Victoria Metro and Brisbane Lions Academy claimed title wins at the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys.

Victoria Metro took out the Pool A title by winning two of its three matches in the round-robin series. Western Australia also finished with a 2-1 record, with the title awarded to Victoria Metro after defeating Western Australia in their head-to-head clash during Round 2 of the Championships.

South Australia and Victoria Country both finished with a 1-2 record.

Brisbane Lions Academy claimed the Pool B title, emulating the efforts of the Lions’ girls team who claimed the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls Pool B title earlier this year.

The Lions won all three matches to finish four points ahead of GWS Giants Academy and Gold Coast Suns Academy. Tasmania and Sydney Swans each won one match, with the Northern Territory rounding out the standings.

STANDINGS

POOL A

POOL B

BEST AND FAIREST AWARDS AND ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM

South Australian midfielder Dyson Sharp claimed the Kevin Sheehan Medal as the Best and Fairest for Pool A, while Beau Addinsall from the Gold Coast Suns Academy took out Alan McLean Medal as the Pool B Best and Fairest.

Sharp averaged 27.3 disposals, seven clearances and five tackles to win the Pool A best and fairest award, as well as South Australia’s MVP. Addinsall averaged 28 disposals and 7.7 tackle per game and finished with eight goals.

The Best and Fairest awards were selected by a panel comprising Kevin Sheehan (AFL Talent Ambassador – Chair), Tarkyn Lockyer (AFL National Academy Coach/Manager) and AFL recruiters Jamie Downs (Western Bulldogs), Francis Jackson (Richmond), Ross Monaghan (Sydney Swans), Stephen Nash (West Coast Eagles) and Chris Toce (St Kilda).

The panel also selected the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys All-Australian Team.

The All-Australian team features players from all ten teams, with each team MVP winner earning selection in the side. Dyson Sharp was selected in the team for the second-successive year, after last year being selected as a bottom-age player.

Continue below to view the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys All-Australian Team. Please click here to read profiles on each player, compiled by Kevin Sheehan.

TEAM MVP AWARDS

The team MVP winners were selected by the coaching staff of each program:

Brisbane Lions Academy: Daniel Annable (Victoria Point)
Gold Coast Suns Academy: Beau Addinsall (Broadbeach)
GWS Giants Academy: Ryder Corrigan (Lavington)
Northern Territory: Taj Murray (Northern Territory Academy/Nightcliff)
South Australia: Dyson Sharp (Central District/Barossa District)
Sydney Swans Academy: Lachlan Carmichael (Mosman)
Tasmania: Jasper Hay (Tasmania Devils/Clarence)
Victoria Country: Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power/Foster)
Victoria Metro: Jack Dalton (Sandringham Dragons/East Malvern)
Western Australia: Basil Hart (Peel Thunder/Marist)

RESULTS

Pool A

Victoria Country 10.8 (68) def Victoria Metro 8.17 (65)
Victoria Country
Best: Wilhem Bennett, Sam Niklaus, Harry Morphet, Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, Archie Taylor, Ben Rongdit
Goals: Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, Zachary O'Keefe, Geordie Richardson 2, Patrick Blake, Harry Morphet, Jack Murray, Giuseppe Posterino
Victoria Metro
Best: Cooper Duff-Tytler, Jack Dalton, Xavier Bamert, Archie Ludowyke, Jack Ison, Lachy Dovaston
Goals: Archie Ludowyke 2, Thomas Burton, Oliver Greeves, Thomas McGuane, Mitchell Moate, Charlie Sammartino, Charlie Whitehead
Details: Saturday, June 10 at Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Western Australia 9.11 (65) def South Australia 7.18 (60)
Western Australia
Best: Kayle Gerreyn, Matthew Becker, Taj Longmuir, Blake Kelly, Jadd Hill, Basil Hart
Goals: Basil Hart 3, Jake Boniwell, Kayle Gerreyn, Blake Kelly, Judd Marcello, Darcy Montgomery, Kaiden Summerell
South Australia
Best: Luke Candy, Dyson Sharp, Lachlan Sands, Jim Kelly, Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier, Jack Cook
Goals: Douglas Cochrane 2, Louis Kellaway, William Prescott, Lachlan Sands, Dyson Sharp, Blake Thredgold
Details: Sunday, June 25 at Mineral Resources Park

Victoria Metro 15.12 (108) def Western Australia 9.7 (61)
Victoria Metro
Best: Jack Dalton, Oliver Greeves, Lachy Dovaston, Tyson Gresham, Louis Emmett, Xavier Bamert
Goals: Jamie Gilchrist, Oliver Greeves 3, Tyson Gresham, Charlie Whitehead 2, Sam Allen, Xavier Bamert, Lachy Dovaston, Archie Ludowyke, Mitchell Moate
Western Australia
Best: James Aylmore, Matthew Petagna, Basil Hart, Matthew May, Judd Marcello
Goals: Basil Hart, Darcy Montgomery 2, Kayle Gerreyn, Judd Marcello, Kaiden Summerell, Toby Whan, William York
Details: Tuesday, July 4 at Heritage Bank Stadium

