Dower names her squad for Junior Matildas camp

Westfield Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower has named a 30-player squad to attend the first camp of 2019, as some of Australia’s best young female footballers prepare themselves for the second phase of AFC U16 Women’s Championship qualification.

The camp will be held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra between 20 January and 24 January.

Last September Dower’s squad ventured to Bishkek in Kyrgyz Republic for the first phase of qualifying and won all four of their matches to comfortably advance to the second stage of qualifying.

In March the Westfield Junior Matildas will play in Laos against Iran (3 March), Vietnam (5 March), and the host nation (7 March) at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane.

Dower’s youngsters will require a top two finish in their pool to advance to the 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship proper.

“Most of the players have had a good break since their season ended last year and this will be our first time together since our successful tour of Kyrgyz Republic," said Dower.

"The players have been working on individual programs across the holidays with a number of them also gaining valuable experience training alongside Westfield W-League teams.

“We will need to build on our performances from Round 1, with the challenge for this age cohort being players can change so much over six months.

"This camp will provide a good opportunity for those who missed selection last time to push their case for inclusion for the upcoming tournament in Laos.

“I'm confident this camp will assist the staff and I to select a highly competitive team and one which will qualify through to the 2019 AFC U16 Women’s Championship.”

Westfield Junior Matildas 30-player Squad

Name	Member Federation / Club
Emma Ilijoski	Capital Football / Canberra United Academy
Josephine Dubbert	Capital Football / Brindabella Blues FC
Brianna Edwards (GK)	Football NSW / North Western Sydney Koalas
Charlie Rule	Football NSW / FNSW Institute
Darcey Malone	Football NSW / FNSW Institute / Sydney FC
Jessika Nash	Football NSW / FNSW Institute
Kahli Johnson	Football NSW / Manly United Football Club
Madeleine Malone	Football NSW / FNSW Institute
Olivia De La Harpe	Football NSW / FNSW Institute
Anna Hunt	Football NSW Country / NSW Western Mariners
Jordan Jasnos	Football NSW Country / Riverino Rhinos
Poppy Tay	Football NSW Country / Southern Branch FC / Sydney Uni FC
Charlotte Farmer	Football Queensland / Brisbane Roar NTC
Georgia Beaumont	Football Queensland / Brisbane Roar NTC
Jamilla Rankin	Football Queensland / Brisbane Roar NTC
Kezia Pritchard (Gk)	Football Queensland / Brisbane Roar NTC
Mia Bailey (Gk)	Football Queensland / Brisbane Roar NTC / JCU Strikers FC
Alana Jancevski	Football Victoria / NTC Victoria
Claudia Mihovic	Football Victoria / NTC Victoria
Grace Taranto	Football Victoria / NTC Victoria
Nia Stamatopoulos	Football Victoria / NTC Victoria / Melbourne City FC
Paige Zois	Football Victoria / NTC Victoria
Hanah Lowry	Football West / Perth Glory
Isabella Wallhead	Football West / Perth Glory
Tijan McKenna	Football West / Perth Glory / Cockburn City
Amy Parkinson	Northern NSW Football / Newcastle Jets Academy
Josie Morley	Northern NSW Football / Newcastle Jets Academy
Kirsty Fenton	Northern NSW Football / Newcastle Jets Academy
Ruby Jones (Gk)	Northern NSW Football / Newcastle Jets Academy
Teagan Douglas	Northern NSW Football / Newcastle Jets Academy