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The 2025 AFL Under 18 Championships commence on 1 June 2025 - schedule here.

The match schedule for the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys. All times are local and subject to change.

DATE

MATCH

LOCATION

TIME

Sun, June 1

Allies v South Australia

Blacktown ISP

12:00pm

Sat, June 7

Western Australia v Victoria Country

Mineral Resources Park

10:00am

Sun, June 8

South Australia v Victoria Metro

Alberton Oval

11:15am

Sun, June 15

South Australia v Western Australia

Alberton Oval

12:00pm

Sun, June 29

Victoria Country v South Australia

TBC (Victoria)

10:30am

Sun, June 29

Allies vs Western Australia

TBC (Victoria)

1:00pm

Sat, July 5

Allies vs Victoria Country

IKON Park

12:15pm

Sun, July 6

Western Australia v Victoria Metro

TBC (Western Australia)

12:00pm

Sun, July 13

Allies v Victoria Metro

Brighton Homes Arena

10:30am

Sun, July 20

Victoria Country v Victoria Metro

The Vic Metro squad has already been selected and others will follow. A couple of articles below.

Vic Metro announces AFL Under 18s squad

2025 Victoria Metro U18 Boys squad announced

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i always forget that dandenong stingrays are listed as 'vic country' these days

will be interesting to see whether toby sinnema and marcus prasad are part of that squad

the latest reports on both on rookiemecentral are super positive:

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prasad sounds like a sort of spargo / watson type of smart player, while sinnema is a bit more of a lindsay type perhaps?

Prasad sounds promising given we're crying out for another dynamic small forward, hopefully he continues to develop his skills into his draft year

 

Completely had a brain fart then🤣

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On 28/05/2025 at 21:56, Whispering_Jack said:

Thanks @Whispering_Jack

Interested again in some value picks. I think as always that there’s quality through the draft even in the 25-40 range and even this year with all the compromises pre-academy and father son picks.

Early call out for value in the 30+ pick range. Watch for Hunter Wright from the Bendigo Pioneers. Not ranked at this time in the top 30 but he’s quality. Skilled left footed mid. Plays like Josh Kelly or Scott Pendlebury prototype. Good inside as well as outside player. Like to see how he goes for Vic Country.


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On 29/05/2025 at 22:40, spirit of norm smith said:

Thanks @Whispering_Jack

Interested again in some value picks. I think as always that there’s quality through the draft even in the 25-40 range and even this year with all the compromises pre-academy and father son picks.

Early call out for value in the 30+ pick range. Watch for Hunter Wright from the Bendigo Pioneers. Not ranked at this time in the top 30 but he’s quality. Skilled left footed mid. Plays like Josh Kelly or Scott Pendlebury prototype. Good inside as well as outside player. Like to see how he goes for Vic Country.

I have a Wright in mind as well - not Hunter Wright but Rory Wright of (who else) the Sandringham Dragons who is a classy left-footer and an excellent decision maker. I haven’t seen a great deal of him other than a bit of vision from the Coates Talent League but my spies tell me they’re confident that come November, he is likely to be well in contention for a first round draft pick.

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The championships kick off tomorrow in Blacktown with the Allies, who many consider to be the favourite to take out the competition, playing host to South Australia.

With Melbourne holding no early draft picks at this stage, most attention will focus on 199cm tall Kalani White, son of former Demon ruckman Jeff White who is expected to play a key defensive role for the Allies.

2025 AFL U18s | Squad preview: Allies

2025 AFL U18s | Squad preview: South Australia

2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I have a Wright in mind as well - not Hunter Wright but Rory Wright of (who else) the Sandringham Dragons who is a classy left-footer and an excellent decision maker. I haven’t seen a great deal of him other than a bit of vision from the Coates Talent League but my spies tell me they’re confident that come November, he is likely to be well in contention for a first round draft pick.

Absolutely good call @Whispering_Jack I saw him earlier in the year for Dragons v Giants underagers and he stood out. Rory Wright is the classic left footed midfielder. Has good size and I like his skills & 2nd efforts. Definitely rising up draft boards (Ironically both Hunter Wright and Rory Wright are number 9 for their teams)


Kalani named on the bench for the Allies vs SA game tomorrow.

Game stars at 12.00 and I believe will be streamed live on the AFL app/website for those that might want to get a look at our potential f/s pick prior to the Saints game.

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