2015 AFLNZ ANZAC Weekend Programme

O F F I C I A L P R O G R A M M E

ANZAC WEEKEND

24-26 APRIL 2015

NEW ZEALAND HAWKS V AUSTRALIA NAB AFL ACADEMY ACADEMY U16 NEW ZEALAND HAWKS V AFL SOUTH EAST PENINSULA SAINTS AFLNZ ACADEMY NATIONAL LEAGUE

A message from AFL New Zealand As each year passes, new opportunities are continually presented to the New Zealand AFL community to engage and establish an affinity with the sport that originates in Australia but is now more than just Australia’s game.

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 both the Australian Under 17’s and the Peninsula Saints as they compete in their respective clashes against the Senior and Under 16 New Zealand Hawks.

The Peninsula Saints visit will see participants from the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League and the Frankston District Junior Football League compete against the New Zealand Hawks Under 16 team for the very first time.

The support provided by CEO Jeremy Bourke from AFL South East has been open minded and welcoming. No fewer than 20 clubs from the two Leagues are represented in the two match series whilst the Under 16 Hawks showcase 14 different Secondary Schools from seven regions throughout New Zealand.

On the 24th of April at Wellington Stadium the NAB Rising Star AFL Academy and their opponents the New Zealand Hawks, showcase what the future could be. This represents the Academy’s fourth visit to New Zealand.

An amazing percentage of members from their first visit in 2012 have now progressed to AFL and professional ranks and so once again we welcome to our shores, stars of the future .

The New Zealand Hawks continue to grow the awareness of the sport and the showcase the desire to represent their country.

Following on from other successful Trans Tasman sporting competitions, the Hawks look to place their stamp on the future.

The visiting teams provide 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 mysterious sport.

AFL New Zealand’s association with the Australian Leagues and organisations continues to grow with 8 current New Zealand Hawks Senior players currently playing, testing their skills within Australia. 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

A message from the NAB AFl Academy The NAB AFL Academy commenced in 1997 and provides the best young talent in the country a NAB AFL Academy scholarship, as an opportunity to develop their football and personal skills in an accelerated AFL program over 12 months.

The Level One squad of 25 players is selected following the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships, and the Level Two Squad includes the best 35 Under-18 players in the country; these players are eligible for the upcoming NAB AFL Draft. Both squads are under the guidance of Head Coach Brenton Sanderson, along with Assistant Coaches Brad Johnson, Glen Jakovich, Matthew Lloyd, Brad Ottens and Lenny Hayes.

In 2015 there are 203 graduates of the NAB AFL Academy on AFL lists, including 8 of the current Captains. At the 2014 NAB AFL Draft, seven of the top 10 players were Academy players including the first selection Patrick McCartin.

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.

The AFL would like to thank NAB for its outstanding support of the entire “NAB AFL Rising Stars Program” which includes the NAB AFL Academy. This is the 4th occasion the NAB AFL Academy will come together to play the New Zealand Hawks and what better occasion for this to take place than on the eve of the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli War. Both countries have a very proud and honourable history through the ANZAC spirit, may this spirit live on through life and football for many years to come. Lest We Forget.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 23 APRIL 2015

3.00PM

National AFL NZ Academy Combine

ASB Sport Centre

24 APRIL 2015

9.30AM

New Zealand vs AFL Academy Team

Wellington Stadium

24 APRIL 2015

11.30AM

Carlton Open Training Session

Wellington Stadium

24 APRIL 2015

1.00PM

St Kilda Open Training Session

Wellington Stadium

24 APRIL 2015

1.45PM

National Academy Game 1

Hutt Park

24 APRIL 2015

3.30PM

NZ U16s Hawks vs Southern Saints

Hutt Park

24 APRIL 2015

7.00PM

AFL New Zealand High Performance Awards

Macs Function Centre

25 APRIL 2015

5.45AM

Dawn Services

25 APRIL 2015

1.10PM

St Kilda vs Carlton Game

Wellington Stadium

26 APRIL 2015

10.00AM

Fan Day

Basin Reserve

26 APRIL 2015

11.00AM

NZ U16s vs Southern Saints Game

Hutt Park

26 APRIL 2015

1.15PM

Academy National League Game 2

Hutt Park

A message from afl South east peninsula Saints One of the things we all love about the game of Australian Football is it’s uniqueness. It’s not like any other sport – a game that is both exciting to watch and to participate in. In Victoria, Football is considered almost a religion. It is a passion that drives millions to world class stadiums as well as local and country football grounds every year.

