A monthly update on all things related to the academy, including ladder positions, goal-scorers, international call-ups and more!
*All stats accurate as of April 30, 2025
Overall Top Goalscorers:
Boys: Kai Thompson (11 goals)
Girls: Erica Newton (9 goals)
Boys 1st Grade:
Ladder Position: 6th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Ethan Debono and Oli Cockle (4 goals)
Girls 1st Grade:
Ladder Position: 13th out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Alexis Collins (4 goals)
Boys U20s:
Ladder Position: 2nd out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Amos Okumu and Billy Eick (5 goals)
Girls U23s:
Ladder Position: 2nd out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Aaliyah Kilroy (6 goals)
Boys U18s:
Ladder Position: 13th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Luka Bennell (10 goals)
Girls U18s:
Ladder Position: 12th out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Abi Paterson (5 goals)
Boys U16s:
Ladder Position: 8th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Kai Thompson (6 goals)
Girls U16s:
Ladder Position: 6th out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Hanna Abson (8 goals)
Boys U15s:
Ladder Position: 14th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Jack Middleby (4 goals)
Girls U15s:
Ladder Position: 5th out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Erica Newton (9 goals)
Boys U14s:
Ladder Position: 8th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Thomas Donnelly (6 goals)
Girls U14s:
Ladder Position: 3rd out of 14 teams
Top Goalscorer: Edyn Samuel (8 goals)
Boys U13s:
Ladder Position: 8th out of 16 teams
Top Goalscorer: Max Ferguson (8 goals)
Other News:
- Jordan Baylis featured twice on the bench in the A-League Men’s against Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners. These are his first two appearances in an A-League Men’s Squad
- Annika Driscoll and Mackenzie Preston-Poole both made their academy first grade debuts. Both were born in 2010
- Lacey Dobson and Mackenzie Preston-Poole were called up for a week long Matilda’s U17 Training Camp, which took place at the AIS in Canberra
