Vic U16 and U18 boys in action for jam-packed weekend of National Champs in Melbourne
Melbourne will play host to an action-packed King’s Birthday weekend of Marsh AFL National Championships action, with both the U16 Boys and U18 Boys Victoria Metro and Country squads in action across the city.
The 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will kick off this Saturday, June 8 with a double-header at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Beach Oval.
Northern Territory and Tasmania will meet in the opening match at 11:30am AEST, ahead of a clash between Victoria Metro and Victoria Country from 2:30pm AEST.
The action then moves to Carlton’s IKON Park on Sunday, June 9 where both Victorian teams will commence their 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys campaigns.
Victoria Metro will host the Allies at 10:05am AEST, before Victoria Country takes on South Australia from 12:30am AEST.
Read more about the two National Championships competitions below, including the Victorian Metro and Victoria Country squad lists for both the U16 and U18 Championships.
2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys
The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys sees the Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia play each other once across the next two months.
The team that finishes atop the standings at the conclusion of the round-robin tournament will be crowned the title winner.
If two teams finish equal on points atop the ladder, the title will be awarded to the team that won the round-robin match between those two teams. If more than two teams finish equal on points atop the ladder, the title will be awarded to the team with the highest percentage.
The Allies, comprising players from the ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania, last year celebrated their maiden Championships win after winning all four matches.
South Australia won the opening match of this year’s Championships against the Allies at Thebarton Oval, with the Allies bouncing back to beat Western Australia at Blacktown International Sportspark in the most recent match.
WATCH: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be live streamed on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App. Fox Footy will also broadcast a selection of matches.
MATCH CENTRE: The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys match centre is available here. Live streams and live stats will be available in the match centre.
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2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys
This is the first weekend of 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys, which will feature 10 teams competing across two pools, with matches to be played across the country over the next month.
Pool A will feature four teams, including South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
Pool B will comprise six teams, including the Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania.
The first round of fixtures will see matches played across four states, with all matches in the final two rounds to be played on the Gold Coast from July 8 to 12 during the school holidays.
The team that finishes top of the standings for each pool will be crowned title winner. Victoria Metro (Pool A) and Brisbane Lions Academy (Pool B) are the reigning title holders.
At the conclusion of the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys each team will select their MVP, with an overall best and fairest and All Australian team to be selected by a panel comprising AFL Talent Pathways staff and AFL recruiters.
WATCH: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will be live streamed on the AFL Play YouTube channel.
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