Victoria Metro and Victoria Country have named their teams for the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships U18 Boys title-decider at Marvel Stadium on Thursday September 22.

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. The first bounce will take place at 12:35pm.

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 in their final match ahead of the 2022 NAB AFL Draft.

Victoria Metro vs. Victoria Country
Thursday September 22
Marvel Stadium, 12:35pm
Free entry via Gate 5
Watch live on Fox Footy and AFL.com.au

VICTORIA METRO

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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

7

Olli

Hotton

06-09-04

Sandringham Dragons

Hampton Rovers

8

Blake

Drury

11-01-04

Oakleigh Chargers

Vermont

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

19

Jakob

Anderson

12-09-04

Sandringham Dragons

Old Haileybury

22

Cameron

Mackenzie

21-01-04

Sandringham Dragons

Beaumaris

23

Elijah

Tsatas

18-10-04

Oakleigh Chargers

Surrey Park

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

32

Jovan

Petric

17-04-04

Western Jets

Keilor

34

Max

Gruzewski

21-07-04

Oakleigh Chargers

Caulfield Grammar

35

Lewis

Hayes

17-12-04

Eastern Ranges

Lysterfield

39

Hudson

O'Keeffe

16-12-04

Oakleigh Chargers

Camberwell

EMERGENCIES

20

Ben

Hempel

07-06-04

Sandringham Dragons

Mordialloc Braeside

25

Yu

Ashwin

12-07-04

Oakleigh Chargers

Blackburn

31

Clay

Tucker

09-08-04

Eastern Ranges

Rowville

33

Jerome

Lawrence

18-07-03

Oakleigh Chargers

Blackburn

VICTORIA COUNTRY

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COMMUNITY CLUB

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

10

Jonti

Schuback

18-03-04

Gippsland Power

Maffra

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

06-09-04

Geelong Falcons

St Joseph's

17

Caleb

Mitchell

10-08-04

Murray Bushrangers

Yarrawonga

18

Toby

McMullin

06-08-04

Sandringham Dragons

Port Fairy

20

Bailey

Humphrey

11-09-04

Gippsland Power

Moe

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

38

Olivier

Northam

28-07-04

Geelong Falcons

St Joseph's

40

Max

Knobel

27-06-04

Gippsland Power

Maffra

EMERGENCIES

11

Charlie

Barnett

24-08-04

Bendigo Pioneers

Kyabram

19

Felix

Fogaty

09-06-04

GWV Rebels

East Point

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.