{"id":92640,"date":"2021-12-14T15:54:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T05:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=92640"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T05:54:57","slug":"2022-aflw-academy-list-player-by-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2021\/12\/14\/2022-aflw-academy-list-player-by-player\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 AFLW Academy list: Player-by-Player"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAST week the 27-player AFL Women’s Academy was announced, and we have gone into detail about each and every player. Here are the top prospects who the AFL have chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"SandringhamSandringham Zebras VFLW<\/a>, \"StSt Kilda<\/a>Midfielder, Forward<\/span><\/div>

J'Noemi Anderson<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>171cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>17-12-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Northern Territory’s top AFLW Draft prospect, Anderson got a taste of Under 19s AFLW Championships with the Allies last year. A classy mover on the outside, she attacks the contest hard when required, and can play midfield or forward.<\/p>\n

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\"SandringhamSandringham Zebras VFLW<\/a>, \"StSt Kilda<\/a>Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Charlotte Baskaran<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>162cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>09-12-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Having impressed since she first debuted in the NAB League at the age of 14, Baskaran has a damaging kick, and her toughness defies her small stature. She is clean with ball-in-hand, has spent time as a half-back, as well as both on the wing, and inside midfield.<\/p>\n

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\"StSt Kilda<\/a>Medium Utility<\/span><\/div>

Amber Clarke<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>169cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>22-12-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A really versatile talent who has proven she can play both in defence and attack – as well as stints in midfield – Clarke is as quick of a player as they come, and is so damaging once she gets goalside. Clocking a sub-3.2-second 20m sprint, she is eye-catching every time she goes near the ball.<\/p>\n

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\"GIANTS-logo\"GIANTS<\/a>, \"GWSGWS Giants<\/a>Ruck Forward<\/span><\/div>

Fleur Davies<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>185cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>06-05-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A tall ruck\/forward out of the Gold Coast Suns Academy, Davies is hoping to join sister Giselle on an AFLW list. Able to move around the ground well and be a threat forward of centre, Davies has the height to leap over opponents and plenty of upside to-boot.<\/p>\n

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\"CarltonCarlton VFLW<\/a>Medium Utility<\/span><\/div>

Octavia Di Donato<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>172cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>23-02-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The versatile Bendigo Pioneers talent has shown she can play off half-back, at half-forward or through the midfield. Di Donato possesses a raking boot, and nice, clean skills that allow her to be damaging in transition. It will be fascinating to see where she spends most of her time in 2022.<\/p>\n

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\"BoxBox Hill VFLW<\/a>, \"Hawthorn-logo\"Hawthorn<\/a>Key Position Utility<\/span><\/div>

Mackenzie Eardley<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>181cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>13-01-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The top key position talent out of Victoria, Eardley honed her craft as a defender, but has always proven she is more than capable up the other end as well. She reads the ball well in flight, provides some movement out of defence, and is strong overhead wherever she plays.<\/p>\n

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\"Adelaide-logo\"Adelaide<\/a>, \"NorthNorth Adelaide Women's<\/a>Inside Midfielder, Medium Forward<\/span><\/div>

Hannah Ewings<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>167cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>17-03-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Despite an ankle injury curtailing her 2021 season, the North Adelaide young gun is one to watch in 2022. She will be fit and firing for Round 1 of the SANFL Women’s season, ready to dominate the midfield. A blend of hardness, skill and a powerful boot, Ewings ticks a lot of boxes across the board.<\/p>\n

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\"BoxBox Hill VFLW<\/a>, \"Hawthorn-logo\"Hawthorn<\/a>Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Jasmine Fleming<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>165cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>05-11-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Few can match Fleming’s bloodlines with parents who played international cricket and netball, with the Oakleigh Chargers talent also splitting her time between cricket and footy. She has lovely technique by foot, and terrific athleticism, with raw ability that could still be further enhanced in 2022.<\/p>\n

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\"StSt Kilda<\/a>Balanced Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Alana Gee<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>170cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>20-04-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A smooth-moving midfielder, Gee is another member of the Gold Coast Suns Academy, and the top Queensland prospect for 2022. She is clean by hand, a pinpoint kick and is able to sidestep opponents with ease. She knows how to find the ball as well, and once she gets more chances at Under 19s level, watch out.<\/p>\n

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\"Sydney-logo\"Sydney<\/a>, \"SydneySydney Swans<\/a>Inside Midfielder, Tall Forward<\/span><\/div>

Montana Ham<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>179cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>29-03-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In line to be one of the first Victorians picked given her unique stature and ability to play midfield or forward, Ham is one with a thumping boot and great clearance ability. She stands at around 180cm but can roll out of a stoppage and thump the ball deep, also possessing strong hands and a high work rate around the ground.<\/p>\n

