The AFL has made positive progress over the last five years to capture opportunities for diverse communities tp access the AFL talent pathway:

• We have over 13 Multicultural Officers, 7 partner AFL clubs and key partnerships with Multicultural organisations
• The Multicultural Camp and Combine is our feature event of the year and each state and territory now hold similar initiatives which form the basis of selection for the Australian players in the World Team in the NAB U16 Championships
• Recent amendments to the AFL Player Rules on the definition of international scholarship players now allow the inclusion of athletes who were born overseas but resident in Australia for less than three years to be placed on the International Scholarship Lists

Multicultural Talent Academies

In 2012 the Multicultural talent academies will focus on 14-16 year old players born overseas or who have a parent that was born overseas.

The AFL has made positive progress over the last five years to capture opportunities for diverse communities to access the AFL talent pathway.

With a growing number of multicultural players on AFL lists and the successful case studies of players such as Nic Naitanui and Majak Daw the AFL will once again invest in Regional, state and national multicultural academies.

To participate in the talent programs or for further information contact your state Multicultural Development staff.