The 2022 NAB AFL National Championships - U18 Boys begin this weekend.
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 competitions will feature the most talented boys from across Australia who are the next generation of stars in the men’s game.
Five teams will compete at the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships - U18 Boys, including the Allies (comprising New South Wales/ACT, Tasmania, Queensland and Northern Territory), South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
The opening match will be to be played between South Australia and the Allies at Adelaide’s Thebarton Oval on Sunday June 19.
Matches will be played across the country mostly throughout June and July, with the NAB AFL National Championships – U18 Boys concluding when Victoria Metro and Victoria Country meet in September.
AFL Head of Talent Pathways, Grant Williams, said: “NAB AFL National Championships matches are the highest standard of representative state and territory football for aspiring talent across Australia and we look forward to seeing the best boys in the country compete against each other.
“Some of the boys in these age groups have missed out on a lot over the past two years and we are extremely excited about delivering a full program of NAB AFL National Championships matches in 2022.”
All matches in the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships - U18 Boys will be live streamed on the AFL website.
Click here to access the squads for the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships - U18 Boys.
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DATE |
MATCH UP |
VENUE/TIME* |
BROADCASTER |
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Sun, Jun 19 |
South Australia v Allies |
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide, 1.30pm |
AFL website |
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Sat, Jun 25 |
Allies v Victoria Metro |
Blacktown Int. Sports Park, 1.00pm |
AFL website |
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Sun, Jun 26 |
South Australia v Victoria Country |
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide, 1.30pm |
AFL website |
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Sat, Jul 2 |
Victoria Metro v Western Australia |
IKON Park, 12.20pm |
Fox Footy + AFL website |
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Sun, Jul 3 |
Allies v Victoria Country |
Aspley, 11.30am |
AFL website |
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Sat, Jul 9 |
Allies v Western Australia |
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide, 12.30pm |
AFL website |
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Sun, Jul 17 |
Victoria Metro v South Australia |
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, 10.30am |
Fox Footy + AFL website |
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Sun, Jul 17 |
Victoria Country v Western Australia |
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, 1.00pm |
Fox Footy + AFL website |
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Sun, Jul 24 |
Western Australia v South Australia |
Perth, 10.45am |
Fox Footy + AFL website |
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Thu, Sep 22/ Fri, Sep 23 |
Victoria Metro v Victoria Country |
Melbourne, TBC |
Fox Footy + AFL website |
*All times local. Subject to change.
The NAB AFL National Championships - U18 Boys 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 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.