2017 Port Adelaide Programme

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O F F I C I A L   P R O G R A M M E

A Message from AFL New Zealand Kia Ora, 2017 has been a busy year for the sport of AFL in New Zealand, with the gains made in recent years entrenched and strengthened.

The sport has been boosted at every level by the continued AFL coverage broadcast on Duke Television and TVNZ on Demand, which now has the best presence on Free to Air television and of any sport in New Zealand. The effect of this has been profoundly noticeable, with everyone involved in the delivery of AFL New Zealand programmes reporting the upswing of knowledge and interest in AFL. The annual ANZAC campaign saw four New Zealand teams travel to Wellington including the two male AFL New Zealand Academy teams, the U18 Kahu Youth girls and the Senior New Zealand side. The U18 New Zealand team travelled to Melbourne in May to take on a representative team from the Mornington Peninsula and this was followed soon after by the 2017 International Cup, with the Senior team defeated by Papua New Guinea on the MCG by a solitary point.

In 2018, the AFL New Zealand Premiership will commence its third season in February at QBE Stadium in Auckland with the national competition now hosting a raft of young talent travelling through regional Youth Competitions.

This year we welcome the Port Adelaide Indigenous team to New Zealand shores.

The eight day tour culminates with their clash against the New Zealand Under 18 team at QBE Stadium and after a week of engaging in the differences in culture, landscape and people, the tour is finalised by our common interest in AFL. The Auckland AFL Grand Final will follow the U18 game and will see the North Shore Tigers take on defending Premiers, the Waitakere Magpies.

AFL New Zealand wishes every team the best of luck, and we hope that you will play with the values held dear by AFL fans in New Zealand. Play fair, and play with respect for opponents, teammates, spectators and officials.

A Message from Port Adelaide The Aboriginal AFL Academy is an educational based football program targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander High school Students completing year 11 and 12 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Students will complete a Certificate III in Fitness over the course of the school year, attending Academy program days every Tuesday out of the Port Adelaide Football Clubs elite training facilities, The Alan Scott Headquarters. In addition to the football and education components of the program, there is also a big cultural aspect to add to the leadership and resilience workshops.

On completion of the program each year, graduating year 12 students are rewarded with an overseas trip which intales a cultural imerssion and exchange which has seen over the past two years academy students and staff travel and tour through China. In 2017, The Aboriginal AFL Academy will tour New Zealand and learn about the people, the way of life and importantly understand the amazing Maori people and their Culture through local elders and traditional owners.

We look forward to a great week of education and training, topped off by a great game against the New Zealand Under 18s Team.

NEW ZEALAND #

The New Zealand side have come together for the second time in 2017 following their succesful tour to Melbourne in May. Key players such as Josh Mackie, Misilifi Faimalo and Josh Morgan-Ranui bring a wealth of experience to the side and Head Coach David Abetz has several young up and coming players who are stars in the making.

FULL NAME

REGION

3

Alastair Maisey

Auckland

5

Couper Jones

North Harbour

6

Josh Morgan-Ranui

Wellington

9

Jerome Goodhue

Waitakere

11

Bronson Hewitson

Waitakere

12

Jacob Burri

Waitakere

13

Jackson Hemmingsen North Harbour

15

Sam Cairns

Queensland

19

Josh Mackie

Otago

20

Callum Hill

Queensland

21

Jevaan Croft

Counties Manukau

23

William Kempt

Wellington

25

Hayden Johnston

Otago

28

Misilifi Faimalo

Wellington

32

Chaitania Proctor

Otago

33

Alex Awatere

Wellington

34

Lachlan Kennedy

Northland

COACH

David Abetz

36

Tayne Lockwood

Nelson

ASSISTANT COACH

Samuel McKenzie

37

James Dakin

Auckland

ASSISTANT COACH

Dean Logan

43

Isaac Piper

Counties Manukau

MANAGER

Fran Serrano

33

Te Kopa

Tipene Thomas

RUNNER

Seb Serrano

PHYSIO

Chris Johns

PORT ADELAIDE

In 2014, the Port Adelaide Football Club partnered with the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy (SAASTA) and established the Aboriginal AFL Academy (AAA).

