Kiama Power are celebrating after six players were chosen in the NSW/ACT Men’s and Women’s Senior Representative games on Saturday.

They will be in the AFL South Coast teams that will square off against Hunter-Central Coast at Blacktown International Sports Park, before Sydney lock horns with Canberra to reignite their rivalry to close the competition series.

The handpicked squad lists for the representative games have been identified from across the state and territory and showcase the next generation of burgeoning footy talent on the pathway to the elite level.

Power duo Lachlan Kirk and Cooper Richards were selected in the AFL South Coast men’s squad which will be coached by Glenn Haase.

For Richards it is his first call-up to the senior representative ranks while Kirk is back in a South Coast guernsey after two years in South Australia..

New recruits Maddison Aitkin and Teneale Keene join Kiama teammates Laura Kent and Dakota Mason in the women’s side under the coaching of Sophie and Allie Phillips.

Cooper Richards. Photo: Kiama Power

Kent has been selected following a stellar 2024 season, which culminated in her being named in the AFL South Coast Women’s Team of the Year.

Mason adds another representative honour to her lengthy resume with her maiden selection in the South Coast women’s squad.

Head of AFL NSW/ACT Andrew Varasdi said the NSW/ACT men’s and women’s representative games play a critical role in shaping the future of footy.

“The selected athletes are a cohort representing the state and territory’s best and have showcased immense potential as they follow the pathway to participation at higher levels.

“We are set for an amazing series of representative footy featuring many of our most talented players.”

If you can’t get to Blacktown to watch the games, you can view them free on AFL Sydney’s official streaming partner, Streamer.

Kiama Power’s men’s premier division registered a thrilling 8.5 (43) to 6.13 (49) in muddy conditions at Bonaira Oval last Saturday while the reserve-grade side was on the wrong side of a 12.16 (88) to 1.0 (6) scoreline against Wollongong Bulldogs.

Maddison Aitkin. Photo: Kiama Power

Thomas Bell led the way for the Power in the main game with three majors while Max Whiticker booted two with Scott Phillips, Kade Ovenden and Shea Hammond also chipping in.

The Power women’s team went down 5.5 (35) to 2.3 (15) to the Bulldogs at Bonaira with Carra Sheldon and Courtney Smith the goal-scorers for the home side.

There are no matches this weekend due to the representative fixtures.