Mitch Woods in action.

The AFL has announced a squad of 46 young players who are set to feature in the 2023 AFL Futures match. Three boys from the QBE Sydney Swans Academy have been named in the squad after selections took place last month. 

Joel Cochran, Joe Harrison and Mitch Woods will take part in the match which excitingly, will be played on the MCG prior to the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final on Saturday September 30. 

Team selection will be confirmed in the week before the match.


All players named for the sixth annual AFL Futures match are born in 2006 and will be eligible for selection in the 2024 AFL Draft.

The AFL Futures match provides next year’s draft prospects an opportunity to be part of a high-performance environment and showcase their talent on the big stage as they push for selection for the 2024 AFL Academy Boys program.

Players were nominated by state talent programs, national selectors and AFL clubs, with all states and territories represented across the 46-player squad.

Joe Harrison.

The 2023 AFL Futures squad will arrive in Melbourne on Friday, September 29, with a training session to be held at The Hangar in preparation for the match.

It follows an AFLW Futures match which took place earlier this month, featuring QBE Sydney Swans Academy stars Emma Juneja and Ella Parker.

Can't make it to the game? The 2023 AFL Futures match will be broadcast live and free on the AFL website and AFL Live Official App.

See the squad below. 

NAME STATE STATE LEAGUE CLUB COMMUNITY CLUB
Bo Allan WA Peel Thunder Halls Head
Levi Ashcroft VIC M Sandringham Dragons Old Brighton
Grammarians
Ben Camporeale SA Glenelg Brighton Districts &
Old Scholars
Lucas Camporeale SA Glenelg Brighton Districts &
Old Scholars
Malakai Champion WA Subiaco Mines Rovers
Joel Cochran NSW/ACT Sydney Swans Academy East Sydney
Jesse Dattoli VIC M Northern Knights Ivanhoe
Archer Day-Wicks VIC C Bendigo Pioneers Sandhurst
Oliver Dean TAS Tasmania Devils North Launceston
Sid Draper SA South Adelaide Willunga
Jonty Faul VIC C GWV Rebels Redan
Tom Gillett QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Sherwood
Lucca Grego VIC M Western Jets Keilor
Tom Gross VIC M Oakleigh Chargers Old Trinity
Grammarians
Phoenix Hargrave SA South Adelaide Reynella
Joe Harrison NSW/ACT Sydney Swans Academy Warners Bay
Kade Herbert SA Woodville-West Torrens Bute
Taj Hotton VIC M Sandringham Dragons Old Haileybury
Zak Johnson VIC M Northern Knights Old Ivanhoe
Grammarians
Isaac Kako VIC M Calder Cannons Pascoe Vale
Nash King VIC M Calder Cannons Wallan
Sam Lalor VIC C GWV Rebels Bacchus Marsh
Harvey Langford VIC C Dandenong Stingrays Mount Martha
Xavier Lindsay VIC C Gippsland Power Leongatha
Leonardo Lombard QLD Gold Coast Suns Academy Broadbeach
Tom Luck SA Woodville-West Torrens Central Yorke
Sam Marshall QLD Brisbane Lions Academy
Sandringham Dragons		 St Bedes/Mentone
Ricky Mentha NT NT Academy
Gippsland Power		 Morwell
Louie Montgomery SA North Adelaide Glenunga
Christian Moraes VIC M Eastern Ranges Glen Waverley
Noah Mraz VIC C Dandenong Stingrays Narre North Foxes
Joshua Murphy NSW/ACT Murray Bushrangers North Albury
Harry O'Farrell VIC M Calder Cannons Maribyrnong Park
Finn O'Sullivan VIC C Oakleigh Chargers Koroit
Flynn Penry VIC C GWV Rebels Cobden
Murphy Reid VIC M Sandringham Dragons South Melbourne
Districts
Clay Shadforth NT NT Academy
South Adelaide		 Palmerston
Jobe Shanahan NSW/ACT Bendigo Pioneers Moama
Josh Smillie VIC M Eastern Ranges Park Orchards
Jagga Smith VIC M Oakleigh Chargers Richmond
Luke Trainor VIC M Sandringham Dragons Old Brighton
Grammarians
Tobie Travaglia VIC C Bendigo Pioneers Sandhurst
Austin van der Struyf  WA Claremont Claremont
Oliver Warburton VIC C Murray Bushrangers Shepparton Swans
Tyler Welsh SA Woodville West-Torrens Henley
Mitch Woods NSW/ACT Sydney Swans Penshurst