Calder Cannons duo Gus Papal and Lucas Herbert, Williamstown’s Lucas Impey and Western Jets’ Ayden McCarroll will get another chance to impress AFL scouts as part of the Young Guns series.
Victoria and Tasmania’s leading mid-season rookie draft hopefuls will team up again this Sunday in the second and final game of the series.
The Young Guns will take on a Victoria Country under-18 team at Werribee’s Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval from 10:30am.
The match follows last week’s clash between the Young Guns and Victoria Metro, which Metro won 10.13 (73)- 11.5 (71) courtesy of a goal to Lachy Dovaston with the final kick of the match.
The Young Guns team features players who are eligible to be selected in the AFL mid-season rookie draft, which will be held on May 28.
Selection in the Young Guns is based on nominations submitted by AFL club recruiters. Victorian Football League clubs and Coates Talent League programs also assist with the selection process.
Players selected in the Young Guns compete in the VFL or as overage players in the Coates Talent League Boys competition.
For the Victoria Metro and Victoria Country under-18 teams, the Young Guns series provides opportunities for players to trial for selection in the final teams to compete at the AFL National Championships under-18 Boys.
Players who aren’t named to play for Victoria Metro and Victoria Country in the Young Guns Series remain eligible for selection in the final squads for the National Championships.
