ADELAIDE announced its 2023 Crows Academies Next-Generation Academy (NGA) Girls squad last week. The Crows Academies NGA Girls program is designed to help develop some of the best young players from across the state. Adelaide’s catchment region aligns with half of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s, that being Central District, North Adelaide, Glenelg and Sturt.
Given the fact three of those four teams played SANFL Women’s finals last year, it puts the Crows in a strong spot with plenty of young footballers seeing the success from their local clubs. Though ineligible to play SANFL Women’s just yet, the program is designed to assist with those NGA-eligible players as they move up into senior football.
Crows defender Kiera Mueller helped launch the 2023 Academy having been a former Crows Academy member herself, and representing her state at the national championships, before playing in a SANFL Women’s Grand Final this year.
“My time in the Academies was such a great experience, not just for the friendships that were made with the other squad members but also the exposure to AFLW facilities and players,” Mueller said.
“I was lucky enough to talk to the new Academies squad about my journey and pathway into AFLW and it was wonderful to see how enthusiastic and excited they were to be part of the team.”
Crows fans will be particularly keen to keep an eye on Polly Turner. The North Adelaide youngster is the daughter of inaugural Adelaide player, Peter.
Over the past six years, 17 players from the Crows Academy have been drafted into the AFL Women’s competition, with Mueller being the latest name on that list. In 2023, the Academy will be lead by Crows assistant coach and two-time AFL Women’s premiership player, Courtney Cramey.
2023 UNDER-15 ADELAIDE CROWS ACADEMIES NGA SQUAD:
NAME | CLUB |
Charlotte Maurits | Central District |
Indiana Nelson | Central District |
Jade Pryor | Central District |
Jyearah Newchurch | Central District |
Lilly Kroschel | Central District |
Miyu Endersby | Central District |
Sienna Antony | Central District |
Tara Lord | Central District |
Ada-Mae Koch | Glenelg |
Emme Day | Glenelg |
Georgie Fielder | Glenelg |
Imogen Luk | Glenelg |
Lily Bartholomaeus | Glenelg |
Maiya Foote | Glenelg |
Sava Ogrodowski | Glenelg |
Summer Batchelor | Glenelg |
Isobel McTaggart | North Adelaide |
Imogen Cunningham | North Adelaide |
Aliesha Juillerat | North Adelaide |
Caitlin Hardin | North Adelaide |
Nevaeh Ebert | North Adelaide |
Lucy Reddaway | North Adelaide |
Lucy Laube | North Adelaide |
Polly Turner | North Adelaide |
Iris Newman | North Adelaide |
Skout Young | Sturt |
Elodie de Wit | Sturt |
Georgia Emes | Sturt |
Alicia Gevers | Sturt |
Erin Conn | Sturt |
Indira Panelli | Sturt |
Charlotte Copson | Sturt |
Jessie Rosser | Sturt |