke Tonon | 19/09/2003 | Glenelg |
| Gypsy Schirmer | 18/02/2003 | South Adelaide |
| Lauren Breguet | 14/02/2003 | Central Districts |
| Leah Cutting | 14/03/1992 | Norwood |
| Tahlita Buethke | 30/04/2002 | South Adelaide |
| Zoe Prowse | 30/07/2003 | Sturt |
| Zoe Venning | 4/11/2003 | West Adelaide |
| NSW/ACT | ||
| Brodee Mowbray | 2/09/2002 | Southern Power |
| Georgie Fowler | 19/12/2003 | East Coast Eagles |
| Jessica Doyle | 15/09/2003 | Manly |
| Maddy Hendrie | 17/07/2002 | UNSW |
| Teagan Germech | 24/09/2002 | Belconnen Magpies |
| Ally Morphett | 11/11/2003 | Murray Bushrangers / Wagga |
| WA | ||
| Amy Franklin | 4/02/2003 | Claremont |
| Charlotte Thomas | 5/09/2003 | Subiaco |
| Courtney Rowley | 24/09/2003 | Peel Thunder |
| Bella Mann | 16/08/2003 | Peel Thunder |
| Beth Schilling | 1/12/2003 | Peel Thunder |
| Chloe Reilly | 12/10/2003 | East Fremantle |
| Dana East | 10/06/2002 | Swan Districts |
| Emily Bennett | 26/12/2002 | Claremont |
| Emma Nanut | 4/06/2003 | Swan Districts |
| Makaela Tuhakaraina | 23/08/2003 | South Fremantle |
| Matilda Dyke | 21/02/2002 | Claremont |
| Melisha Hardy | 24/42003 | Swan Districts |
| Nyra Anderson | 24/11/2001 | Swan Districts |
| Sarah Lakay | 20/02/2003 | Swan Districts |
| Tessa Doumanis | 10/10/1999 | Claremont |
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