This week, players from the Mornington Peninsula region of Victoria get to do something that not many in our sport have the opportunity to do.

That is, travel overseas to play our game and represent their community against an international opponent. Whilst the indigenous nature of Football is something that we hold dear, witnessing other countries adopting the game with a similar passion and enthusiasm is quite exciting even for ardent Football purists.

The Peninsula Saints U16 representative team is a team made up of players from both the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League (MPJFL) and the Frankston & District Junior Football League (FDJFL). These two leagues operate within the AFL South East Region and are leagues with a strong history of junior development and players progressing to AFL lists. In 2015, the leagues have joined together at U16 and U17 level to provide more depth and dynamics to the competitions at this critical age group.

This tour celebrates this union and teammates on this trip will soon become adversaries for the very first time.

These two matches between the AFL South East and AFL New Zealand representative outfits mark the beginning of what is hoped is a long and mutually beneficial partnership. As outlined earlier, our boys are presented now with an opportunity rare in our game. For the New Zealand boys, the opportunity to play against a team of like age and ability at the same time as representing their country is one that I’m sure will be forever treasured.

AFL South East is keen is ensure this venture is not a one off and our visit over the Anzac Weekend, in line with AFL matches and activities, becomes an annual event. We are also keen to explore new opportunities for New Zealand teams to visit our shores and interact with our communities and clubs.

In thanking the many contributors to this tour, special mention must be made of the support from the St Kilda FC. In 2015, St Kilda have established “Footy Foundations” which is a program designed to support grass-roots football within the region. The primary focus for the 2015 season will be the FDJFL, however the MPJFL and its member clubs will also be the benefices of many of the initiatives rolled out as part of the program. We thank Watersun Homes, the major partner of Footy Foundations for their support and contribution to the tour.

In closing, I would like to thank Rob Vanstam and the team at AFL New Zealand for the work they have done to make the logistics of our trip as smooth as possible and for their enthusiasm in getting these matches off the ground. I would also like to thanks the parents of the players, who have contributed a significant amount of money to give their sons this opportunity. As the players from New Zealand know only too well, trans-Tasman ventures are expensive exercises and how wonderful it is to see so many parents also making the trip.

We would like to wish all players the very best - enjoy the experience and we hope you gain a lot out of the games. We certainly look forward to seeing the talent from both teams on full display and experiencing the Haka to kick things off!

Jeremy Bourke, Region General Manager

About the aflnz Academy The AFL New Zealand Academy has been created to provide a pathway for athletes to excel through AFL. The Academy will improve the skills and fitness of athletes, through a training, development and match programme over 12 months. 5 centres are included in the AFL New Zealand Academy: Whangarei, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Members of the Academy are selected from: • Secondary School programmes

• Intermediate School programmes

• School and Regional Combines

• Talent Identification Personnel

• Current High Performance players

• High Performance trials

National Academy League Academy athletes will participate in skill development, athletic testing and measurement, game play and personal development. The opportunities that can stem from the AFL New Zealand Academy can include Academy Team selection, selection into New Zealand representative teams, AFL New Zealand National Combine selection, access to talent scouts and AFL International Scholarships.

Each Academy participant will be drafted into one of the four teams that compete within the Academy National League. Those selected participate in two academy tournaments, the most recent at Parrs Park Oratia Auckland on March 14th and 15th 2015, followed by this week ends matches at Hutt Park Wellington April 24th to 26th 2015.

AFL Academy 18th Intake Level 1 HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES

Brenton Sanderson Brad Johnson, Glen Jakovich, Matthew Lloyd, Brad Ottens and Lenny Hayes.

