AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) is pleased to announce the NT Thunder Academy squads off the back of successful Michael Long Cup carnivals held over weekends in November and December.
The Under 14 Boys Academy was formed after NTFL and remote teams attended the Outback Stores U14 Boys Michael Long Cup, while the Girls Under 16 Academy culminated from the PUMP U15 Girls Michael Long Cup last weekend.
NT Thunder Academy Development Coach Jimmy Driscoll said the talent on show was exceptional and the number of players selected in each squad was really positive.
“There is a number of opportunities that will come out of these Michael Long Cups including the Diversity Championships which have the Kickstart and All Nations teams, School Sports NT under 15 teams and NT Thunder Academy Under 16 team which is a newly formed age bracket in the women’s talent pathway that will compete at National level.”
“In the Under 14’s boys comp it was great to see the Next Generation Academies got involved and show that talent from across the Territory is abundant.
The Under 15 girls included a Remote All Stars team that conducted themselves really well and again displayed the talent that’s on offer throughout the Northern Territory,” Driscoll said
The squads are as listed below
| UNDER 14 BOYS | UNDER 15 GIRLS | |||
| Player | Team | Player | Team | |
| Cy Smith | Barkly | Jenaya Yarran | Buffs | |
| Andrew Green | Barkly | Savannah Pollard | Buffs | |
| Anthony Raymond | Barkly | Keira Kurnoth | Buffs | |
| Stanley Waistcoat | Barkly | Katerina Kitsos | Nightcliff | |
| Alonzo Nelson | Barkly | D’Shay McCoy | Palmerston | |
| Nathan Dickson | Barkly | Maddison Lampton | Palmerston | |
| Ambrose Mclean | Buffs | Kaitey Whittaker | Palmerston | |
| Elijah Williams | Buffs | Kaeleisha White | Palmerston | |
| Jacob Wunungmarra | Gove | Iesha Ronberg | Palmerston | |
| Steve Marawili | Gove | Zoe Larkins | Palmerston | |
| BJ Munungurr | Gove | Toya Norris | Palmerston | |
| Aidan Maymuru | Gove | Shanoah Leedie | Palmerston | |
| Russell Munyaryun | Gove | Kaya Mununggurr | Remote | |
| Jamal Guyula | Gove | Zoe Yunupingu | Remote | |
| Wamut Munungurr | Gove | Rhania Hewitt | Southern Districts | |
| Thomas Malseed | Nightcliff | Indianna Hickling | Southern Districts | |
| Brandon Mu | Nightcliff | Breanna Williams | Southern Districts | |
| Xavier Sing-Lippo | Nightcliff | Grace Mulvahil | Southern Districts | |
| Ethan Rynski | Nightcliff | J’Noemi Anderson | St Mary's | |
| Darcy Lockens | Palmerston | Maria Rioli | St Mary's | |
| Alwyn Davey | Palmerston | Shavayah Lee | St Mary's | |
| Jayden Davey | Palmerston | Marieta Puautjimi | Tiwi | |
| Flynn Mc Masters | Palmerston | Simone Munkara | Tiwi | |
| Ariki Lowe | Redtails | Victoria Tipiloura | Tiwi | |
| James Bruce | Redtails | Emma Tipiloura | Tiwi | |
| Aaron Kopp | Redtails | Nadine Puautjimi | Tiwi | |
| Liam Coach | Redtails | Debbie Tipiloura | Tiwi | |
| Kaliel Ross | Redtails | Zoe Mc Dowell | Tracy Village | |
| Kostya Green | Redtails | Alinta Fejo | Wanderers | |
| Jayden Forbes | Redtails | Abigayle Sektoga | Wanderers | |
| Rohan Bailey | Southern Districts | Tess Jungfer | Waratah | |
| Tom Demamiel | Southern Districts | Chloe Everingham | Waratah | |
| Beau Tedcastle | St Mary's | Timaya Cunningham | Waratah | |
| Isiah Baldock | St Mary's | Maya Kruger | Waratah | |
| Ethan Bowden | St Mary's | Rashidah Bowen | Waratah | |
| Xavier Vallejo | St Mary's | |||
| Kobe Hodges | St Mary's | |||
| Preyben Tipiloura | Tiwi | |||
| Tim Kerinaiua | Tiwi | |||
| Michael Thompson | Tiwi | |||
| Normi Topiloura | Tiwi | |||
| Ronaldo Puruntatameri | Tiwi | |||
| Jayden Alkamikini | Tiwi | |||
| Claude Bush | Tiwi | |||
| Rex Punguatji | Tiwi | |||
| Tyson Tippamantameri | Tiwi | |||
| Brodie Motlop | Wanderers | |||
| Sam Schutte | Wanderers | |||
| Riley Utting | Wanderers | |||
| Lincoln Cahill | Waratahs | |||
| Tom Venturin | Waratahs | |||