The next generation of talent from the Geelong Cats Academy were on display last week, as the Boys and Girls squads competed strongly in the annual NGA Games.
Led by Boys Coach Sam Simpson and Girls Coach Kate Darby, the squads completed a five-week training program and it culminated in the NGA games, withe both squads playing three games against other AFL clubs academies.
Geelong's Boys squad won two of their three games, comprehensively beating both Carlton and the Western Bulldogs before falling narrowly short in a thriller against Hawthorn.
The Girls squad also achieved two big victories to open the games before falling in their final match, capping off a successful two days for Geelong's academy teams.
Take a look at a full breakdown of the matches and the standout performers below.
BOYS NGA GAMES
Monday 13 April - Belvedere Reserve, Seaford
- 27 players | 19 Schools | 23 Local Clubs
- 9 Indigenous | 18 Multicultural
- 12 Barwon | 8 Western District | 7 Wimmera
- Cultures Represented: 13 - Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Samoa, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe
GAME 1: Geelong 13.15 (93) defeated Carlton 1.0 (6)
GAME 2: Geelong 16.12 (108) defeated Western Bulldogs 0.0 (0)
GAME 3: Geelong 6.4 (40) defeated by Hawthorn 6.6 (42)
BEST PLAYERS: Elijah Kiwi (Barwon Heads), Kade Witney (St Mary's), Hylton Penfold (Horsham), Bungarie Ugle-Hagen (Russells Creek), Douglas Lunga (Nhill), Rustom Surty (Geelong Amatuer), Liam Clarke (Dimboola), Finn Harrison (Bell Park), Nason Lovett-Murray (Heywood)
GOAL KICKERS: Elijah Kiwi 7, Bungarie Ugle-Hagen 6, Rustom Surty 3
COACH: Sam Simpson
GIRLS NGA GAMES
Tuesday 14 April - Belvedere Reserve, Seaford
- 26 players | 18 schools | 17 local clubs
- 12 Indigenous | 14 Multicultural
- 19 Barwon | 5 Western District | 2 Wimmera
- Cultures Represented: 12 - Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, South, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand
GAME 1: Geelong 3.12 (30) defeated Essendon 0.2 (2)
GAME 2: Geelong 6.5 (41) defeated Melbourne 0.3 (3)
GAME 3: Geelong 0.0 (0) defeated by St Kilda 4.3 (27)
BEST PLAYERS: Sharvarntay Edwards (St Mary's), Kinnaree Gow (Torquay), Shiou-Fen Hayden (Inverleigh), Anika Pohl (Hamilton), Mikela Pohl (Hamilton), Grace Moore (Barwon Heads), Charlotte Spark (St Mary's), Ella Corn (South Barwon), Macy Maddock (Torquay)
GOAL KICKERS: Charlotte Spark 3, Macy Maddock 3
COACH: Kate Darby
BOYS NGA GAMES RESULTS
Monday 13 April 2026
Belvedere Reserve, Seaford
GAME 1
Geelong 13.15 (93) defeated Carlton 1.0 (6)
GOALS: Elijah Kiwi 3, Lachie Reilly 2, Rustom Surty 2, Harry Chatfield 1, Isaac Heyward-Rashid 1, Bungarie Ugle-Hagen 1, Angus Henderson 1, Aiden Sebire 1, David Roydhouse 1
BEST: Elijah Kiwi, Kade Witney, David Roydhouse, Angus Henderson, Hylton Penfold, Rustom Surty
GAME 2
Geelong 16.12 (108) defeated Western Bulldogs 0.0 (0)
GOALS: Bungarie Ugle-Hagen 4, Elijah Kiwi 3, David Roydhouse 3, Jordan Lockwood 2, Xyrus Gragasin 2, Isaac Heyward-Rashid 1, Harry Chatfield 1
BEST: Douglas Lunga, Kade Witney, Bungarie Ugle-Hagen, Hylton Penfold, Lachie Reilly, Xyrus Gragasin
GAME 3
Geelong 6.4 (40) defeated by Hawthorn 6.6 (42)
GOALS: Bungarie Ugle-Hagen 1, Xyrus Gragasin 1, Elijah Kiwi 1, Rustom Surty 1, Gano Akoch 1, Nason Lovett-Murray 1
BEST: Kade Witney, Bungarie Ugle-Hagen, Nason Lovett-Murray, Elijah Kiwi, Finn Harrison, Zayne Medina
Boys NGA Games MVP: Elijah Kiwi (Barwon Heads)
GIRLS NGA GAMES RESULTS
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Belvedere Reserve, Seaford
GAME 1
Geelong 3.13 (31) defeated Essendon 0.2 (2)
GOALS: Macy Maddock 1, Ella Corn 1, Willow Annand 1
BEST: Kinnaree Gow, Sharvarntay Edwards, Anika Pohl, Aylah May Hunter, Shiou-Fen Hayden, Tia Sizer
GAME 2
Geelong 6.5 (41) defeated Melbourne 0.3.3
GOALS: Charlotte Spark 3, Macy Maddock 2, Anika Pohl 1
BEST: Charlotte Spark, Macy Maddock, Mikela Pohl, Grace Moore, Isabella Boyd, Sharvarntay Edwards
GAME 3
Geelong 0.0 (0) defeated by St Kilda 4.3 (27)
BEST: Shiou-Fen Hayden, Zayli Witney, Ella Corn, Sashay Summerfield, Sharvarntay Edwards, Kinnaree Gow
Girls NGA Games MVP: Sharvarntay Edwards (St Mary’s)
