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NAB AFL U16s confirmed to feature SP and World

  • Sunday, May 29 2011 @ 07:23 pm ACST
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After hearing no word for a while we were concerned whether plans for the 2011 NAB AFL Under 16 still included the World XVIII side. Happily the AFL has confirmed that indeed both the World XVIII and South Pacific will once again be international highlights for the youth championships.

The two international sides will be in Australia for less than the full tournament, resulting in them playing one less game each than the other teams in their grade, Division Two. The AFL's Peter Romaniw explained that "At this point in time they are part of the tournament by invitation, and the “traditional” states who have been involved over the past 16 or so years still wanted the opportunity to play each other, hence some of their games starting earlier. Currently the 2 new teams are allowed some concessions in relation to eligibility of players. We see that in the future they will become a permanent fixture, and therefore play all of the games".

Read on for the full Under 16s draw.

The schedule was correct as of last week to the best of our knowledge.

Match #RoundDivisionTeam ATeam BVenueDateTime
112QLDNTBrisbaneSat 25 JuneTBC
212TasNSW/ACTTasmaniaSat 25 JuneTBC
311WAVic MetBlacktown Olympic ParkSat 9 July10am
411Vic CntySABlacktown Olympic ParkSat 9 July3:30pm
522TasSouth PacificBlacktown Olympic ParkSun 10 July10am
622WorldNTBlacktown Olympic ParkSun 10 July12:30pm
722NSW/ACTQLDBlacktown Olympic ParkSun 10 July3pm
821Vic CntyWABlacktown Olympic ParkTue 12 July11am
921SAVic MetBlacktown Olympic ParkTue 12 July1:15pm
1032NTTasBruce Purser, Rouse HillWed 13 July10am
1132NSW/ACTSouth PacificBruce Purser, Rouse HillWed 13 July12:05pm
1232QLDWorldBruce Purser, Rouse HillWed 13 July2:10pm
1331Vic MetVic CntyBlacktown Olympic ParkFri 15 July10am
1431SAWABlacktown Olympic ParkFri 15 July12:15pm
1542TasQLDBlacktown Olympic ParkSat 16 July10am
1642NTNSW/ACTBlacktown Olympic ParkSat 16 July12:05pm
1742South PacificWorldBlacktown Olympic ParkSat 16 July2:10pm


We'll have the announcement of the full South Pacific squad soon.