Northern Territory to feature in Under 16's Boys Marsh AFL National Championship

Melbourne will play host to an action-packed King’s Birthday weekend of Marsh AFL National Championships action.

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will kick off this Saturday, June 8 with a double-header at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Beach Oval.

Northern Territory and Tasmania will meet in the opening match at 11:30am AEST, ahead of a clash between Victoria Metro and Victoria Country from 2:30pm AEST.

The action then moves to Carlton’s IKON Park on Sunday, June 9 where both Victorian teams will commence their 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys campaigns.

Victoria Metro will host the Allies at 10:05am AEST, before Victoria Country takes on South Australia from 12:30am AEST.

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys began last month, with South Australia defeating reigning title-holder the Allies at Thebarton Oval in the opening game, before the Allies bounced back last weekend to down Western Australia at Blacktown International Sportspark.

2024 MARSH AFL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS – U16 BOYS

The 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will feature 10 teams competing across two pools, with matches to be played across the country over the next month.

Pool A will feature four teams, including South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.

Pool B will comprise six teams, including the Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania.

The first round of fixtures will see matches played across four states, with all matches in the final two rounds to be played on the Gold Coast from July 8 to 12 during the school holidays.

The team that finishes top of the standings for each pool will be crowned title winner.

If two teams finish equal on points atop a ladder, the title will be awarded to the team that won the round-robin match between those two teams. If those two sides have not played against each other, or if more than two teams finish equal on points atop a ladder, the title will be awarded to the team with the highest percentage.

Victoria Metro (Pool A) and Brisbane Lions Academy (Pool B) are the reigning title holders.

At the conclusion of the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys each team will select their MVP, with an overall best and fairest and All Australian team to be selected by a panel comprising AFL Talent Pathways staff and AFL recruiters.

STREAMING AND SQUADS: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys will be live streamed on the AFL Play YouTube channel. Please click here to access the live streams and to view squad lists.

SCHEDULE: Please continue below for match details for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys. All times are local.
 

2024 MARSH AFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – U18 BOYS
 
The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys features the most talented under 18 boys footballers from across Australia.
 
The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys sees the Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia play each other once across the next two months.
 
The team that finishes atop the standings at the conclusion of the round-robin tournament will be crowned the title winner.
 
If two teams finish equal on points atop the ladder, the title will be awarded to the team that won the round-robin match between those two teams. If more than two teams finish equal on points atop the ladder, the title will be awarded to the team with the highest percentage.
 
The Allies, comprising players from the ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania, last year celebrated their maiden Championships win after winning all four matches.
 
South Australia won the opening match of this year’s Championships against the Allies at Thebarton Oval, with the Allies bouncing back to beat Western Australia at Blacktown International Sportspark in the most recent match.
 
WATCH: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be live streamed on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App. Fox Footy will also broadcast a selection of matches.
 
MATCH CENTRE: The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys match centre is available here. Live streams and live stats will be available in the match centre.
 
SQUADS: Please click here to access squad lists.
 
MATCH SCHEDULE: Continue below for the match schedule for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys. All times are local and subject to change.