#

NAME

DOB

HEIGHT (CM)

WEIGHT (KG)

STATE

1

Brandan Parfitt

27.04.1998

177

72

NT

2

Ben Ainsworth

10.02.1998

177

72

VIC C

3

Curtis Marsden

16.05.1998

183

74

QLD

4

Steven Slimming

8.02.1998

181

68

SA

5

Jordan Gallucci

4.05.1998

181

72

VIC M

6

Jack Graham

25.02.1998

181

82

SA

7

Sam Petrevski-Seton

19.02.1998

181

72

WA

8

Kobe Mutch

18.03.1998

186

76

NSW/ACT

9

Jonty Scharenberg

28.08.1998

184

77

SA

10

Will Brodie

23.08.1998

187

81

VIC C

11

Brad Scheer

31.08.1998

184

83

QLD

12

Jack Bowes

26.01.1998

186

74

QLD

13

Noah Hura

31.01.1998

185

73

WA

14

Will Setterfield

5.02.1998

189

75

NSW/ACT

15

Ben McGuinness

21.05.1998

189

73

TAS

16

Sam Powell-Pepper

8.01.1998

187

88

WA

17

Jarrod Berry

5.02.1998

191

80

VIC

18

Zachary Sproule

12.05.1998

194

81

NSW/ACT

19

Jarrod Korewha

8.05.1998

190

77

VIC C

20

Jack Scrimshaw

4.09.1998

193

77

VIC M

21

Harrison Macreadie

11.04.1998

194

80

NSW/ACT

22

Jacob Allison

16.04.1998

194

75

QLD

23

Joshua Rotham

25.03.1998

191

76

WA

24

Luke Strnadica

1.01.1998

199

86

WA

25

Jeremy Goddard

27.03.1998

202

95

WA

24 April 2015, 9.30am // westpac stadium GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

QTR

1st 2nd 3rd Final

GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

Senior New Zealand Hawks HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH MANAGER PHYSIO RUNNER

Andrew Congalton Rob Malone Mark McKenzie Peta Searle Ken Ah Kuoi Skye Renes Te Kopa Tipene Thomas

#

NAME

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 33 46 49

Michael Boyce Kyle Smith Sam McKenzie Utusa'itoa Kuoi Stanley Chung Justin Clark Andrew Howison Tim Morton Jarred Percival Cam Lubransky Jared Court Liam Beattie Levi Inglis Siope Ngata William Gregson Aaron Harris Masiu Vainikolo Ty Smith Brendan Clark Chris Mundell Barclay Miller Michael Gregson Joseph Baker-Thomas Waylon Baker

Notes

Canterbury Auckland Hawthorn FC St Kilda FC Wellington Northland Northland

DOB

HEIGHT (CM)

WEIGHT (KG)

CLUB

6.02.1990 28.09.1994 9.08.1988 18.05.1998 20.05.1987 13.12.1989 4.01.1990 20.10.1988 9.06.1992 22.06.1990 31.01.1988 29.12.1985 13.10.1994 15.08.1997 6.09.1993 4.10.1986 17.08.1997 25.09.1990 26.01.1987 17.08.1985 25.11.1998 8.04.1991 14.03.1996 20.10.1995

169.5 178 183 185 172 192 184 192 182 185 180 174 184 186 185 183 186 192 190 193 194 179 193 187

73 71 82 85 82 85 88 87 78 80 92 95 82 105 87 90 92 75 94 98 85 74 89 85

Mt Roskill Saints Christchurch Bulldogs Mt Roskill Saints Wellington College Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Mt Roskill Saints Oakleigh Districts University Blues Christchurch Bulldogs Eastern Blues Eastern Blues University Blues Eastern Blues University Blues Waitakere Magpies University Blues, VAFA Western Heights High School North Shore Tigers Maroochydore Roos University Blues Middleton Grange Waitakere Magpies Sandringham Dragons North City Demons

AFL South East U16 Peninsula Saints Andrew Souter Debbie England

COACH

TEAM MANAGER / TRAINER

#

NAME

1

Jack Field

RUNNER TOUR MANAGER

Warren Wright Jeremy Bourke

DOB

HEIGHT (CM)

WEIGHT (KG)

