2026 U16 METRO STATE TEAM SQUADS

Australian Junior Championships
Written by Jaylee Ismay
12 March, 2026

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected into the U16 Metro Girls and Boys State Squad.

The following athletes will attend a second trial at Minto Indoor Sports Centre on the 21st of March in preparation for the 2026 U16 Footlocker National Championships.

Under 16 Metro Girls
First Name Surname Association
Rainne Acuna Penrith Panthers
Kilisitina Akauola Bankstown Bruins
Milica Alavanja Bankstown Bruins
Renee Anyakoha Bankstown Bruins
Lucy Banfield Norths Bears
Isobel Campbell Penrith Panthers
Luella Carneiro Sutherland Sharks
Xingxiao Chen Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Maya Collisson Penrith Panthers
Audrey Edwards Penrith Panthers
Amaali Gordon-Roqica Sydney Comets
Jacqueline Ibarburu Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Portia Kearney Penrith Panthers
Emma Klarenaar Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tyra Lee-Hang Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Sienna Livermore Norths Bears
Sofia Lopez Fisher Norths Bears
Azaria Maua Bankstown Bruins
Maddison Mazzitelli Sutherland Sharks
Holly Mitchell Norths Bears
Ella Pearson Penrith Panthers
Heidi Pluess-Timm Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Ruby Prasad Bankstown Bruins
Kymeesha Shillingsworth Sydney Comets
Zoe Sonkol-Mourtzakis Bankstown Bruins
Sahara Taumalolo Bankstown Bruins
Yuyang Wang Norths Bears
Olive Waters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Eliza Wilson Sutherland Sharks
Special Consideration
First Name Surname Association
Khadijah Kalananda Bankstown Bruins
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Billy Akalo Sydney Comets
Assistant Coach Christine Blacklock Bankstown Bruins
Assistant Coach Laurie Fleming Norths Bears
Manager Rebecca Palmer Penrith Panthers
Under 16 Metro Boys
First Name Surname Association
Max Abusah Norths Bears
Lucas Ajaka Norths Bears
TJ Bayles Sydney Comets
Hunter Capulong Bankstown Bruins
Uriel Clarke Norths Bears
Luca Escribano Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jordan Gao Norths Bears
Christos Glinellis Bankstown Bruins
Zane Goodall Sydney Comets
Floyd Henderson Norths Bears
Ethan Henderson Penrith Panthers
Lukin Hodgson Hills Hornets
Eli Horsfield Bankstown Bruins
Jayden Janto Bankstown Bruins
Shuya Li Bankstown Bruins
Hudson McLaren Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Kayden McReynolds Hills Hornets
Harlan Meany Norths Bears
Nicholas Mendelevitz Hills Hornets
Thiago Mironow Penrith Panthers
Thomas Moloney Norths Bears
Thomas Moncrieff Norths Bears
Tony Moussa Hills Hornets
Jacob Onyema Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
Oliver Parry-Okeden Norths Bears
Bruce Shillingsworth Sydney Comets
Jett Solomona Hills Hornets
Caleb Son Sydney Comets
Jeremy Susanto Sydney Comets
Neil Taingahue-Neil Penrith Panthers
Stephen Tem Hills Hornets
Edward Timmins Norths Bears
Isaiah Toledo Marrickville Spirit
Coen Watson Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

 

Special Consideration
First Name Surname Association
Edward Burke Norths Bears
Jeremy Lenthen Norths Bears

 

Coaching Staff
Head Coach Darren Duff Bankstown Bruins
Assistant Coach Rowan Choi Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
Assistant Coach Blake Macfarlane Penrith Panthers
Manager TBC

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