{"id":208226,"date":"2026-01-23T09:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=208226"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:16:00","slug":"ntfl-all-star-squads-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/01\/23\/ntfl-all-star-squads-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NTFL All-Star squads announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SQUADS for the Northern Territory Football League&#8217;s (NTFL) All-Star Saturday event have been revealed, with four games set to showcase the best the Top End has to offer. The Under 18 Futures kick off the show before the senior men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s take centre stage at TIO Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt; <strong>SCROLL to see the full squads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bunch of the Territory&#8217;s best juniors feature in the boys and girls Futures fixtures. <strong>Willie Rioli<\/strong> and <strong>Scott Carlin<\/strong> will mentor the Heat boys team, while <strong>Kieren Parnell<\/strong> and <strong>Cody Szust<\/strong> team up to coach the Spears. The girls equivalents will be led by <strong>Gabrielle Deller<\/strong> and <strong>Zimmorlei Farquharson<\/strong> (Heat), and <strong>Lucy Northcott <\/strong>and <strong>Ella Ward<\/strong> (Spears).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men and women are also split into two representative squads respectively; with the &#8216;Heat&#8217; featuring players with long-standing Territory connections and talent which has developed in the NTFL, while the &#8216;Spears&#8217; include star import players who have joined the competition from across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Futures matches will be streamed live via the AFL NT\u2019s YouTube channel, while the senior games are available live and free on 7Plus.&nbsp;Stay tuned to <em>Rookie Me Central<\/em>, where we&#8217;ll preview all four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-all-star-saturday-schedule\">ALL-STAR SATURDAY SCHEDULE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11:45am:<\/strong> Under 18 Girls Futures Match<br><strong>1:45pm:<\/strong> Under 18 Boys Futures Match&nbsp;<br><strong>4:00pm:<\/strong> Senior Women\u2019s&nbsp;All-Star&nbsp;Match<br><strong>6:30pm:<\/strong> Senior Men\u2019s&nbsp;All-Star&nbsp;Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Team-Spears-Womens-2026-NTFL-All-Stars-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Team-Spears-Womens-2026-NTFL-All-Stars-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Team-Spears-Womens-2026-NTFL-All-Stars-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Team-Spears-Womens-2026-NTFL-All-Stars-768x525.jpg 768w, 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Davey (Palmerston), Brodie Lake (Southern Districts), Dylan Barry (Southern Districts), Will Farrer (Southern Districts), Brandan Parfitt (Nightcliff), Matthew Dennis (Southern Districts), Beau Schwarze (Southern Districts), Connor McDonald (PINT), Xavier Vallejo (St Mary\u2019s), Lloyd Johnston (Southern Districts), Dylan Landt (St Mary\u2019s), Kieren Parnell (St Mary\u2019s), Nigel Lockyer (Tiwi Bombers), Karlson Kantilla (Tiwi Bombers), Wade Derksen (Nightcliff), Braedon McLean (Tiwi Bombers), Kim Kantilla (Tiwi Bombers), Michael Thompson (Tiwi Bombers), Joel Stevens (Waratah), Scott Carlin (Waratah), Robert Turnbull (Waratah), Jack Landt (St Mary\u2019s), Matthew&nbsp;Motlop&nbsp;(Wanderers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPEARS: <\/strong>Connor West (St Mary\u2019s), James Rowe (PINT), Lucas Edmonds (Palmerston), Jack Steele (Tiwi Bombers), Shay Linke (Nightcliff), Mitchell Trewhella (Nightcliff), Fergus Greene (Nightcliff), Charlton Offermans (St Mary\u2019s), Mitchell Jorgensen (Waratah), Archie Stevens (PINT), Cody&nbsp;Szust&nbsp;(Waratah), Tyler Phillips (Wanderers), Riley Baldi (Nightcliff), Joel Hillis (Waratah), Tom Simpson (Darwin Buffaloes), Sam Donegan (Palmerston), Lachlan&nbsp;Tardrew&nbsp;(Nightcliff), Jack Brown (PINT), Billy Shanks (Wanderers), Ryan Crisp (St Mary\u2019s), Callum Doyle (Banks), Macaulay Glover (Nightcliff), Boyd Bailey (Nightcliff), Bailey Frauenfelder (PINT), Noah Spiteri (PINT), Brad Ryan (PINT), Nathan Denes (Darwin Buffaloes), Luke Davies (St Mary\u2019s), Tanna Blackney-Noter (Tiwi Bombers),&nbsp;Liam Ritchie (Banks Bulldogs) \u2013 Emergency, Darcy