The NSW/ACT Rolling Rams will represent the state and territory at the inaugural Toyota AFL Open in AFL Wheelchair from 21-26 November.
Runners-up in division two in 2023, the Rolling Rams will be hungry to build on their performance, which improved with each round last year.
Players have been plying their craft at multiple AFL Wheelchair AFL hubs across the region with offerings in Albury, Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney and Newcastle providing weekly access to AFL Wheelchair facilities.
Schedule
Fixtures and results from the Toyota AFL Open can be found on Play HQ, with the wheelchair competition available here.
How to watch
The final two days of the 2024 AFL Open, on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th November, will be broadcast live and free with all matches available to be watched via the AFL Play YouTube channel and Kayo Freebies.
Coach: Alessandro Sergi
Adam Smark
Position: Midfield
Local club: Illawarra and Bankstown training hubs
AFL team: Hawthorn
Favourite player: Marcus Bontempelli
Previous national championships: One
Footy highlight: Winning back to back premierships and attending a few VFL Grand Finals to watch Hawthorn win in the 80s.
Ahmad El Haj Youssef
Position: Any
Local club: Bankstown training hub
AFL team: -
Favourite player: -
Previous national championships: One
Footy highlight: Making thei NSW/ACT wheelchair team in 2022
Brad Burns
Position: Midfield
Local club: Canberra training hub
AFL team: Geelong
Favourite player: Patrick Dangerfield
Previous national championships: 0
Footy highlight: First time playing AFL
Chris O'Brien
Position: Forward
Local club: Tuggeranong and Gungahlin
AFL team: GIANTS
Favourite player: Dean Lord
Previous national championships: Two
Footy highlight: Having my son watch me play on TV in 2023
Danny Jeffery
Position: Back
Local club: Bankstown training hub
AFL team: Sydney Swans
Favourite player: Callum Mills
Previous national championships: One
Footy highlight: Being able to prove that age is no barrier to representative football. It about courage, grit, determination and what you can deliver in a game
Jess Cronje
Position: Any
Local club: Blacktown training hub
AFL team: -
Favourite player: -
Previous national championships: 0
Footy highlight: This is my first time playing AFL
Matt Hannan
Position: Back
Local club: -
AFL team: Collingwood
Favourite player: Chloe Molloy
Previous national championships: Two
Footy highlight: Making the national team
Steve Clayton
Position: Forward
Local club: Newtown Breakaways
AFL team: Sydney Swans
Favourite player: Tom Papley
Previous national championships: Two
Footy highlight: The Newtown Breakaways teams I coach making finals for the first time in five years.