Following Victoria`s prominence in the recently announced Australian Open Squad, four promising young Victorian netballers have been named in the Australian 19/U team on the weekend. The team was announced following a three day squad training camp at the AIS in Canberra.

The team remain in Canberra for matches this week against the New Zealand 21/U team and the England 19/U team.

These players have all risen through the ranks in Netball Victoria’s player pathway,  having participated in the Netball Victoria Zone Academy Program and gaining selection in Victorian 17/U and 19/U State Teams as well as representing their clubs in the Holden Cruze Cup. All four players will also be representing Victoria in the 21/U National Championships to be held in Queensland from the 29 Sept to the 4^th of October.

In a further vote of confidence for Netball Victoria`s coaching pathways, the team`s coaches are also Victorian, with Stacey West (Head Coach) and Eloise Southby-Halibish (Assistant Coach) being named.

Australian 19/U Team

Kelsey Browne (VIC)
Lyndall Crichton (SA)
Nicola Gray (NSW) (AIS)
Chanel Gomes (QLD) (AIS)
Mary Livesey (VIC) (AIS)
Samantha Poolman (NSW)
Stephanie Puopolo (VIC)
Kate Shimmin (SA) (AIS)
Verity Simmons (NSW) (AIS)
Ellie Smart (WA)
Ameliaranne Wells (QLD)
Micaela Wilson (VIC)
Stephanie Wood (QLD) (AIS)