THE 2020 AFL Women’s Academy was announced yesterday, with Victoria metropolitan regions continuing their dominance in contributing to the nation’s high-end talent pool in the biggest intake yet. As is the standard, the Academy is split into Level 1 (Under-17) and Level 2 (Under-18) squads, with each state and territory having at least one representative across the 52 players chosen. <\/p>\n
NSW\/ACT, Queensland, and Western Australia each have four members in the top-age Level 2 Academy, headlined by the likes of Abby Favell<\/strong> (Murray Bushrangers\/NSW\/ACT), Zimmorlei Farquharson<\/strong> (Calamvale\/Yeronga\/QLD), and Mikayla Morrison<\/strong> (East Perth Royals\/WA), while South Adelaide pair Teah Charlton<\/strong> and Indy Tahau<\/strong> are South Australia’s representatives, and Stephanie Williams<\/strong> (Darwin Buffaloes) is the lone Northern Territory selection. <\/p>\n Northern Knights’ undefeated premiership season has translated to contributing four of the 12 Vic Metro members, with early first pick contender Ellie McKenzie<\/strong> leading the pack. Sandringham had two products picked, while Eastern and Oakleigh had two each and Isabelle Pritchard<\/strong> was the lone Western Jet to get a nod. Eight Vic Country representatives also made the squad, with a trio of Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels leading the line from a Geelong Falcons pairing and single selections from Dandenong, Murray and Gippsland. <\/p>\n The Level 1 squad features four representatives each from Queensland, Vic Metro, and Vic Country, with 2019 NAB League best and fairest winner Georgie Prespakis (Calder)<\/strong> headlining the list from the likes of Cannons teammate Tahlia Gillard<\/strong> and Tara Slender<\/strong>. Queenslander Tegan Levi<\/strong> (Broadbeach) joins sister Maddison<\/strong> (Level 2) in the academy, while Charlie Rowbottom (Oakleigh) <\/strong> – sister of Sydney’s James – also makes the list. Promising Tasmanian Amy Prokopiec<\/strong> (Clarence) is her state’s sole selection, with Ally Morphett<\/strong> (Murray Bushrangers) the same for NSW\/ACT, and Zoe Prowse<\/strong> (Sturt) for South Australia, while Western Australia has two representatives.<\/p>\n Academy members will all have the chance to train with AFLW clubs across December and January, while also attending high performance training camps in January, April, and August.<\/p>\n Level 2 Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tarni Evans Queanbeyan Tigers NSW\/ACT Level 1 Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy Prokopiec Clarence TAS THE 2020 AFL Women’s Academy was announced yesterday, with Victoria metropolitan regions continuing their dominance in contributing to the nation’s high-end talent pool in the biggest intake yet. As is the standard, the Academy is split into Level 1 (Under-17) and Level 2 (Under-18) squads, with each state and territory having at least one representative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":52899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3115,8,137],"tags":[10226,10227,5049,8008,3510,7986,3852,4529,7909,3497,9360,9279,2932,7846,7013,4978,10228,5374,7759],"class_list":["post-61002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aflw","category-news","category-womens","tag-2020-afl-womens-academy","tag-2020-aflw-academy","tag-abby-favell","tag-ally-morphett","tag-amy-prokopiec","tag-charlie-rowbottom","tag-ellie-mckenzie","tag-georgie-prespakis","tag-indy-tahau","tag-isabelle-pritchard","tag-maddison-levi","tag-mikayla-morrison","tag-stephanie-williams","tag-tahlia-gillard","tag-tara-slender","tag-teah-charlton","tag-tegan-levi","tag-zimmorlei-farquharson","tag-zoe-prowse"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAbby Favell Murray Bushrangers NSW\/ACT
\nEmily Pease Belconnen Magpies NSW\/ACT
\nJayde Hamilton Queanbeyan Tigers NSW\/ACT
\nStephanie Williams Darwin Buffaloes NT
\nAnnise Bradfield Southport QLD
\nZimmorlei Farquharson Calamvale\/Yeronga QLD
\nDaisy D’Arcy Hermit Park QLD
\nMaddison Levi Bond University QLD
\nTeah Charlton South Adelaide SA
\nIndy Tahau South Adelaide SA
\nTyanna Smith Dandenong Stingrays Vic Country
\nDarcy Moloney Geelong Falcons Vic Country
\nLaura Gardiner Geelong Falcons Vic Country
\nMaggie Caris GWV Rebels Vic Country
\nIsabella Simmons GWV Rebels Vic Country
\nRenee Saulitis GWV Rebels Vic Country
\nOlivia Barber Murray Bushrangers Vic Country
\nMegan Fitzsimon Gippsland Power Vic Country
\nAlyssa Bannan Northern Knights Vic Metro
\nTarni Brown Eastern Ranges Vic Metro
\nAlice Burke Sandringham Dragons Vic Metro
\nJessica Fitzgerald Northern Knights Vic Metro
\nSarah Hartwig Sandringham Dragons Vic Metro
\nMimi Hill Oakleigh Chargers Vic Metro
\nEllie McKenzie Northern Knights Vic Metro
\nOlivia Meagher Eastern Ranges Vic Metro
\nIsabelle Pritchard Western Jets Vic Metro
\nJoanna Lin Oakleigh Chargers Vic Metro
\nIsabella Eddey Sandringham Dragons Vic Metro
\nMaeve Chaplin Northern Knights Vic Metro
\nSarah Verrier Peel Thunder WA
\nShanae Davison Swan Districts WA
\nIsabella Lewis Claremont Tigers WA
\nMikayla Morrison East Perth Royals WA<\/p>\n
\nAlly Morphett Murray Bushrangers NSWACT
\nTeagan Levi Broadbeach QLD
\nBella Smith Maroochydore QLD
\nMaggie Harmer Maroochydore QLD
\nMikayla Pauga Maroochydore QLD
\nZoe Prowse Sturt SA
\nTara Slender Bendigo Pioneers Vic Country
\nNyakoat Dojiok GWV Rebels Vic Country
\nElla Friend GWV Rebels Vic Country
\nJaide Anthony Dandenong Stingrays Vic Country
\nTahlia Gillard Calder Cannons Vic Metro
\nGeorgie Prespakis Calder Cannons Vic Metro
\nCharlie Rowbottom Oakleigh Chargers Vic Metro
\nMaykaylah Appleby Northern Knights Vic Metro
\nCharlotte Thomas Subiaco Lions WA
\nCourtney Rowley Peel Thunder WA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"