An opportunity for under-18s and under-16s to get a taste of what playing footy is like at an elite level.


The Marsh AFL National Championships and Marsh AFL National Development Championships are the highest level of state and territory representative football, as part of the AFL's Talent Pathway Program. The competitions will feature the most talented footballers from across Australia who are the next generation of stars in the game.

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls will be played from Saturday, June 29 to Saturday, August 24.

The Championships will again feature six teams, including Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia and the Allies, which will comprise players from New South Wales, ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania.

The action commences with the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls, which will be played from Sunday, April 7 through to Monday, April 15.

The competition will feature 10 teams playing in two pools. Each team will play two matches, with all games to be played across a nine-day period, which will include three double-headers.

Please continue below for match, broadcast and squad details for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships - U18 Girls and 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships - U16 Girls.

2024 Marsh AFL National Championships - U18 Girls
TEAMS: Allies (comprising ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Tasmania), Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.

MATCH CENTRE: Please click here to access the match centre for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls.

WATCH: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls will be live streamed via the match centre and on the AFLW website.

SQUADS: Please click here to access squad lists.

DATE

MATCH

LOCATION

TIME

Sat, June 29

Allies vs Victoria Metro

NSW

11:00am

Sun, July 7

Queensland vs Victoria Country

QLD

1:30pm

Sat, July 13

Queensland vs Allies

QLD

10:15am

Sun, July 14

Victoria Metro vs Victoria Country

VIC

1:30pm

Thu, July 18

South Australia vs Allies

SA

11:00am

Sat, August 3

Western Australia vs Queensland

WA

11:30am

Sun, August 11

Victoria Metro vs South Australia

VIC

10:30am

Sun, August 11

Victoria Country vs Western Australia

VIC

12:30pm

Sat, August 24

South Australia vs Western Australia

SA

11:00am

2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships - U16 Girls
TEAMS: Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast SUNS Academy, GWS GIANTS Academy, Northern Territory, South Australia, Sydney Swans Academy, Tasmania, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.

SQUADS: Please click here to download the squads for the 2024 AFL National Development Championships - U16 Girls.

LIVE STREAMS AND REPLAYS: All matches in the 2024 AFL Marsh AFL National Development Championships - U16 Girls will be live streamed on the AFL Play YouTube channel. Please click here to access the live streams.

DATE

MATCH

LOCATION

TIME

Sun, April 7

South Australia 10.12 (72) def Victoria Metro 1.3 (9)

Prospect Oval

10:00am

Sun, April 7

Victoria Country 5.4 (34) def Brisbane Lions Academy 4.4 (28)

Trevor Barker Beach Oval

10:30am

Sun, April 7

Gold Coast Suns Academy 3.0 (18) def by Western Australia 12.8 (80)

Trevor Barker Beach Oval

12:40pm

Thu, April 11

Victoria Country 4.5 (29) def by Victoria Metro 4.7 (31)

Deakin Reserve Shepparton

12:00pm

Fri, April 12

GWS Giants Academy 10.7 (67) def Tasmania 5.5 (35)

Blacktown ISP

4:00pm

Fri, April 12

Sydney Swans Academy 13.9 (87) def Northern Territory 5.5 (35)

Blacktown ISP

6:00pm

Sat April 13

Brisbane Lions Academy 20.14 (134) def Gold Coast Suns Academy 2.1 (13)

Brighton Homes Arena

3:00pm

Sun, April 14

South Australia 16.10 (106) def Western Australia 1.5 (11)

Thebarton Oval

1:00pm

Mon, April 15

Sydney Swans Academy 6.3 (39) def by Tasmania 7.12 (54)

Blacktown ISP

11:15am

Mon, April 15

GWS Giants Academy 9.8 (62) def Northern Territory 2.6 (18)

Blacktown ISP

1:30pm