NSW/ACT talent wrap

By Matt Rossleigh

The QBE Sydney Swans Academy and Slater & Gordon GIANTS Academy met at Under-16s and Under-18s level last weekend in the second leg of a two-part Academy series.

The GIANTS had a 16-point win in the Under-18s while in the Under-16s the Swans produced a brilliant fight back in the final term to claim a five-point victory.

The matches were an integral selection trial for the Under-16s and Under-18s RAMS state squads which were announced on Monday.

The squads will compete in the NAB National Championships which will take place in Sydney and Melbourne later this year.

The squads will have a training camp in Albury this weekend with the Under-16s competition to begin in June and the Under-18s in July.

The two NSW/ACT sides will take on the Murray Bushrangers at Albury Sportsground on Saturday.

Click here to read about the Swans and GIANTS Academy matches

Click here for the squads and key dates for the RAMS matches

In other news the NEAFL Eastern Conference Rep Squad will be named tomorrow ahead of its clash with Tasmania on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

The match will be played as a curtain raiser for GWS GIANTS vs Geelong AFL match at SKODA Stadium on June 8.

There will be two camps for the squad to prepare with one in Sydney this weekend and the second in Canberra the following weekend.

Click here to go to the NEAFL website for all the news on the match