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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
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Auckland AFL Grand Final: Waitakere Magpies vs North Shore Tigers
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Q3
FULLTIME
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