2025 AFL National Championships schedule released
THE MOST talented male and female footballers from across the nation will compete in this year’s national championships that stretch across the months of April to August in fixtures that were released today. Both the Under 18s and Under 16s competitions for the boys and girls officially dropped today, with the major change being an additional opponent for the Under 18 Girls National Championships.
Previously at AFLW Under 18s level, each of the six teams faced just three other opponents, but that has now being increased to four in line with the boys scheduling. Though the girls championships does have a sixth team – due to Queensland being its own state side rather than joined with the Allies – it means each side will play all bar one of the other opponents.
Those championships kick off on Saturday, June 22 and run until Sunday, August 10, with the boys’ Under 18 Championships running from Sunday, June 1 through until Sunday, July 20. At Under 16s level, the boys are split into two pools and run from Monday, June 9 until Friday, July 18 with the final two rounds of the three-round fixture set for the Gold Coast as has become an annual tradition.
As was the case this year, the Under 16 Girls Development Championships will begin in a few weeks on April 6 going for 12 days up until Thursday, April 17 with each of the 10 teams to face two other opponents across the two pools. In 2025, it will include three double-headers as well.
The full fixtures for the Under 18s and Under 16s boys and girls national championships are below.
2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Girls
Pool A Teams: Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia
Pool B Teams: GWS Giants Academy, Northern Territory, Sydney Swans Academy and Tasmania
| DATE | MATCH | LOCATION | TIME |
| Sun, April 6 | Western Australia v South Australia | Revo Fitness Stadium | 11:30am |
| Wed, April 9 | Brisbane Lions v Victoria Country | Automall Aspley Oval | 10:30am |
| Wed, April 9 | Gold Coast Suns v Victoria Metro | Automall Aspley Oval | 1:00pm |
| Sun, April 13 | Gold Coast Suns v Western Australia | People First Stadium | 12:00pm |
| Mon, April 14 | Sydney Swans v Tasmania | Blacktown ISP | 12:00pm |
| Mon, April 14 | GWS Giants v Northern Territory | Blacktown ISP | 2:00pm |
| Tue, April 15 | South Australia v Brisbane Lions | Thomas Farms Oval | 10:30am |
| Wed, April 16 | Victoria Metro v Victoria Country | Shepley Oval | 10:00am |
| Thu, April 17 | GWS Giants v Tasmania | Blacktown ISP | 10:00am |
| Thu, April 17 | Sydney Swans v Northern Territory | Blacktown ISP | 12:00pm |
2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships – 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
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE | TIME |
| Mon, June 9 | Tasmania v Northern Territory | Avalon Airport Oval | 11:00am |
| Mon, June 9 | Victoria Country v Victoria Metro | Avalon Airport Oval | 1:30pm |
| Sat, June 21 | Western Australia v South Australia | Provident Financial Oval | 10:00am |
| Sat, June 28 | GWS Giants v Sydney Swans | Manuka Oval | 2:30pm |
| Sun, July 6 | Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns | Brighton Homes Arena | 11:00am |
| Mon, July 14 | Gold Coast Suns v Tasmania | People First Stadium | 10:00am |
| Mon, July 14 | GWS Giants v Northern Territory | People First Stadium | 12:25pm |
| Mon, July 14 | Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans | People First Stadium | 2:50pm |
| Tue, July 15 | Victoria Country v South Australia | People First Stadium | 10:00am |
| Tue, July 15 | Victoria Metro v Western Australia | People First Stadium | 12:30pm |
| Thu, July 17 | GWS Giants v Tasmania | Fankhauser Reserve | 9:30am |
| Thu, July 17 | Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans | Fankhauser Reserve | 11:45am |
| Thu, July 17 | Northern Territory v Brisbane Lions | Fankhauser Reserve | 2:00pm |
| Fri, July 18 | South Australia v Victoria Metro | Fankhauser Reserve | 9:30am |
| Fri, July 18 | Western Australia v Victoria Country | Fankhauser Reserve | 11:45am |
2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls
Teams: Allies (comprising ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Tasmania), Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
| DATE | HOME TEAM | LOCATION | TIME |
| Sun, June 22 | Victoria Country v Allies | VIC | 9:45am |
| Sun, June 22 | Western Australia v Queensland | VIC | 11:45am |
| Sun, June 22 | Victoria Metro v South Australia | VIC | 1:45pm |
| Sat, June 28 | Queensland v Victoria Country | QLD | 10:30am |
| Sun, June 29 | Western Australia v South Australia | WA | 11:00am |
| Sun, July 6 | Western Australia v Victoria Metro | WA | 9:30am |
| Sun, July 13 | Allies v Victoria Metro | QLD | 1:15pm |
| Sat, July 19 | Allies v Western Australia | NSW | 12:00pm |
| Sun, July 20 | Victoria Country v Victoria Metro | VIC | 1:15pm |
| Sun, July 27 | Queensland v Allies | QLD | 11:00am |
| Sun, August 3 | South Australia v Queensland | SA | 11:00am |
| Sun, August 10 | South Australia v Victoria Country | SA | 10:45am |
2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys
Teams: Allies (comprising ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania), South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia.
| DATE | HOME TEAM | LOCATION | TIME |
| Sun, June 1 | Allies v South Australia | NSW | 12:00pm |
| Sat, June 7 | Western Australia v Victoria Country | WA | 10:00am |
| Sun, June 8 | South Australia v Victoria Metro | SA | 10:05am |
| Sun, June 15 | South Australia v Western Australia | SA | 12:00pm |
| Sun, June 29 | Allies v Western Australia | VIC | 10:35am |
| Sun, June 29 | Victoria Country v South Australia | VIC | 1:05pm |
| Sat, July 5 | Allies v Victoria Country | VIC | 11:00am |
| Sun, July 6 | Western Australia v Victoria Metro | WA | 12:00pm |
| Sun, July 13 | Allies v Victoria Metro | QLD | 10:35am |
| Sun, July 20 | Victoria Country v Victoria Metro | VIC | 10:35am |
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