Five QBE Sydney Swans Academy players have been named in the Allies squad for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships - U18 Boys.

The athletes who have been selected are as follows:

-Nicholas Andreacchio, 18 years old, QBE Scholarship holder, joined QBE Swans Academy in 2018 in U12s.
-Lachlan Carmichael, 17 years old, Basil Sellers Scholarship, joined QBE Sydney Swans Academy in 2019 in U12s.
-Noah Chamberlain - 17 years old,  Basil Sellers Scholarship, joined QBE Sydney Swans Academy in 2019 in U12s.
-Joel Cochran - 18 years old, Frank Burton Scholarship, joined QBE Sydney Swans Academy in 2018 in U12s.
-Joe Harrison - 18 years old, Basil Sellers Scholarship, joined QBE Sydney Swans Academy in 2019 in U13s.

The Allies are the reigning title-holders after going through last year's Championships undefeated to win the title for the first time.
 
Since the current format was introduced in 2016, which sees the Allies, South Australia, Victoria Country, Victoria Metro and Western Australia play each other once, the Allies had never previously won more than one of their four matches.
 
The 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be played from late May through to July and will feature the most talented under 18 boys footballers from across Australia.
 
The 31-player Allies squad features players from New South Wales/ACT, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania.
 
The Allies will commence their campaign on Sunday, May 26 when they take on South Australia at Thebarton Oval.
 
They will then play Western Australia at Blacktown International Sportspark on Sunday, June 2, before taking on Victoria Metro at IKON Park on Sunday, June 9 ahead of their final clash on Sunday, July 7 against Victoria Country at Brighton Homes Arena.
 
WATCH: All matches in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be live streamed on the AFL website.
 
SCHEDULE: Please click here to view the fixture for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys. Match details are subject to change.
 
Continue below to view the Allies squad.

# NAME SURNAME HT STATE STATE LEAGUE CLUB COMMUNITY CLUB
1 Nicholas Andreacchio 178 NSW/ACT QBE Sydney Swans Academy Sydney University
2 Zeke Uwland 178 QLD GC Suns Academy Burleigh
4 Ricky Mentha 178 NT NT Academy
Gippsland Power		 Morwell
8 Leo Lombard 178 QLD GC Suns Academy Broadbeach
9 Joe Harrison 182 NSW/ACT QBE Sydney Swans Academy Warners Bay
10 Lachlan Carmichael 183 NSW/ACT QBE Sydney Swans Academy Mosman
11 Josaia Delana 176 NSW/ACT GWS Giants Academy Willoughby
12 Taj Stanley 177 NT NT Academy
Perth		 Southern Districts
13 Oliver Depaoli-Kubank 178 TAS Tasmania Devils North Launceston
14 Geordie Payne 184 TAS Tasmania Devils North Launceston
16 Sam Marshall 185 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy
Sandringham Dragons		 Old Melburnians
20 Daniel Annable 183 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Redland-Victoria Point
21 Lenny Douglas 179 TAS Tasmania Devils North Launceston
24 Taj Murray 199 NT NT Academy
North Adelaide		 Nightcliff
25 Fergus McFadyen 189 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Wilston Grange
26 Zai Millane 188 QLD GC Suns Academy Surfers Paradise
27 Waylon Davey-Motlop 171 NT NT Academy
Oakleigh Chargers		 Palmerston
28 Joel Cochran 195 NSW/ACT QBE Sydney Swans Academy UNSW Eastern Suburbs
29 Caleb Nancarrow 190 QLD GC Suns Academy Cairns City
30 Noah Chamberlain 192 NSW/ACT QBE Sydney Swans Academy East Sydney
31 Ryan Gilder 191 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Sherwood Districts
32 Jobe Shanahan 194 NSW/ACT Bendigo Pioneers Moama
33 Ty Gallop 194 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Maroochydore
34 Nathaniel Sulzberger 187 TAS Tasmania Devils
Sandringham Dragons		 North Hobart
36 Ben Kennedy 186 NSW/ACT Murray Bushrangers Yarrawonga
37 Josh Murphy 190 NSW/ACT Murray Bushrangers North Albury
38 Oliver Dean 201 TAS Tasmania Devils North Launceston
39 Billy Richardson 195 QLD Brisbane Lions Academy Wilston Grange
40 Logan Smith 204 NSW/ACT GWS Giants Academy Queanbeyan
41 Cooper Bell 198 NSW/ACT GWS Giants Academy Belconnen
42 Kalani White 198 QLD GC Suns Academy Broadbeach