194 athletes have been selected in Netball Victoria’s 2026 Talent Academy program – a development opportunity in the high performance pathway for emerging athletes aged 14 – 16 years old.
With six academies across the state, the program ensures regional and metro athletes have access to coaching and resources that can assist in their progression towards state and national representation.
Headed up by Netball Victoria’s appointed pathway coaches, Talent Academy helps athletes to further their tactical and technical skills, and begin to fully grasp wellbeing and physical preparation, key components required to transition to elite pathway opportunities.
Athletes are talent identified at Netball Victoria’s major competitions, the Association Championships and State Titles, and invited to trial for their region’s academy.
From there, they train together as a region, preparing for the Inter-Academy tournament in August which is where they can be selected into the top 50 for the Victorian state team trials.
41 athletes have been selected in the Central East academy, 39 in Central West, 28 in Eastern, 35 in North East, 27 in Northern and 24 in Western.
Congratulations to the following athletes:
Central East
Keira Blackmore - Kingston & District Netball Association
Caitlyn Brown - Dandenong Valley Netball Region
Zara Buck - Outer East Football Netball League
Sophie Collins - Mornington Peninsula Netball Association
Alexis Crotty - Dandenong Valley Netball Region
Lilly Csincsi - Casey Netball Association
Sibella During - Waverley District Netball Association
Isabel Eslick - Melbourne East Netball Association
Stephanie Forsyth - Henderson Netball Region
Cora Freestone - Two Bays Netball Region
Jasmine Fry - Waverley Night Netball Association
Mila Garabedian - Waverley Night Netball Association
Lucy Gardiner - Waverley District Netball Association
Chloe Goodman - Whitehorse Netball Association
Isabel Hallett - Melbourne East Netball Association
Juliette Healy - Boroondara Netball Association
Arlie Hodgins - Frankston & District Netball Association
Ella Holcombe - Two Bays Netball Region
Natalya Ioelu - Waverley Night Netball Association
Ruby Jackson - Peninsula Waves
Xyyan-Cenxus Joseph - Casey Netball Association
Monika Kokojenko - Whitehorse Netball Association
Harper Lonie - Frankston & District Netball Association
Lacey McCann - Two Bays Netball Region
Charlotte Mitchell - Whitehorse Netball Association
Tegan-Rose Nethercott - Bayside & District Netball Association
Adeline O'Callaghan - Waverley District Netball Association
Ava O'Neill - Dandenong & District Netball Association
Sienna Pearson - Chelsea & District Netball Association
Mia Pretty - Melbourne East Netball Association
Clara Smith - Casey Netball Association
Willow Smith - Chisholm Netball Region
Addison Szymanski - Outer East Football Netball League
Ella Tankovich - Chisholm Netball Region
Allegra Thomaidis - Henderson Netball Region
Tiana Tufuga - Casey Netball Association
Macy Van Duyl - Outer East Football Netball League
Christie VanDerMeer - Frankston & District Netball Association
Maeve Wheeler - Mornington Peninsula Netball Association
Alana White - Henderson Netball Region
Sienna Wilson - Dandenong & District Netball Association
Central West
Tiare Akaruru - Altona Netball Association
Scarlotte Benney - Bellarine Football Netball League
Ava Bloomfield - Parkville Netball
Ruby Borg - Northern Football Netball League
Jessie Bracken - Banyule & District Netball Association
Willow Ciantar - St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association
Scarlett Clarke - Bellarine Football Netball League
Lilyana Condon - Northern Football Netball League
Amelie Connelly - Altona Netball Association
Maya Corrigan - Geelong Football Netball League
Alyssa Crocker - Altona Netball Association
Abbey Dearnley - Geelong Central Netball Association
Macey Dow - Barwon Netball Region
Anabelle Farquhar - Banyule & District Netball Association
Chelsea Gersh - Northern Football Netball League
Molly Grace - Banyule & District Netball Association
Imogen Hellyer - Elmer Netball Region
Layla Herbert - Northern Football Netball League
Arelya Hillier - Bellarine Football Netball League
Avery Hutchison - Merri-bek Netball Association
Kartika Keenan - Jika Netball Region
Olivia Kostadinovic - Elmer Netball Region
Lily Lazzaro - Banyule & District Netball Association
Sienna McGinness - Bellarine Football Netball League
Zoe McNamara - Altona Netball Association
Isla Munro - Riddell District Football Netball League
Mary Naufahu - St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association
Zoe Nwankwo - Geelong Football Netball League
Lucy Nwankwo - Geelong Football Netball League
Emma O'Loughlin - Northern Football Netball League
Neve Omant - Geelong Central Netball Association
Jazmyn Plecher - Geelong Central Netball Association
Mieke Pretorius - Altona Netball Association
Chiara Sacco - St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association
Tyesha Samau - Altona Netball Association
Ruby Slimmon - Geelong Football Netball League
Willow Stephenson - Bellarine Football Netball League
Merania Tippett - Elmer Netball Region
Sheba Tupai - Jika Netball Region
Eastern
Skye Black - Ellinbank and District Football Netball League
Rosalie Cawood - Bairnsdale Netball Association
Jesse Daly - East Gippsland Netball Region
Harper De Dios - Gippsland Sports Academy
Lexi Doherty - East Gippsland Netball Region
Kiah Douthat - Sale Netball Association
