PORT ADELAIDE Father-Son Academy member Jackson Mead has been included among a selection of the nation’s best under 17 talent for the NAB AFL All Stars Future’s match which will be played on the MCG on Toyota AFL Grand Final Day. 

The two teams have been named after recently retired AFL champions Nick Riewoldt and Jimmy Bartel, with the match scheduled to start at 10am and be streamed live on afl.com.au. 

Mead will feature on ‘Team Riewoldt’ which will be coached by NAB AFL Academy head coach Luke Power. 

He is among six South Australians selected, and one of two who plays their club football at Woodville-West Torrens. 

The 181-centimetre, 83-kilogram midfielder is the son of three-time premiership Magpie and inaugural John Cahill Medalist Darren Mead. 

Former Port Adelaide vice-captain and three-time premiership player Tony Bamford will coach ‘Team Bartel’. 

Bamford was named the 2018 under 18 All-Australian coach after guiding South Australia to the national title. 

AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan said the match will give AFL club recruiting personnel and the fans a chance to see the games future stars as part of our games biggest day. 

“The players are all Draft eligible in 2019 so clubs will get a great insight into next year’s crop. With trading of future selections now part of the AFL Drafting landscape this game becomes essential viewing for clubs and should be a great spectacle for fans,” Sheehan said. 

“The likes of Vic Metro’s Noah Anderson, Western Australia’s Luke Jackson, NSW/ACT’s Liam Delahunty and Tasmania’s Mitch O’Neill will represent ‘Team Riewoldt’ while South Australia’s Will Gould, Queensland’s Hewago Paul Oea and Vic Country’s Hayden Young and will play for ‘Team Bartel’. 

“All players were prominent in this year’s NAB AFL Under-18 Championships as bottom-aged players and we look forward to watching their progression. 

“We are pleased to have the support of two champions of the game in Jimmy Bartel and Nick Riewoldt – the players in their teams will have a memorable experience.”

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