The country’s best young players will get a chance to showcase their skills at Newcastle Jets' McDonald Jones Stadium this Saturday at 2pm, with the NYL decider being shown live on Fox Sports.

After taking out the 2016-17 Grand Final against Sydney FC, City coach Joe Palatsides says City is looking for a repeat against the Wanderers, but added the development aspect is more important.

“It’s a great reward for the players whose hard work means they have the Grand Final to look forward to this week,” he said speaking to FourFourTwo.

“We want the boys to win, we want them to achieve a winning mentality because it’s an important part of their development.

“But we keep saying our main objective is to get all our boys ready and capable to play A-League football and give them an opportunity to get to the top level in Australia and possible national team selection.”

Over the past two seasons several Melbourne City youngsters have broken through to the senior ranks, with current A-League wonderkid Daniel Arzani the most notable of City youth team’s rising stars.

Palatsides said having so many players rise through the youth ranks to the senior team has been a joy to watch.

“We feel very blessed to have so many talented young players at the club,” he said.

“Braedyn Crowley now has a senior contract after playing a lot of youth football last year and this year. We’ve had Daniel Atkisnon and Ruon Tongyik. Daniel Arzani who even though he is a senior contracted player has spent quite a bit of time with us.

“Conor Metcalfe has made his debut two weeks ago, Dylan Pierias and Denis Genrea are in the national team set up as well and made both made debuts last year.

“Even young Ramy Najjarine who is a very talented young player and he is also in and around the senior team as are many young players.

 “We are very proud that there is a lot of young players coming through.”

While there have been several players who have made senior team debuts, Palatsides said the production line continues to funnel more youngsters.

“We’ve got six scholarship players in the NYL but we have others,” he said.

“Joshua Carvalo and James Delianov both have scholarships but we have other players that not many people may have heard of like Lucas Derrick, who is a very, very good player.

“There is also Lucas Porterlli who is coming through and he is considered the next centre back at the football club.

“Young Gianluca Iannucci and Zachary Bates have also performed really well in the course of the year and have come a really long way.

“So much so that senior coach Warren Joyce comes and takes sessions for our youth team because he thinks so much of these good young players coming through.

“So, we have seven players who could well be in line for senior team selection by the end of the year and we are also fortunate to have a really good coaching staff at the academy.”