Pathway Program 2020 Squad Announcement

2020 will see a lot of eyes on Hills Football with the expansion of their pathway programs. 2020 will see the return of GSAP under the banner of Hills Football. As in 2019 Hills United FC operated the program on behalf of Hills Football. Hills Football Head of Football and TD Dan Sheppard said  “I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the excellent work done by Hills United, and in particular Alex Tobin. I look forward to working closely with Alex and Hills United in providing all players (boys and girls) with the best development and football opportunities going forwards.”

The assessment period was undertaken throughout November and December with some 330 players registering for the process, with only a maximum of 118 positions available for selection, broken down to 56 female (U10-U13) and 64 males (U13-U16). Players needed to reside within the Football NSW (FNSW) Metropolitan West boundaries which is the old Granville District Boundaries, Blacktown Association, and Nepean Association as per FNSW rules to be eligible for either program. As such we are pleased to announce that of the 118 players, we have 80% of Hills based residents within our program. When asked Dan Sheppard added that “it is fantastic that we can offer another layer to the football pyramid in the Hills area. We know there is a talent pool of players here that want to expose themselves to something different. I am glad that we have been able to offer this and very humbled that in our first season we have had such a high response rate from the local football community. To get 80% of local player base in the first year shows players here want to explore other football pathways. It also shows how well our local clubs have done in their player development and should be very proud of the wonderful they are doing on the grass each year.”

Of the 118 players on the program the club that has fed the most players into one of the pathways programs with a total of 23 players came through Hills United FC. A large number were part of the GSAP program in 2019. With 80% of the players coming from within the Hills Football demographic, we have broken down below where those players have come from.

Congratulations to all players for making the 2020 squads. Congratulations to all Hills Football Clubs on the successful part they have played on the journey. Below we would like to announce the squads for the 2020 GSAP and AYL with the club they played for in 2019.

GSAP U10

Name2019 Club
Alicia PotterColo FC
Amber MaloufColo FC
Claudia BoysHills Knights FC
Ella ArfmannHills United FC
Emma BradburyKellyville United FC
Emmy ArbolinoHills Football Academy
Erin PrinceKellyville United FC
Isobel DeaneCastle Hill United FC
Juliana ZaiterSt Bernadette’s FC
Kirealea CroweKellyville United FC
Lace DuffyColo FC
Lucy CroftPitt Town Pirates
Sienna BiasiHills United FC
Zara Abdollah Rouse Hills Rams SC
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GSAP U11

Name2019 Club
Alannah NguyenHills United FC
Anastasia TsilianosRouse Hill Rams SC
Courtney AzzopardiHills United FC
Daniela BiceHills United FC
Elanur KadayifciCastle Hill United FC
Emily WongHills United FC
Eva AdamsHills United FC
Eva JollowHills United Fc
Gaberiella BakerGlenwood Redbacks
Hannah TranHills United FC
Marianna ButtigiegKellyville Kolts
Peyton FreemanHills United FC
Summer PakiHills United FC
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GSAP U12

Name2019 Club
Aaliyah WawaGlenwood Redbacks
Ava-Rose LewisBlacktown Spartans FC
Charlotte Mear
Hills United FC
Dominique AshtonHills United FC
Emerson SandyHills United FC
Georgia CornerBaulkham Hills FC
Georgina ReeceKellyville Kolts
Jessica CrooksHills United FC
Lauren NadaHills United FC
Olivia McDonald Quakers Hill
Paige EdwardsHills United FC
Samantha WilkinsonHills United FC
Sarah BurkeHills Knights FC
Serena YeoHills Knights FC
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GSAP U13

