WA State 18s v Victoria Country Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 1:03 PM

A DEPPRO WA State 18s squad of 25 has been selected ahead of this Sunday’s game against Victoria Country in Round 1 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships.

The 2016 Championships include five Division One teams – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria Metro, Victoria Country and Allies, which consists of the best players selected from Division Two teams NSW/ACT, Queensland, Northern Territory and Tasmania following their games in May.

The Division One Championship will consist of five rounds, with each side to play four games including one against the Allies.

2016 AFL State 18s Fixtures
WA v Vic Country – 11am, Sunday June 5 (Domain Stadium)
SA v WA – 11.20am, Sunday June 12 (AAMI Stadium)
WA v Allies – 11.20am, Saturday June 18 (Domain Stadium)
Vic Metro v WA – 3.05pm, Wednesday June 29 (Simonds Stadium)         
 
*All local times
 
DEPPRO State 18s Academy Staff & Coaches
Adam Jones - State Talent Manager
Tony Micale - Coach Coordinator
Clayton Anderson - Talent Programs Coordinator
Aaron Ballantyne - State Talent Officer
Andrew Lockyer - Head Coach
Graeme Hadley - Chairman of Selectors
Darren Harris - Leading Teams
Bruce Willis - Team Manager
Linton Davies - Team Manager
Mark McGough - Assistant Coach
Darren Rumble - Assistant Coach
Ash McGrath - Assistant Coach
Mark Seaby - Ruck Coach
John Dorotich - Talls Program Coach
Wayne  Orsi - Game Plan & Strategy
Ben Piggot - Strength & Conditioning Manager
Harry Banyard - Strength & Conditioning Coach
Dr Tom Hill - Doctor
Dr Lionel Lim - Doctor
Nick Caputi - Physiotherapist
Michael Newbound - Physiotherapist
Andrew Stanford - Physiotherapist
Shane Yardley - Player Welfare
Brad Collard - Indigenous Player Welfare

Photo: Sam Powell-Pepper