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