Five Calder Cannons, three Western Jets and Northern Knights’ Tyson Gresham have been named in the Vic Metro under-18 squad for the national championships.
The Metro squad features 28 players who represent Coates Talent League metropolitan programs, the Calder Cannons, Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers, Sandringham Dragons and Western Jets.
An additional eight train-on players have also been selected in the squad and may be elevated throughout the championships.
Cooper Duff-Tytler leads the way for the Cannons.
He will be joined by Jackson Barber, Hussien El Achkar, Adam Sweid and Felix Kneipp in the squad.
Western Jets skipper Thomas Burton is joined in the squad by Thomas McGuane and Jacob Marron.
The Victoria Metro squad features key position trio Duff-Tytler, Louis Emmett and Archie Ludowyke and midfielders Burton and Oliver Greeves who were members of the 2025 AFL National Academy.
Other familiar names selected in the Victoria Metro squad are McGuane (son of Mick McGuane), Hunter Holmes (brother of Max Holmes) and Tyson Gresham (brother of Jade Gresham).
Jets’ Finn Davis along with Northern Knights’ Lewis Houndsome, Mitchell Moate and Harry Van Hattum have been named train on players.
Eastern Ranges boys coach Lauren Morecroft has been appointed Victoria Metro coach and will become the first female to coach an under-18 boys team at a National Championships.
The national championships will be played during June and July and will feature the most talented under-18 boys footballers from across Australia.
Victoria Metro will commence its campaign on Sunday, June 8 when it takes on South Australia at Alberton Oval.
Metro will play against Western Australia at Mineral Resources Park on July 6 ahead of heading north to take on the Allies at Brighton Homes Arena on July 13. A clash against Victoria Country is set for July 20.
