Athelite Australian Emus Announced for 2025 Open Trans-Tasman Series

Touch Football Australia (TFA) is proud to announce the Athelite Australian Emus teams selected for the upcoming Open Trans-Tasman Series (OTTS) held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 25 to 27 April 2025.

Hosted by Touch New Zealand (TNZ), the OTTS returns to Aotearoa for the first time since 2018 and will bring together the best Opens talent across Men's, Women's, and Mixed between the Emus and Touch Blacks. The event will mark the beginning of a new World Cup cycle, with Australia current World Champions after a dominant display in last year's iteration in Nottingham, England.

Thirteen debutants will don the Emus kit for the first time in the return of the international event, with a further five making their division debuts after representing the Emus previously.

Congratulations to all players and coaches selected.

ATHELITE AUSTRALIAN EMUS

Mixed Open

• Tim Baartz (c)
• Zachary Bouzounis
• Zayne Cox*
• Kate Hammond*
• Riley Jones*
• Keesha Kapea*
• Stephanie Maiolo
• Jackson Mills
• Joshua Moffitt*
• Zara Nicholas
• Luke Osborne
• Jade Pond*
• Jessica Potts
• Blaise Prendergast*
• Bradley Russell*
• Mitchell Wilton*
• Coach: David Nolan
• Assistant Coach: Jason Martin
• Manager: Mark Harrington

Women's Open

• Hinerangi Andreassend
• Demi Ashurst*
• Caitlyn Blade*
• Tiarni Bryce
• Sammy-Jo Curtis
• Isabella Fildes*
• Lucia Fildes
• Olivia Goodsell**
• Rachel Jeffs
• Rebecca Mi Mi
• Danielle Norman
• Catherine Sargent
• Isabella Slattery
• Kimberley Sue See (c)
• Marama Thomas
• Rachel Walsh
• Coach: Renee Murphy
• Assistant Coach: David Crase
• Assistant Coach: Melissa Mitchell
• Manager: Amy Hope

Men's Open

• Bailey Assay*
• Jayden Benbow
• Luke Cain
• James Courtney
• Jack Edwards
• Harrison Griffin
• James Hegedus**
• Dylan Hennessey (c)
• Malcolm Kenny
• Daniel Langbridge**
• Christopher Lennon**
• Hayden Moffat
• Peter Norman
• Jake Notley
• Corey Russell
• Kai Simbolon**
• Coach: Philip Gyemore
• Assistant Coach: Jason Boyd
• Assistant Coach: Christopher Loth
• Manager: Timothy Villalba

* Denotes Emus debutant

** Denotes division debutant