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P R O G R A M M E
F R I D AY 4 T O W E D N E S D AY 9 , O C T O B E R 2 0 1 3
CHALLENGE CUP U18 VAFA v U18 NZ Hawks
AFL INTERNATIONAL YOUTH GIRLS CUP
Australian Breeze v U18 NZ Kahus
AFL New Zealand As each year passes, new opportunities are continually presented through AFL. New Zealanders are developing an affinity with the sport that originates in Australia but is now more than just Australia’s game. Sommet Sports is a new broadcaster that now provides New Zealand with coverage of six live AFL games per week, all free to air, thus providing us with the best AFL coverage in the world. April 2013 was an historic occasion when the first AFL fixture in 140 years was played outside of Australia in Wellington. This has inspired participation numbers to grow with 30,000 New Zealanders now playing AFL each year. AFL New Zealand welcomes the New Zealand Kahus and the Australian Breeze as they compete in the first ever trans tasman international female clash. Over 10,000 girls aged between 5 and 12 participate in AFL Junior development programmes each year and with the foresight of AFL Female Development Manager Jan Cooper and the visiting Australian Breeze team, New Zealand’s youth girls now have something to aspire to. The Kahus is made up of a team of girls aged under 18 that should be considered pioneers of the codes development within New Zealand.
The Kahus is the first step in the female High Performance pathway that will lead to a team that represents New Zealand at the 2014 International Cup in Melbourne next year. The Victorian Amateur Football Association will participate in its fifth tour of New Zealand, returning to Auckland for the third time. The support provided by CEO Michael Sholley, General Manager Tim Noonan and the VAFA Board has been immense. The visit by the VAFA provides a significant opportunity to assist in the development of young athletes within New Zealand as they look to find their way in a new and dynamic sport. AFL New Zealand’s association with the VAFA continues to grow with 8 current New Zealand Hawks players currently playing for a variety of VAFA clubs. We look forward to the day when Australian players cross the ditch to be involved with our domestic summer competitions. Let’s enjoy another great weekend of football and welcome all involved to Aotearoa. Robert Vanstam, CEO AFLNZ
VAFA The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is one of Australia’s oldest and largest senior football competitions. Originating in 1892, the Association has grown to now involve 250 teams, 74 clubs and over 12,500 registered players. The Association, which covers Metropolitan Melbourne, contains 26 Sections including 7 senior and reserve grade sections, 5 U19 sections, 3 Club XVIII sections and the U18 section. The Association has a long and proud history of representative football commencing in 1925. Over the years, the VAFA has competed against the VFL, VFA, VCFL and state bodies from around Australia. This series against AFL New Zealand represents the ďŹ fth time a VAFA representative side has met an international team and continues the tradition that began in 2009. The VAFA see this tour as an enormous opportunity to not only reward some of the key contributors to the under 18 competition, but also to communicate to the football community the potential opportunities that are presented through participation in the VAFA. On behalf of VAFA President Mr Michael Hazell and CEO Mr Michael Sholly, the VAFA would like to thank Robert Vanstam and the Board of AFL New Zealand for their efforts in accommodating us and we look forward to some exciting football over the weekend. Tim Noonan, VAFA General Manager
A message from the Breeze This New Zealand tour is an historic occasion for the AFL. It is the ďŹ rst time that a female AFL team has conducted a tour internationally.
We hope that this will be the beginning of a close and rich partnership with AFL New Zealand that will not only help grow the player pathway in both countries but will be the start of a fantastic Trans Tasman rivalry for our most talented footballers. The AFL conducts a High Performance Academy for Australia’s best 16s female players. From this intensive live in program the Academy selected the twelve
most outstanding players and people to represent Australia. All the girls have represented their State at either Schoolgirls, Youth Girls or Kickstart Nationals. Breeze coaching staff are highly experienced with all personnel currently coaching both genders at second tier male or representative female level. Dana Pimley is the Head Trainer at AFL Club Fremantle. Dania Herdman won a National
Australian Breeze Youth Girls TEAM LIST NO.
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
CLUB, STATE
NOTES
1
Brittany
Bonnici
St Albans Spurs WFC, Victoria
2
Jasmine
Tudor
Port Adelaide FC, South Australia
3
Tayla
Harris
Zillmere FC, Queensland
8
Tayla
Gordon
Port Adelaide FC, South Australia
9
Tayla
Thorn
St Marys FC, Northern Territory
10
Maddies
Protheroe
Coorparoo FC, Queensland
12
Ashley
Sharp
Swan Districts FC, Western Australia
15
Zabreena
Manjerovic
North Hobart FC, Tasmania
18
Karly
Tapner
Berwick JFC, Victoria
22
Chelsea
Ansell
Coolum Beach, Queensland
23
Alexandra
Tegg
Southern Power, New South Wales
24
Sabrina
Traub
Peel Thunderbirds, Western Australia
Tour Director
Chyloe Kurdas
Head Coach
Michelle Cowan
Trainer
Dana Pimley
Assistant Coach
Alicia Eva
Photographer
Dania Herdman
STAFF
image competition and part of her prize was to capture this historic Tour in still and video images. The Tour party and AFL congratulate AFL New Zealand on this great initiative and thanks them for all the work they have put into bringing the tour together. Robert Vanstam and Mick Coultard in particular have provided a program that ensures the touring group
plays some great games against the Kahus, shares social time with the other touring teams as well as getting a taste for some iconic NZ tourist sites. Good luck to all teams involved in the challenge. Enjoy your football and let’s make this the start of a special football partnership between the Kahus and Breeze. Jan Cooper, AFL Manager Female Football Development
Under 18 New Zealand Kahus TEAM LIST NO.
