Vic Metro 2023 AFLW U18s squad announced

VIC Metro has finalised its 30-player squad for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, which begins on Sunday, July 2 for the ‘Big V’. Metro faces off against Allies, South Australia and Vic Country at the 2023 national carnival, with a mix of top and bottom-age prospects selected.

Eastern Ranges make up up almost a quarter of the squad with eight representatives, two more than ladder leaders Oakleigh Chargers, and winless Western Jets, showing the spread of talent regardless of season results. Calder Cannons and Sandringham Dragons both have four representatives, with Northern Knights recording the two.

Among the players in the squad are Eastern Ranges AFLW Academy members, Alyssia Pisano, Laura Stone and Jess Vukic, as well as fellow Academy members, Western Jets duo Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner and Kiera Whiley. The sixth Vic Metro AFLW Academy member, Amy Gaylor is unavailable due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

There are two over-agers in the 2023 squad in ruck Krystal Russell and tall utility Jemma Rigoni. The latter is eligible as a father-daughter selection to Melbourne, while the other club-tied player is Carlton father-daughter bottom-age draft prospect, Sophie McKay.

Vic Metro face the Allies at Brighton Homes Arena on July 2, before returning home to take on South Australia a week later. Metro concludes its campaign against Vic Country on August 12 at Punt Road.

2023 VIC METRO AFLW U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS SQUAD

#NAMESURNAMEHTSTATE LEAGUE CLUBCOMMUNITY CLUB
1AvaJordan150Northern KnightsBanyule
2AlyssiaPisano160Eastern RangesRowville Knights
3SierraGrieves164Western JetsYarraville Seddon Eagles
4Lou-LouField167Western JetsFlemington Juniors
5AmyCariss-Brett167Oakleigh ChargersVermont
6SophieMcKay168Sandringham DragonsPrahran
7ZoeHargreaves171Northern KnightsFitzroy
8SarahPoustie170Oakleigh ChargersOld Scotch
9HayleyMcLaughlin164Eastern RangesBlackburn
10IsabelBacon172Sandringham DragonsCollegians
11TamaraHenry170Western JetsDarley
12JasmineShepherd174Sandringham DragonsBeaumaris
13KieraWhiley172Western JetsHillside
14KayleyKavanagh169Calder CannonsStrathmore
15LauraStone169Eastern RangesLysterfield
16GeorgieBrisbane175Eastern RangesBlackburn
17KylaForbes167Calder CannonsAberfeldie
18GeorgiaStubs167Eastern RangesOlinda Ferny Creek
19LaraHausegger172Oakleigh ChargersOld Yarra Cobras
20JemmaRigoni172Oakleigh ChargersAshburton
21Kristie-LeeWeston-Turner176Western JetsSunshine Heights
22AvaCampbell173Eastern RangesVermont
23SarahGrunden168Calder CannonsKeilor
26JessVukic180Eastern RangesVermont
27EmmaMcDonald180Oakleigh ChargersAshburton
28SiennaTallariti175Oakleigh ChargersWhitehorse Colts
29EmilyGough180Sandringham DragonsEast Malvern
30KrystalRussell180Western JetsYarraville Seddon Eagles
31EllieSbeghen183Calder CannonsBrunswick
32JacintaHose184Eastern RangesVermont

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