Netball Australia is proud to announce its 2019 Netball Centre of Excellence 17 and Under, 19 and Under and Tall Athlete National Squads.
36 of Australia’s most up and coming netballers were selected in the 17/U squad, 26 in the 19/U squad and 12 in the Tall Athlete squad, all of who will attend National Squad Camps at Netball Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Canberra over the next few months.
The Tall Athletes squad camp will run from 16-19 May, the 17/U from 6-10 June and the 19/U camp from 6-10 July.
The selection of these athletes was made following the 2019 National Netball Championships which concluded in Brisbane yesterday, where the athletes were selected based on their performances over the six-day tournament and an assessment of their potential to become future Diamonds.
Netball Centre of Excellence Head Coach Michelle Wilkins said she’s excited to be welcoming some of Australia’s most up and coming netball talent into the next phase of the Netball Australia high-performance pathway program.
“The standard of skill and ability that has been on show at the National Netball Championships in Queensland this week has been outstanding – it really highlighted the depth of our young talent and that the future success of Australian netball is in excellent hands,” she said.
“Our national squad camps are designed to expose our next generation of elite netballers to a high-performance environment – this is just the start of these athletes being in a national setting, so we’re excited to see what this group bring to and learn at these three camps.”
The Tall Athlete program aims to foster and develop taller athletes and features specialist coaching and additional development and learning opportunities for both goalers and defenders, under the guidance of nationally appointed coaches.
Full list of squads below
17/U Squad
ACT
Jessica Berry
Malia Harrison
NSW
Selene Chadrawy
Matisse Letherbarrow
Audrey Little
Chelsea Mann
Brooke Paterson
Millicent Roach
Amy Sligar
Natalie Sligar
NT
Olivia Hatzismalis
Ochre Renwick
QLD
Reilley Batcheldor
Rylee Burns
Lily Gribble
Martina Reekers
Isabelle Shearer
SA
Amelia Anderson
Krystal Anderson-Ives
Casey Bernhardt
Sophie Casey
Tahlia Dnistrjanski
Jessie Grenvold
Kimberley Hearnden
Georgie Horjus
TAS
Hannah Lenthall
Grace Pullen
VIC
Maggie Caris
Sussu Liai
Maddison Ridley
Emma Walters
WA
Charlie Allen
Ruth Aryang
Abbey Hicks
Brooke Repacholi
Trinity Rond
19/U Squad
ACT
Eliza Burton
NSW
Sophie Dwyer
Clare Iongi
Matilda McDonell
Annie Miller
Latika Tombs
NT
Dana Schembri
QLD
Charlie Bell
Macy Gardner
Leesa Mi Mi
Mia Stower
Sarahpheinna Woulf
SA
Nyah Allen
Lucy Austin
Chelsea Blackman
Georgia Dent
Tyler Orr
Molly Watson
Tayla Williams
TAS
Hayley McDougall
VIC
Gabby Coffey
Sacha McDonald
Uneeq Palavi
Allie Smith
WA
Sunday Aryang
Sloan Burton
Tall Athlete Squad
SA
Amelia Anderson
Lucy Austin
Rachel Redden
QLD
Charlie Bell
Isabelle Shearer
Olivia Dijkstra
VIC
Maggie Caris
Gabby Coffey
NSW
Olivia Coleman
Millicent Roach
WA
Chelsea Bartlett
Giselle Taylor
