THE Shoalhaven will once again become the hub for some of the top Australian Football prospects this weekend, as it hosts the annual junior representative carnival.
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Hosted by the AFL NSW/ACT, the carnival will involve teams from Shoalhaven, Illawarra, Sapphire Coast, Central West and Northern Riverina, with games to be played at Artie Smith Oval, West Street Oval, Tom Smith Oval and the Nowra Showground from Friday to Sunday.
More than 600 players, from 28 different clubs will compete across the weekend, which involves the round robin representative competition, a super nines and sensational 11s carnival at Tom Smith Oval (Saturday) and a senior women's representative game between Sapphire Coast and Central West (Sunday 1.30pm at the Nowra Showground).
Representing the Sapphire Coast will be the following players in their respective sides. [We apologise if any spellings are incorrect - these team lists are based on the information from SCAFL].
Sapphire 13 Stingrays
Logan Allison, Clancy Ballard, Beau Bennett, Walter Blewitt, Dom Chandler, Will Clapton, Jarryd Cotton, Zane Curven, Jayden Deighan-Smith, Bodin Herbert, Harry Huddleson, James Janson, Tyge Matters, Jack McMahon, Lachlan Moresi, Tom Miller, Joel Munckton, Tienan Murphy, Jackson Parsons, Martin Preston, Anthony Seach, Tasman Simons, Will Tiffen, Tommy Wilson and Emergency: Angus Kew.
Under 15s Sapphire Stingrays
Morris Absolon, Jake Brogan, Raymond Campbell, Jack Faulkner, Seb Giri, Khama Geisler, Jonathon Herbert, Curtis Jack, Will Keller, Damon Kerr, Jonathon McMahon, Jake Mikalic, Campbell Moresi, Matt Parker, Angus Patmore, Daniel Piccione, Aiden Preston, Will Seach, Billy Spackman, Andrew Tribe, Elijah Turner-Collins, Jai Van Camp and Emergency: Jake Hemsted.
Under 17s Sapphire Stingrays
Kynan Baker, Harrison Bromwich, Nicholas Brown, Charlie Buckingham, Max Caldwell, Jai Curven, Max Geaghan, Zac Harlow, Jack Harris, Thomas Hodge, Ryan Holdsworth, Callum Jackson, Rocco Lagana, Matthew Leonard, Jedd Martyn, Jack Newton, Scott Parsons, Frank Puglisi, Blade Raek, Bill Sutherland, Ethan White, Tavita Wood, Sam Wood and Emergencies: Kye Koeck and Doug Stubbs.
Youth girls
Mya Green Aldridge, Mackenzie Baker, Lily Butler-Woolard, Julia Cullenward, Bridie Cotton, Karolina Guanicio, Amelie Gautier, Annie Gilbert, Paris Groenwoud, Darby Hayes, Christabella Herbert-Smith, Angelita Hotchkins, Tasman McKenzie, Ellie McMahon, Jorja Moore, Mackenzie Moore, Tyra Palmer, Swaradharma Saraswati, Maddie Thornton, Yasmin Welsford, Scarlett Whitaker.
Open Women's Stingrays
Kaela Barnes, Zalie Betts, Tyjana Blacka, Brooke Bragg, Bethany Crouch, Tyler Crowe, Kaylah Faulkner, Kate and Mel Mitchell, Talia Moreton-Stewart, Cymmon Parker, Elouise Russell, Katlyn Scott, Carra Sheldon, Naomi Shoobridge, Sophie Taylor, Eliza Terrey, Katherine Thomson, Breannan Williams and Tayla Wilson.
Finals for all four respective competitions will be played on Sunday, with presentations to follow.
The weekend will also see a number of 'next gen' umpires officiating the weekend, including Thomas Joy, Jerremy Austin, Sarah Johnson, Liam Grant, Nic Burton and Ben Treanor.
The super nines will contain teams from the Bomaderry Tigers, Bay and Basin Bombers, Shoalhaven Giants and Broulee/Moruya Giants.
While the sensational 11s feature club teams from the Shoalhaven Giants, Bay and Basin Bombers, Bomaderry Tigers, Kiama Power, Figtree Kangaroos, Shellharbour Swans and Bega Bambers.