The country’s best under 18 footballers will feature in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys, which begin this weekend.

The Allies and South Australia will compete in the opening game of the carnival, with the sides to meet at Blacktown International Sports Park on Sunday, June 1. The first bounce will take place at midday.

The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be played from Sunday, June 1 to Sunday, July 20.

The Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia will each play each other once in the round-robin series. The Allies will again comprise players from the ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania.

The team that finishes atop the standings at the conclusion of the carnival will be crowned 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 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.

Victoria Metro is the reigning title holder after producing an undefeated campaign last year.

The Larke Medal for the competition best and fairest and the All Australian team will be selected by a panel comprising AFL Talent Pathways staff and AFL club recruiters at the conclusion of the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys.

Victoria Country skipper Harvey Langford and Allies midfielder Leo Lombard shared the Larke Medal in 2024. Previous winners include Christian Petracca, Sam Walsh, Will Ashcroft, Ryley Sanders, Lachie Whitfield and Oscar Allen.

WATCH: All matches in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be live streamed on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App.

MATCH CENTRE: The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys match centre is available here. Live streams and stats will be available via the match centre.

SQUADS: Click here to access squad lists. Note: The squads for the Allies and Victoria Country are for their opening games. More players will be added to both squads throughout the Championships.

MATCH SCHEDULE: Continue below for the match schedule for the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys. All times are local and subject to change.