Allies squad named for 2023 U18 Boys Championships
The Allies squad for the 2023 AFL National Championships – U18 Boys has been announced.
A total of 31 players (12 NSW/ACT players) have been selected in the Allies squad, comprising players from the Northern Territory, NSW/ACT, Queensland and Tasmania.
The 12 players from NSW/ACT include AFL Academy members Caiden Cleary, Lachlan Cabor and Connor O’Sullivan.
Caiden Cleary also represented the Allies as a bottom-aged player at last year’s Championships.
The Allies will be coached by Mark McVeigh, who is currently serving as head coach of the Sydney Swans Academy’s U18 Boys program.
McVeigh played 232 AFL games for Essendon from 1999 to 2012, before spending eight years in an assistant coach role at GWS Giants, serving as caretaker senior coach in 2022.
Dale Eames (Gold Coast Suns Academy), Michael Horne (GWS Giants Academy), Drew Mitchell (Brisbane Lions Academy) and Brent Renouf (Northern Territory Academy) also feature in the Allies’ coaching panel.
The Allies squad will come together for a training camp in Sydney this weekend in preparation for the commencement of the Championships.
The 2023 AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be played across Australia throughout June and July, featuring the Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
The Championships commence with a clash between the Allies and South Australia at Adelaide’s Thebarton Oval on Sunday, June 4.
The AFL National Championships are the highest level of state and territory representative football, as part of the AFL’s Talent Pathway Program.
All games will be broadcast live and free on AFL.com.au.
Below is the Allies squad for the 2023 AFL National Championships – U18 Boys:
# | NAME | SURNAME | DOB | HT | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB/COMMUNITY CLYB |
3 | Caiden | Cleary | 05-Mar-05 | 182 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/Sydney University |
4 | Ryley | Sanders | 21-Jan-05 | 186 | TAS | Sandringham Dragons/North Launceston |
5 | Colby | McKercher | 12-Apr-05 | 182 | TAS | Tasmania Devils/Launceston |
6 | Harvey | Thomas | 08-Aug-05 | 177 | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy/Turvey Park |
7 | Lachlan | Cabor | 28-Sep-05 | 181 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/Shellharbour |
8 | Stanley | Waistcoat | 15-Feb-05 | 178 | NT | NT Academy/South Fremantle/Sporties Spitfires |
9 | Jake | Rogers | 02-Mar-05 | 172 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Broadbeach |
10 | Leonardo | Lombard | 05-Oct-06 | 178 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Broadbeach/Burleigh |
11 | Phoenix | Gothard | 07-Sep-05 | 179 | NSW/ACT | Murray Bushrangers/Albury |
12 | William | Rowlands | 19-Jun-05 | 180 | NT | NT Academy/Southern Districts/Norwood |
13 | Jack | Callinan | 07-Oct-05 | 179 | TAS | Tasmania Devils/Clarence |
14 | Indhi | Kirk | 31-Aug-04 | 181 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/UNSW Eastern Suburbs |
15 | James | Leake | 02-Oct-05 | 188 | TAS | Tasmania Devils/Launceston |
16 | Orlando | Turner | 16-May-05 | 176 | NT | NT Academy/Norwood/South Alice Springs |
17 | Clay | Shadforth | 11-Apr-06 | 180 | NT | NT Academy/South Adelaide/Palmerston |
18 | Max | Rider | 28-Aug-05 | 186 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/UNSW Eastern Suburbs |
19 | Jack | Glanvill | 09-May-05 | 186 | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy/Turvey Park |
24 | Samuel | Marshall | 19-Jan-06 | 185 | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy/St Bedes Mentone |
25 | Jed | Walter | 08-Jun-05 | 195 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin |
26 | William | Graham | 27-Jul-05 | 186 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin |
27 | Heath | Ollington | 10-Dec-04 | 190 | TAS | Tasmania Devils/North Launceston |
28 | Nick | Williams | 02-May-04 | 191 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Surfers Paradise |
29 | Tye | Gander | 04-Apr-04 | 193 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/St George Dragons |
30 | Charlie | McCormack | 02-Apr-05 | 198 | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy/Coolamon |
31 | Thomas | Beaumont | 05-Jan-05 | 186 | TAS | Tasmania Devils/Launceston |
38 | Patrick | Snell | 18-Jul-05 | 194 | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy/Wilston Grange |
39 | Ethan | Read | 07-Jul-05 | 200 | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin |
40 | Bradley | McDonald | 29-Aug-05 | 199 | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy/Maroochydore |
41 | Connor | O’Sullivan | 19-May-05 | 198 | NSW/ACT | Murray Bushrangers/Albury |
42 | Dayne | Posthuma | 17-Mar-04 | 200 | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy/Queanbeyan |
44 | Caleb | May | 13-May-05 | 206 | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy/South West Sydney Blues |