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All-Australians Tim Kelly, Steven May and Tyson Stengle, as well as Power midfielder Jason Horne-Francis and a star Saints duo, have been added to a stacked Indigenous All-Stars squad ahead of next week’s match against Fremantle.
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The AFL on Monday morning unveiled 20 new members of the Indigenous All-Stars squad, taking it to 31 players overall ahead of the pre-season hit-out against the Dockers on February 15 at Optus Stadium.
The squad, which includes seven All Australians, nine premiership players, six top-10 draft picks and three Mark of the Year winners, features players from 16 AFL clubs. The only two not represented in the squad are the Giants and Swans.
Port Adelaide has the most representatives: Horne-Francis, Jase Burgoyne, Jeremy Finlayson and Willie Rioli.
“I’m really excited to be selected to play in the Indigenous All-Stars game. To have four boys included from Port Adelaide is great recognition for our club,” Horne-Francis said.
“It’s an honour to represent my culture on the football field, and to play alongside some of the most talented players in the league.”
There are also three Fremantle players in the squad — Shai Bolton, Alex Pearce and Michael Walters — but there are injury concerns around all three players. Pearce on Saturday left match simulation early due to an ankle injury, while Bolton recently picked up a calf injury and Walters underwent a minor knee operation during the Christmas break.
Western Bulldogs defender Liam Jones has also been selected in the All-Stars squad, but is in some doubt for the game after suffering a hamstring injury during an intra-club on the weekend.
May and Jones were members of the 2013 All-Stars team.
“As a kid growing up in Darwin, I always dreamed of being part of it. I was lucky enough to play back in 2013, and it’s pretty surreal that I get that opportunity again,” May said.
“It’s a privilege to represent our culture on the big stage. It’s also a great chance for us to come together, from different cultures and backgrounds, to play the game that we all love. Hopefully we can put on a good show.”
For the first time since 2015, the game’s best Indigenous players will come together in one team in the 2025 Toyota AFL Indigenous All-Stars match against the Dockers.
Adelaide Crows young gun Izak Rankine, Hawthorn defender Jarman Impey, premiership Lions Charlie Cameron and Callum Ah Chee, premiership Demon Kysaiah Pickett and 2023 Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill, as well as triple premiership player Brad Hill, premiership Eagle Liam Ryan, Bolton, Pearce and Walters were the 11 members initially named in the squad.
Indigenous All-Stars Head Coach Xavier Clarke said he was: in a fortunate position of having so much talent to work with”.
“It was fantastic to see so many players available to play in the game. It’s an exciting squad and I can’t wait to coach such a great list of players against Fremantle,” Clarke said.
“I can’t wait to see the boys put on a show.”
INDIGENOUS ALL-STARS SQUAD 2025
Callum Ah Chee (Brisbane Lions) – Noongar, Palyku and Nyikina, Yawuru
Karl Amon (Hawthorn) – Noonuccal
Shai Bolton (Fremantle) – Minang and Wilman
Jase Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) – Kokatha, Larrakia, Warai
Charlie Cameron (Brisbane Lions) – Waanyi and Lardil
Jeremy Finlayson (Port Adelaide) – Yorta Yorta
Jade Gresham (Essendon) – Yorta Yorta
Bobby Hill (Collingwood) – Whadjuk, Ballardong, Noongar
Brad Hill (St Kilda) – Wilmen, Noongar
Jason Horne-Francis (Port Adelaide) – Wardaman
Lawson Humphries (Geelong Cats) – Nyul Nyul, Oomiday, Worrora
Jarman Impey (Hawthorn) – Yorta Yorta
Joel Jeffrey (Gold Coast Suns) – Kukatj, Wulwulam
Ash Johnson (Collingwood) – Jaru, Kija
Liam Jones (Western Bulldogs) – Kija
Tim Kelly (West Coast Eagles) – Noongar, Wongi, Yamatji
Coen Livingstone (West Coast Eagles) – Balardong, Noongar
Ben Long (Gold Coast Suns) – Anmatjerre
Steven May (Melbourne) – Larrakia
Jesse Motlop (Carlton) – Larrakia
Alex Pearce (Fremantle) – Palawa
Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne) – Yamatji, Noongar
Willie Rioli (Port Adelaide) – Tiwi
Maurice Rioli (Richmond) – Tiwi
Liam Ryan (West Coast Eagles) – Yamatji
Izak Rankine (Adelaide Crows) – Kokatha and Ngarrindjeri
Tyson Stengle (Geelong Cats) – Wirangu
Jy Simpkin (North Melbourne) – Yorta Yorta
Michael Walters (Fremantle) – Whadjuk, Wilmen and Ngarrindjeri
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (St Kilda) – Kokatha, Narangga
Zac Williams (Carlton) – Wiradjuri
