The AFL has today released the schedules for the 2026 Marsh AFL National Championships.<\/p>\n
Featuring the most talented under 18 boys and girls footballers from across Australia, the National Championships will be played throughout June and July, with matches scheduled across the country.<\/p>\n
Dates for all matches are confirmed, with venues and start times for several games to be advised following confirmation of AFL scheduling for Round 16 onward.<\/p>\n
The schedule for the 2026 Marsh AFL National Development Championships U16 Boys has also been confirmed.<\/p>\n
The first round of matches will be played across four weeks in June, before all teams converge on the Gold Coast from July 13-17 for the final two rounds.<\/p>\n
The Marsh AFL National Development Championships U16 Girls was played last month, with the Gold Coast Suns Academy, GWS Giants Academy and South Australia sharing title honours after going through the tournament undefeated.<\/p>\n
AFL Head of Talent, Nicky Couston, said: \u201cThe Marsh AFL National Championships are the highest level of representative football and provide emerging players an opportunity to showcase their talent on a national stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe AFL is committed to providing a talent pathway program that allows young footballers to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Championships provide the most talent young footballers the opportunity to represent their states and territories and test themselves against their most talented peers across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the AFL, we thank Marsh for its commitment to the Marsh AFL National Championships and supporting our game\u2019s next generation stars.\u201d<\/p>\n
2026 MARSH AFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS \u2013 U18 GIRLS
Teams: Allies (comprising ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Tasmania), Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
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DATEMATCHVENUETIMESat 13 JuneWestern Australia v South AustraliaMineral Resources Park1:00pmSun 14 JuneAllies v Victoria CountryBlacktown ISP10:30amSun 14 JuneVictoria Metro v QueenslandGMHBA Stadium11:00amSat 20 JuneWestern Australia v Victoria MetroTBA (Perth)TBASun 21 JuneSouth Australia v AlliesAlberton Oval11:00amSat 27 JuneSouth Australia v Victoria MetroAlberton Oval2:00pmSun 28 JuneQueensland v Victoria CountryTBA (Brisbane)10:30amSat 4 JulyVictoria Country v Western AustraliaTBA (Melbourne)TBASun 5 JulyQueensland v AlliesBrighton Homes Arena10:30amSat 11 JulySouth Australia v QueenslandTBA (Melbourne)TBASat 11 JulyAllies v Western AustraliaTBA (Melbourne)TBASat 11 JulyVictoria Country v Victoria MetroTBA (Melbourne)TBA<\/p>\n
2026 MARSH AFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS \u2013 U18 BOYS
Teams: Allies (comprising ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania), South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
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DATEMATCHVENUETIMESat 13 JuneWestern Australia v South AustraliaMineral Resources Park10:30amSun 14 JuneAllies v Victoria CountryBlacktown ISP12:45pmSat 20 JuneWestern Australia v Victoria MetroTBA (Perth)TBASun 21 JuneSouth Australia v AlliesAlberton Oval1:00pmSun 28 JuneVictoria Metro v AlliesTBA (Melbourne)TBAFri 3 JulyVictoria Metro v South AustraliaMarvel StadiumTBAFri 3 JulyVictoria Country v Western AustraliaMarvel StadiumTBAWed 8 JulyVictoria Country v South AustraliaTBA (Melbourne)TBAWed 8 JulyAllies v Western AustraliaTBA (Melbourne)TBASun 19 JulyVictoria Country v Victoria MetroTBA (Melbourne)TBA<\/p>\n
2026 MARSH AFL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS \u2013 U16 BOYS
Pool A teams: South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia
Pool B teams: Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania
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DATEMATCHVENUETIMEMon 8 JuneNorthern Territory v TasmaniaKennedy Comm. Centre11:00amMon 8 JuneVictoria Metro v Victoria CountryKennedy Comm. Centre1:30pmSat 27 JuneSouth Australia v Western AustraliaAlberton Oval11:30amSat 27 JuneGWS Giants v Sydney SwansManuka Oval10:30amSun 5 JulyBrisbane Lions v Gold Coast SunsBrighton Homes Arena12:45pmMon 13 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)People First Stadium10:00amMon 13 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)People First Stadium12:25pmMon 13 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)People First Stadium2:50pmTue 14 JulyVictoria Country v South AustraliaPeople First Stadium10:00amTue 14 JulyVictoria Metro v Western AustraliaPeople First Stadium12:30pmThu 16 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)Fankhauser Reserve9:30amThu 16 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)Fankhauser Reserve11:45amThu 16 JulyTBA v TBA (Pool B teams)Fankhauser Reserve2:00pmFri 17 JulySouth Australia v Victoria MetroFankhauser Reserve9:30amFri 17 JulyWestern Australia v Victoria CountryFankhauser Reserve11:45am<\/p>\n
Please note: All times are local. Match details are subject to change.<\/p>\n
BROADCAST: The Marsh AFL National Championships for U18 Boys and Girls will be broadcast exclusively via the match centre at AFL.com.au, womens.afl and the AFL and AFLW Live Apps. The Marsh AFL National Development Championships for U16 Boys will be live streamed via the AFL Play YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
SQUADS: Squads will be confirmed prior to the first game for each of the Championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The AFL has today released the schedules for the 2026 Marsh AFL National Championships. Featuring the most talented…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-656613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}