PROVE YOUR MOVES
PROVE YOUR MOVES
The NCL season begins in just under a month with our first NSW Ninja Challenge for 2026 hosted by Australian Warrior Fitness on 21 & 22 February, so it’s time to take care of some housekeeping to close the book on 2025 and keep you in the loop on changes in 2026.
We have never had a Total Victory in the adults divisions since our first competition in 2015 and we really want to see it happen this season, so we’re adding a little bit of extra incentive to keep our ninjas motivated as they train to go all the way in 2026.
We are doubling the prize money awarded to the ninja who claims Total Victory in the Adults Division from $5,000 to $10,000.
For the first time since 2019, we’ll be reintroducing separate podiums for male and female athletes in the Teens Division at the NCL Finals.
This is in recognition of results in this age group in recent years that warrant having them separated at this stage of the season.
However, this change is for the NCL Finals only, not our Ninja Challenge qualifiers throughout the season.
This means the Teens Division will remain open to all sexes at qualifying events throughout the season, and all sexes will compete for the same qualifying spots to reach the NCL Finals.
Our partnership with the World Ninja League continued in 2025, which means our top performing male and female athletes overall and from each state in each division have earned a spot at the World Ninja League Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina in the USA in June 2026.
The number of qualifying athletes from each division/state used the same formula we use for our regular season qualifiers – so it ranged from 1-5 male/female athletes per state per division depending on the total number of male/female athletes from each state that competed at the NCL Finals or NCL Youth Finals.
Athletes in the adult male/adult female divisions can choose between the WNL’s adult male/adult female or elite male/elite female divisions when signing up. If any of those qualifying athletes are in the eligible age range, they may also choose to enter the young adult male/female division instead.
If your name is on the list below, you will be contacted by the WNL closer to the World Ninja League Championships with details on how you can purchase your ticket to compete. Please contact the WNL directly with any questions regarding the WNL.
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Ferrett | KIDS MALE | SA |
| Brooklyn Cooper | KIDS MALE | WA |
| Cooper Spry | KIDS MALE | WA |
| Dante Jackson | KIDS MALE | VIC |
| Henry Fenwick | KIDS MALE | QLD |
| Jack Roe | KIDS MALE | SA |
| Luc Faye | KIDS MALE | NSW |
| Noah Seymour | KIDS MALE | NSW |
| Thomas Raphael | KIDS MALE | NSW |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ameliah Ghribeh | KIDS FEMALE | VIC |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| ARCHIE POWELL | MATURE KIDS MALE | VIC |
| AXEL LOOP | MATURE KIDS MALE | NSW |
| BOHDI DAVIES | MATURE KIDS MALE | NSW |
| DOMINIC DOWS | MATURE KIDS MALE | QLD |
| DONOVAN BENNIE | MATURE KIDS MALE | QLD |
| JACK STEWART | MATURE KIDS MALE | NSW |
| KYLE HOLT | MATURE KIDS MALE | SA |
| LIAM ACKERLEY | MATURE KIDS MALE | VIC |
| MASON VABEC | MATURE KIDS MALE | VIC |
| OLIVER PLOEGMAKERS | MATURE KIDS MALE | VIC |
| RONAN PIETZSCH | MATURE KIDS MALE | WA |
| WILLIAM ABREU | MATURE KIDS MALE | VIC |
| ZANDER COOKE | MATURE KIDS MALE | QLD |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| ANNA LOGUNOVA | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | VIC |
| HANNAH UREN | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | VIC |
| ISABEL BURGOYNE | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | SA |
| LAYLA STONE | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | SA |
