The AFL International Team welcomes Kieran Sciberras as the new Participation Coordinator for the Pacific.<\/p>\n
This position within the AFL\u2019s international team will see\u202fhim\u202flead the delivery of participation and pathways objectives for the Pacific region, building on the key relationships with in-country affiliate programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joining the AFL Queensland team late last year for the 2025 Oceania Cup in Suva, Fiji, Kieran assisted the team in executing three days of training and matches between the Fijian, Papua New Guinean and Nauruan teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Image: AFL Fiji\u2019s Yabaki Cakautini with Kieran Sciberras at the 2025 Oceania Cup in Suva, Fiji.<\/p>\n
International Development Manager, Ben Drew said the International team were thrilled to have someone of Kieran\u2019s experience and passion join their team. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKieran is no stranger to the broader team,\u201d said Drew.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving worked as the AFL Cape York Regional Coordinator \u2013 NPA & Torres Strait for the past seven years, he has travelled extensively across NPA and Torres Strait communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing of Papua New Guinean heritage and having lived and studied within the region,\u202fhe brings a unique understanding of the Pacific, a strong ability to work remotely and a passion for connecting with communities. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Newly appointed Participation Coordinator for the Pacific, Kieran Sciberras shared his enthusiasm towards the new role. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be working in the Pacific region again,\u201d said Sciberras.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to work with our AFL affiliates across the Pacific to provide opportunities for people to enjoy our great game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sciberras will play a key role in delivering the upcoming Pacific Academy boys and girls matches in Queensland later this month and early March. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Image: Kieran Sciberras with Tagai State College (Cape York) player, Frances Mosby at the 2025 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The AFL International Team welcomes Kieran Sciberras as the new Participation Coordinator for the Pacific. This position within…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-476220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}