A TOTAL of 50 players have become All-Australians after the School Sport Australia 15 Years and Under Championships announced sides for 2024. Each of the boys’ and girls’ All-Australian teams feature 25 players with no particular position, rather rewarding the top players from the tournament.

In the 15 and Under Boys All-Australian Team, champions Western Australia lead the way with six players, one ahead of runners-up Victoria (five). New South Wales and Queensland have four apiece boding well for a future Allies squad, with Tasmania and South Australia the other states with multiple representatives.

Two Queensland high schools had dual representatives in Palm Beach Currumbin State High school (Taj Murray and Kodi Wallace), and St Eugene College (Noah Rafter and Lachie Ellen). Interestingly, Murray is a two-time All-Australian after being named in the side last year as well. Among the All-Australians are Tevita Rodan (David) and Lewis Salopek (Steven) who are both Port Adelaide father-son prospects. Another relation to the top level is Mitchell Brook who is the brother of recently drafted Port AFLW player Alissa.

2024 SSA 15/U BOYS ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM:

ACT [1]: Rohan Imhoff (Belconnen High School)
NSW [4]: Franklin Murray-Wright (Corowa High School), Coen Hardy (Endeavour Sports High School), Sullivan O’Dwyer (John Therry Catholic College), Chase French (Albury High School)
QLD [4]: Taj Murray (Palm Beach Currumbin State High School), Noah Rafter (St Eugene College), Lachie Ellen (St Eugene College), Kodi Wallace (Palm Beach Currumbin State High School)
SA [2]: Mitchell Brook (Prince Alfred College), Joshua Jarrad (Henley High School)
S&L [1]: Max Boothey (Brisbane Boys College)
TAS [2]: Ben Russell (Mackillop Catholic College), Mason Whitney (Hobart City High School)
VIC [5]: Angus Brown (Caulfield Grammar School), Tevita Rodan (St Bernard’s College), Lewis Salopek (Berwick Grammar School), Griffin Barker (Maribyrnong Secondary College), Baxter Sruk (Rowville Secondary College)
WA [6]: Jacob Kee (Hale School), Taj Allan (Bunbury Catholic College), Mitch Baker (Leeming Senior High School), Hunter Bewick (Lake Joondalup Baptist College), Saxon Carr (Kolbe Catholic College), Axel Walsh (Trinity College)

In the 15 and Under Girls All-Australian team, champions South Australia also had half a dozen players in the side, with runners-up New South Wales having five, and semi-finalists Victoria and Queensland having four apiece,. Western Australia and Tasmania were the other multiple representatives.

Three players became dual All-Australians with Matilda Lange (Tasmania), Maya Duane (Victoria) and Arybella Nelson (Western Australia) earning the honour last year. Incredibly as a 2010-born player, Nelson is yet again eligible to play in 2025. A sister of to keep in mind is Asia Single (Lucy) who earned All-Australian honours from Miami State High School.

2024 SSA 15/U GIRLS ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM:

ACT [1]: Billie Hamilton (Belconnen High School)
NSW [5]: Myla Tucker (Newcastle Grammar School), Emma McCallum (Hunter Sports High School), Olivia O’Sullivan (Whitebridge High School), Charlie Gibson (Albury Senior High School), Evie Henley (St Francis De La Sales Regional College)
QLD [4]: Indiana Scheffler (Brisbane State High School), Asia Single (Miami State High School), Amelia Murray (Maroochydore State High School), Edie Fraser (Cavendish Road State High School)
SA [6]: Iris Newman (Wilderness School), Charlotte Copson (Cornerstone College), Lillian Thomas (Banksia Park International High School), Izabella Nisbet (Trinity College), Lara Gribben (Norwood International High School), Maia Freemantle (Henley High School)
S&L [1]: Renee Ford (Kirwan State High School)
TAS [2]: Luca Murgatroyd (Kingston High School), Matilda Lange (Calvin Christian School)
VIC [4]: Sage Dennis (St Joseph’s College Echuca), Misha Simmons (Somerville Secondary College), Maya Duane (Loretto Mandeville Hall Toorak), Grace Patten (Mentone Girls Grammar)
WA [2]: Tiama Collard (Comet Bay College), Arybella Nelson (Mater Dei College)