2023 AFLW Draft nominations: Combine invites
ALMOST two thirds of AFLW Draft Combine invitees will be available to each of the 18 clubs after 50 of the 78 players nominated nationally for the December 18 Draft. Eight of the original 86 nominees were taken off the board as part of the pre-listing, with the remaining 78 given the choice of nominating their home state or national. For Tasmanian and Northern Territory prospects, they all nominated nationally over club-ties to North Melbourne and Gold Coast respectively.
The percentage of national nominees were similar across the board with 386 of the 565 nominations electing to go national over their home state – a healthy total of 68 per cent. From the 179 who nominated their home state, 103 nominated Victoria, with 25 apiece from both Queensland and Western Australia, 13 from South Australia and 12 from New South Wales. One Tasmanian – Bridgenorth’s Alice Robinson – nominated her home state which links her to the Kangaroos.
Among the top prospects to nominate nationally, Western Jets tall Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner and Tasmanian small Brooke Barwick will be among the top selections. From across the country, Elaine Grigg (South Australia), Kaitlyn Srhoj and Ella Slocombe (Western Australia), Evie Long (Queensland) and Mel Staunton (New South Wales) were other top prospects in their respective states to opt for national nomination.
South Australian star Piper Window will only be available to Port Adelaide and Adelaide, Georgie Cleaver is accessible by the two West Australian clubs, while Victorians Alyssia Pisano, Mikayla Williamson, Lila Keck and Chloe Adams are some of the top players from their state who will remain there.
2023 AFLW DRAFT NOMINATIONS:
NATIONAL:
Jacinta Baldwick (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Brooke Barwick (Tasmania Devils / Tasmania)
Alissa Brook (South Adelaide/ South Australia)
Cleo Buttifant (Giants Academy / NSW-ACT)
Ava Campbell (Eastern Ranges / Vic Metro)
Kyanne Campbell (South Adelaide / Northern Territory)
Georgia Clark (Tasmania Devils / Tasmania)
Tyla Crabtree (GWV Rebels / Vic Country)
Sophia De Castella (Giants Academy / NSW-ACT)
Gabby Eaton (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
Mackenzie Ford (Tasmania Devils / Tasmania)
Keely Fullerton (Bendigo Pioneers / Vic Country)
T’Sharni Graham (Palmerston Magpies / Northern Territory)
Elaine Grigg (Central District / South Australia)
Sarah Grunden (Calder Cannons / Vic Metro)
Lara Hausegger (Oakleigh Chargers / Vic Metro)
Jaime Henry (Swan Districts / Western Australia)
Tamara Henry (Western Jets / Vic Metro)
Lilu Hung (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Holly Ifould (South Adelaide / South Australia)
Lily Jordan (GWV Rebels / Vic Country)
Kayley Kavanagh (Calder Cannons / Vic Metro)
Tshinta Kendall (Bond University / Queensland)
Annabel Kievit (Waratah / Northern Territory)
Tunisha Kikoak (Tasmania Devils / Tasmania)
Mylee Leitch (East Fremantle / Western Australia)
Evie Long (Sandgate / Queensland)
Josie McCabe (Suns Academy / Queensland)
Cassie McWilliam (Swan Districts / Northern Territory)
Olivia Morris (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
Holly O’Flaherty (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Anjelique Raison (East Fremantle / Western Australia)
Jemma Ramsdale (Dandenong Stingrays / Vic Country)
Jess Rentsch (GWV Rebels / Vic Country)
Meg Robertson (Dandenong Stingrays / Vic Country)
Marnie Robinson (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
Laura Roy (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Jasmine Shepherd (Sandringham Dragons / Vic Metro)
Ella Slocombe (Claremont / Western Australia)
Kaitlyn Srhoj (Peel Thunder / Western Australia)
Mel Staunton (Giants Academy / NSW-ACT)
Jo Sunderland (Geelong Falcons / Vic Country)
Amber Swan (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Jasmyn Thompson (Tasmania Devils / Tasmania)
Asha Turner Funk (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
Zara Walsh (Sturt / South Australia)
Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner (Western Jets / Vic Metro)
Kiera Whiley (Western Jets / Vic Metro)
Indiana Williams (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Mia Zielinski (Sandringham Dragons / Vic Metro)
NSW:
Serina Baukes (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
Kendra Blattman (Swans Academy / NSW-ACT)
QUEENSLAND:
Kiara Bischa (Suns Academy / Queensland)
Rania Crozier (Lions Academy / Queensland)
Sienna McMullen (Suns Academy / Queensland)
Sophie Peters (Lions Academy / Queensland)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Brooke Boileau (South Adelaide / South Australia)
Piper Window (Glenelg / South Australia)
VICTORIA:
Chloe Adams (Geelong Falcons / Vic Country)
Isabel Bacon (Sandringham Dragons / Vic Metro)
Sophie Butterworth (Dandenong Stingrays / Vic Country)
Lucy Cronin (Oakleigh Chargers / Vic Metro)
Annabelle Embelton (Sandringham Dragons / Vic Metro)
Emily Gough (Sandringham Dragons / Vic Metro)
Jacinta Hose (Eastern Ranges / Vic Metro)
Ava Jordan (Northern Knights / Vic Metro)
Lila Keck (Bendigo Pioneers / Vic Country)
Bianca Lyne (Dandenong Stingrays / Vic Country)
Chantal Mason (Geelong Falcons / Vic Country)
Bryde O’Rourke (Bendigo Pioneers / Vic Country)
Alyssia Pisano (Eastern Ranges / Vic Metro)
Jemma Rigoni (Oakleigh Chargers / Vic Metro)
Amber Schutte (Gippsland Power / Vic Country)
Georgia Stubs (Eastern Ranges / Vic Metro)
Mikayla Williamson (Dandenong Stingrays / Vic Country)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Georgie Cleaver (East Fremantle / Western Australia)
Liliana Grassenis (West Perth / Western Australia)
Eva O’Donnell (Claremont / Western Australia)
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