SOME of the most talented under-18 footballers in the country will face off in an exhibition match on Saturday between the AFL Indigenous Academy and the AFL Multicultural Academy.
The game at the Maroochydore Sporting Complex comes after a week-long Leadership and Culture Camp on the Sunshine Coast involving the the 2022 AFL and AFLW Diversity Academies.
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The Diversity Academies comprise the AFL and AFLW Indigenous Academies and the AFL and AFLW Multicultural Academies. Players who feature in the Multicultural Academies have one parent born outside Australia.
Jason Williams will head the Indigenous side for Saturday's match, with recently retired former Essendon, Port Adelaide and St Kilda ruckman Patrick Ryder and former Power player Joel Garner to serve as assistants.
Ali Hamad will coach the Multicultural team, assisted by Goy Lok and Reuben William.
AFL Indigenous Academy
| # | NAME | SURNAME | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB | COMMUNITY CLUB |
| 1 | Michael | Panaia | WA | East Fremantle | Canning Vale |
| 2 | Brant | Clubb | QLD | Cairns Saints | |
| 3 | Alan | O’Neill | QLD | Broadbeach | |
| 4 | Kobe | Knight | VIC | Bundoora | |
| 5 | Josh | Ralph | NSW | Moore Park | |
| 6 | Kye | Austin | WA | Perth | Cockburn |
| 7 | Brodi | Williams | NSW | Glebe | |
| 8 | Lachlan | Lovell | QLD | Cairns City Lions | |
| 9 | Shayden | Mihan | QLD | Kawana Park | |
| 10 | Raymond | Sumner | SA | Woodville-West Torrens | Henley |
| 11 | Preston | Patrick | NT | NT Thunder | Wanderers |
| 12 | Deacon | Fawcett | VIC | GWV Rebels | Darley |
| 13 | Seth | Fawcett | VIC | GWV Rebels | Darley |
| 14 | Hayden | Eades | WA | Armadale | |
| 16 | Max | Geappen | TAS | Clarence | |
| 17 | Leo | Blair | TAS | North Hobart | |
| 18 | Ethan | Bernat | QLD | Moreton Bay | |
| 23 | Stanley | Waistcoat | NT | NT Thunder | Sporties Spitfires |
| 24 | David | Bromot | NT | Wanderers | |
| 25 | Lewis | Nannup | WA | East Perth | Bassendean |
| 26 | Lance | Collard | WA | Subiaco | North Beach |
| 27 | Jett | Sibosado | WA | Claremont | Swanbourne |
| 28 | Marcus | Fitzgerald | WA | Peel Thunder | South Coogee |
| 35 | Tristan | Edwards | SA | Norwood | Mallee Park |
| Coach | Patrick | Ryder | |||
| Assistant | Joel | Garner | |||
| Assistant | Peter | Yagmoor | |||
| Coach Mentor | Michael | McLean |
AFL Multicultural Academy
| # | NAME | SURNAME | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB | COMMUNITY CLUB |
| 1 | Daniel | Gauci | NSW | GWS GIANTS Academy | East Coast Eagles |
| 2 | Evan | Bradley | SA | North Adelaide | Golden Grove |
| 3 | Jayden | Nguyen | VIC | Calder Cannons | Aberfeldie |
| 4 | Alex | Tsia | VIC | Western Jets | Hillside |
| 5 | Cian | Foley | NSW | Glebe | |
| 6 | Luamon | Lual | VIC | GWV Rebels | South Warrnambool |
| 7 | Mahmoud | Taha | VIC | Calder Cannons | Pascoe Vale |
| 8 | Aviela | Choka | VIC | Northern Knights | Eltham |
| 9 | Flynn | Fulton | WA | Perth | South Perth |
| 10 | Harrison | Creighton | WA | Swan Districts | Mazenod |
| 11 | Tiernan | McCormack | TAS | Launceston | Prospect |
| 12 | Luka | Nenadovic | QLD | Aspley | |
| 13 | Reggie | Reupana | SA | North Adelaide | Roopena |
| 14 | Finn | Peake | VIC | Fitzroy | |
| 15 | Amin | Naim | VIC | Calder Cannons | Strathmore |
| 16 | Zaydyn | Lockwood | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers | South Bendigo |
| 17 | Olly | Woodcock-Davis | TAS | South Launceston | |
| 18 | Jacob | Whan | WA | South Fremantle | Mazenod |
| 19 | Riak | Andrew | VIC | Berwick | |
| 21 | Takoda | Boltong | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy | Maroochydore |
| 34 | Lucas | Naylies-Pereira | WA | East Perth | Ballajura |
| Coach | Ali | Hamad | |||
| Assistant | Goy | Lok |
