Head coach Jack Lusic has identified Australia's generation next water polo players in an extended girls' born '96 target squad to tour Europe next year.

A total of 66 players have been selected to participate in a series of training sessions, before a squad of 15 will be announced for the August 2013 tour.

The players have been earmarked based on their performances at the 2012 Pan Pacs Youth Festival in New Zealand and the recent 16 & under national club championships in Brisbane.

Lusic said the level of water polo in the age group had been very impressive and believed next year's tour to Europe would be instrumental in the girls' growth and development.

"Next year's tour will be a really good reality check for the girls as the Europeans will be at full strength and fitness due to the fact that they will be attending the European championships after our visit," Lusic said.

"This should give us some idea of where we are at, in terms of our ability, fitness and skill level, and hopefully it will help us in our preparation for the 2014 FINA World Youth Championships."

Lusic has named an additional 40 players to join the 26 that participated at the Pan Pacs Festival in July and said the extra competition would be great for the girls.

"Whilst all twenty-six from the Pan Pacs have been retained, invitations have been extended to another 40 players who have showed great improvement and potential," he said.

"We will hold camps in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia between February and April next year and from these camps a squad of three goalkeepers and twelve field players will be selected for Europe.

"At this stage we are hoping to compete against Italy, Hungary and the Netherlands and hopefully the girls can really test each other for a place on this tour."

Times and dates are yet to be confirmed for the training camps and the European tour.

Australian Born '96 Girls Squad

Goalkeepers: Oktavia Bellenkens (Qld, 97), Alessia Di Bartolomeo (Qld, 96), Simone Creighton (NSW, 96), Ellise Gaskell (NSW, 96), Emily Grellman (NSW, 96), Emma Whaling (NSW, 96), Rebecca Andrews (VIC, 96), Tess Hosking (WA, 97), Manon Gebauer (WA, 98), Molly Towns (Tas, 96). Field Players: Bronte Halligan (NSW, 96), Kristy Donkin (NSW, 97), Mia Williams (NSW, 97), Samantha Stanton (NSW, 96), Caitlyn Roye (NSW, 96), Lena Mihailovic (NSW, 96), Samantha Mitchell (NSW, 97), Cassndra Penrose NSW, 96), Corinne Riley (NSW, 96), Julia Barter (NSW, 96), Georgia McConville (NSW, 97), Sarah McGowan (NSW, 97), Morgan Rowbottom (NSW, 96), Marlee Byrnes (NSW, 96), Page Wiesman (NSW, 96), Amy Ridge (NSW, 96), Tori Morrissey (NSW, 96), Mikaela Milinkovich (NSW, 96), Kaitlyn Laycock (NSW, 96), Alex Corbett Morgan (NSW, 97), Sally Coburn (Qld, 96), Chloe Parer (Qld, 96), Aoife Scales (Qld, 96), Georgia Hicky (Qld, 96), Megan Kennedy (Qld, 97), Sophie Nasser (Qld, 97), Michaela Kelly-Nixon (Qld, 96), Christobel Hill Smit (Qld, 96), Amy Burrell (Qld, 97), Brooke Ploughman (Qld, 97), Eilish Masek (Qld, 96), Pheobe Summer (Qld, 96), Georgina Hole (Qld, 96), Ellodie Ruffin (Qld, 96), Chelsea Allen (SA, 96), Lauren McGrechan (SA, 98), Lauren Burrows-Cheng (Tas, 97), Madeleine Steere (Vic, 96), Phebe McLeod (Vic, 98), Emily McGowan (Vic, 96), Brooke Dickie (Vic, 98), Kerin Venter (Vic, 98), Lara Zimmermann (WA, 98), Gillian Morell (WA, 97), Clara Langdon (WA, 97), Matilda Simcock (WA, 98), Tess Jenkins (WA, 98), Sophie Sowerby (WA, 97), Kate Abbey-Wardale (WA, 96), Abby Grosse (WA, 97), Pia Rodgers (WA, 96), Monique Rebelo (WA, 96), Olivia MacKell (WA, 96), Perri Thompson (WA, 97), Jaimie Davidson (WA, 97), Dayna O'Leary (WA, 97). Coaching Staff: Jack Lusic (Head Coach), Georgina Kovacs (Assistant Coach), Helen Park (Team Manager)

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