Team Houli and Team Murphy have been announced for the 2022 NAB AFL Futures match, which will be played at the MCG as a curtain-raiser to the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final.

The match will showcase the next generation of AFL stars nationally, with all players turning 17 in 2022 and eligible to be drafted in 2023.

It provides AFL club recruiting staff and football fans the opportunity to see the future stars of our game on the biggest day of the AFL season.

The game will be broadcast live and free on AFL.com.au, with the first bounce to take place at 9:35am.

This year marks the fifth time the NAB AFL Futures match has been staged and the first since 2019.

The teams for this year’s match have been named after retired AFL stars Bachar Houli and Marc Murphy.

The two teams will train at Albert Park’s Harry Trott Oval on Friday in preparation for Saturday’s match. They will also receive a mentoring session from Houli and Murphy.

Sydney Swans Academy coach Nick Davis will coach Team Houli, while Eastern Ranges head coach Travis Cloke will coach Team Murphy.

Continue below to see the teams for the 2022 NAB AFL Futures match.

TEAM MURPHY

#

NAME

SURNAME

STATE

STATE LEAGUE CLUB

COMMUNITY CLUB

1

Jake

Rogers

QLD

Gold Coast Suns Academy

Broadbeach

2

Caiden

Cleary

NSW/ACT

Sydney Swans Academy

Sydney University

3

Kynan

Brown

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Blackburn

5

Harvey

Thomas

NSW/ACT

GWS Academy

Turvey Park

6

Lachlan

Cabor

NSW/ACT

Sydney Swans Academy

Shellharbour Swans

7

Cooper

Simpson

VIC C

Dandenong Stingrays

Mt Martha

8

Riley

Hardeman

WA

Swan Districts

Caversham

9

Orlando

Turner

NT

Norwood

South Alice Springs

10

Zane

Duursma

VIC C

Gippsland Power

Foster

11

Ben

Ridgway

SA

Glenelg

Brighton Districts & Old Scholars

12

Ryley

Sanders

TAS

Sandringham Dragons

North Launceston

15

Will

Patton

SA

West Adelaide

Mitcham

16

Arie

Schoenmaker

TAS

Tasmania Devils

Launceston

17

Will

McCabe

SA

Central District

Tanunda

18

Logan

Morris

VIC M

Western Jets

Werribee Districts

19

Billy

Richardson

QLD

Brisbane Lions Academy

Wilston Grange

20

Kobe

Shipp

VIC C

Dandenong Stingrays

Beaconsfield

22

Will

Lorenz

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Boroondara Hawks

23

Koltyn

Tholstrup

WA

Subiaco

Cunderdin

28

Archer

Reid

VIC C

Gippsland Power

Inverloch-Kongwak

29

William

Green

VIC M

Northern Knights

Northcote

30

Joe

Pike

VIC C

Geelong Falcons

Barwon Heads

TEAM HOULI

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NAME

SURNAME

STATE

STATE LEAGUE CLUB

COMMUNITY CLUB

2

Cam

Nyko

VIC M

Eastern Ranges

Healesville

3

Luamon

Lual

VIC C

GWV Rebels

South Warrnambool

4

Darcy

Wilson

VIC C

Murray Bushrangers

Wangaratta Rovers

5

Mahmoud

Taha

VIC M

Calder Cannons

Pascoe Vale

6

Jack

Delean

SA

South Adelaide

Reynella

7

Archie

Roberts

VIC M

Sandringham Dragons

Hampton Rovers

8

Nathan

Philactides

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Blackburn

9

Alex

Holt

SA

Sturt

Glenunga

10

Luca

Slade

SA

Sturt

Glenunga

11

Colby

McKercher

TAS

Tasmania Devils

Launceston

13

Jack

Callinan

TAS

Tasmania Devils

Clarence

15

Michael

Rudd

VIC C

Geelong Falcons

St Mary's

16

Kane

McAuliffe

SA

North Adelaide

Central Augusta

17

Sam

Frangalas

VIC C

Dandenong Stingrays

Berwick

18

Harrison

Francis

SA

Glenelg

Phantoms

19

Connor

O'Sullivan

NSW/ACT

Murray Bushrangers

Albury

20

Will

Graham

QLD

Gold Coast Suns Academy

Palm Beach Currumbin

21

Coen

Livingstone

WA

Perth

High Wycombe

22

Daniel

Curtin

WA

Claremont

West Coast

23

Bradley

McDonald

QLD

Brisbane Lions Academy

Maroochydore

27

Jed

Walter

QLD

Gold Coast Suns Academy

Palm Beach Currumbin

28

Ethan

Read

QLD

Gold Coast Suns Academy

Palm Beach Currumbin


The NAB AFL Futures program is part of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program, which supports grassroots players and football communities and helps young Australians fulfil their dream of playing in the AFL. 

The NAB AFL Rising Stars Program also comprises the following elements: 

• NAB AFL/W Rising Star
• NAB AFL/W Draft
• NAB AFL/W Draft Combine
• NAB AFL/W Academy
• NAB AFL/W National Championships - U18
• NAB AFL/W National Development Championships - U16

NAB has proudly supported footy for over a decade, providing boys and girls with a clear pathway from NAB AFL Auskick to the big time.