The AFL has announced the squads to feature in the 2026 AFL Indigenous and Multicultural Academies ahead of induction camps in Melbourne across the next two weeks.
The AFL Indigenous and Multicultural Academies comprise talented 17 and 18-year-old Indigenous and Multicultural footballers, many of who meet the AFL's Next Generation Academy criteria.
Players selected in the Academies currently participate in state Talent Pathways programs.
Each of the Academies for boys and girls will support up to 25 players who will feature in two high-performance football camps throughout the 2026 season.
The first camp will be held in Melbourne in February. A second camp will be conducted in September, which will also include a selection of 16-year-old players to support progression ahead of next year’s Talent Pathways programs.
Both high-performance camps will feature a showcase match that will pit the Indigenous Academy against the Multicultural Academy. The first of these matches for girls and boys will be played at Dingley’s Kennedy Community Centre, the new home of the Hawthorn Football Club.
In addition to the two football camps, players in the AFL Indigenous and Multicultural Academies will receive year-long access to online learning tools and resources designed to enhance both on and off-field development.
This will include 12 football masterclasses delivered by Indigenous and Multicultural AFL and AFLW players, who will share elite-level knowledge and experience.
Academy members will also complete leadership and personal development modules to build confidence, communication and goal-setting skills, as well as engage in social, emotional and cultural wellbeing practices.
The Indigenous and Multicultural Academies program will work in collaboration with State Talent programs and Next Generation Academies to ensure alignment and shared development outcomes for all players.
AFL Diversity Talent Programs Manager Narelle Long said: “We congratulate all players who have been selected in 2026 AFL Indigenous and Multicultural Academies.
“The Academies provide an advanced football experience for our emerging Indigenous and Multicultural footballers.
“Players will have access to a specialised development model focused on their individual needs to further assist them to reach their Draft potential, as week as tailored support to assist their growth off the field.
“We are thrilled to offer an expanded offering this year with the inclusion of an addition high-performance camp, which will also provide opportunities for 16-year-old players later in the year to support their progress into next year’s Talent Pathways programs.”
SQUADS
INDIGENOUS ACADEMY GIRLS
|
NAME |
STATE |
STATE TALENT PROGRAM |
COMMUNITY CLUB |
|
Alli Allen |
VIC |
Northern Knights |
Research |
|
Sian Andrews |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Macedon |
|
Tillie Baldwin |
VIC |
Eastern Ranges |
Mitcham |
|
Evie Bingham |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
North Hobart |
|
Lily Brittain |
VIC |
Dandenong Stingrays |
Narre North Foxes |
|
Tiama Collard |
WA |
Peel Thunder |
North Mandurah |
|
Jorja Davey |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Palmerston Magpies |
|
Evie Davidson |
VIC |
GWV Rebels |
Redan |
|
Maya Davies |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Ulverstone |
|
Alexis Edgley |
WA |
South Fremantle |
Narrogin Hawks |
|
Billie Hamilton |
NSW |
GWS Giants Academy |
Queanbeyan Tigers |
|
Demi Holloway |
SA |
Central District |
Salisbury North |
|
Heidi Ireland |
WA |
Peel Thunder |
Collie |
|
Taniesha John-Forest |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Tiwi Bombers |
|
Stevie Johns |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Lauderdale |
|
Akia-Marie Lake |
VIC |
Eastern Ranges |
Healesville |
|
Shanita Major |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Burnie |
|
Layla May |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Darwin Buffaloes |
|
Kiah McKinnon-Rowe |
VIC |
Northern Knights |
Whittlesea |
|
Ella Moodie |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Wynyard |
|
Kizzie Moore |
VIC |
GWV Rebels |
Redan |
|
Faye Ratara |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Pioneer |
|
Mistee Lilly Sagigi |
QLD |
Gold Coast Suns Academy |
Cairns Eagles |
|
Layla Stonehouse |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
South Launceston |
|
Myla Tucker |
NSW |
Sydney Swans Academy |
Newcastle City Blues |
|
Ashanti Walker |
VIC |
Murray Bushrangers |
Shepparton United |
Head coach: Jacara Egan
Assistants: Bronwyn Gulden, Danielle Ponter and Tia Toth
MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY GIRLS
|
NAME |
STATE |
STATE TALENT PROGRAM |
COMMUNITY CLUB |
|
Stephanie Aguinaldo |
QLD |
Gold Coast Suns Academy |
Broadbeach |
|
Keleejay Bingham |
QLD |
Brisbane Lions Academy |
Sandgate |
|
Ella Bologa |
VIC |
Dandenong Stingrays |
Narre North Foxes |
|
Niah Catto |
WA |
Perth |
Vic Park |
|
Leilea Cocker |
VIC |
Eastern Ranges |
Ferntree Gully Eagles |
|
Constance Dodd |
VIC |
Murray Bushrangers |
Wodonga Raiders |
|
Oceana Dodd |
VIC |
Murray Bushrangers |
Wodonga Raiders |
|
Jacinta Eteuati |
VIC |
Western Jets |
