Victoria Metro and Victoria Country will clash for the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships U18 Boys title at Marvel Stadium on Thursday September 22 from 12:35pm.

The match will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and streamed at AFL.com.au. Entry to the match is free, with Gate 5 to open at 12:00pm
 
Both sides are undefeated heading into the final match of the Championships, with the winner of Thursday’s game to take out this year’s title, which will be the first awarded since 2019.
 
The match will feature a host of the top prospects ahead of the 2022 NAB AFL Draft.
 
Will Ashcroft, Elijah Tsatas, Harry Sheezel, Matthew Jefferson and Alwyn Davey Jr all feature in Victoria Metro’s squad, while Aaron Cadman, Jhye Clark, Bailey Humphrey, Henry Hustwaite and Oliver Hollands headline Victoria Country’s squad.

Cooper Harvey, the son of North Melbourne great and VFL/AFL games record holder Brent, will line up for Vic Metro.
 
The full squads for the match are listed below. Final teams for the match will be announced on Wednesday.
 
VICTORIA METRO

# NAME SURNAME DOB NAB LEAGUE PROGRAM COMMUNITY CLUB
3 Nick Watson 24-02-05 Eastern Ranges East Ringwood
4 Kai Windsor 27-01-04 Eastern Ranges South Belgrave
5 Alwyn Davey 26-02-04 Oakleigh Chargers Ashburton
6 Cameron Kizan 03-06-04 Western Jets Point Cook
7 Olli Hotton 06-09-04 Sandringham Dragons Hampton Rovers
8 Blake Drury 11-01-04 Oakleigh Chargers Vermont
9 George Wardlaw 11-06-04 Oakleigh Chargers St Peter's
10 Will Ashcroft 06-05-04 Sandringham Dragons Old Brighton Grammarians
11 Charlie Clarke 04-01-04 Sandringham Dragons Port Melbourne Colts
12 Paul Pascu 20-08-04 Calder Cannons Oak Park
13 Cooper Harvey 12-07-04 Northern Knights Yarrambat
14 Darcy Edmends 28-05-04 Northern Knights Heidelberg
15 Harry Sheezel 13-10-04 Sandringham Dragons Ajax
16 Rye Penny 01-03-04 Calder Cannons Gisborne
17 Bailey Macdonald 04-08-04 Oakleigh Chargers Surrey Park
18 Mitchell Rowe 26-05-04 Sandringham Dragons Mordialloc Braeside
19 Jakob Anderson 12-09-04 Sandringham Dragons Old Haileybury
20 Ben Hempel 07-06-04 Sandringham Dragons Mordialloc Braeside
21 Jaelen Pavlidis 21-09-03 Western Jets Werribee Districts
22 Cam Mackenzie 21-01-04 Sandringham Dragons Beaumaris
23 Elijah Tsatas 18-10-04 Oakleigh Chargers Surrey Park
24 Callum Verrell 22-04-04 Eastern Ranges Lysterfield
25 Yuyu Ashwin 12-07-04 Oakleigh Chargers Blackburn
26 Luke Teal 20-05-04 Oakleigh Chargers Glen Iris
28 Josh Weddle 25-05-04 Oakleigh Chargers Eltham
30 Matthew Jefferson 08-03-04 Oakleigh Chargers Ashburton
31 Clay Tucker 09-08-04 Eastern Ranges Rowville
32 Jovan Petric 17-04-04 Western Jets Keilor
33 Jerome Lawrence 18-07-03 Oakleigh Chargers Blackburn
34 Max Gruzewski 21-07-04 Oakleigh Chargers Caulfield Grammar
35 Lewis Hayes 17-12-04 Eastern Ranges Lysterfield
38 Sam Grant 04-04-03 Northern Knights Old Carey Grammarians
39 Hudson O'Keeffe 16-12-04 Oakleigh Chargers Camberwell
VICTORIA COUNTRY
# NAME SURNAME DOB NAB LEAGUE PROGRAM COMMUNITY CLUB
1 Jack O'Sullivan 22-10-04 Oakleigh Chargers Kyneton
2 Mitch Szybkowski 09-01-04 Dandenong Stingrays Beaconsfield
3 Harvey Gallagher 26-09-03 Bendigo Pioneers Sandhurst
4 Jaxon Binns 29-10-04 Dandenong Stingrays Berwick
5 Jhye Clark 23-07-04 Geelong Falcons Queenscliff
6 Noah Long 23-08-04 Bendigo Pioneers Echuca
7 Jacob Konstanty 09-11-04 Gippsland Power Drouin
8 Oliver Hollands 16-01-04 Murray Bushrangers Wodonga
9 Zane Duursma 28-08-05 Gippsland Power Foster
10 Jonti Schuback 18-03-04 Gippsland Power Maffra
11 Charlie Barnett 28-04-04 Bendigo Pioneers Kyabram
12 Coby Burgiel 09-09-04 Gippsland Power Maffra
13 Finn Emile-Brennan 07-05-04 Dandenong Stingrays Mt Eliza
14 Harley Reid 17-04-05 Bendigo Pioneers Tongala
15 Ted Clohesy 09-06-04 Geelong Falcons St Joseph's
17 Caleb Mitchell 10-08-04 Murray Bushrangers Yarrawonga
18 Toby McMullin 06-08-04 Sandringham Dragons Port Fairy
19 Felix Fogaty 09-06-04 GWV Rebels East Point
20 Bailey Humphrey 11-09-04 Gippsland Power Moe
22 Brayden George 13-01-04 Murray Bushrangers Wangaratta Rovers
25 Aaron Cadman 03-03-04 GWV Rebels Darley
27 Cooper Vickery 16-12-04 Gippsland Power Bairnsdale
28 Oscar Murdoch 24-09-04 Geelong Falcons Newtown & Chilwell
32 Hugh Bond 25-09-04 GWV Rebels North Ballarat
33 Henry Hustwaite 20-07-04 Dandenong Stingrays Rosebud
34 James Van Es 07-08-04 GWV Rebels North Ballarat
36 Jed Brereton 09-06-03 Bendigo Pioneers Echuca
37 Archer Reid 19-09-05 Gippsland Power Inverloch-Kongwak
38 Olivier Northam 28-07-04 Geelong Falcons St Joseph's
39 Harvey Howe 26-10-04 Gippsland Power Traralgon
40 Max Knobel 27-06-04 Gippsland Power Maffra


