A TOTAL of 91 AFLW Draft hopefuls will be put through their paces next month as part of the revamped AFL Women’s National and State Draft Combines. In an announcement made by the AFL today following the conclusion of the national championships, 47 players were invited to attend the 2024 AFLW National Draft Combine, with an additional 44 nominated for respective State Draft Combines.
The National AFLW Draft Combine will run across three days from Friday, October 4 to Sunday, October 6, with club interviews held at the MCG across Friday and Saturday. The athletes will then undergo a series of physical tests at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) on Sunday.
Joining those invited to the national combine are State Combine invitees from Victoria, NSW/ACT, Queensland and Tasmania, all of whom will test at MSAC on the Sunday. The following weekend, nominations from South Australia and Northern Territory will head to Nazareth College and South Australia Athletics Stadium on October 12 to be put through the same tests, with the final State Combine taking place in Western Australia the day after at the Gold Netball Centre and Western Australia Athletics Stadium.
Among the invitations across the National Draft Combine invites are 44 Victorians – making up 48.4 per cent of the total invitations – with South Australia (16), Western Australia (13) and Queensland (nine) the other prominent states. After only having one pre-listed player and one drafted player last year, NSW/ACT has five athletes nominated, the most of the Allied states. Tasmania (three) and Northern Territory (one) round out the full list.
As always, Rookie Me Central will provide AFLW Draft profiles on each of the 91 AFLW Draft Combine invites in the lead-up to the draft.
2024 AFLW NATIONAL DRAFT COMBINE INVITEES:
NAME | SURNAME | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB | COMMUNITY CLUB |
Grace | Baba | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Mooroolbark |
Lilly | Baker | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy | Maroochydore |
Grace | Belloni | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Olinda Ferny Creek |
Zoe | Besanko | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | Frankston Dolphins |
Georgie | Brisbane | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Blackburn |
Ash | Centra | VIC | Gippsland Power | Sale City |
Taya | Chambers | WA | East Fremantle | Canning Vale |
Jemmika | Douglas | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | Bambill |
Holly | Egan | VIC | Murray Bushrangers | Shepparton Swans |
Jasmine | Evans | SA | Central District | Salisbury |
Lou-Lou | Field | VIC | Western Jets | Yarraville Seddon Eagles |
Zipporah | Fish | WA | East Fremantle | |
Chloe | Gaunt | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy | Coorparoo |
Alexis | Gregor | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | Moama |
Sierra | Grieves | VIC | Western Jets | Yarraville Seddon Eagles |
Zoe | Hargreaves | VIC | Northern Knights | Fitzroy |
Tara | Harrington | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Bond University |
Havana | Harris | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Bond University |
Scout | Howden | VIC | Sandringham Dragons | Old Brighton Grammarians |
Sara | Howley | VIC | Geelong Falcons | Newtown & Chilwell |
Emma | Juneja | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy | Sydney University |
Georgia | Knight | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Monbulk |
Millie | Lang | VIC | GWV Rebels | Redan |
Claire | Mahony | VIC | GWV Rebels | Lake Wendouree |
Maggie | Mahony | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Old Scotch |
Grace | Martin | SA | Woodville West Torrens | SMOSH West Lakes |
Emma | McDonald | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Ashburton |
Sophie | McKay | VIC | Sandringham Dragons | Prahran |
Georgia | McKee | SA | Central District | Golden Grove |
Molly | O’Hehir | WA | South Fremantle | South Coogee |
Lucia | Painter | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | White Hills |
Lily | Paterson | WA | Swan Districts | Caversham |
Ash | Patton | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy | Tuggeranong Valley |
Tatyana | Perry | NT | NT Academy | Palmerston Magpies |
Sarah | Poustie | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Old Scotch |
Amelie | Prosser-Shaw | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy | East Coast Eagles |
India | Rasheed | SA | Sturt | Glenunga |
Holly | Ridewood | VIC | Northern Knights | Heidelberg |
Charlotte | Riggs | SA | Central District | Angle Vale |
Mia | Salisbury | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Bond University |
Esther | Schirmer | SA | South Adelaide | Christies Beach |
Poppy | Scholz | SA | Glenelg | Mitcham |
Elli | Symonds | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | Frankston Dolphins |
Heidi | Talbot | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | North Cairns |
Sienna | Tallariti | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Whitehorse |
Mackenzie | Williams | TAS | Tasmania Devils | North Hobart Demons |
Claudia | Wright | WA | Claremont | Claremont |
2024 AFLW DRAFT STATE COMBINE INVITEES:
NAME | SURNAME | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB | COMMUNITY CLUB |
Ruby | Ballard | SA | West Adelaide | Mitcham |
Sabella | Banks | WA | East Perth | Busselton |
Lucy | Boyd | SA | West Adelaide | Blackwood |
Holly | Britton | WA | Peel Thunder | Halls Head |
Charlotte | Brewer | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Vermont |
Rebecca | Clottey | VIC | Geelong Falcons | St Mary’s |
Lavinia | Cox | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | Eaglehawk |
Kayla | Dalgleish | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | Officer |
Asha | Dufour | SA | West Adelaide | Mitcham |
Laela | Ebert | SA | North Adelaide | Modbury |
Natasha | Entwistle | WA | East Fremantle | Canning Vale |
Daisy | Flockart | VIC | Sandringham Dragons | Old Brighton Grammarians |
Kyla | Forbes | VIC | Calder Cannons | Aberfeldie |
Zali | Gallagher | VIC | Gippsland Power | Sale City |
Amelie | Gladman | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Surrey Park |
Ellie | Hall | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy Murray Bushrangers | Narrandera Eagles |
Kaiya | Hides | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy | Maroochydore |
Sienna | Hobbs | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | Eaglehawk |
Emma | Kilpatrick | SA | West Adelaide | Henley |
Tiffany | King | SA | South Adelaide | Christies Beach |
Lilly | Leighton | VIC | Gippsland Power | Warragul Industrials |
Noa | McNaughton | WA | South Fremantle | South Coogee |
Nyali | Milne | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Bond University |
Coby | Morgan | SA | Norwood | Modbury |
Mekah | Morrissy | VIC | Geelong Falcons | Newtown & Chilwell |
Kate | Newson | WA | South Fremantle | South Fremantle |
Evie | Parker | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Vermont |
Molly | Paterson | VIC | Eastern Ranges | Vermont |
Violet | Patterson | SA | Glenelg | Plympton |
Sasha | Pearce | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | White Hills |
Jemma | Reynolds | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | Langwarrin |
Siobhan | Ross | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Southport |
Jasmine | Sowden | VIC | Gippsland Power | Sale City |
Stasia | Stevenson | VIC | Eastern Ranges | SBL Wolves |
Poppy | Stockwell | WA | South Fremantle | Bunbury |
Taya | Strickland | WA | Subiaco | Esperance |
Sophie | Strong | TAS | Tasmania Devils | North Hobart Demons |
Tiani | Teakle | WA | East Fremantle | Northampton |
Lucy | Thompson | TAS | Tasmania Devils | Ulverstone |
Ellie | Veerhuis | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy | Figtree |
Abbey | Vicino | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | Ashburton |
Seisia | White | VIC | Geelong Falcons | St Mary’s |
Jemma | Whitington-Charity | SA | North Adelaide | Henley |
Olivia | Wolter | VIC | GWV Rebels | South Warrnambool |