Warners Bay coach Nathan Harkness and Singleton mentor Nadene McBride will head up the region's men's and women's rep teams, respectively, for next month's fixtures against South Coast.
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The AFL Hunter Central Coast revealed the appointments and squads ahead of the July 1 matches at Newcastle's No.1 Sportsground.
Harkness, who co-coached an 88-47 win over South Coast in 2019, has named, with assistance, a squad of 40-odd players.
He is expecting to have a youthful team given short lead-in time and that the game is on during a general Black Diamond Cup bye.
"It would be fantastic to have all players available but I understand there will be injuries and people away," he said. "It's just a great opportunity to get our best players together and create relationships within the league that maybe wouldn't normally happen."
The most recent men's rep match was in 2021, when South Coast won 81-48 in Wollongong. The women will be chasing a third consecutive win after beating Sydney's Inner West 14.10 (94) to 0.0 (0) in February and South Coast 6.6 (36) to 3.4 (22) in 2021. McBride is hopeful of strong availability.
"It's not just for Women's Cup players, in the Plate teams there would be some girls who are standouts in their team that could fit into our side," she said.
Men's rep squad
- Ryan Arthur, Anthony Baker, Tristan Barnett, Jye Boby, Scott Burkinshaw, Tristan Carter, Jake Cerniauskas, Mitchell Crawford, Corey Deverell, Lachlan Deverell, Ethan Durbridge, Jed Ellis-Cluff, Luke Flack, Bryce Graetz, Jack Grimmond-Lee, Jake Hansen, Harrison Harkness, Damien Hector, Zachary Hopper, Jarrod Inglis, Brandt Job, Billy King, Harrison Lack (Nelson Bay), Tom Lashlie, Mackenzie Leecroft, Lachlan MacNamara, Patrick McMahan, Joshua Mifsud, Adam Miller, Riley Hawes, Riley Newstead, Harrison Pitt, Jack Pratt, Vahid Roser, Andrew Scott, Nathan Smith, Oliver South, Zach Stewart, Brady Sweetman, Kane Symons, Joshua Taylor, Hamish Thomson, Jason Van Vam, Rick White, Lachlan White and Jack Woodhams.
Women's rep squad
- Skye Bailey, Sarah Ball, Jessica Bannerman, Sydney Boonstra, Bella Brandon, Alice Chandler, Tori Cochrane, Halle Craige, Emily Crookes, Darneka Rowe, Emily Docking, Catrin Donnelly, Charlie Duffy-Sykes, Skyla Dunn, Raegan Dunn, Nia Durick, Sasha Edwards, Lillias Gardner, Holly Gibbons, Ariel Gillies, Claudia Gray, Sarah Halvorsen, Grace Hamilton, Eliza Hand, Caitlin Holcombe, Sheldon Janissen, Taylor Joyce, Kristen Kessler, Emma Knowles, Charlotte Lockett, Meaghan MacDonald, Neisha MacPherson, Kyah McBride, Ashleigh Page, Chelsea Pember, Brooklyn Perry, Amy Pittman, Nikki Robson, Rosie Ronan Yates, Lynan Scott, Isabella Sullivan, Billie Taylor, Tahlia Thompson, Tahneisha Walls, Mia Wilson, Bethany Wood.
