Vic Metro and Vic Country have listed their boys summer squads ahead of 2025, with the two sides including familiar surnames and some of next year's best AFL Draft prospects.

The Metro squad, which will train At La Trobe University (Bundoora) and Deakin University (Waurn Ponds) over the summer, consists of 23 prospects for the 2025 and 2026 drafts from the Calder Cannons, Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights, Oakleigh Chargers, Sandringham Dragons and Western Jets in the Talent League.

Among the headline names to make the list are Oakleigh Chargers tall Louis Emmett, Calderon Cannons ruck-forward Cooper Duff-Tytler, Eastern Ranges onballer Oliver Greeves and Sandringham duo Arki Butler and Archie Ludowyke.

Butler is one of three 2026 prospects named for Metro, with Northern Knights talents Harry Van Hattum and Tate Hodgson in line for bottom-age campaigns next year.

Collingwood father-son prospect Tom McGuane, the son of club great Mick, has made the summer training squad, while Tyson Gresham - the younger brother of Essendon's Jade - is another familiar surname.

The Western Jets' Tom McGuane during Coates Talent League Boys testing in Melbourne on March 9, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

Vic Country's squad - which includes 24 players born in 2007 and 2008 - is selected from the Bendigo Pioneers, Dandenong Stingrays, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, GWV Rebels and Murray Bushrangers.

The squad is led by Murray Bushrangers midfielder Riley Onley, Gippsland's Willem Duursma, Dandenong's Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves and Geelong's Josh Lindsay.

The Vic Country list includes six 2026 draft prospects, with Carlton-tied teenager Cody Walker - the son of 202-game ex-Blue Andrew - among those picked.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - June 8: Cody Walker of Vic Country takes possession of the ball during the AFL 2024 Under 16 Boys Championships match between Vic Metro and Vic Country at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on June 08, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/AFL Photos)

Vic Country prospects will train at Essendon's NEC Hangar and at the Gippsland Power High Performance Centre in Morwell across December and January.

Vic Metro Boys Summer Squadย 

NAME BORN HT CTL CLUB COMMUNITY CLUB
Sam Allen 2007 184 Oakleigh Chargers Glen Iris
Xavier Bamert 2007 186 Sandringham Dragons Sth Melb Districts
Andrew Barker 2007 189 Eastern Ranges Mooroolbark
Thomas Burton 2007 178 Western Jets Point Cook
Arki Butler 2008 180 Sandringham Dragons Beaumaris
Jack Dalton 2007 178 Sandringham Dragons East Malvern
Finn Davis 2007 190 Western Jets Williamstown CYMS
Lachy Dovaston 2007 175 Eastern Ranges Blackburn
Cooper Duff-Tytler 2007 199 Calder Cannons Woodend-Hesket
Hussien El Achkar 2007 171 Calder Cannons Pascoe Vale
Louis Emmett 2007 202 Oakleigh Chargers Glen Iris Gladiators
Kye Fincher 2007 185 Sandringham Dragons East Brighton Vampies
Oliver Greeves 2007 191 Eastern Ranges Vermont
Tyson Gresham 2007 167 Northern Knights South Morang
Sam Grlj 2007 182 Oakleigh Chargers Old Camberwell
Tate Hodgson 2008 193 Northern Knights Park Orchards
Jack Ison 2007 189 Oakleigh Chargers Parkside
Felix Kneipp 2007 177 Calder Cannons Fitzroy
Archie Ludowyke 2007 195 Sandringham Dragons East Sandringham
Thomas McGuane 2007 177 Western Jets Keilor
Xavier Taylor 2007 191 Eastern Ranges East Ringwood
Miles Tyrer 2007 198 Sandringham Dragons Sth Melb Districts
Harry Van Hattum 2008 202 Northern Knights St Mary's

 

Vic Country Boys Summer Squadย 

NAME BORN HT CTL CLUB COMMUNITY CLUB
Tairon Ah-Mu 2007 198 Dandenong Stingrays Berwick
Tanner Armstrong 2008 175 Murray Bushrangers Rumbalara
Harry Dean 2007 193 Murray Bushrangers Lavington Panthers
Willem Duursma 2007 191 Gippsland Power Foster
Josh Granger 2007 196 Dandenong Stingrays Bonbeach YCW
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves 2007 185 Dandenong Stingrays Mornington
Harley Hicks 2007 178 GWV Rebels Lake Wendouree
Xavier Ladbrook 2008 197 Gippsland Power Nar Nar Goon
Max Lee 2007 183 Dandenong Stingrays Edithvale-Aspendale
Josh Lindsay 2007 182 Geelong Falcons Newtown & Chilwell
Wil Malady 2008 188 Gippsland Power Bairnsdale
Hugo Mikunda 2007 179 Geelong Falcons Bell Park
Zachary O'Keefe 2007 177 Gippsland Power Maffra
Riley Onley 2007 194 Murray Bushrangers Shepparton United
Jack Pickett 2008 192 Geelong Falcons Torquay
Marcus Prasad 2008 167 Dandenong Stingrays Dromana
Ben Rongdit 2007 183 Geelong Falcons Colac
Jobe Scapin 2007 187 Gippsland Power Inverloch-Kongwak
Toby Sinnema 2007 179 Dandenong Stingrays Devon Meadows
Mitchell Stevens 2007 184 Gippsland Power Heyfield
Archie Taylor 2007 178 GWV Rebels Cobden
Cody Walker 2008 183 Bendigo Pioneers Echuca
Shaun Watson 2007 193 Bendigo Pioneers Mildura
Hunter Wright 2007 187 Bendigo Pioneers Golden Square