Local stars feature in Vic Country squad

SIX Geelong Falcons players feature in a strong Under 18s Victoria Country team competing at the AFL U18 Girls National Championships.

Stella Huxtable (Torquay), Mekah Morrissy (Newtown & Chilwell), Chloe Bryant (St Josephs), Sesia White (St Marys), Rebecca Clottey (St Marys) and Sara Howley (Newtown & Chilwell) are featured in the 28-player squad.

Morrissy is also co-captaining the side.

Victoria Country played its first game of the tournament against Queensland last weekend, going down by 21 points in what was a nailbiter until the last quarter.

Local players Sara Howley and Stella Huxtable were both among Country’s best.

Huxtable, a Torquay Tigers junior and recent U/16 All Australian, said she it was a joy to pull on the Victorian jumper.

“I was really proud of myself to get the call up to play for Vic Country as a bottom-ager, it was certainly a big surprise.

“The weekend’s game was a lot of fun even though we had a loss.

“It’s definitely a big jump up in terms of the bigger bodies and speed of the game, but it’s something I really enjoyed.

“I’m looking forward to the rest of the tournament and hopefully I can continue to hold my spot in the side.”

Victoria Country’s following two matches will be played against Victoria Metro today (July 14) and Western Australia on August 11.

All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls will be live-streamed via the match centre and on the AFLW website.