Crows name future stars for 2023 Academy

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:

NAMECLUB
Charlotte MauritsCentral District
Indiana NelsonCentral District
Jade PryorCentral District
Jyearah NewchurchCentral District
Lilly KroschelCentral District
Miyu EndersbyCentral District
Sienna AntonyCentral District
Tara LordCentral District
Ada-Mae KochGlenelg
Emme DayGlenelg
Georgie FielderGlenelg
Imogen LukGlenelg
Lily BartholomaeusGlenelg
Maiya FooteGlenelg
Sava OgrodowskiGlenelg
Summer BatchelorGlenelg
Isobel McTaggartNorth Adelaide
Imogen CunninghamNorth Adelaide
Aliesha JuilleratNorth Adelaide
Caitlin HardinNorth Adelaide
Nevaeh EbertNorth Adelaide
Lucy ReddawayNorth Adelaide
Lucy LaubeNorth Adelaide
Polly TurnerNorth Adelaide
Iris NewmanNorth Adelaide
Skout YoungSturt
Elodie de WitSturt
Georgia EmesSturt
Alicia GeversSturt
Erin ConnSturt
Indira PanelliSturt
Charlotte CopsonSturt
Jessie RosserSturt

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