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 | DOB | HT | WT | STATE | CLUB | |
1 | Errol | Gulden | 18-Jul-02 | 172 | 68 | NSW/ACT | Maroubra/Sydney Swans Academy |
2 | Hewago | Paul-Oea | 13-Nov-01 | 174 | 65 | QLD | PNG/Broadbeach/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
3 | Connor | Budarick | 04-Jun-01 | 175 | 72 | QLD | Labrador/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
4 | Malcolm | Rosas Jnr | 27-Jun-01 | 175 | 70 | NT | Darwin/Northern Territory U18 |
5 | Braeden | Campbell | 02-Apr-02 | 178 | 71 | NSW/ACT | Westbrook/Sydney Swans Academy |
6 | Jared | Dakin | 19-Jan-01 | 179 | 71 | TAS | Launceston/Tasmania Devils |
7 | Oliver | Davis | 18-Jul-02 | 180 | 69 | TAS | Clarence/Tasmania Devils |
8 | Tom | Griffiths | 06-Jan-01 | 181 | 70 | QLD | Maroochydore/Brisbane Lions Academy |
9 | Mitch | O'Neill | 21-Feb-01 | 181 | 70 | TAS | North Hobart/Tasmania Devils |
10 | Will | Peppin | 06-Dec-01 | 181 | 75 | TAS | North Hobart/Tasmania Devils |
11 | Charlie | Byrne | 26-Oct-02 | 181 | 75 | NSW/ACT | Albury/Murray Bushrangers |
12 | Ashton | Crossley | 08-Oct-01 | 182 | 84 | QLD | Burleigh/Palm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
13 | Jackson | Barling | 17-Aug-01 | 182 | 81 | NSW/ACT | Willoughby Mosman/Sydney Swans Academy |
14 | Will | Chandler | 13-Dec-01 | 182 | 71 | NSW/ACT | Corowa-Rutherglen/Murray Bushrangers |
15 | Will | Martyn | 29-Mar-01 | 183 | 73 | QLD | Aspley/Brisbane Lions Academy |
16 | Ben | Jungfer | 08-Jun-01 | 185 | 75 | NT | Waratah/Woodville-West Torrens/Northern Territory U18 |
17 | Bruce | Reville | 22-Feb-01 | 185 | 73 | QLD | Western Magpies/Maryborough/Brisbane Lions Academy |
18 | Saxon | Crozier | 14-Nov-02 | 185 | 70 | QLD | Wests/Brisbane Lions Academy |
19 | Sam | Collins | 01-Jun-02 | 185 | 75 | TAS | North Hobart/Tasmania Devils |
20 | Matt | McGrory | 23-Aug-01 | 186 | 74 | NSW/ACT | Gungahlin/GWS Giants Academy |
21 | Luke | Parks | 18-Apr-01 | 188 | 80 | NSW/ACT | North Shore/Sydney Swans Academy |
22 | Tom | Green | 23-Jan-01 | 188 | 85 | NSW/ACT | Marist/GWS Giants Academy |
23 | Alex | Davies | 18-Mar-02 | 189 | 76 | QLD | Cairns Hawks/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
24 | Joel | Jeffrey | 12-Mar-02 | 189 | 74 | NT | Wanderers/Northern Territory U18 |
25 | Jack | Johnston | 07-May-02 | 190 | 89 | QLD | Palm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
26 | Liam | Delahunty | 13-Feb-01 | 192 | 90 | NSW/ACT | Coolamon/GWS Giants Academy |
27 | Josh | Rayner | 27-Jan-01 | 192 | 89 | NSW/ACT | North Shore/Sydney Swans Academy |
28 | Jackson | Callow | 06-Nov-02 | 192 | 88 | TAS | North Launceston/Tasmania Devils |
29 | Matt | Conroy | 11-Jul-00 | 199 | 85 | QLD | Hermit Park/Broadbeach/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
30 | Samson | Ryan | 12-Sep-00 | 203 | 84 | QLD | Toowoomba/Brisbane Lions Academy |
31 | Hamish | Ellem | 14-Aug-01 | 193 | 105 | NSW/ACT | Manly Warringah/Sydney Swans Academy |
32 | Kobe | Tozer | 03-Jan-01 | 194 | 83 | QLD | Aspley/Bribie Island/Brisbane Lions Academy |
33 | Beau | O'Connell | 24-Oct-01 | 173 | 60 | NT | Wanderers/Northern Territory U18 |
36 | Sam | Thorne | 19-May-01 | 175 | 73 | NSW/ACT | Figtree Kangaroos/Sydney Swans Academy |
37 | Joshua | Gore | 29-May-01 | 177 | 75 | QLD | Southport FC/Broadbeach FC/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
38 | Logan | Fitzgerald | 27-Sep-01 | 180 | 72 | NSW/ACT | Balranald/Bendigo Pioneers |
39 | Will | Shaw | 14-Jun-01 | 180 | 72 | NSW/ACT | Deniliquin/Bendigo Pioneers |
40 | Jake | Dick-O'Flaherty | 21-Sep-01 | 180 | 76 | NSW/ACT | Barham/Bendigo Pioneers |
41 | Max | Geddes | 21-Mar-01 | 180 | 73 | NSW/ACT | Easts Bulldogs/Sydney Swans Academy |
42 | James | Peatling | 21-Aug-00 | 182 | 70 | NSW/ACT | Pennant Hills/GWS Giants Academy |
46 | Noah | Cumberland | 15-Mar-01 | 183 | 79 | QLD | Maroochydore/Brisbane Lions Academy |
47 | Jeromy | Lucas | 29-Jun-00 | 183 | 80 | NSW/ACT | Northern Jets/GWS Giants Academy |
48 | Ky | McGrath | 14-Jul-01 | 185 | 81 | NSW/ACT | Warners Bay/Sydney Swans Academy |
49 | Nicholas | Murray | 18-Dec-00 | 193 | 92 | NSW/ACT | Wangratta Rovers/GWS Giants Academy |
50 | Matt | McGuinness | 13-Jul-00 | 194 | 77 | TAS | Lauderdale/Tasmania Devils |
51 | Samuel | Gaden | 03-Jul-01 | 195 | 91 | NSW/ACT | Easts Bulldogs/Sydney Swans Academy |
52 | Dirk | Koenen | 01-Jan-00 | 195 | 91 | QLD | Palm Beach Currumbin/Gold Coast Suns Academy |
53 | Nickolas | Haberer | 29-Dec-00 | 196 | 91 | QLD | Sandgate/Caloundra/Brisbane Lions Academy |
54 | Benjamin | Kelly | 17-Feb-00 | 200 | 96 | NSW/ACT | Albury Tigers/Murray Bushrangers |
55 | Hamish | Allan | 28-Nov-00 | 205 | 100 | TAS | North Hobart/Tasmania Devils |