The next crop of pathway talent has been revealed, with the announcement of the Victorian 17/U and 19/U state teams that will compete in next year’s National Netball Championships in Sydney.
The teams of 12 have been named after a selection process since August, where squads of 50 were narrowed down to 25. The squads have been involved in Netball Victoria’s Elevate program, introducing them to aspects of high performance environments such as strength and conditioning, nutrition, athlete wellbeing and skill development.
Initially, athletes were talent identified at Netball Victoria’s pathway competitions, Association Championships and State Titles, as well as through Netball Victoria’s Talent Academies across the state.
19/U head coach, Adrian Ballantyne said:
“We were so impressed with the talent pool across the selection process, which has again demonstrated the strength of Victoria’s netball pathway.”
“Selecting the final 12 was extremely challenging, but we’re confident we’ve landed on a squad that will give us a very strong chance for success at Nationals.”
17/U head coach, Jacinta Todd said:
“For some of these athletes, this is their first state team selection, which is a fantastic achievement.
“They’ve all worked incredibly hard and are deserving of their spot, and we look forward to working more closely with them in the lead up to Nationals and in their development in the pathway.”
19/U
(Name / club)
Holly Adams-Alcock – City West Falcons
Mia Aitken – Geelong Cougars
Sahara Ball – Boroondara Express
Charli Hoey – Geelong Cougars
Piuti Laban – Casey Demons
Mia Lavis – North East Blaze
Annecy Lyon – Melbourne University Lightning
Eliza Molino – North East Blaze
Eliza Mooney – Bendigo Strikers
Georgie O’Brien – Hawks Netball
Mackenzie O’Dwyer – Bendigo Strikers
Ayva Tanfara – North East Blaze
17/U
(Name / club)
Kiara Boyd - Western Warriors
Camille Brownjohn - Wilson Storage Southern Saints
Allie Davidson - Hawks Netball
Sienna De La Sota - Hawks Netball
Amalani Fauonuku - City West Falcons
Abbey Hogg - Melbourne University Lightning
Cleo McLachlan - Melbourne University Lightning
Gemma Meadley - Casey Demons
Molly Moylan - Netball Wodonga Inc.
Alice O'Callaghan - Melbourne University Lightning
Indi O'Connor - Geelong Cougars
Haleina Tanoi - Western Warriors
The teams will compete at Netball Australia’s National Netball Championships which will be played at Netball Central in Sydney from 10-16 April, as well as Netball Victoria's Gippsland Showcase in Traralgon on the weekend of 8-9 February.
