Auckland has revealed a talented line up to take on Wellington, Canterbury and Otago at the 2017 AFL New Zealand NPC in Auckland on December 9th and 10th.
It is the first time that the NPC will be held at QBE Stadium in Albany, a venue which has hosted the past two AFL New Zealand Premiership seasons. Each team will play one game on Saturday the 9th, and two games on Sunday the 10th.
Champions in 2016, the squad features eleven players that have represented New Zealand at senior level over the past twelve months along up and coming talent that will be pushing for selection in the senior side over the next couple of years.
| Name: | Club: |
| Andrew Azzopardi | Howick |
| Carlos Donnell Brown | Waitakere |
| Dave Rattenbury | Waitakere |
| David Cory Toussaint | University |
| Declan Crann | Waitakere |
| Harrison manks | University |
| Jackson Clince | North Shore |
| Jake Tucker | North Shore |
| Joel Brown | Manurewa |
| Joey Alesich | North Shore |
| Josh Copeland | Waitakere |
| Josh Cuniliffe | North Shore |
| Kevin Crowe | Howick |
| Logan Kinnear | Howick |
| Matt Kemp | Mt Roskill |
| Michael Boyce | Mt Roskill |
| Mike Gregson | Waitakere |
| Rhys Pegoraro | North Shore |
| Sam Mckenzie | Mt Roskill |
| Shane Leat | Waitakere |
| Stephen Parton | University |
| Te Kopa Tipene Thomas | North Shore |
| Tim Stokes | University |
| Ty Smith | North Shore |
Saturday December 9th 2017
1.30pm GAME 1 Wellington vs Auckland
3.00pm GAME 2 Canterbury vs Otago
Sunday December 10th 2017
9.30am GAME 3 Wellington vs Otago
11.00am GAME 4 Canterbury vs Auckland
1.30pm GAME 5 Auckland vs Otago
3.00pm GAME 6 Canterbury vs Wellington
4.30pm Presentations
5.00pm Tournament Concludes