Victoria Country 1.5 (11) def by South Australia 12.12 (84)
Victoria Country
Best: Ben Rongdit, Harley Hicks, Giuseppe Posterino, Hunter Wright, Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, Taj Bowman
Goals: Giuseppe Posterino
South Australia
Best: Dyson Sharp, Jim Kelly, Aidan Schubert, Joshua Reichelt, Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier, Louis Kellaway
Goals: Aidan Schubert 3, Jesse Nye, Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier, Lachlan Sands 2, Sam Cumming, Jim Kelly, Blake Thredgold
Details: Tuesday, July 4 at Heritage Bank Stadium

South Australia 8.11 (59) def by Victoria Metro 9.10 (64)
South Australia
Best: Joshua Reichelt, Dyson Sharp, Harley Barker, Aidan Schubert, Luke Candy, Cameron Woods
Goals: William Prescott, Aidan Schubert 2, Douglas Cochrane, Sam Cumming, Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier, Noah Roberts-Thomson
Victoria Metro
Best: Jack Dalton, Thomas Burton, Xavier Taylor, Kye Fincher, Mitchell Moate, Oliver Greeves
Goals: Jack Dalton, Archie Ludowyke 2, Lachy Dovaston, Isaac Dugdale, Louis Emmett, Oliver Greeves, Charlie Whitehead
Details: Friday, July 7 at Fankhauser Reserve

Western Australia 14.14 (98) def Victoria Country 11.7 (73)
Western Australia
Best: Darcy Montgomery, Kaiden Summerell, Jadd Hill, Blake Kelly, Basil Hart, Marcus Cassidy
Goals: Darcy Montgomery 6, Harrison Heaton 3, Basil Hart 2, Marcus Cassidy, Blake Kelly, Maximus Skerritt
Victoria Country
Best: Willem Duursma, Tairon Ah-Mu, Riley Onley, Zachary O'Keefe, Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, Jobe Scapin
Goals: Charlie McKinnon 4, Patrick Blake, Harley Hicks, Jack Murray, Zachary O'Keefe, Giuseppe Posterino, Geordie Richardson, Jobe Scapin
Details: Friday, July 7 at Fankhauser Reserve

Pool B

GWS Giants Academy 9.5 (59) def by Sydney Swans Academy 12.11 (83)
GWS Giants Academy
Best: Riley Hayman, Harrison Wilson, Liam Hetherton, Ryder Corrigan, Liam Gronow, Harper Bromson
Goals: Harper Bromson, Harry McMaster 2, Ryder Corrigan, Liam Gronow, Liam Hetherton, Jim Houston, Ty Shepherd
Sydney Swans Academy
Best: Lachlan Carmichael, Noah Chamberlain, Max King, Zachary Nandlal, Ned Hardman, Joel Cochran
Goals: Noah Chamberlain 3, Lachlan Mintoff 2, Tahi Brain, Ned Hardman, Benjamin Hocking, Louis Jans, Max King, Hamish Millmore, Tom Ryan
Details: Saturday, June 17 at Blacktown International Sportspark

Northern Territory 1.4 (10) def by Tasmania 19.10 (124)
Northern Territory
Best: Ricky Mentha, Brian Ross, Calvin Peris Chong, Sebastian Cox, Jack Hewett, Oliver Poulson
Goals: Calvin Peris Chong
Tasmania
Best: Jasper Hay, Jack Miller, Nicholas Steele, Rylee McHenry, Malachi Sheehan, Tom Prokopiec
Goals: Jack Miller 5, Andre Brown-Cross, Lochlan Harris, Jye Millward 3, Karmichael Peters-Chapman 2, Jaylan Bryan, Jade Clark, Riley Davie
Details: Saturday, June 24 at Highgate Recreation Reserve

Brisbane Lions Academy 10.11 (71) def by Gold Coast Academy 5.11 (41)
Brisbane Lions Academy
Best: Daniel Annable, William Munro, Charlie Hewitt, Matthew Owen, Oscar Barry, Elijah Breen
Goals: Fletcher Callaway, Karmichael Dee, Charlie Hewitt 2, Raphael Geesu, Harrison Grills, Jack Harrison, Matthew Owen
Gold Coast Academy
Best: Beau Addinsall, Grady Turner, Zac Eckersley, Zeke Uwland, Kalani White, Jai Murray
Goals: Beau Addinsall 2, Cooper Collins, Jonah Harris, Zeke Uwland
Details: Sunday, June 25 at Brighton Homes Arena