The Larke Medal will be awarded to the Best and Fairest player of the Championships following Thursday’s game. Previous winners include Christian Petracca, Tom Hawkins and Sam Walsh.
 
The Larke Medal will be selected by a panel comprising Kevin Sheehan (AFL Talent Ambassador – Chairman), Tarkyn Lockyer (AFL National Academy Coach/Manager) and AFL club recruiters Scott Clayton (North Melbourne), Mark McKenzie (Hawthorn), Kelly O’Donnell (Melbourne) and Geoff Parker (Port Adelaide).
 
The panel will also select the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships U18 Boys All-Australian team.
 
The NAB AFL National Championships are the highest level of state and territory representative football, as part of the AFL’s Talent Pathway Program. The competition features the most talented boys from across Australia who are the next generation of stars in the men’s game.

Below are the current standings, ahead of the final match of the Championships.
 

TEAM PLAYED WON LOST DRAWN % PTS
Victoria Metro 3* 3 0 0 157.4 12
Victoria Country 3* 3 0 0 154.9 12
South Australia 4 1 3 0 82.4 4
Western Australia 4 1 3 0 81.6 4
Allies 4 1 3 0 77.9 4


The Allies, South Australia and Western Australia all announced their MVP following their final game at the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships U18 Boys in July. The MVP winners were selected by the coaching staff of each program:

Allies: Harry Rowston (GWS Giants Academy/Griffith Swans)
South Australia: Adam D'Aloia (Woodville West Torrens/Henley)
Western Australia: Reuben Ginbey (East Perth/Dunsborough)

Please click here to watch replays and read match reports for all games in the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships U18 Boys.

RESULTS

South Australia 14.9 (93) def Allies 8.8 (56)
Sunday July 19 at Thebarton Oval
South Australia
Best: Max Michalanney, Billy Dowling, Phoenix Foster, Jaiden Magor, Kelsey Rypstra, Mattaes Phillipou
Goals: Isaac Keeler 3, Harrison Lemmey, Archie Lovelock, Jaiden Magor, Mattaes Phillipou 2, Jack Delean, Kelsey Rypstra, Jake Walker
Allies
Best: Lachlan Cowan, Jason Gillbee, Harry Rowston, Jaspa Fletcher, Angus Anderson, Jed Walter
Goals: Harry Rowston 3, Seth Campbell, Jed Walter 2, Toby Murray

Allies 14.6 (90) def by Victoria Metro 16.10 (106)
Saturday June 25 at Blacktown International Sportspark
Allies
Best: Thomas McCallum, Jed Walter, Nicholas Madden, Shadeau Brain, Angus Anderson, Luke Lawrence
Goals: Jed Walter 4, Angus Anderson, Luke Lawrence 2, Shadeau Brain, Seth Campbell, Marlin Corbett, Ethan Grace, Ryley Sanders, Ned Stevens
Victoria Metro
Best: Will Ashcroft, Harry Sheezel, Blake Drury, Cameron Mackenzie, Callum Verrell, Matthew Jefferson
Goals: Harry Sheezel 4, Charlie Clarke, Alwyn Davey, Olli Hotton, Matthew Jefferson 2, Blake Drury, Darcy Edmends, Jovan Petric, Nicholas Watson