Williamstown CYMS |
|
Maliah Finnie |
SA |
Central District |
Salisbury North |
|
Emily-Summer Hawes |
NSW |
Sydney Swans Academy |
UNSW-ES Bulldogs |
|
Liv Hurwitz |
VIC |
Sandringham Dragons |
Bentleigh |
|
Kayla Ilett |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
St Mary's |
|
Tabatha Ingham |
VIC |
Murray Bushrangers |
Shepparton United |
|
Lelanni Kikoak |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Prospect |
|
Chloe Law |
VIC |
Sandringham Dragons |
Beaumaris |
|
Jade Miller |
NSW |
GWS Giants Academy |
Weston Creek Molonglo |
|
Avuya Nomlatyu |
WA |
East Fremantle |
Willetton |
|
Leilani Petaia |
VIC |
Western Jets |
Caroline Springs |
|
Penelope Punaivaha |
WA |
Swan Districts |
Hills Rangers |
|
Peggy Rock |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Nightcliff |
|
Hannah Seaborn |
WA |
Claremont |
Marist |
|
Asia Single |
QLD |
Gold Coast Suns Academy |
Burleigh |
|
Isabella Teoh |
VIC |
Oakleigh Chargers |
Ashburton |
|
Grace To |
VIC |
Oakleigh Chargers |
Blackburn |
|
Lunay Van Den Heever |
WA |
West Perth |
Quinns District |
|
Maylee Wade |
QLD |
Brisbane Lions Academy |
Brothers Bulldogs |
Head coach: Laura Frazer
Assistants/Support Staff: Tunisha Kikoak, Mua Laloifi, Akec Makur Chuot, Stevie-Lee Thompson and Darcy Vescio
INDIGENOUS ACADEMY BOYS
|
NAME |
STATE |
STATE TALENT PROGRAM |
COMMUNITY CLUB |
|
Thomas Bearman |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Brighton |
|
Percy Burgoyne |
SA |
West Adelaide |
Henley |
|
Owen Campbell-Shields |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Jabiru Bombers |
|
Dougie Cochrane |
SA |
Central District |
Port District |
|
Archie Devine |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
North Hobart |
|
Archie Faulkner |
SA |
Central District |
Central District |
|
Boyden George |
VIC |
Oakleigh Chargers |
Fitzroy Stars |
|
Coen Hardy |
NSW |
Sydney Swans Academy |
Miranda Bombers |
|
Tyler Kelly |
VIC |
Northern Territory Academy |
Ballarat |
|
Gary Lawford |
NT |
Oakleigh Chargers |
East Malvern |
|
Xaiver Little |
WA |
Peel Thunder |
North Mandurah |
|
Dillon Mallard |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Pioneer |
|
Levi McClelland |
VIC |
Bendigo Pioneers |
South Mildura |
|
Jermaine Miller |
SA |
Northern Knights |
North Heidelberg |
|
Jacobi Moore |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Burnie |
|
Gus Mourish |
WA |
East Fremantle |
Hammond Park |
|
Djavian Narrier |
WA |
Swans District |
Kalamunda |
|
Mazlan Patrick |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Wanderers |
|
Zemes Pilot |
SA |
South Adelaide |
Port Noarlunga |
|
Ashlon Prindable |
QLD |
Brisbane Lions Academy |
|
|
Jaren Sambo |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Wanderers |
|
Sonny Smiler |
NT |
Northern Territory Academy |
Wanderers |
|
Tom Wichman |
NSW |
GWS Giants Academy |
Collingullie |
|
Miller Young |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Devonport |
Head coach: Roger Hayden
Assistants: Neville Jetta, Michael Walters and Chad Wingard
MULTICULTURAL ACADEMY BOYS
|
NAME |
STATE |
STATE TALENT PROGRAM |
COMMUNITY CLUB |
|
Ahmad Abdallah |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Strathmore |
|
Corey Ah-Mu |
VIC |
Dandenong Stingrays |
Berwick |
|
Jess Bula |
TAS |
Tasmania Devils |
Launceston |
|
Tom Clements |
WA |
Subiaco |
Scarborough |
|
Moustafa Darwish |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Craigieburn |
|
Lucas Dravitzki |
WA |
South Fremantle |
South Coogee |
|
Charlie Fischer |
VIC |
Gippsland Power |
Phillip Island |
|
James Goerlitz |
VIC |
Dandenong Stingrays |
Narre North Foxes |
|
Klae Green |
QLD |
Gold Coast Suns Academy |
Labrador |
|
Koda Hawli |
VIC |
Western Jets |
Newport |
|
Max Jones |
WA |
South Fremantle |
Bullcreek Leeming |
|
Eli Kravic |
VIC |
Oakleigh Chargers |
Kew Comets |
|
Kobe Lam |
WA |
East Perth |
Ballajura |
|
Slayde Law |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Keilor |
|
Tethloach Liem |
VIC |
GWV Rebels |
Ballarat |
|
Ruot Lual |
VIC |
GWV Rebels |
East Point |
|
Olu Olalekan |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Gisborne |
|
Tevita Rodan |
VIC |
Calder Cannons |
Aberfeldie |
|
Artisan Sairat |
VIC |
Western Jets |
Newport |
|
Mason Tambe |
SA |
Norwood |
Athelstone |
|
Sachin Tyrrell |
VIC |
Norwood |
Mildura |
Head coach: Ali Hamad
Assistants: Daniel Marie, Harmit Singh and Anton Vassallo
FEBRUARY HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAMP DETAILS
The 2026 AFL Indigenous and Multicultural Academies will come together in Melbourne across the next fortnight to take part in a high-performance camp.
The girls squads will be in camp from February 20 to 22, followed by the boys squads from February 27 to March 1.
Each three-day camp will feature a showcase match that will pit the Indigenous Academy against the Multicultural Academy. Both matches will be played at Dingley’s Kennedy Community Centre, the new home of the Hawthorn Football Club.
The girls match will be played on Saturday February 21 from 2:30pm, with the boys match to be played on Saturday, February 28 from 2:30pm. Both games will be live streamed on the AFL Play YouTube channel.