Gold Coast Suns Academy 13.14 (92) def Tasmania 4.8 (32)
Gold Coast Suns Academy
Best: Beau Addinsall, Grady Turner, Jai Murray, Zac Eckersley, Maddox Iverach, Zeke Uwland
Goals: Beau Addinsall 5, Zeke Uwland, Ethan Willett 2, Zac Eckersley, Harry Heathcote, Jai Murray, Dylan Patterson
Tasmania
Best: Lucas Wootton, Isaac Smedley, Jasper Hay, Lachlan Davey, Anthony Volta, Malachi Sheehan
Goals: Lochlan Harris 2, Andre Brown-Cross, Elijah Ryan
Details: Monday, July 3 at Heritage Bank Stadium

GWS Giants Academy 21.13 (139) def Northern Territory 5.8 (38)
GWS Giants Academy
Best: Ryder Corrigan, Harry McMaster, Cody Gardiner, Harrison Wilson, Harper Bromson, Riley Hansen
Goals: Harper Bromson, Harry McMaster 4, Liam Hetherton 3, Ryder Corrigan, Liam Gronow, Riley Hansen 2, Joshua Allen, Hunter Higgins, Ty Shepherd, Jack Warden
Northern Territory
Best: Taj Murray, Calvin Peris Chong, Ricky Mentha, Brian Ross, Oliver Poulson, Jack Hewett
Goals: Ricky Mentha 2, Hamish Collins, Oliver Poulson, Yanni Stefanidakis
Details: Monday, July 3 at Heritage Bank Stadium

Brisbane Lions Academy 10.15 (75) def Sydney Swans Academy 8.2 (50)
Brisbane Lions Academy
Best: Daniel Annable, Benjamin Lillico, William Munro, Raphael Geesu, Elijah Breen, Jack Slater
Goals: Fletcher Callaway 3, Charlie Hewitt 2, Lachlan Chambers, Karmichael Dee, Baxter Ellis, Raphael Geesu, Benjamin Lillico
Sydney Swans Academy
Best: Max King, Kaiden McNamara, Lachlan Carmichael, Tom Ryan, Noah Chamberlain, Ned Hardman
Goals: Tom Ryan 3, Noah Chamberlain 2, Tahi Brain, Joel Cochran, Lachlan Mintoff
Details: Monday, July 3 at Heritage Bank Stadium

Tasmania 7.9 (51) def by GWS Giants Academy 9.12 (66)
Tasmania
Best: Jasper Hay, Lucas Wootton, Jarvis Breen, Brodie Speed, Rylee McHenry, Karmichael Peters-Chapman
Goals: Karmichael Peters-Chapman 3, Andre Brown-Cross, Lochlan Harris, Jack Miller, Malachi Sheehan
GWS Giants Academy
Best: Lachlan Moresi, Riley Hayman, Ryder Corrigan, Harrison Wilson, Cody Gardiner, Jarvis Hemmings
Goals: Liam Hetherton 3, Harper Bromson, Ryder Corrigan, Riley Hansen, Bailey-Dean Latanis, Lachlan Moresi, Ty Shepherd
Details: Thursday, July 6 at Fankhauser Reserve

Gold Coast Suns Academy 10.7 (67) def Sydney Swans Academy 7.2 (44)
Gold Coast Suns Academy
Best: Zeke Uwland, Max Hudson, Grady Turner, Beau Addinsall, Jai Murray, Kai Covino
Goals: Zeke Uwland 3, Maddox Iverach, Kalani White 2, Beau Addinsall, Cooper Collins, Ethan Willett
Sydney Swans Academy
Best: Kaiden McNamara, Lachlan Carmichael, Joel Cochran, Max King, Lachlan Williams, Tom Ryan
Goals: Tom Ryan 3, Noah Chamberlain, Lucas Harvey Cossettini, Max King, Zachary Nandlal
Details: Thursday, July 6 at Fankhauser Reserve

Northern Territory 3.6 (24) def by Brisbane Lions Academy 19.13 (127)
Northern Territory
Best: Ethan Bush, Taj Murray, Calvin Peris Chong, Oliver Poulson, Ricky Mentha, Jack Hewett
Goals: Robert Nardoo, Oliver Poulson, Jacob Ross
Brisbane Lions Academy
Best: Daniel Annable, Isaac Waller, Raphael Geesu, Charlie Hewitt, Karmichael Dee, Elijah Breen
Goals: Raphael Geesu 4, Lachlan Chambers, Charlie Hewitt 3, Fletcher Callaway, Thomas Johnston 2, Daniel Annable, Harrison Grills, Samuel Macinnis, Jack Slater, Isaac Weller
Details: Thursday, July 6 at Fankhauser Reserve

Please click here to watch replays of all matches in the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys and to view full squads for each team.