CLUB

4.10.1999

171

56

Crib Point JFC

2

Luke Sparks

24.08.1999

180

60

Pearcedale - Baxter JFC

3

Angus Wright

31.05.1999

180

65

Seaford JFC

4

Shea Mitchell

2.06.1999

171

57

Red Hill JFC

6

Joel Hepner

18.03.1999

179

72

Rosebud JFC

7

Jayden Thomas

7.08.1999

170

60

Rye JFC

8

Jordan Hoffman

31.10.1999

178

58

Somerville JFC

9

Jake McGuiness

23.12.1999

172

52

Pearcedale - Baxter JFC

10

Nick Foster

2.03.1999

170

75

Tyabb JFC

11

Tim Susovich

18.10.1999

165

71

Mt Martha JFC

12

Max Gorman-Batt

7.03.1999

173

70

Dromana JFC

13

Zac Adie

23.03.1999

168

75

Balnarring JFC

14

Lachlan Fewster

1.06.1999

180

62

Mt Eliza JFC

15

Beau Galley

29.03.1999

180

76

Mt Eliza JFC

16

Lachlan Willey

9.10.1999

176

65

Edithvale-Aspendale JFC

17

Jack Bailey

16.03.1999

183

80

Bonbeach YCW JFC

18

Jed Goss

12.08.1999

173

70

Sorrento JFC

19

Aaron Jackson

11.05.1999

180

70

Frankston Dolphins JFC

20

Storm Bobridge

12.01.1999

180

69

Sorrento JFC

21

Peter Megee

3.04.1999

182

70

Hastings JFC

22

Lachlan Hinde

18.05.1999

180

62

Frankston Rovers JFC

23

Lachlan Avery

22.01.1999

178

82

Frankston Rovers JFC

24

Caleb Douglas

19.01.1999

185

72

Frankston YCW

26

Jarrod England

4.10.1999

175

75

Carrum Downs JFC

27

Will Davis

5.05.1999

192

76

Langwarrin JFC

28

Tom Hogan

4.06.1999

191

67

Bonbeach YCW JFC

Game 1 // 24 April 2015, 3.30pm // hutt park GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

QTR

1st 2nd 3rd Final

GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

Academy U16 New Zealand Hawks Shannon Wall

COACH

MANAGER

ASSISTANT COACH Rowie Tatana

RUNNER

ASSISTANT COACH Jeff

PHYSIO

Silby

Aaron Tamariki Jack Green Chelsee Peiter

#

NAME

DOB

HEIGHT (CM)

WEIGHT (KG)

SCHOOL

1

Isaac Piper

3.09.2000

165

53

St Peters College

2

Jacob Tucker

25.08.2000

168

58

Northcote College

3

Nathan Halloran-Mclean

4.11.2000

170

55

Greenbay High School

11

Sebastian Serrano

27.02.1999

172

70

Sacred Heart College

13

Jarred Lewis

9.12.1999

172.5

68

Aorere College

14

Joseph Wadman

1.09.1999

173

78

Kerikeri High School

19

Max Stuart

14.08.1999

180

78

Bay of Islands College

28

Mitchell Stringer

25.05.1999

184

85

Hutt Valley High School

29

William Kempt

6.09.2000

190

81

St Pats, Silverstream

31

Ish Perkins

14.03.2000

170

65

Wellington College

32

Cullen Marsters

11.12.1999

170

70

St Pauls College

35

Joel Brown

18.06.1999

174

68

St Pauls College

36

Connor McGeough

20.03.1999

174

64

St Patrick's College, Silverstream

37

Jack Morris

18.06.1999

175

70

Greenbay High School

38

Lewis Barrow-Young

5.06.2000

175.5

69

Northcote College

39

Misilifi (Richard) Faimalo

4.05.1999

177

62

Porirua College

40

Jordan Skinner

26.01.2000

178

70

Whangarei Boys High School

41

Blake Williamson

24.07.2001

178

65

Whangarei Boys High School

47

Zac Vaughan

27.05.1999

180

69

Hutt Valley High School

48

Joseph Alesich-Tamariki

16.01.1999

180.5

72

Rosmini College

50

Shaun Hanning

26.01.1999

185

66

St Patrick's College, Silverstream

51

Michael Iwashita

25.02.2000

185

75

Whangarei Boys High School

56

Sam Green

16.02.1999

190

81

Wellington College

57

Naitoa Ah Kuoi

7.10.1999

190

92

Wellington College

Game 2 // 26 April 2015, 11.00am // hutt park GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

QTR

1st 2nd 3rd Final

GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

AFLNZ National Academy Giants Keiran Houlker Kemp ASSISTANT COACH Peter Geale MANAGER Grant Caldwell COACH

