The initial 50-player Allies squad to compete in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships has been announced.

The squad brings together the most highly-rated players from NSW/ACT, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, following the Under-18 Academy Series that took place in Rounds 2-6 of the NAB League Boys season.

Twenty-two members of the squad hail from NSW/ACT, with 10 of those from the Sydney Swans Academy, six from the GWS Giants Academy, three from the Bendigo Pioneers and three from the Murray Bushrangers.

Sixteen squad members come from Queensland, including eight each from the Brisbane Lions Academy and Gold Coast Suns Academy – which won the recent Under-18 Academy Series. A further eight players are from the Tasmania Devils, with another four from the Northern Territory.

Twelve players in the Allies squad represented Australia at under-18 or under-17 level in recent games against open-age opposition.

Six players were part of the Under-18 Australian team that defeated the VFL’s Casey Demons – Connor Budarick (Gold Coast), Liam Delahunty (GWS), Thomas Green (GWS), Will Martyn (Brisbane), Mitch O’Neill (Tasmania) and Malcolm Rosas (NT) – while another six played for the Under-17 Australian team in a win against the New Zealand Falcons: Braeden Campbell (Sydney), Jackson Callow (Tasmania), Sam Collins (Tasmania), Alex Davies (Gold Coast), Oliver Davis (Tasmania) and Errol Gulden (Sydney).

The Allies squad will travel to Melbourne for a camp from May 23-26, culminating with trial games against Vic Country and Vic Metro at Ikon Park on Sunday the 26th.

The team will then commence its Under-18 Championships campaign on Sunday June 9 against Vic Country in Launceston, before clashes with Western Australia (Alberton Oval on Saturday June 22), Vic Metro (GMHBA Stadium on Friday June 28) and South Australia (Marvel Stadium on Wednesday July 3).

Head coach Luke Power said the Under-18 Academy Series had Allies players better prepared than ever to take on their Division 1 Under-18 Championships rivals.

“The side has had a different build-up this year, with a great opportunity to develop their game in the NAB League Boys competition,” Power said.

 

2019 UNDER-18 ALLIES SQUAD

NO.NAME DOBHTWTSTATECLUB
1ErrolGulden18-Jul-0217268NSW/ACTMaroubra/Sydney Swans Academy
2HewagoPaul-Oea13-Nov-0117465QLDPNG/Broadbeach/Gold Coast Suns Academy
3ConnorBudarick04-Jun-0117572QLDLabrador/Gold Coast Suns Academy
4MalcolmRosas Jnr27-Jun-0117570NTDarwin/Northern Territory U18
5BraedenCampbell02-Apr-0217871NSW/ACTWestbrook/Sydney Swans Academy
6JaredDakin19-Jan-0117971TASLaunceston/Tasmania Devils
7OliverDavis18-Jul-0218069TASClarence/Tasmania Devils
8TomGriffiths06-Jan-0118170QLDMaroochydore/Brisbane Lions Academy
9MitchO'Neill21-Feb-0118170TASNorth Hobart/Tasmania Devils
10WillPeppin06-Dec-0118175TASNorth Hobart/Tasmania Devils
11CharlieByrne26-Oct-0218175NSW/ACTAlbury/Murray Bushrangers
12AshtonCrossley08-Oct-0118284QLDBurleigh/Palm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy
13JacksonBarling17-Aug-0118281NSW/ACTWilloughby Mosman/Sydney Swans Academy
14WillChandler13-Dec-0118271NSW/ACTCorowa-Rutherglen/Murray Bushrangers
15WillMartyn29-Mar-0118373QLDAspley/Brisbane Lions Academy
16BenJungfer08-Jun-0118575NTWaratah/Woodville-West Torrens/Northern Territory U18
17BruceReville22-Feb-0118573QLDWestern Magpies/Maryborough/Brisbane Lions Academy
18SaxonCrozier14-Nov-0218570QLDWests/Brisbane Lions Academy
19SamCollins01-Jun-0218575TASNorth Hobart/Tasmania Devils
20MattMcGrory23-Aug-0118674NSW/ACTGungahlin/GWS Giants Academy
21LukeParks18-Apr-0118880NSW/ACTNorth Shore/Sydney Swans Academy
22TomGreen23-Jan-0118885NSW/ACTMarist/GWS Giants Academy
23AlexDavies18-Mar-0218976QLDCairns Hawks/Gold Coast Suns Academy
24JoelJeffrey12-Mar-0218974NTWanderers/Northern Territory U18
25JackJohnston07-May-0219089QLDPalm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy
26LiamDelahunty13-Feb-0119290NSW/ACTCoolamon/GWS Giants Academy
27JoshRayner27-Jan-0119289NSW/ACTNorth Shore/Sydney Swans Academy
28JacksonCallow06-Nov-0219288TASNorth Launceston/Tasmania Devils
29MattConroy11-Jul-0019985QLDHermit Park/Broadbeach/Gold Coast Suns Academy
30SamsonRyan12-Sep-0020384QLDToowoomba/Brisbane Lions Academy
31HamishEllem14-Aug-01193105NSW/ACTManly Warringah/Sydney Swans Academy
32KobeTozer03-Jan-0119483QLDAspley/Bribie Island/Brisbane Lions Academy
33BeauO'Connell24-Oct-0117360NTWanderers/Northern Territory U18
36SamThorne19-May-0117573NSW/ACTFigtree Kangaroos/Sydney Swans Academy
37JoshuaGore29-May-0117775QLDSouthport FC/Broadbeach FC/Gold Coast Suns Academy
38LoganFitzgerald27-Sep-0118072NSW/ACTBalranald/Bendigo Pioneers
39WillShaw14-Jun-0118072NSW/ACTDeniliquin/Bendigo Pioneers
40JakeDick-O'Flaherty21-Sep-0118076NSW/ACTBarham/Bendigo Pioneers
41MaxGeddes21-Mar-0118073NSW/ACTEasts Bulldogs/Sydney Swans Academy
42JamesPeatling21-Aug-0018270NSW/ACTPennant Hills/GWS Giants Academy
46NoahCumberland15-Mar-0118379QLDMaroochydore/Brisbane Lions Academy
47JeromyLucas29-Jun-0018380NSW/ACTNorthern Jets/GWS Giants Academy
48KyMcGrath14-Jul-0118581NSW/ACTWarners Bay/Sydney Swans Academy
49NicholasMurray18-Dec-0019392NSW/ACTWangratta Rovers/GWS Giants Academy
50MattMcGuinness13-Jul-0019477TASLauderdale/Tasmania Devils
51SamuelGaden03-Jul-0119591NSW/ACTEasts Bulldogs/Sydney Swans Academy
52DirkKoenen01-Jan-0019591QLDPalm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy
53NickolasHaberer29-Dec-0019691QLDSandgate/Caloundra/Brisbane Lions Academy
54BenjaminKelly17-Feb-0020096NSW/ACTAlbury Tigers/Murray Bushrangers
55HamishAllan28-Nov-00205100TASNorth Hobart/Tasmania Devils