Name2019 Club
Aaliyah Hsieh Castle Hill United FC
Amelia Odell Kellyville Kolts
Angelina ZaiterHills United FC
Chloe SankeyHills United FC
Elana RasoHills United FC
Eliana FernandoHills Spirit FC
Emily Hall Kellyville Kolts
Keiarna BerengerCastle Hill United FC
Maddison PhillipsRouse Hill Rams SC
Matilda Sutton Rouse Hill Rams SC
Monique MedagliaNorwest FC
Montana SullivanBlacktown Spartans FC
Sophie SteeleBaulkham Hills FC
Sydney Miller Kellyville Kolts
Wenny GaoKellyville Kolts
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AYL U13

Name2019 Club
Alec BurleyHills Knights FC
Alex CleaverHills Knights FC
Callum DongKenthurst & District FC
Cody BurtonBaulkham Hills FC
Corey JonesHawkesbury City FC
Harrison DunkHawkesbury City FC
Jay GardinerBaulkham Hills FC
Jonah HalimRouse Hill Rams SC
Joshua FarrantHills Knights FC
Lachlan AbdallahBaulkham Hills FC
Lachlan ElliotKellyville Kolts
Liam ConnellHills Knights FC
Marc SkoljarevRouse Hill Rams SC
Mason CirbsHawkesbury City FC
Muddthir HassanProspect FC
Oliver CernochHills Knights FC
Logan WentzelRangers AFC (Train On)
Suresh WellingtonKellyville United FC (Train On)
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AYL U14

Name2019 Club
Adrian-Jamie BazinaHills United FC
Ashen WhiteProspect United
Bailey MayrCastle Hill United FC
Brenden DiazHills United FC
Cameron DobsonCastle Hill United FC
Christian KimWinston Hills FC
Danyel DebevcCastle Hill RSL SC
Joshua MarechaHenry Lawson
Joshua MurphyThe Hills Grammar School FC
Kai JonesProspect United
Kye RobertWinston Hills FC
Liam WhitehouseCastle Hill RSL SC
Nathan ClarkProspect United
Oliver WongWinston Hills FC
Pavithran ThushiyendraProspect United
Srikar KovuriBaulkham Hills FC
Rohan RajFutboltec (Train On)
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AYL U15

Name2019 Club
Ben PentlandWinston Hills FC
Caleb MossCastle Hill United FC
Corey QuinlanCastle Hill United FC
Daniel NobleWinston Hills FC
Daniel SoldanCastle Hill United FC
Hugh CavenaghTasmania
Jabber AnsariCastle Hill United FC
Jake HarrisBaulkham Hills FC
Jayden WestWinston Hills FC
Joel MumfordWinston Hills FC
Jordan DecriCastle Hill RSL SC
Luke JuhartCastle Hill United FC
Rico GencianaCastle Hill RSL SC
Riley McWhinneyQuakers Hill FC
Subhan ZabulWinston Hills FC
William Saunders Castle Hill RSL SC
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AYL U16

Name2019 Club
Elisha WylieCastle Hill RSL SC
Hojean ParkWinston Hills FC
Jonathan EggersNorth West Sydney AYL
Joshua DobsonBlacktown District SFA AYL
Michael O’NeillKellyville Kolts
Mitchell CefaiBankstown United FC
Nathan SarlogCastle Hill RSL SC
Nicolas OlijnykGladesville Ryde Magic FC
Oliver MurphyCastle Hill RSL SC
Orlando CarolCastle Hill United FC
Riley JarmanCastle Hill RSL SC
Robert LuchtmeijerKellyville Kolts
Tate MahonyNorth Rocks SC
Tom Musk Castle Hill United FC
Zac BloemCastle Hill United FC
Max SalauHawkesbury City FC
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Club Total

ClubTotal Players
Baulkham Hills FC6
Castle Hill RSL SC (Rockets)8
Castle Hill United FC13
Hills Knights FC8
Hills Spirit FC1
Hills United FC23
Kellyville Kolts11
Kellyville United FC4
Kenthurst & District FC1
North Rocks SC1
Norwest 1
Rangers AFC1
Rouse Hill Rams SC4
St Bernadette’s1
The Hills Grammar School FC1
Winston Hills FC9
Did not play in 20191
Other 24
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