Nine of Dubbo's best young rugby league talents will be in action at Mudgee today for the Far West Academy and Western Academy trial matches.

Four local players will run out for the Western Academy under-16s side while a further four will play for the Western Academy under-18s.

Dalton Medcalf, Clayton Couley, Jack Davis and Kane McDermott will be part of the 16s and they will play trial matches against the Western Academy and Newcastle Knights junior teams.

The side has had a few sessions together in camps at Warren and Gilgandra but they are expected to face a stern challenge, especially against the Knights youngsters.

In the under-18s Harry Van Dartel, Will Black, Phillip Combridge and Jayden Merritt will all take part in games against the same opponents.

The 18s impressed last week against Penrith and will be keen to build on that success today.

The quality showing against the Panthers was due to a number of intense sessions at Dubbo, Bathurst and Orange during the off-season and despite it being early in the year the standard is expected to be at a real high today.

The Far West Academy under-16s will play from 3.30pm and the under-18s will take to the field at 6.40pm at Glen Willow Stadium.

The Western Academy under-16s take on Far West Academy 16s and the Knights' 15s, Western under-17s play the Knights' under 16s, at Western under-18s meet Knights' under-17s and Far West under-18s. Games commence at 3.30pm and go until 8pm.

Squads

FAR WEST DEVELOPMENT U/16s:

Jack Isedale (Coonabarabran), Patrick Moore (Lightning Ridge), Jeffrey Flick (Collarenebri), Kaylan Murray (Brewarrina), Kenny Johnson (Gilgandra), Zarrin Galea (Narromine), Isayah Kelly (Narromine), Nunka Pearce (Balladoran), Blake Taufua (Dunedoo), Raymond Simmons (Bourke), Blake Frost (Gilgandra), Luke Gale (Gilgandra), Ben Harris (Binnaway), Dan Crane (Yarrawonga), Thomas Waterhouse (Nyngan), Jasper Schembri (Gilgandra), Owen Kennedy (Narromine), Luke Woods (Gulgong), Bailey Hutchison (Narromine), Marcus Wright (Narromine), Isaiah Orcher (Coonamble), Neil Mitchell (Broken Hill), Feleti Newman (Broken Hill), Joseph Newman (Broken Hill).

FAR WEST ACADEMY U/18s:

Zane Westover (Nyngan), Ned Hallet (Lightning Ridge), Derek Robinson (Coonamble), Steve Leask (Mendooran), Ted Ebsworth (Nyngan), Carl Mason (Collarenebri), Brett Howard (Nyngan), Aiden Woods (Gulgong), Nick Wright (Narromine), Jayden Flick (Collarenebri), Shaquille Peters (Collarenebri), Matt Brereton (Curban), Jeffrey Wright (Collarenebri), Isaac Thompson (Narromine), Brendan Solberg (Dunedoo), Jack Wright (Narromine), Joey Press (Condobolin), Donald Kennedy (Narromine), Tom Langford (Broken Hill), Paul Drury (Broken Hill), Cooper Barrow (Nyngan).

WESTERN ACADEMY U/16s:

Warren Baxter (Forbes), Dalton Medcalf (Dubbo), Clayton Couley (Dubbo), Jack Davis (Dubbo), Ethan Kennedy (Orange), Adam Fearnley (Bathurst), Baydon Searle (Dubbo), Kane Arriola (Oberon), Kane McDermott (Dubbo), Bradley Gaut (Trundle), Charlie Bible (Trangie), Brock Campbell (Orange), Felix Quinn (Bathurst), Matt Nicholson (Red Bend), Aiden Kilburn (Bathurst), Darby Medlyn (Parkes), Ethan Monk (Cumnock), Tom Burke (Mudgee), Hudson Spicer (Orange).

WESTERN ACADEMY U/17s:

Jesse Parker (Parkes), Jay Orth (Mudgee), Lachlan Farr (Blayney), Mitch Andrews (Forbes), Charlie Clayton (Mudgee), Lachlan Munro (Orange), Jack Beasley (Mudgee), James Goonrey (Red Bend), Rick Nobes (Cowra), Jack Bastick (Orange), Billy Burns (Parkes), Nick Miller (Lithgow), McCoy White (Bathurst), Joe Dwyer (Parkes), Jay Slavin (Parkes), Aiden Baker (Orange), Isaac Scott (Red Bend), Bradley Ward (Bathurst), Zac Pumpurs (Orange).

WESTERN ACADEMY U/18s:

Jedd Kennedy (Orange), Bailey Waldron (Bathurst), Daniel Harveyson (Grenfell), Harrison Van Dartel (Dubbo), James Angus (Orange), Brodie Christopherson (Orange), Daniel Jeffries (Cowra), Lachlan Hobby (Blayney), Hayden Baragry (Orange), Ethan McKellar (Parkes), Phillip Combridge (Dubbo), Deryne McKenzie (Orange), Mitch Case (Lithgow), Mitch Burke (Forbes), Will Black (Dubbo), Brent Warwicker (Gulgong), Alec Abbott (Grenfell), Jye Barrow (Orange), Traie Merritt (Forbes), Jayden Merritt (Dubbo), Regan Hughes (Cowra).