AIS-AFL Academy v New Zealand Hawks 2014 Programme

O F F I C I A L 12PM, 25 JANUARY 2014

P R O G R A M M E WESTPAC STADIUM, WELLINGTON

NEW ZEALAND HAWKS V AUSTRALIA AIS/AFL ACADEMY

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A MESSAGE FROM AFL NEW ZEALAND For New Zealanders, the highest honour in sport is to represent your country. The New Zealand Hawks wear their black guernseys with pride, knowing that they are playing on behalf of their heritage and their culture.

Twice now the New Zealand Hawks have played matches against an Australian representative team, in the form of the AIS/AFL Academy. On both occasions, the Australians have prevailed. However, every time a New Zealand Hawks team takes the field they play with passion until the final siren, and last year was no different. The upcoming fixture promises to be just as fierce a contest.

Since the AIS AFL Academy last visited New Zealand, great strides have been made towards the goal of making AFL a New Zealand game.

Participation numbers continue to rise among all age groups, and the years of hard work are beginning to pay off across every facet of the game. Regardless of age or ability, opportunities exist for all New Zealanders to play AFL. On ANZAC Day in 2013, Wellington hosted the first ever AFL competition match outside of Australia, with the St Kilda Saints taking on the Sydney Swans. In a landmark agreement, St Kilda have extended their commitment to playing a match in Wellington every year for 5 years, giving AFL fans in New Zealand a fantastic opportunity to watch AFL. The Brisbane Lions will be their opposition this year.

Date

Start time Activity

Thursday, January 23

11.00am

Thursday, January 24

6.00pm

Saturday, January 25 Saturday, January 25

12.00pm 5.00pm

Sommet Sports, New Zealand’s only Free to Air sports channel, has delivered unprecedented coverage of AFL to New Zealand fans. Broadcasting on channel 14 of the Freeview network, Sommet Sports shows 6 live AFL games every week, as well as delayed coverage and highlights.

On January 23rd AFL New Zealand will be hosting our second annual National Combine, featuring 40 of our brightest young stars. The National Combine offers scouts from AFL clubs the opportunity to recruit talented athletes, and is part of the AFL New Zealand High Performance pathway.

The success of that pathway is evident in the progress shown by New Zealand Hawks teams, and in the signing of New Zealanders to AFL International Scholarships. So far three AFL clubs feature New Zealanders on international scholarships, in future that number is likely to grow.

Already within the AFL a full team of current players would be eligible to represent New Zealand, through birth or heritage. One day fans of AFL might see Shane Savage and Karmichael Hunt lining up for New Zealand against Buddy Franklin and Gary Ablett for Australia.

AFL New Zealand warmly welcomes our Australian visitors, and would like to wish all participants in the upcoming match the best of luck. Representing your country is a very special moment for any athlete, so make the most of your chance.

AFL New Zealand National Combine

Location

ASB Indoor Stadium Australian High Australian High Commission Function (Invitation Only) Commission AIS AFL Australia vs New Zealand Hawks (Free Entry) Westpac Stadium New Zealand Hawks Supporters Farewell Function Four Kings Hotel

A MESSAGE FROM THE AIS/AFL ACADEMY To represent your country is the highest level one can achieve in sport. On behalf of the AFL, congratulations to all players chosen to represent Australia and the AFL in our next frontier tour to New Zealand.

This is a wonderful opportunity for Australian Football to display its talented youth in the international arena against a region that is growing in both its development and the way in which it has taken to the AFL code, displaying great promise for the years ahead.

New Zealand has a proud history in Australian Football and a number of players with New Zealand heritage have played in the AFL, including: Wayne Schwass (282 games North Melbourne & Sydney) and Trent Croad (222 games Hawthorn & Fremantle). New Zealand were 2005 AFL International Cup Champions and currently have over 40,000 participants playing Australian Football. Most pleasingly has been the recent additions of young New Zealand talent into AFL Clubs, Shem Tatupu & Kurt Heatherley (Hawthorn), Maia Westrupp (Melbourne) and Joseph Baker-Thomas (St Kilda).

2013 was a historic year for international development, with Wellington playing host to St Kilda v Sydney Swans on Anzac Day, this was the first ever match played abroad for Premiership points. This will continue in 2014 with St Kilda playing Brisbane, once again on Anzac Day.

The AFL would like to thank the NAB for its outstanding support of the entire “NAB AFL Rising Stars Program� which includes the AIS/AFL Academy.

