Two Sydney Swans greats will feature heavily in the U17 and U18 All Star matches to be played on Grand Final Eve in 2016.
The AFL announced on Tuesday two AFL All Stars matches will be played as part of FOXTEL’s Footy Festival.
The matches will be tiered to bring together the best Under-17 and Under-18 talent with the teams named after former AFL champions Chris Judd and Michael O’Loughlin.
AFL Academy coach Brenton Sanderson will coach the Chris Judd teams and NSW/ACT and Allies coach Tadhg Kennelly will coach the Michael O’Loughlin teams.
2016 NAB AFL All Stars matches:
1.30pm Friday September 30 - Grand Final Eve
Judd v O’Loughlin Under-18s
Punt Road Oval
This match will be broadcast LIVE on FOX FOOTY
10am Saturday October 1 – Toyota AFL Grand Final Day
Judd v O’Loughlin Under-17s
MCG
AFL General Manager Football Operations Mark Evans said the concept of the very best Draft eligible players pitted against each other in an All Stars format will provide the fans with insight into our future stars.
“The Under-18s match at Punt Road Oval will be the final match preview of the best players eligible for this year’s NAB AFL Draft and with the trading of future Draft selections now part of the system the Under-17s Judd v O’Loughlin match at the MCG will give a further insight into the potential for 2017,” he said.
“We are so pleased to have the support of Chris Judd, a former NAB AFL Academy player and Michael O’Loughlin, a former NAB AFL Academy coach.”