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AFL Victoria Metro Junior Development Series

Competition Dates

The Metro Junior Development Series is a talent pathway development program for under 14s and under 15s boys and girls Australian rules footballers. In 2025, more than 1600 players from 11 different local football leagues across Victoria will participate in the expanded program, which runs over four days:

  • Wednesday 28 May (evening matches starting at either 5.15pm or 7.15pm)
  • Wednesday 4 June (evening matches starting at either 5.15pm or 7.15pm)
  • Saturday 7 June (day matches starting at either 10am, 12pm or 2pm)
  • Monday 9 June (day matches starting at either 10am, 12pm or 2pm)

The development series gives community leagues the opportunity to select players whose performance at local club level has warranted selection to participate in the interleague competition, as part of the talent pathway to higher-level programs for boys and girls, such as the Coates Talent League.

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Representative Teams for Competition

  • Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL)
  • Essendon District Football League (EDFL)
  • Frankston & District Junior Football League (FDJFL)
  • Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League (MPJFL)
  • Northern Football Netball League (NFNL)
  • Outer East Football Netball (OEFN)
  • Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL)
  • South East Juniors (SEJ)
  • South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL)
  • Western Football Netball League (WFNL)
  • Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL)

Age Groups and Divisions

There will be a total of 93 matches played across the four match days in the following eight age groups and divisions:

  • U15 Boys Division 1 and 2
  • U15 Girls Division 1 and 2
  • U14 Boys Division 1 and 2
  • U14 Girls Division 1 and 2

Approximately 25 different venues will host matches across the series, including RSEA Park in Moorabbin, Windy Hill in Essendon and Kinetic Stadium in Frankston.

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Live Streaming

Some matches will be live streamed by the host league with information and links to be provided via AFL Victoria digital and social media channels and individual league channels.