Queensland State Team Head Coaches Alex Bundalo and Ben Cahn have strengthened their Kappa Festival of Football options with several squad additions ahead of the upcoming matches against Brisbane Roar and the New South Wales State Team.
Lions FC goalkeeper Isabella Shuttleworth has been added to the Queensland State Team Women’s squad after Logan Lightning’s Keeley Richards secured a Westfield W-League deal with Canberra United.
Abbey Lloyd (SWQ Thunder) and Natalie Tathem (Capalaba FC), who were named in the in the initial squad, are also now unavailable.
Meanwhile, three players have been been added to the Queensland State Team Men’s squad heading into Saturday’s double-header between the NPL All-Stars and Roar’s A-League and Westfield W-League teams at Dolphin Stadium.
Brisbane Strikers goalkeeper Brendan White and Eastern Suburbs pair Hyeongjoon Son and Delors Tuyishime have been brought in to bolster Cahn’s selection options.
Initial squad members Max Brown (Gold Coast Knights), Joe Duckworth (Lions FC), Henry Hore (Lions FC), Sam Roper (Peninsula Power), Harrison Sawyer (Gold Coast Knights) and Matthew Schmidt (Gold Coast Knights) are unavailable through injury or absence.
This weekend’s Women’s match commences at 5:00pm and the Men’s match begins at 7:00pm.
Both squads will then return to action the following Saturday, 12 December in another huge double-header against the New South Wales State Team at Perry Park.
Football NSW recently named a strong Men’s squad which will be led by former Australia international Luke Wilkshire (Head Coach) and another former Socceroo in Nathan Burns (Assistant Coach).
The travelling party includes A-League experience in the likes of Matthew Sim, Yianni Perkatis, Glen Trifiro and Charles Lokolingoy.
Family tickets, double passes and corporate hospitality packages are all available through the dedicated Kappa Festival of Football online hub.
Queensland State Team Women’s Squad: Isabella Shuttleworth (Lions FC), Cassandra Zaffina (Gold Coast United); Cannon Clough (Lions FC), Zoe Corbett (Gold Coast United), Harkana Dixon (Eastern Suburbs), April Gleeson (Logan Lightning), Lauren Spreadborough (Logan Lightning), Teagan Thompson (Capalaba FC), Danielle Ward (Gap FC), Natasha Wheeler (Capalaba FC); Amy Chapman (Capalaba FC), Charlotte Farmer (Gold Coast United), Laini Freier (Gap FC), Rie Kitano (Gold Coast United), Steph Latham (Capalaba FC), Madison Moy (Mitchelton FC); Georgina Amos (Eastern Suburbs), Shea Connors (Logan Lightning), Amy Gunston (Lions FC), Isabella Habuda (Gold Coast United), Sofie Persson (Mitchelton FC), Tegan Riding (Lions FC), Harriet Withers (Souths United)
Queensland State Team Men’s Squad: Lachlan Hunter (Olympic FC), Joshua Langdon (Gold Coast Knights), Brendan White (Brisbane Strikers); Cameron Crestani (Peninsula Power), Ajdin Fetahagic (Olympic FC), Kazuya Ito (Olympic FC), Hayden McHenery (Peninsula Power), Corey Sewell (Olympic FC), Michael Thwaite (Gold Coast United), Delors Tuyishime (Eastern Suburbs); Jackson Courtney-Perkins (Moreton Bay United), Mitch Hore (Lions FC), Daniel Leck (Olympic FC), Mitch Nichols (Gold Coast Knights), Hyeongjoon Son (Eastern Suburbs), Thomas Strickland (Peninsula Power), Steve Whyte (Olympic FC); Jez Lofthouse (Olympic FC), Jheison Macuace (Gold Coast Knights), Andy Pengelly (Peninsula Power), Tasuku Sekiya (Olympic FC), Abrahim Yango (Eastern Suburbs)
Image: Ian Judd/Lions FC
