NAB AFL U16s confirmed to feature SP and World
- Sunday, May 29 2011 @ 07:23 pm ACST
- Contributed by: Brett Northey
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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 # | Round | Division | Team A | Team B | Venue | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | QLD | NT | Brisbane | Sat 25 June | TBC |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Tas | NSW/ACT | Tasmania | Sat 25 June | TBC |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | WA | Vic Met | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sat 9 July | 10am |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Vic Cnty | SA | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sat 9 July | 3:30pm |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Tas | South Pacific | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sun 10 July | 10am |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | World | NT | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sun 10 July | 12:30pm |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | NSW/ACT | QLD | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sun 10 July | 3pm |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Vic Cnty | WA | Blacktown Olympic Park | Tue 12 July | 11am |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | SA | Vic Met | Blacktown Olympic Park | Tue 12 July | 1:15pm |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | NT | Tas | Bruce Purser, Rouse Hill | Wed 13 July | 10am |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | NSW/ACT | South Pacific | Bruce Purser, Rouse Hill | Wed 13 July | 12:05pm |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | QLD | World | Bruce Purser, Rouse Hill | Wed 13 July | 2:10pm |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Vic Met | Vic Cnty | Blacktown Olympic Park | Fri 15 July | 10am |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | SA | WA | Blacktown Olympic Park | Fri 15 July | 12:15pm |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Tas | QLD | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sat 16 July | 10am |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | NT | NSW/ACT | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sat 16 July | 12:05pm |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | South Pacific | World | Blacktown Olympic Park | Sat 16 July | 2:10pm |
We'll have the announcement of the full South Pacific squad soon.
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