ASSISTANT COACH Matt

Wellington Auckland Wellington Northland

#

NAME

DOB

SCHOOL

REGION

4

Dawson Mele-Nanai

17.11.1999

Southern Cross Campus

Counties

5

Alex Awatere

10.10.1998

Aotea College

Wellington

6

Lewis Gill

3.07.2000

Onslow College

Wellington

7

Brandon Absalom

11.09.2000

Wellington College

Wellington

8

Heta Scarf-Matthews

30.6.1997

Otago Boys High School

Otago

9

Nathan Ngaira

24.09.1999

Tawa College

Wellington

10

Lachlan Kennedy

28.08.1999

Whangarei Boys High School

Northland

11

Damon Chandler

26.02.1999

Tawa College

Wellington

12

Barclay Miller

25.11.1998

Middleton Grange

Canterbury

13

Zeon McNabb

8.09.1998

Rosehill

Counties

14

Ben Armstrong

7.09.1998

Bay of Islands College

Northland

15

Milan Sundermann

10.07.1998

Lynfield College

Waitakere

16

Harrison Johnson

26.05.1998

Whangarei Boys High School

Northland

17

Luke Dunning

8.03.1999

Albany Senior High School

Harbour

18

Kaleb Forde-Fraser

3.10.1998

Otago Boys High School

Otago

19

Liam Caldwell

13.8.1998

Whangarei Boys High School

Northland

20

William Kainana

8.10.1997

Aorere College

Auckland

21

Rawiri Milne

10.12.1997

Western Springs College

Auckland

22

Kalib Lewis

20.08.1997

Aorere College

Counties

23

Francis Pedersen

2.08.1997

St Patrick's College, Kilbirnie

Wellington

24

Masiu Vainikolo

17.08.1997

Western Heights High School

Rotorua

25

Christian Harriman

16.08.1997

Aorere College

Auckland

26

Willem vander Wilt

30.06.1997

Wellington College

Wellington

27

Joshua Copeland

5.03.1997

Westlake Boys High School

Auckland

Douglas Malaki

12.12.1999

Manurewa High School

Counties

Game 1 // 24 April 2015, 1.45pm // hutt park GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

QTR

1st 2nd 3rd Final

GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

AFLNZ National Academy Crows COACH ASSISTANT COACH MANAGER

David Abbetz Auckland Brendan Rosetta Northland Fran Serrrano Auckland

#

NAME

3

Mitchell Te Whata

DOB

SCHOOL

REGION

21.08.1997

Waitakere College

Waitakere

4

Alex Anslow

3.01.2000

Albany Junior High School

Harbour

5

Nathan Lenihan

19.06.1997

St Patrick’s College, Silverstream

Wellington

6

Southen - Tia Smith

17.10.1998

Bay of Islands College

Northland

7

James Watkins

24.06.1998

Wellington College

Wellington

8

Jackson Shervey

4.03.1999

St Pats Stream

Wellington

9

Israel Irving

6.10.1998

Dargaville High School

Northland

10

Carlos Donnell-Brown

21.08.1998

Greenbay High School

Auckland

11

Ma vae Manuika

18.12.1998

Southern Cross Campus

Counties

12

Tobias Shaw

21.07.2000

Greenbay High School

Waitakere

13

Noah Lavemaiau

16/08/2000

St Pauls College

Auckland

14

Zak Martin

6.09.1999

Northcote College

Harbour

15

Harley Keene

7.06.1999

Tawa College

Wellington

16

Dylan Absalom

2.02.1998

Wellington College

Wellington

17

Christian Blackie

12.05.1997

Otago Boys High School

Otago

18

Utusa’itoa Ah Kuoi

18.05.1998

Wellington College

Wellington

19

Jackson Rolleston

4.10.1998

Tai Wananga

Hamilton

20

Josh Woodham

18.05.2000

Kerikeri High School

Northland

21

Alastair Maisey

14.04.1998

Lynfield College

Waitakere

22

Harley Swinbourn-King

17.06.1998

Kerikeri High School

Northland

23

Hamish Lucas

4.02.1997

Bream Bay College

Northland

24

Siope Ngata

15.08.1997

Aorere College

Counties

25

Giovanni Mountain-Silbery

28.07.1997

Aorere College

Counties

26

Daniel Carston

10.05.1997

Rotorua Lakes High School

Rotorua

27

Rhylee Ioane-Fidow

1.03.1997

Hutt Valley High School

Wellington

Game 2 // 26 April 2015, 1.00pm // hutt park GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS

QTR

1st 2nd 3rd Final

GOALS

BEHINDS

PTS