Future stars to shine in Sunday showcase: Watch LIVE
Some of the country's best young female footballers are set to showcase their talent this Sunday June 5 at GMHBA Stadium in an exciting double-header.
The inaugural NAB AFLW Futures exhibition match is set to take place at 10:30am and will see 46 of the country’s most talented 17-year-old footballers looking to stake their claim for selection in next year’s NAB AFLW Academy.
This will be followed by the Woomeras v Medleys clash at 12:30pm, where under-16 girls footballers from across the country will come together to form the Indigenous side, the Woomeras, and the multicultural team, the Medleys.
The NAB AFLW Futures match is set to feature 12 Victorian girls from a variety of community clubs throughout the state whilst the Woomeras and Medleys match will also feature four Victorians.
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The two matches will also feature some of the best emerging female football coaching talent in the country.
Hawthorn AFLW signing and Adelaide premiership forward Sarah Perkins will coach Team Black in the NAB AFLW Futures match. She will be assisted by Western Bulldogs VFLW head coach Kirby Bentley, Northern Knights assistant Laura Frazer and South Australian Bek McMahon,
Former AFLW player Georgia Walker will coach Team White and will be assisted by Adelaide premiership captain Chelsea Randall and Vic Metro Under-18 Girls head coach Jacara Egan, along with Western Jets assistant Ali Hamad.
The Woomeras will be coached by former West Coast and Fremantle AFLW player Cassie Davidson, who will be assisted by Melbourne AFLW midfielder Krstel Petrevski and Hawthorn VFLW on-baller Jordan Mifsud.
Amanda Robertson has been named head coach of the Medleys, with Hawthorn AFLW signing Akec Makur Chuot, GWS Giants midfielder Haneen Zreika and Sabrin Nyawela also part of the coaching panel.
Both games will be live streamed on womens.afl. Details below.
AFLW Futures Match
- Date: Sunday June 5,
- Time: 10:30am
- Location: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
- How to watch: A live stream of the AFLW Futures match will be available at www.womens.afl/talent-pathway/academy.
Woomeras v Medleys
- Date: Sunday June 5,
- Time: 12:30am
- Location: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
- How to watch: a live stream of the Woomeras v Medleys match will be available at www.womens.afl/talent-pathway/u18s.
