AFL Queensland today announced an initial Under 16 Queensland State Academy squad to compete at the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships that commence in June.
Queensland will compete in the three-round Division Two competition against Tasmania, a combined NSW/ACT team and the Northern Territory.
Players were selected based on performances at the recent Queensland State Academy Championships.
AFL Queensland Academy and High Performance Coach, Adrian Fletcher, said the Under 16 Championships represent a critical stage in player development.
“Up to this point, it’s about developing skills and getting the ball,” said Fletcher.
“Our focus now is on taking them from that one-dimensional style of play and creating well-rounded, complete players. We want to provide them with all the tools they need to be draft-ready in a few years’ time.
Queensland is traditionally strong at Under 16 level and Fletcher is pleased with this year’s crop of talent.
“We’ve got a good balance of rangey outside runners, mobile talls and clever inside-mids,” said Fletcher.
Queensland’s first game is against the Northern Territory on Monday June 12 at Blacktown.
All players ( including North Queensland) need to fill in this link prior to First training Run on Monday May 8 at Yeronga – 5.00pm start
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| 2017 QUEENSLAND U16 INITIAL SQUAD | ||||||
| NO | Name | DOB | HT | WT | CLUB | |
| Brisbane North | ||||||
| 23 | Fraser | Masin | 12/09/2001 | 190 | 86 | Mayne |
| 17 | Adrian | Lawrence | 25/06/2001 | 183 | 75 | Aspley |
| 10 | Ben | Hogan | 10/01/2001 | 179 | 65 | Sandgate |
| 12 | Gracen | Sproule | 31/01/2001 | 179 | 70 | West Juniors |
| 8 | Max | Clayton | 7/01/2001 | 179 | 72 | West Juniors |
| 24 | Kian | Dennis | 9/04/2001 | 194 | 75 | West Juniors |
| 11 | William | Martyn | 29/03/2001 | 179 | 70 | Aspley |
| 9 | Kaleb | Pascoe | 11/05/2001 | 179 | 73 | Aspley |
| 22 | Mac | Liessi | 2/07/2001 | 189 | 79 | Aspley |
| Gold Coast | ||||||
| 2 | Corey | Joyce | 20/04/2001 | 172 | 61 | Tweed Coolangatta |
| 4 | Connor | Budarick | 6/04/2001 | 173 | 66 | Labrador |
| 5 | Mitch | Fitzpatrick | 11/01/2001 | 174 | 65 | Springwood |
| 6 | Matthew | Fraser | 5/05/2001 | 175 | 80 | Southport |
| 7 | Josh | Gore | 29/05/2001 | 175 | 70 | Surfers Paradise |
| 10 | Elijah | Semaan | 19/04/2001 | 176 | 75 | Broadbeach |
| 15 | Jack | Wingrave | 3/08/2001 | 181 | 62 | Burleigh |
| 17 | Zac | Briggs | 20/08/2001 | 184 | 71 | Park Ridge |
| 18 | Ashton | Crossley | 10/08/2001 | 180 | 85 | Burleigh |
| 21 | Coby | Williams | 17/05/2001 | 185 | 71 | Palm Beach |
| 22 | Josh | Molloy | 3/02/2001 | 186 | 79 | Southport |
| 23 | Billy | Birch | 13/04/2001 | 186 | 84 | Broadbeach |
| Brisbane South | ||||||
| 7 | Jack | Moseley | 8/03/2001 | 181 | 68 | Mount Gravatt |
| 11 | Josh | Hammond | 6/03/2001 | 187 | 74 | Morningside |
| 14 | Tom | Jeffry | 17/06/2001 | 185 | 74 | Morningside |
| 18 | Charlie | Thorpe | 13/07/2001 | 188 | 69 | Sherwood |
| 23 | James | Ward | 24/05/2001 | 194 | 85 | Sherwood |
| Sunshine Coast | ||||||
| 11 | Tom | Griffiths | 1/06/2001 | 180 | 67 | Maroochydore |
| 18 | Bruce | Reville | 22/02/2001 | 184 | 71 | Bay Power |
| 19 | Sam | Butler | 4/04/2001 | 190 | 74 | Maroochydore |
| 23 | Chris | Maloney | 11/09/2000 | 194 | 79 | Bay Power |
| 25 | Tom | Wischnat | 1/10/2001 | 188 | 96 | Hinterland |
| DNP | Noah | Cumberland | 15/03/2001 | 175 | 66 | Maroochydore |
| North Queensland | ||||||
| 1 | Daniel | Davidson | 5/02/2001 | 172 | 58 | Cairns |
| 14 | Hamiso | Tabuai | 5/09/2001 | 183 | 78 | Cape York |
| 16 | Brandon | Deslandes | 25/01/2001 | 187 | 77 | Cairns |
| 17 | Adam | Fedor | 15/09/2001 | 187 | 69 | Mackay |
| 22 | Max | Newman | 1/02/2001 | 195 | 87 | Townsville |
| 23 | Matthew | Conroy | 7/11/2000 | 197 | 85 | Townsville |
| NAB AFL UNDER 16 DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE ROUND 1 |
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| Match | Venue | Date |
| Tasmania v Northern Territory | Blacktown International Sportspark | Mon June 12 |
| Queensland v NSW/ACT | Blacktown International Sportspark | Mon June 12 |
| ROUND 2 | ||
| DIVISION TWO | ||
| NSW/ACT v Northern Territory | Metricon Stadium | Tues July 11 |
| Queensland v Tasmania | Metricon Stadium | Tues July 11 |
| ROUND 3 | ||
| DIVISION TWO | ||
| NSW/ACT v Tasmania | Gold Coast/Brisbane (TBC) | Sat July 15 |
| Northern Territory v Queensland | Gold Coast/Brisbane (TBC) | Sat July 15 |