Best wishes to the players and staff, and we wish all supporters an enjoyable tour of New Zealand and know that you will be excellent ambassadors for your country and the AFL. Mark Evans AFL General Manager Football Operations Kevin Sheehan AFL National and International Talent Manager

AIS/AFL ACADEMY 17TH INTAKE // Team list #

Name

DOB

Height

Weight Club

State

1

Michael Hagan

5/11/1997

172

62

Darwin

NT

2

Darcy Parish

25/07/1997

178

69

Geelong Falcons

V Country

3

Maris Olekalns

29/08/1997

178

66

North Adelaide

SA

4

Kade Stewart

16/01/1997

179

64

South Fremantle

WA

5

Luke Partington

5/03/1997

179

72

Port Adelaide

SA

6

Nicholas O’Kearney

13/02/1997

179

73

Calder Cannons

V Metro

7

Callum Ah Chee

9/10/1997

180

69

South Fremantle

WA

8

Darcy Tucker

23/01/1997

180

73

North Ballarat Rebels

V Country

9

Jake Sushames

23/09/1997

182

61

North Launceston

TAS

10

Stephen Tahana

2/02/1997

182

72

North Adelaide

SA

11

Yestin Eades

10/02/1997

182

74

Swan Districts

WA

12

Dylan McDonald

17/01/1997

183

64

Albury/Murray Bushrangers

NSWACT

13

Rhys Mathieson

10/01/1997

183

79

Geelong Falcons

V Country

14

Jacob Hopper

6/02/1997

185

72

Leeton-Whitton

NSWACT

15

James Parsons

12/04/1997

185

72

Eastern Ranges

V Metro

16

Jock Cornell

2/04/1997

185

76

Mangoplah/Murray Bushrangers

NSWACT

17

Callum Mills

4/02/1997

186

73

Nth Sydney Swans

NSWACT

18

Didymus Blanket

19/06/1997

187

82

Cape York

QLD

19

Josh Dunkley

9/01/1997

187

84

Gippsland Power

V Country

21

Aaron Francis

10/08/1997

188

85

West Adelaide

SA

22

Ryan Burton

31/01/1997

189

79

North Adelaide

SA

23

Jacob Weitering

23/11/1997

190

81

Dandenong Stringrays

V Country

24

Greg Clark

24/05/1997

191

81

Subiaco

WA

25

Kieran Collins

14/12/1997

192

88

Dandenong Stringrays

V Country

26

Sam Skinner

29/06/1997

193

85

Gippsland Power

V Country

27

Tim Sullivan

28/02/1997

195

80

Glenelg

SA

28

Joshua Schache

21/08/1997

196

89

Murray Bushrangers

V Country

29

Dylan Atkins

22/04/1997

197

84

Sandringham Dragons

V Metro

30

Gach Nyoun

19/03/1997

197

78

Dandenong Stringrays

V Country

Head Coach

Chris Johnson

Physiotherapist

Nick Ames

Mentor

Matthew Lloyd

Physiotherapist

Angela Dunsford

Level 2 Head Coach

Brad Johnson

Assistant Coach

Michael Ablett

Strength & Conditioning Trainer

Kia Naylor

Assistant Coach

Adam Sanders

Umpire

Rob McCaw

Assistant Coach

Michael Pratt

Tour Leader

Kevin Sheehan

Doctor

Paul Mason

Tour Manager

Peter Romaniw

New Zealand Hawks // Team list #

Name

DOB

Height

Weight

Province

1

Michael Gregson

8/04/1991

180

70

Auckland

2

Shane Leat

10/12/1993

170

74

Auckland

3

Matthew Argus

5/03/1988

178

77

Northern Territory

4

Michael Boyce

6/02/1990

172

74

Auckland

5

Samuel McKenzie

9/08/1988

183

80

Auckland

6

James McKenzie

27/06/1995

180

74

Auckland

7

Cameron Ilett

12/03/1985

180

86

Northern Territory

8

Jay Johnson

12/09/1992

178

78

Auckland

9

Andy Christensen

21/11/1984

180

77

Melbourne

10

Andrew Howison

4/01/1990

186

89

Melbourne

11

Lachlan Argus

15/03/1990

182

80

Northern Territory

12

Tim Morton

20/10/1988

192

85

Auckland

13

Brendan Clark

26/01/1987

190

92

Northern Territory

14

Ben Miller

11/07/1994

186

78

Otago

15

Sean Butler

10/12/1992

181

76

Canterbury

16

David Rattenbury

16/08/1987

182

83

Auckland

17

Jared Court

13/01/1989

192

93

Canterbury

20

Kade Riddell

4/08/1996

185

85

Wellington

21

Cam Bailey

21/02/1996

190

90

Canterbury

22

Will Gregson

6/09/1993

184

80

Auckland

23

Siope Ngata

15/08/1997

187

101

Auckland

24

Matt Crighton

4/02/1991

189

95

Canterbury

25

Khan Haretuku

19/10/1989

199

94

Melbourne

26

Joseph Baker-Thomas

14/03/1996

193

95

Wellington

Head Coach

Justin Davies

Assistant Coach

Mark McKenzie

Assistant Coach

Andrew Congalton

Assistant Coach

Paul Hudson

Team Manager

Tim Stevens

Physiotherapist

Jenny Lucy

Physiotherapist

Monique Vujcich

Scorecard AIS/AFL Academy Qtr

Goals

New Zealand Hawks

Behinds

Pts

Goals

Behinds

Pts

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Totals

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