The NFL has selected its initial squads for the 2014 Junior Metropolitan Championships.
The NFL will be fielding five teams at the Championships this season, with two U/14 and U/15 sides and a Youth Girls squad.
Congratulations to the players who have been selected to trial for the Under 14 and Under 15 NFL Junior Representative teams for the upcoming 2014 Metro Championships. A Youth Girls squad will be named at a later date.
VIEW U/14 INITIAL SQUAD
VIEW U/15 INITIAL SQUAD
PLEASE NOTE: Additional players may be added to the initial squads in coming weeks. Those players will be notified by representative staff should they be included.
The Championships showcase some of our and other leagues best footballers. The selection process will be transparent with every boy /girl given the best opportunity to be selected.
Please note that your selection to attend the squad training does not automatically guarantee you a spot in the team as players will be added or removed from the squad as the selectors deem appropriate.
The NFL has been competing in this event for many years. The teams will be selected with the view of providing the NFL with the best opportunity to be competitive across all age groups.
Initially training will be held at Barling Reserve, Plenty Road, Reservoir as per the schedule below.
| TEAM | DATE | TIME |
| Under-14s | Sunday, February 2nd Sunday, February 9th Sunday, February 16th Sunday, February 23rd Monday, March 3rd Monday, March 17th Monday, March 24th Monday, March 31st |
9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm |
| Under-15s | Sunday, February 2nd Sunday, February 9th Sunday, February 16th Sunday, February 23rd Monday, March 3rd Monday, March 17th Monday, March 24th Monday, March 31st |
9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 9.00am-10.30am 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm 5.30pm-7.00pm |
| Youth Girls | Monday March 3rd Monday March 17th Monday March 24th Monday March 31st |
7.00pm-8.30pm 7.00pm-8.30pm 7.00pm-8.30pm 7.00pm-8.30pm |
If selected to be part of the final team you will be required to attend further training sessions, a jumper presentation evening and MUST be available to play in all games of the Championship over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and also Wednesday, June 4.
You must attend all training sessions. If you are unable to attend training you must notify Pauline Leslie on 0405 105 175 or Brett Potter on 0422 806 094 prior to training.
Details of further training sessions will be available in early March.
Players are required to be at the venue 15 mins prior to the start of training. Please allow for sessions to go for approximately 1.5 hours. Players will be required to bring their club jumper, shorts, drink bottle, football boots and runners to training.
Parents will need to attend the initial training session as there will be an information sheet that needs to be completed for their child and an update on the program.
A medic at all training sessions will be required, please ask your parents to contact Pauline Leslie if they are able to assist as a medic.
Further information for the program will be available each Wednesday on the NFL website 
www.nfl.org.au under the Blue Zone tab.
Please email 
repfooty@nfl.org.au with your availability or non-availability. If you have any further enquiries please contact the above email or Pauline Leslie 0405 105 175.
