The Queensland Girls Under 18 squad has been named to take part in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championship – Under 18 Girls competition.
The Championships will again feature six teams, including Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro, Western Australia and the Allies, which will comprise players from New South Wales, ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania.
Former Brisbane Lions Premiership Captain and current Brisbane Lions Academy Female Programs Coach Emma Zielke will take the reins as Head Coach with former Adelaide Crows AFLW premiership player and current Gold Coast SUNS Academy Female Programs Coach, Jess Sedunary as her Senior Assistant Coach.
The squad will see regions across Queensland represented, with players coming from Cairns, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane, and the Wide Bay region.
AFL Queensland State Talent Manager Mark Browning said, “The Queensland Under 18 Girls squad is stacked with talent, who have been developed through our AFL Queensland pathways.”
“The junior and senior clubs, and AFL Academies have all played a part in developing these players and should be congratulated.”
Training will commence on June 5, with the Queenslanders taking on Victoria Country and the Allies at Brighton Homes Arena, and Western Australia in Perth, in July.
DATE | MATCH | TIME | LOCATION |
Sunday 7 July | Queensland v Victoria Country | 1:30pm | Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield Central |
Saturday 13 July | Queensland v Allies | 10:30am | Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield Central |
Saturday 3 August | Western Australia v Queensland | 11:30am | Revo Fitness Stadium, Claremont |
See the full squad below.
Name | Senior Club in 2024 | Academy |
Heidi Talbot | North Cairns/Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Amelia Ella | Tweed Coast/Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Annabelle Foat | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Bronte Parker | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Molly Ferguson | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Raffi Baviello | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Sunny Lappin | Southport | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Zimra Hussain | Wilston Grange | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Alannah Welsh | Southport | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Mia Geere | Wilston Grange | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Tara Harrington | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Isabella McDonough | Aspley | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Siobhan Ross | Southport | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Nyalli Milne | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Georja Davies | Southport | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Neive Ryan | Thuringowa | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Dekota Baron | Southport | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Kaiya Hides | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Lilu Hung | Aspley | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Laura Roy | University of Queensland | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Poppy Tindal | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Skye White | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Lilly Baker | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Harlee McIlwain | Victoria Point | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Havana Harris | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Mia Salisbury | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |
Monique Corrigan | Bay Power | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Chloe Gaunt | Coorparoo | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Farradai Hopkins | Yeronga | Brisbane Lions Academy |
Aleah Stringer | Bond University | Gold Coast SUNS Academy |