Next Gen Academy showcase: WATCH IT LIVE
Some of the State's most promising young Indigenous and multicultural footballers are poised to play off in a series of AFL Next Generation Academy (AFL NGA) games across two days this Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 June.
The event will feature squads of 13-16 year old boys from eight AFL NGA talent programs with teams separated into Eastern (Melbourne, Richmond, Hawthorn, St Kilda) and Western (Carlton, Essendon, Geelong, Western Bulldogs) conferences.
The matches will be live streamed and can be viewed via the link below.
Event Details:
Eastern Conference
- Location - Elgar Park South East Oval, 653-661 Elgar Rd, Mont Albert North VIC 3129
- Date - Tuesday the 28th of June
- Time - 9:30am – 4:00pm
- Teams - Melbourne, Richmond, Hawthorn, St Kilda
Western Conference
- Location - Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee
- Date - Wednesday the 29th of June
- Time - 9:30am – 4:00pm
- Teams - Carlton, Essendon, Geelong, Western Bulldogs
The NGA’s are a joint initiative between the AFL and AFL Clubs aimed at the attraction, retention and development of Indigenous and multicultural players (both male and female), whilst growing participation in the under-represented segments of our community. Recent AFL players to come out of the NGA program have included the Western Bulldogs' Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (pick 1, 2020), Gold Coast Suns' Mac Andrew (pick 5, 2021) and St Kilda's Mitchito Owens (pick 33).
For more information about the AFL Victoria's Multicultural initiatives and talent programs, head to AFL Victoria | Multicultural
