Victoria's most promising young Indigenous and multicultural footballers will compete in the Next Generation Academy (NGA) games on Wednesday 9 (Girls) and Thursday 11 April (Boys) at WLJ Crofts Reserve in Altona North.
The games will be played in a round robin-style format, with NGA teams from all 10 Victorian AFL clubs participating in the U15 girls and boys divisions.
The games will serve as an opportunity to scout for players who may be selected to play in the National Under 15 Boys Flying Boomerangs & World Team in October or National Under 15s Woomeras & Medleys program in July.
All NGA matches in 2025 are available to watch for free, live and on-demand via the AFL Victoria Facebook page from 9am each day - CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAMS
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About the NGA program
The NGA program, targeted at 11-18 year-olds, is 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 overall participation and the talent pool in these under-represented segments of the community.
The Next Gen Academy can provide young multicultural and indigenous people with an opportunity to participate in the Academy program directly connected to and delivered by AFL clubs. Each club has a designated region to conduct their NGA and/or Club Academy programs. This can bridge gaps between non-football playing youths and Australian Rules Football through the introduction to local football clubs and competitions across all areas of football such as playing, umpiring, sports training and coaching.
AFL Next Gen Academies provide young people with introduction opportunities to other areas of the sport such as study and football education pathways. The Academies also provide exposure for both non-playing and already playing multicultural and indigenous youths to representative pathways such as the Coates Talent League.
For more information about the NGA program, CLICK HERE.
Recent AFL players to come out of the NGA system 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, 2021).