Port Adelaide became the first AFL club to house and dedicate its time to the educational success of schoolaged Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander footballers.

HEAD COACH

Marlon Motlop

ASSISTANT COACH

Wade Thompson

TRAINER

Ross Wait

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FULL NAME

CLUB

1

Jamahl Weetra

Virginia FC

2

Frank Szekely

North Adelaide FC

3

Brenton Watts

Central Districts FC

4

Eammon Laughton

North Adelaide FC

5

Tye Bedford

Sturt FC

6

Malachai Ahmatt-Lovett Central Districts FC

7

Terrel Rigney

Central Districts FC

8

Kane Harvey

Norwood FC

9

Kaya Scott

Norwood FC

10

Tyran Hill

North Adelaide FC

11

Aaron Holloway

12

Tyson Friend

Woodville West Torrens FC

13

Cameron Wild

Norwood FC

14

Isaiah Glancey

Central Districts FC

15

Ronald Fuschtei

North Adelaide FC

16

Dylan Barge

Golden Grove FC

17

Ray Burns

Fitzroy FC

18

Callum Narkle

Gepps Cross FC

WAITAKERE MAGPIES

The Waitakere Magpies went on to claim the 2016 Auckland AFL Premiership after an undefeated season and will be aiming to become back to back Premiers in 2017.

Led by Captain Shane Leat, the Magpies boast a talented squad which includes 2017 Auckland AFL Best and Fairest Carlos Donnell-Brown.

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FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Shane

Leat

2

Dan

Moyle

4

Zack

Ferris

5

Clayton

Walters

6

Joel

Griffiths

7

Carlos

Donnell-Brown

8

Dusan

Hakaraia

9

Sam

Noack

10

Jamie

Hunt

11

Declan

Crann

12

Kenny

Ariaens

13

Sean

Butler

14

Ben

Hutton

15

David

Rattenbury

16

Luke

Dunning

18

Fraser

Worthington

19

Steven

Leuta

21

Jamie

Gresham

22

Jordan

Pereira

23

Dan

McGregor

24

Eugene

Hanna

COACH

Craig Goodhue

25

Obe

Porter

MANAGER

Steve Allen

33

Nico

Donnell-Brown

35

Chris

Gawn

36

Andrei

Gumtau

52

Andrew

Johnstone

66

Josh

Copeland

NORTH SHORE TIGERS #

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Troy

Brown

2

Christopher

Wong

3

Josh

Cunliffe

4

Rhys

Pegoraro

5

Conor

McWilliams

The North Shore Tigers last won the Auckland AFL Premiership back in 2008 and after winning the 2017 minor premiership, they will be favourites for the flag.

6

Jackson

Clince

7

Te Kopa

Tipene Thomas

8

Jake

Tucker

9

Justin

Du Toit

Their squad features five New Zealand National Players from the 2017 International Cup squad along with future stars Jake Tucker and Joey AlesichTamariki.

10

Josh

White

11

Tom

Hayhoe

12

Nate

Spoonley

13

Xavier

Rice

14

Josh

Sedgwick

15

Chris

Watkins

16

Peter

Van Kampen

17

Rob

Mostert

18

Joey

Alesich

20

Andriu

Sucu

24

Beau

Phillips

Head Coach

Mitchell Ryan

25

Ty

Smith

Assistant Coach

Dane Strickland

26

Adam

Paterson

Physio

Jessica Williams

29

Tyler

Paul

30

Sam

Cumberpatch

Itinerary Sunday December 3rd 12.00pm New Zealand vs Port Adelaide GAME 1

Q1

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

NEW ZEALAND PORT ADELAIDE

2.00pm

Auckland AFL Grand Final: Waitakere Magpies vs North Shore Tigers

GAME 2

Q1

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

WAITAKERE NORTH SHORE

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