{"id":196514,"date":"2025-07-29T16:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=196514"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:36:32","slug":"tasmanian-gun-named-under-16-all-australian-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/07\/29\/tasmanian-gun-named-under-16-all-australian-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmanian gun named Under 16 All-Australian captain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DESPITE leaving the field through injury early in game three, Tasmanian star Max Gulliver<\/strong> has been named the Under 16 All-Australian captain. The midfielder’s outstanding National Championships campaign helped catapult his side to the Pool B title with an unblemished 3-0 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> How it Happened: <\/strong>2025 AFL Under 16 National Championships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulliver was one of two Tasmanians to make the 23-player team alongside Sam Husband<\/strong>, who slotted in on the interchange. Pool A champions Vic Metro dominated with five inclusions, headlined by captain Jake Miller<\/strong> at full forward, and Kevin Sheehan Medallist Baxter Sruk<\/strong> among the followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also among the Vic Metro representatives are Essendon-tied talents Koby Bewick<\/strong> and Tevita Rodan<\/strong>. The latter is also attached to Port Adelaide under father-son rules. Vic Country’s Louis Salopek<\/strong> also falls into that category, while Zemes Pilot <\/strong>is part of the club’s Next Generation Academy (NGA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Australian Pilot made the cut alongside West Australian captain and starting ruck Axel Walsh<\/strong> despite both players missing their side’s final games. All 10 teams barring Gold Coast are represented in the side, with six Most Valuable Player (MVP) recipients also making the cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brisbane Lions Academy defender Jackson Bridge<\/strong>, named at half-back, took out the Alan McLean Medal as Pool B best and fairest. He was one of eight players from Pool B to earn selection, with the four Pool A teams represented by three or more players each for a total of 15 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> Remember the Names:<\/strong> 2025 Under 16 MVPs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tasmania won the Pool B title | Image Credit: via AFL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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2025 UNDER 16 ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

B: <\/strong>Tevita Rodan (VM) – Harvey Chapman (SA) – Gus Trigwell (NT)
HB: <\/strong>Louis Salopek (VC) – Tom Steinfort (VC) – Jackson Bridge (BL)
C: <\/strong>Charlie McClennan (SS) – Max Gulliver (TAS, C) – Taj Garrett (SA)
HF: <\/strong>Kai Ivins (SA) – Zemes Pilot (SA) – Duke Marshall-Orr (SS)
F: <\/strong>Max Thompson (VC) – Jake Miller (VM) – James Artemis (WA)
FOL: <\/strong>Axel Walsh (WA) – Baxter Sruk (VM) – Koby Bewick (VM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INT: <\/strong>Angus Abbonizio (WA), Monte Cairns (SS), Cooper French (GWS), Sam Husband (TAS), Harper McCullough (VM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach: <\/strong>Ash Close (Vic Metro)
Captain: <\/strong>Max Gulliver (Tasmania)
Kevin Sheehan Medal: <\/strong>Baxter Sruk (Vic Metro)
Alan McLean Medal: <\/strong>Jackson Bridge (Lions Academy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BREAKDOWN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

POOL A:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Australia (4): <\/strong>Harvey Chapman, Taj Garrett, Kai Ivins, Zemes Pilot
Vic Country (3): <\/strong>Louis Salopek, Tom Steinfort, Max Thompson
Vic Metro (5): <\/strong>Koby Bewick, Harper McCullough, Jake Miller, Tevita Rodan, Baxter Sruk
Western Australia (3): <\/strong>Angus Abbonizio, James Artemis, Axel Walsh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

POOL B:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giants Academy (1): <\/strong>Cooper French
Lions Academy (1): <\/strong>Jackson Bridge
Northern Territory (1): <\/strong>Gus Trigwell
Suns Academy: <\/strong>Nil
Swans Academy (3):<\/strong> Monte Cairns, Duke Marshall-Orr, Charlie McClennan
Tasmania (2): <\/strong>Max Gulliver, Sam Husband<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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