The 2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will launch with a double-header at Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval over the King’s Birthday long weekend.

The Championships will feature 10 teams competing across two pools, with matches to be played across the country over the next five weeks.

South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia will compete in Pool A.

Six teams will compete in Pool B, 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, commencing with a double-header at Werribee’s Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval on Monday, June 9.

Tasmania will take on the Northern Territory in the opening match from 10:15am AEST, ahead of a clash between Victoria Country and Victoria Metro from 12:45pm AEST.

All matches in the final two rounds of the Championships will be played on the Gold Coast from July 14 to 18 during the school holidays.

The team that finishes top of the standings for each pool will be crowned title winner.

If two teams finish equal on points atop a ladder, the title will be awarded to the team that won the round-robin match between those two teams. If those two sides have not played against each other, or if more than two teams finish equal on points atop a ladder, the title will be awarded to the team with the highest percentage.

Victoria Country (Pool A) and the Sydney Swans Academy (Pool B) are the reigning title holders.

The competition best and fairest awards and an 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 Development Championships – U16 Boys.

STREAMING
All matches in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will be live streamed on the AFL Play YouTube channel. Click here to access the channel.

SQUADS
Click here to access squad lists. More squads will be added closer to each team’s first match.

SCHEDULE

ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Marsh AFL National Championships and Marsh AFL National Development Championships are the highest standard of representative state and territory football for aspiring talented footballers.

The competitions will feature the most talented under 18 and under 16 footballers from across Australia who are the next generation of stars in the game.

The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys commenced last week with South Australia defeating the Allies by seven points in the opening game. The round-robin series will see the Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro each play each other over the next two months. This weekend’s action sees Western Australia host Victoria Country on Saturday, while South Australia will host Victoria Metro on Sunday.

The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls will be played from Saturday, June 22 to Sunday, August 10. The Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls will again feature six teams, who will each play four matches.