2001 AFL Under 18 Championships

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2001 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams8
Division 1
Teams4
ChampionsVic Metro
Larke Medal Sam Power
Steven Armstrong
Division 2
Teams4
ChampionsTasmania
Hunter Harrison Medal Tom Davidson
2000
2002

The 2001 National AFL Under 18 Championships was the sixth edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania in Division 2. The competition was played over three rounds across two divisions. Vic Metro and Tasmania were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Michael Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded jointly to Sam Power (Vic Metro) and Steven Armstrong (Western Australia), while the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Tasmania's Tom Davidson.

Under 18 All-Australian team

The 2001 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 9 July 2001: [1]

NSW/ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria Country
Victoria Metropolitan
Western Australia
Coach

David Dickson (Vic Metro)

Assistant coach

Martin King (Tasmania)

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References

  1. 2001 All Australian Team – Australian Football League. Published 9 July 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2001.