Netball SA is excited to announce the athletes who have been selected in the Adelaide Thunderbirds Talent Academy squads for 2026 and the coaches appointed to lead them.
We are excited to see the talent coming into the pathway and look forward to watching the next generation of players develop within the program.
Emerging Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Sarah | Cameron |
| Isla | Cottle |
| Sophie | Dalton |
| Zara | Dawes |
| Maddison | Deen |
| Stella | Green |
| Stella | Hewett |
| Charlize | Hunter |
| Clarrie | Hunter |
| Summer | Koch |
| Georgie | Laing |
| Maya | Laycock |
| Isla | Morris |
| Isla | Nagel |
| Matilda | Peacock |
| Mackenzie | Peterson |
| Annalie | Peucker |
| Patience | Reiter |
| Ruby | Tomlinson |
| Alexis | Vowles |
| Alexa | Young |
| Halle | Young |
Coaches: Carly Heinrich (Head Coach) and Emma George (Assistant Coach)
Metro Development Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Zoe | Aberline |
| Evie | Bottrill |
| Marlie | Bottrill |
| Leila | Cosenza |
| Lilianah | Hunter |
| Breanna | Kloeden |
| Chloe | McArdle |
| Maddison | McKeown |
| Addison | Norris |
| Asha | O'Brien |
| Eilish | Pearce |
| Harper | Perkins |
| Indy | Threadgold |
| Harper | Tierney |
| Elsie | Walker |
| Mercy | Walsh |
| Ruby | Warren |
| Sophie | Weckert |
| Elkie | Williams |
Coaches: Rachel Capentanakis (Lead Coach) and Jo McLean (Assistant Coach)
Jamestown Development Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Sophie | Adams |
| Kartia | Altmann |
| Kiyah | Beaucaris |
| Jorja | Bennett |
| Pippa | Benson |
| Charlize | Bunney |
| Pandorah | Clarke |
| Lillah | Day |
| Poppy | Dyett |
| Maddison | Harvey |
| Chloe | Hewett |
| Jaida | Hewett |
| Alyssa | Leak |
| Bonnie | Linke |
| Asha | Longbottom |
| Emilee | Moulds |
| Addison | Nicholas |
| Amara | Pedler |
| Lucy | Ridsdale |
| Elsie | Stringer |
| Annabelle | Tee |
| Lilly | Verco |
Coaches: Jasmin Eckert (Lead Coach) and Meagan Jacobs (Assistant Coach)
Port Lincoln Development Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Kirra | Blums |
| Jessie | Caulfield |
| Zora | Curtis |
| Sophie | Durdin |
| Kirra | Feltus |
| Milla | Gardiner |
| Brooklyn | Gray |
| Ivy | Hanrahan |
| Harper | Jaeschke |
| Ava | Kayser |
| Kyla | Kropinyeri |
| Romey | Larwood |
| Summer | McGilvray |
| Abbie | McPharlin |
| Skyla | Modra |
| Della | Pedler |
| Naekirye | Porta |
| Indi | Scott |
| Harlow | Seal |
| Brigit | Taheny |
| Veyda | Tomney |
| Isla | Tromp |
| Taleah | Turner |
| Ava | Webb |
| Lacey | Whillas |
Coaches: Kate Baker (Lead Coach) and Stacey Curtis (Assistant Coach)
Keith Development Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Charlotte | Blott |
| Zara | Cole |
| Scarlett | Densley |
| Lacey | Foale |
| Ruby | Hackwill |
| Lily | Hackwill |
| Aynslee | Hayman |
| Piper | Makin |
| Ava | McCarthy |
| Elsie | Merchant |
| Hannah | Meynell |
| Georgie | Midwinter |
| Sadie | Nankivell |
| Sophie | Pearce |
| Ruby | Pfeiffer |
| Talise | Phillips |
| Zelie | Phillips |
| Mimi | Thompson |
| Emma | Twigden |
| Lindy | Van Eeden |
Coaches: Jane Gould (Head Coach) and Felicity Duffield (Assistant Coach)
Willunga Development Academy
| First Name | Last Name |
| Georgia | Blundell |
| Grace | Boyd |
| Emma | Cece |
| Chelsea | England |
| Matilda | Fisher |
| Elspeth | Gordon |
| Darcey | Heynen |
| Charlotte | Hogan |
| Eliza | McNicol |
| Saskia | Moyle |
| Amy | Ngo |
| Ayva | Ortmann |
| Zara | Shuttleworth |
| Sophie | Soutar |
| Emily | Starkey |
| Sienna | Uren |
| Sienna | Webster |
| Harriet | Wilson |
Coaches: Jackie Sincock (Lead Coach) and Carlie McKeown (Assistant Coach)