Hennessy (Banks Bulldogs) \u2013 Emergency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-women-s-squads\">WOMEN&#8217;S SQUADS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HEAT: <\/strong>Molly Althouse (Darwin Buffaloes), Jenara Grant (Darwin Buffaloes),&nbsp;Athurina&nbsp;Moreen (Tiwi Bombers),&nbsp;Lekaiya&nbsp;Rabbitt (Nightcliff), Gracie Roy (Nightcliff), Stephanie Williams (Wanderers), Cate Twaddle (Southern Districts), Peggy Rock (Nightcliff), Jorja Davey (Palmerston), Danika McDonald (Palmerston), Reni Hicks (PINT), Cassie McWilliam (Nightcliff), Tatyana Perry (Palmerston), Ciana Niesner (Palmerston), Paula Pavic (St Mary\u2019s), Janet Baird (St Mary\u2019s), Marika Carlton (Palmerston), Eva Harris (Southern Districts),&nbsp;Taelah&nbsp;Smith (Southern Districts), Lexie Cagney (St Mary\u2019s),&nbsp;Lakhyah&nbsp;Hill (St Mary\u2019s), Shakaila Gardiner-Dunn (St Mary\u2019s), Jo-Anna&nbsp;Baltais&nbsp;(Waratah), Ashanti Bush (Wanderers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPEARS:<\/strong> Fleur Davies (Nightcliff), Maddi Shaw (Southern Districts), Jasmine Ware (Nightcliff), Nakeesha Miniter (St Mary\u2019s), Kayla&nbsp;Mudge&nbsp;(Palmerston), Sarah Darcy (Tiwi Bombers), Sally Evans (Nightcliff), Grace Hodder (Southern Districts),&nbsp;Zimmorlei&nbsp;Farquharson (PINT), Jamilla Cranny (Waratah), Ella Ward (Palmerston), Laura Roy (Nightcliff), Kloe McElhinney (Tracy Village), Shannon Murphy (Palmerston),&nbsp;Nayley&nbsp;Borg (Southern Districts), Gabby Deller (Nightcliff), Zoe Larkins (St Mary\u2019s), Kaitlyn O\u2019Keefe (Southern Districts), Eliza Hand (Nightcliff), Rosie Wilson (Tiwi Bombers), Chloe&nbsp;Kodagoda&nbsp;(Nightcliff), Eilish Grundon (PINT), Renee Tierney (PINT), Alessia Smythe (Southern Districts) \u2013 Emergency, Leah Dunlop (Tiwi Bombers \/ Banks Bulldogs) \u2013 Emergency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-boys-futures-squads\">BOYS FUTURES SQUADS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HEAT FUTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B:&nbsp;Lukah Case&nbsp;|&nbsp;Brodie Costello&nbsp;|&nbsp;Ricco Chubb&nbsp;<br>HB:&nbsp;Hau-Tze Rock&nbsp;|&nbsp;Deacon Summerville&nbsp;|&nbsp;Kairyce Lowah&nbsp;<br>C:&nbsp;Nathaniel Lampton&nbsp;|&nbsp;Dayne Oliver&nbsp;|&nbsp;Dusty Cannard&nbsp;<br>HF:&nbsp;Paddy McAuliffe-Smith&nbsp;|&nbsp;Edward Darcy&nbsp;|&nbsp;Hubert Cunningham&nbsp;<br>F:&nbsp;Dwaine Ah Sam&nbsp;|&nbsp;Ian Thomson&nbsp;|&nbsp;Jalyn Priestley&nbsp;<br>FOL:&nbsp;Oscar&nbsp;Timms&nbsp;|&nbsp;Gus Trigwell&nbsp;|&nbsp;Gary Lawford&nbsp;<br>INT:&nbsp;Jasper Da Rocha&nbsp;|&nbsp;Lyncoln Stockwell&nbsp;|&nbsp;Thomas Fabila&nbsp;|&nbsp;Dylan Stanley&nbsp;|&nbsp;Deklyn Patrick | Josh Hill&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPEARS FUTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B:&nbsp;Sydney-Jack Baker |&nbsp;Archie&nbsp;McLeod | Glenn Ah Mat&nbsp;<br>HB:&nbsp;Aaron McWilliams | Mazlan Patrick | Ben Barnard&nbsp;<br>C:&nbsp;Will Innes |&nbsp;Zac Withers&nbsp;|&nbsp;Requan Taylor&nbsp;<br>HF:&nbsp;Jaren Sambo&nbsp;|&nbsp;Joey Wesley&nbsp;|&nbsp;Juraiya Calma-Long&nbsp;<br>F:&nbsp;Kevin Garrawurra&nbsp;|&nbsp;Hugo Timms&nbsp;|&nbsp;Owen Campbell&nbsp;<br>FOL:&nbsp;Isaac Herold&nbsp;|&nbsp;Sonny Smiler&nbsp;|&nbsp;Riley Seden-Kurnoth&nbsp;<br>INT:&nbsp;Reuben Kreuger&nbsp;|&nbsp;Max Mason&nbsp;|&nbsp;Leon Zammit&nbsp;|&nbsp;Cruz Vallejo&nbsp;|&nbsp;Eirenaios&nbsp;Ryder&nbsp;|&nbsp;Elijah&nbsp;Swiggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-girls-futures-squads\">GIRLS FUTURES SQUADS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HEAT FUTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B:&nbsp;Sophia Karanikolas | Anjel Noble-Webster |&nbsp;Keira Pilkie&nbsp;<br>HB:&nbsp;Maria Tipuamantamerri&nbsp;|&nbsp;Niesha Casimiro&nbsp;|&nbsp;Daisha Daly&nbsp;<br>C:&nbsp;Lara Leanne&nbsp;|&nbsp;Maya Nunn&nbsp;|&nbsp;Skye Hammet&nbsp;<br>HF:&nbsp;Maitea&nbsp;Golowyn&nbsp;|&nbsp;Chanelle Fejo&nbsp;|&nbsp;Akia-Marie Lake&nbsp;<br>F:&nbsp;Taniesha John-Forrest&nbsp;|&nbsp;Gabirella&nbsp;Reisinger&nbsp;|&nbsp;Maya Wauchope&nbsp;<br>FOL:&nbsp;Miley Cunningham&nbsp;|&nbsp;Grace Anstess&nbsp;|&nbsp;Makenzy Smith&nbsp;<br>INT:&nbsp;Phoebe&nbsp;Mighall&nbsp;|&nbsp;Skye Smith&nbsp;|&nbsp;Eimi Smith&nbsp;|&nbsp;Riana Ryan&nbsp;|&nbsp;Isla Campbell&nbsp;|&nbsp;Brieanna Tyrrell&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPEARS 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