Five club-tied Vic Metro prospects and four club-tied Vic Country prospects headline the U18s state summer squads.

Both squads are taking part in high performance camps at Deakin University, Geelong across 22-23 January.

Essendon-tied Blake Justice, Western Bulldogs-tied small forward Khaled El Souki and North Melbourne-tied Sam Harris are all part of the Vic Metro squad, having also taken part in AFL pre-season training with their respective clubs.

Bottom-agers Tevita Rodan (Essendon Next Generation Academy, Port Adelaide father-son) and Koby Bewick (Essendon father-son prospect) are also part of Vic Metro’s squad.

Koby Bewick of the U16s Vic Metro side against Vic Country at the 2025 Development Championships (Image via AFL Photos, Craig Dooley)Koby Bewick of the U16s Vic Metro side against Vic Country at the 2025 Development Championships (Image via AFL Photos, Craig Dooley)

AFL Academy members Arki Butler, Harry Van Hattum, Tate Hodgson, Lewis Houndsome and Harrison Chapman are other big names to watch for.

Star Carlton father-son prospect Cody Walker, bottom-aged Port Adelaide father-son player Louis Salopek, Hawthorn Next Generation Academy member Keenan Boi and Richmond Next Generation Academy member Tanner Armstrong are part of Vic Country’s squad.

All trained with their respective clubs across pre-season.

Darcy Szerszyn, Noah Williams, Jack Pickett, Wil Malady and Marlon Neocleous each made the squad after representing Vic Country as bottom-agers in 2025.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 07: Marlon Neocleous of Victoria Country in action during the Marsh AFL National Championships U18 Boys match between Western Australia and Victoria Country at Mineral Resources Park, on June 07, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)PERTH, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 07: Marlon Neocleous of Victoria Country in action during the Marsh AFL National Championships U18 Boys match between Western Australia and Victoria Country at Mineral Resources Park, on June 07, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Gippsland Power was the most represented Talent League program with eight boys in the squad.

Metro
 
 
 
Country
 
 

Blake
Justice
Calder
 
Max
Thompson
Bendigo

Koby
Bewick
Calder
 
Cody
Walker
Bendigo

Tevita
Rodan
Calder
 
Marcus
Prasad
Dandenong

Sam
Harris
Calder
 
Louis
Salopek
Dandenong

Harrison
Chapman
Eastern
 
Gus
Kennedy
Dandenong

Baxter
Sruk
Eastern
 
Darcy
Szerszyn
Dandenong

Jordan
Knapp
Eastern
 
Noah
Williams
Geelong

Archie
Spencer
Eastern
 
Charlie
Hanegraaf
Geelong

Sam
Devers
Eastern
 
Darcy
Harrington
Geelong

Tate
Hodgson
Northern
 
Tom
Steinfort
Geelong

Lewis
Houndsome
Northern
 
Fletcher
Pulleine
Geelong

Harry
Van Hattum
Northern
 
Jack
Pickett
Geelong

Kai
Parker
Northern
 
Ned
Badrock
Geelong

Sam
Gayfer
Northern
 
Marlon
Neocleous
Gippsland

Harper
McCullough
Oakleigh
 
Cody
Templeton
Gippsland

Flynn
Woolhouse
Oakleigh
 
Keenan
Boi
Gippsland

Archie
Fogarty
Oakleigh
 
Wil
Malady
Gippsland

Arki
Butler
Sandringham
 
Clancy
Snell
Gippsland

Tyson
Bradley
Sandringham
 
Xavier
Ladbrook
Gippsland

Gus
Teixeira
Sandringham
 
Hamish
Gill
Gippsland

Henry
Thomas
Sandringham
 
Cohen
Dent
Gippsland

Lachie
Hicks
Western
 
Ethan
Drever
GWV

Jake
Miller
Western
 
Toby
Hellessey
GWV

Angus
Tippett
Western
 
Tanner
Armstrong
Murray

Billy
Wigmore
Western
 
Angus
Williams
Murray

Khaled
El Souki
Western
 
 
 
 

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