| LEIA ZABARTE | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | NSW |
| MAKENZIE SMILKOVIC | MATURE KIDS FEMALE | WA |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| BLAKE ARTIS | PRE-TEENS MALE | WA |
| BLAKE GULLOCK | PRE-TEENS MALE | VIC |
| DANIEL JOLLEY | PRE-TEENS MALE | VIC |
| FLYNN JONES | PRE-TEENS MALE | QLD |
| HAMISH MUNRO | PRE-TEENS MALE | NSW |
| HUNTER CUTAJAR | PRE-TEENS MALE | VIC |
| NOAH ROPER | PRE-TEENS MALE | SA |
| NOAH WARDROP | PRE-TEENS MALE | SA |
| TRAVIS COLLIER | PRE-TEENS MALE | QLD |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| CHLOE HEIT | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | QLD |
| DARCEY JENKINS | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | QLD |
| HUNTER HOLLINGSWORTH | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | NSW |
| JOSEPHINE SHEEAN | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | VIC |
| MAISY MOCK | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | VIC |
| SARAYA HUXLEY | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | NSW |
| SAVANNAH MCSWAIN | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | SA |
| ZOE ACKERLEY | PRE-TEENS FEMALE | VIC |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE MILLER | TEENS MALE | VIC |
| CODY REED | TEENS MALE | QLD |
| ETHAN STONE | TEENS MALE | VIC |
| LEVI PASIERBEK | TEENS MALE | VIC |
| MAX BULL | TEENS MALE | NSW |
| MILES JANES | TEENS MALE | VIC |
| OLIVER MAUGHAN | TEENS MALE | NSW |
| ZACHARY GURKIN | TEENS MALE | VIC |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| ALICE NOWICKI | TEENS FEMALE | VIC |
| ISABELLA GROSSER | TEENS FEMALE | WA |
| LILY O’NEILL | TEENS FEMALE | QLD |
| ZARA DOBIE | TEENS FEMALE | SA |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| HAYDEN USSHER | ADULT/ELITE MALE | QLD |
| HAYDYN REED | ADULT/ELITE MALE | QLD |
| HUNTER MAUGHAN | ADULT/ELITE MALE | NSW |
| ISAAC MUDIE | ADULT/ELITE MALE | VIC |
| JAI WHITBY | ADULT/ELITE MALE | WA |
| JARRYD SUTTON | ADULT/ELITE MALE | SA |
| JOBIE WRIGHT | ADULT/ELITE MALE | SA |
| KADE JAMIESON | ADULT/ELITE MALE | SA |
| LOCHIE LYDOM | ADULT/ELITE MALE | VIC |
| LUKE SCHMITZER | ADULT/ELITE MALE | VIC |
| MITCHELL TOWNEND | ADULT/ELITE MALE | NSW |
| RILEY HUME | ADULT/ELITE MALE | VIC |
| SASHA MADZAREVIC | ADULT/ELITE MALE | VIC |
| SHAUN PETTER | ADULT/ELITE MALE | WA |
| SONNY AXNICK | ADULT/ELITE MALE | QLD |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| ABBEY CUTTS | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | QLD |
| ALYSSA MISCHEFSKI | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | VIC |
| JUDITH CARROLL | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | NSW |
| KAHRI WHITBY | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | WA |
| MILLIE BAKER | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | VIC |
| NAOMI FERRETT | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | SA |
| TAYLAH HEIT | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | QLD |
| ZOE HARKNESS | ADULT/ELITE FEMALE | VIC |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| CLEM VERTIGAN | MASTERS MALE | VIC |
| DARREN BAKER | MASTERS MALE | VIC |
| GAV WILSON | MASTERS MALE | WA |
| STEVE AXIS | MASTERS MALE | VIC |
| TERRY MADZAREVIC | MASTERS MALE | VIC |
| NAME | WNL DIVISION | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| KYLEE SANSON | MASTERS | QLD |
| MIMI GOYETTE | MASTERS | VIC |
| SHERI THOMSON | MASTERS | NSW |
REMINDER: Please contact the WNL directly with any questions regarding the WNL.
Thanks for reading, we look forward to seeing you all for a great season in 2026 as we seek to crown our first Grand Champion in the Adults Division at our new Finals venue, Ninja Nation Australia.
All the best
Mark Ravi
NCL Commissioner