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
REGION
NOTES
1
Hope
Schuster
Counties
2
Maria
Aleni
Counties
3
Firth
Bidois
Auckland
4
Claudia
McMeekin-Currin Northland
5
Tayla
Cross
Harbour
6
Joyce
Teulilo
Auckland
7
Nat
Matatia
Auckland
8
Marie
Aleni
Counties
9
Hannah
Lynch
Harbour
10
Laishon
Jones
Auckland
11
Libby
Matthews
Harbour
12
Kayla
Paniora
Auckland
13
Setareh
Brown
Northland
14
Kiana
Lang
Harbour Team Manager
Noradene Paniora
Head Coach
Mick Coultard
Team Manager
Gareth Adams
Assistant Coach
Mike Gregson
Physio
Jenny Lucy
STAFF
New Zealand Hawks Under 18 TEAM LIST NO.
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
REGION
NOTES
3
Rhys
Panui-Leth
Melbourne
4
Kyle
Smith
Canterbury
6
James
Mckenzie
Auckland
7
Kade
Riddell
Wellington
9
Joseph
Baker-Thomas
Wellington
10
Gray
Samuels
Auckland
11
Te Rei
Clark
Northland
12
Simon
Rajwer
Auckland
13
Maia
Pene
Auckland
14
Ben
Miller
Otago
15
Caleb
Manukuo
Auckland
16
Saumani
Malama
Auckland
17
Alex
Barnsley
Northland
18
Taylor
Alaelua
Auckland
19
Joshua
Copeland
Auckland
20
Tevita
Misiloi
Auckland
21
Kardia
Siaki
Auckland
22
Levi
Inglis
Canterbury
23
Siope
Ngata
Auckland
24
Waylon
Baker
Wellington
25
Eugene
Hanna
Auckland
26
Craig
Morgan
Wellington
27
Bradley
Moafanua
Wellington
29
Mitch
Ryan
Melbourne
STAFF Coach
Chris Mundell
Team Manager
David Rattenbury
Assistant Coach
Shannon Wall
Physio
Jenny Lucy
Assistant Coach
Warwick Kain
VAFA Under 18 TEAM LIST NO.
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
1
Matthew
Lovejoy
2
Liam
Hard
3
Rifki
Ergul
4
Charlie
Angley
5
Jack
Grange
7
Ross
Katsambanis
8
Michael
Gregory
9
Grant
Filsell
10
Hayden
Binios
11
James
Healey
12
Mitch
Thar
13
Ethan
Henley
14
Ciaran
Hickey
15
Timothy
Petts
16
Thomas
Gill
17
Max
Waters
18
Jayden
Barker
19
Mason
Kip
20
Will
Douglas
21
D'Arcy
Grant
22
Daniel
Stoios
23
Tom
Johnstone
24
Duncan
Moore
25
Brayden
O'Toole
NOTES
STAFF Tour Manager
Tim Noonan
Physio
Neeraj Kochhar
Coach
Owen Lalor
Trainer
Kylie Dafonte
Assistant Coach
David Gately
Property
John Robinson
Fitness Adviser
David Kinsella
Umpire
David Anselmi
Itinerary Friday 4th October//Grandstand Room, Trusts Arena, Waitakere 5.00pm
Welcome Function
Saturday 5th October//Parrs Park, Oratia, Auckland 12.00pm New Zealand Kahus U-18 vs Australian Breeze Youth Girls GAME 1
Q1
Q2
Q3
FULLTIME
BREEZE KAHUS
2.00pm GAME 1
New Zealand Hawks U-18 vs VAFA U-18 Q1
Q2
Q3
FULLTIME
VAFA HAWKS
Monday 7th October//Parrs Park, Oratia, Auckland 11.00am New Zealand Hawks U-18 vs VAFA U-18 GAME 2
Q1
Q2
Q3
FULLTIME
VAFA HAWKS
1.00pm GAME 2
New Zealand Kahus U-18 vs Australian Breeze Youth Girls Q1
Q2
Q3
FULLTIME
BREEZE KAHUS
Wednesday 9th October//Kensington Athletic Oval, Whangarei 1.00pm GAME 3
BREEZE KAHUS
New Zealand Kahus U-18 vs Australian Breeze Youth Girls Q1
Q2
Q3
FULLTIME