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.
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.
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 |