Lacy Fennell - Gippsland League
Zanthe Flewin - North Gippsland Football Netball League
Arabella Fowler - Gippsland League
Indi Gieschen - North Gippsland Football Netball League
Adelle Hecker - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Amelia Henry - Warragul and District Netball Association
Charlotte Kemp - Ellinbank and District Football Netball League
Leah Kirkbride - Gippsland Netball Region
Mylah May - Mid Gippsland Football Netball League
Isabel McCarthy - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Jenna Mcdonald - Ellinbank and District Football Netball League
Sienna McPherson - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Addison Moore - Warragul and District Netball Association
Annabel O'Hara - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Harlow Reed - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Lara Seal - East Gippsland Football Netball League
Taya Smith - West Gippsland Football Netball Competition
Abbey Vernon - East Gippsland Football Netball League
Taylah Voumard - Gippsland Netball Region
Beth Wallace - Gippsland League
Miley Warde - Ellinbank and District Football Netball League
Piper Wilson - Warragul and District Netball Association
North East
Chelsie Ackerly- Albury Netball Association
Scarlet Byers - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Evie Clarke - Murray Netball League
Arhi Cohen - SS&A Ovens & Murray Football Netball League
Milla Corcoran - Netball Wodonga Inc
Gemma Corcoran - Netball Wodonga Inc
Tiarna DeAngelis - Shepparton Netball Association
Zali Fryer - Netball Wodonga Inc
Zioni Garling-Mathyssen - Murray Netball League
Zahra Hazeldine - Netball Wodonga Inc
Sarah Head - North Central Region
Avie Hill - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Tyla Hilton - Albury Netball Association
Jessica Jones - Albury Netball Association
Isla Kelly - Netball Wodonga Inc
Sophie Kirk - Albury Netball Association
Maddison Smith - North East Netball Region
Ada Kennedy - Murray Netball League
Tiana Knight - Murray Netball League
Emmi Lewis - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Chloe Liddell - Yarrawonga & District Netball Association
Alexandra Looby - Wangaratta Netball Association
Goldie Lyons - North East Netball Region
Abbey McCarty - Murray Netball League
Sophie Mcdonald - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Emerson O'Neill - Netball Wodonga Inc
Maya Pearson - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Layla Ratcliffe - Goulburn Netball Region
Georgie Restall - Albury Netball Association
Chloe Richardson - Netball Wodonga Inc
Ellie Robinson - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Jorja Sprunt - Bendigo Academy of Sport North East
Lucy Tinkler - SS&A Ovens & Murray Football Netball League
Lily Uluakiahoia - Goulburn Valley Netball League
Isla White - Murray Netball League
Northern
Milla Adams - North Central Netball Association
Giselle Clugston - Wimmera Football Netball League
Violet Corrie - Central Murray Netball League
Stella Fratin - Wimmera Football Netball League
Harper Gordon - Central Victorian Netball Association
Eva Grant - Bendigo Academy of Sport
Evie Gretgrix - Central Victorian Netball Association
Scout Hayes - Heathcote District Football Netball League
Lexie Howard - North Central Netball Region
Sadie Jones - Echuca & District Netball Association
Eden Maddison - Echuca & District Netball Association
Alexis McKnight - Golden Rivers Football Netball League
Charlise McQueen - Bendigo Academy of Sport
Ashleigh Medhurst - Loddon Valley Football Netball League
Milly Menhennett - Sunraysia Football League Netball Association
Lyla Morton - Golden Rivers Football Netball League
Tarli Nihill - Heathcote District Football Netball League
Dominique Pascale - Sunraysia Football League Netball Association
Sienna Raco - Central Victorian Netball Association
Milla Ryan - Heathcote District Football Netball League
Ruby Ryan - Central Murray Netball League
Eve Snowdon - Central Murray Netball League
Sadie Spitty - Golden Rivers Football Netball League
Jasmine Watson - Rochester Netball Association
Pippa White - Central Murray Netball League
Rose Williams - Echuca & District Netball Association
Malaya Willmore - Wimmera Football Netball League
Western
Chelsea Abrahamson - South West District Football Netball League
Edie Batt - Western Netball Region
Alana Burns - Ballarat Netball Association
McKenzie Dillon - Hampden Football Netball League
Annabelle Ford - Ballarat Football Netball League
Maya Funck - Ballarat Football Netball League
Keely Geljon - Ballarat Football Netball League
Lucy Howland - Hampden Football Netball League
Hayley Jackson - Ballarat Football Netball League
Rushleigh Jeffries - Hampden Football Netball League
Ava Kinnealy - Hampden Football Netball League
Kiara Love - Western Netball Region
Madison Lucas - Hampden Football Netball League
Sophie Mathews - Ballarat Netball Association
Violet Mckinley - Warrnambool City Netball Association
Lily Miller - Central Highlands Netball League
Sienna Muir - Ballarat Netball Association
Lucy Phyland-McClure - Ballarat Football Netball League
Milla Rundell - Ballarat Football Netball League
Molly Sevior - Hampden Football Netball League
Ruby Spong - Hampden Football Netball League
Bonnie Stewart - Ballarat Netball Association
Ruby Thomas - Ballarat Football Netball League
Zahra Winduss - Central Highlands Netball Region
More information on Netball Victoria’s Talent Academy.