South Australia 8.12 (60) def by Victoria Country 9.8 (62)
Sunday June 26 at Thebarton Oval
South Australia
Best: Harry Barnett, Adam D’Aloia, Shaun Bennier, Max Michalanney, Jakob Ryan, Archie Lovelock
Goals: Adam D’Aloia, Jack Delean, Isaac Keeler, Max Michalanney, Kobe Ryan, Kelsey Rypstra, Nick Sadler, Jake Walker
Victoria Country
Best: Jhye Clark, Harley Reid, Mitch Szybkowski, Caleb Mitchell, Oliver Hollands, Coby Burgiel
Goals: Aaron Cadman, Zane Duursma, Toby McMullin 2, Jaxon Binns, Jhye Clark, Oliver Hollands

Victoria Metro 16.5 (101) def Western Australia 10.14 (74)
Saturday July 2 at IKON Park
Victoria Metro
Best: Matthew Jefferson, Joshua Weddle, Cameron Mackenzie, Lewis Hayes, Will Ashcroft, Alwyn Davey
Goals: Matthew Jefferson 7, Alwyn Davey, Harry Sheezel 2, Will Ashcroft, Charlie Clarke, Olli Hotton, Cameron Mackenzie, Kai Windsor
Western Australia
Best: Elijah Hewett, Harry Cole, Griffith Julian, Jed Hagan, Mitchell Edwards, Jedd Busslinger
Goals: Harry Cole, Elijah Hewett, Darcy Jones 2, Chase Bourne, Jack Cleaver, Griffith Julian, Koltyn Tholstrup

Allies 5.12 (42) def by Victoria Country 10.15 (75)
Sunday July 3 at GABBA
Allies
Best: Harry Rowston, Jaspa Fletcher, Lachlan Cowan, Angus Anderson, Brandon Leary, Thomas McCallum
Goals: Brandon Leary 3, Jaspa Fletcher, Ned Stevens
Victoria Country
Best: Henry Hustwaite, Jaxon Binns, Cooper Vickery, Mitch Szybkowski, Jhye Clark, Jacob Konstanty
Goals: Jacob Konstanty 3, Aaron Cadman 2, Charlie Barnett, Coby Burgiel, Jhye Clark, Ted Clohesy, Noah Long

Allies 11.7 (73) def Western Australia 9.7 (61)
Saturday July 9 at Thebarton Oval
Allies
Best: Jaspa Fletcher, Harry Rowston, Angus Anderson, Jed Walter, Lachlan Cowan, Jake Rogers
Goals: Jed Walter 3, Shadeau Brain, Brandon Leary 2, Joshua Cooper, Fletcher Hart, Liam Hude, Jake Rogers
Western Australia
Best: Reuben Ginbey, Jed Hagan, Koltyn Tholstrup, Darcy Jones, Sam Gilbey, Corey Tregenza
Goals: Corey Tregenza 4, Jed Hagan 2, Mitchell Barron, Jack Cleaver, Darcy Jones

Victoria Metro 16.15 (111) def South Australia 5.8 (38)
Sunday July 17 at GMHBA Stadium
Victoria Metro
Best: Will Ashcroft, Olli Hotton, Blake Drury, Lewis Hayes, Darcy Edmends, Nate Caddy
Goals: Nate Caddy, Olli Hotton, Matthew Jefferson, Nicholas Watson 3, Blake Drury 2, Will Ashcroft, Charlie Clarke
South Australia
Best: Max Michalanney, Jakob Ryan, Shaun Bennier, Adam D’Aloia, Billy Dowling, Archie Lovelock
Goals: Shaun Bennier, Adam D’Aloia, Archie Lovelock, Harvey Pedler, Mattaes Phillipou

Victoria Country 12.11 (83) def Western Australia 6.4 (40)
Sunday July 17 at GMHBA Stadium
Victoria Country
Best: Aaron Cadman, Oliver Hollands, Jhye Clark, Mitch Szybkowski, Cooper Vickery, Ted Clohesy
Goals: Coby Burgiel, Aaron Cadman, Noah Long 3, Ted Clohesy 2, Olivier Northam
Western Australia
Best: Reuben Ginbey, Daniel Gathercole, Koltyn Tholstrup, Koen Sanchez, Mitchell Edwards, Hugh Davies
Goals: Corey Tregenza 2, Tyrell Dewar, Reuben Ginbey, Koen Sanchez, Jasper Scaife

Western Australia 15.10 (100) def South Australia 12.8 (80)
Sunday July 24 at Pentanet Stadium
Western Australia
Best: Jack Cleaver, Jed Hagan, Reuben Ginbey, Koen Sanchez, Tyrell Dewar, Jed Adams
Goals: Harry Cole, Tyrell Dewar, Jed Hagan, Koen Sanchez 2, Darcy Jones, Edward Allan, Steely Green, Coen Livingstone, Connor McDonald, Jasper Scaife, Corey Tregenza
South Australia
Best: Ashton Moir, Tyson Walls, Harry Barnett, Adam D’Aloia, William Patton, Jakob Ryan
Goals: Ashton Moir 4, Will Verrall 2, Shaun Bennier, Adam D’Aloia, Isaac Keeler, Archie Lovelock, Mattaes Phillipou, Kobe Ryan

Victoria Metro v Victoria Country
Thursday September 22
Marvel Stadium, 12:35pm

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