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\"Sydney-logo\"Sydney<\/a>, \"SydneySydney Swans<\/a>Inside Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Cynthia Hamilton<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>178cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>02-04-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Earning the Allies’ Most Valuable Player (MVP) as a bottom-ager this year, Hamilton is the top talent out of NSW-ACT. A member of the GIANTS Academy, Hamilton is a fierce onballer who can go forward and hit the scoreboard like she did at the AFLW Under 19 Championships.<\/p>\n

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\"BoxBox Hill VFLW<\/a>, \"Hawthorn-logo\"Hawthorn<\/a>Inside Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Bridie Hipwell<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>174cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>15-06-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Another inside midfielder coming out of Victoria, Hipwell has the frame to shake off would-be tacklers and provides some nice movement out of the stoppages. Strong at ground level and in the air, an ankle injury derailed the first half of her NAB League season last year, but she returned to play some good footy.<\/p>\n

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\"Sydney-logo\"Sydney<\/a>, \"SydneySydney Swans<\/a>Balanced Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Sofia Hurley<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>166cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>30-01-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Classy and clean, Hurley is a terrific balanced midfielder who complements Hipwell at the Dragons. She is slight compared to Hipwell, but she knows how to get out trouble, ducking and weaving with terrific evasion. Hurley is an eye-catching player out of a stoppage, and can hit targets with pinpoint precision going inside 50.<\/p>\n

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\"Adelaide-logo\"Adelaide<\/a>Medium Utility<\/span><\/div>

Keeley Kustermann<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>166cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>17-04-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Incredibly well-balanced and clean, Kustermann is traditionally a half-back who gained valuable minutes on the inside for South Australia as a bottom-ager at this year’s AFLW Under 19 Championships. Having starred for West Adelaide, she copped an injury in the final game at the championships, but managed to return for the Westies.<\/p>\n

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\"Dakota<\/div>
Midfielder, Forward<\/span><\/div>

Dakota Mason<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>170cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>27-08-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A real surprise bolter out of the Swans Academy, Mason starred for the Under 17s Swans last season. An Illawarra talent who has played midfield and forward in the past, Mason is one who one of the newest AFLW clubs will be keeping a close eye on throughout 2022.<\/p>\n

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\"GIANTS-logo\"GIANTS<\/a>, \"GWSGWS Giants<\/a>Balanced Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Claire Ransom<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>170cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>21-02-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Class personified. Ransom is one of the classiest players in next year’s AFLW Draft crop, and the top Tasmanian talent. Having been one of the top performers from the Apple Isle this year, she will look to go a step better in 2022, and is someone who can play both inside and outside.<\/p>\n

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Medium Forward<\/span><\/div>

Ashleigh Reidy<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>167cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>12-01-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

An athletically-gifted forward who has great goal sense, Reidy is able to create something out of nothing. Able to play deep or high as a forward, and feasts on the crumbs at the feet of her key forwards, Reidy thinks quickly in pressure situations, and is able to step her way out of trouble.<\/p>\n

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\"WestWest Coast<\/a>Midfielder, Tall Forward<\/span><\/div>

Ella Roberts<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>175cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>17-12-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The top pick for next year’s draft at this stage, the Peel Thunder young gun has been an incredible talent for a number of year’s now. A key member of Peel’s back-to-back premierships, Roberts is equally as gifted in the air as she is at ground level. She found tons of the ball for Western Australia at the AFLW Under 19 Championships, earning herself overall tournament MVP honours as a bottom-ager.<\/p>\n

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\"Richmond-logo\"Richmond<\/a>Medium Forward<\/span><\/div>

Paige Scott<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>160cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>25-06-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The enigma within the AFLW Draft crop, Scott’s ability to apply scoreboard pressure in a short time is unmatched. Even when having a quiet game, Scott only needs a quarter to turn a game off her own boot, as she did against South Australia at the AFLW Under 19 Championships. She led the goalkicking at the tournament.<\/p>\n

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\"GoldGold Coast<\/a>Inside Midfielder<\/span><\/div>

Ella Smith<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>168cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>27-05-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The hard-at-it inside midfielder is the sole Brisbane Lions Academy member from the top-age group, and a pure talent. She often wins a truckload of the ball with little fanfare, but she does all the team things, and is outstanding at contested ball, and particularly her ground level work.<\/p>\n

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\"WestWest Coast<\/a>Ruck<\/span><\/div>

Lauren Wakfer<\/h4>

Height: <\/span>180cm<\/p>

Weight: <\/span> - <\/p>

DOB: <\/span>23-04-2004<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Western Australia ruck is a player who came along in leaps and bounds in 2021, and will progress more with extra experience at the top level. Wakfer was a shining light for South Fremantle in the WAFLW, and along with Reidy, showcased her ability even when the going was tough. Wakfer is also capable of doing damage up forward.<\/p>\n

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2023 ELIGIBLE PLAYERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n