2003 AFL Under 18 Championships

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2003 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams 8
Division 1
Teams 4
Champions Vic Country
Larke Medal Kepler Bradley
Division 2
Teams 4
Champions NSW/ACT
Hunter Harrison Medal Jake Furfaro
2002
2004

The 2003 National AFL Under 18 Championships was the eighth 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 Country and NSW/ACT were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Michael Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Kepler Bradley, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Queensland's Jake Furfaro. [1]

The NAB AFL Under 18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). Originally known as the Teal Cup, the competition began in 1953 between Queensland and New South Wales, but now features teams from each Australian state and mainland territory. Since 2017, the division 2 competition has been replaced by the Under 18 Academy Series, with teams from the 4 Queensland and NSW AFL clubs' academies in addition to Northern Territory and Tasmania state teams. The best players from the academy competition then combine to form an 'Allies' team in conjunction with South Australia, Western Australia and two Victoria teams, Metro and Country to contest the division 1 tournament. The tournament is currently sponsored by the National Australia Bank, having previously been sponsored by Caltex and the Commonwealth Bank. The winner of the 2018 division 1 tournament was South Australia.

Kepler Bradley is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon and Fremantle Football Clubs in the Australian Football League.

Contents

Results

Division 1

Round 1
Sunday, 6 July Vic Metro 15.7 (97) def. South Australia 10.16 (76) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 6 July Western Australia 12.8 (80) def. Vic Country 8.13 (61) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Round 2
Wednesday, 9 July South Australia 12.5 (77) def. Western Australia 9.13 (67) Optus Oval Report
Wednesday, 9 July Vic Metro - def. by Vic Country - Optus Oval -
Round 3
Sunday, 13 July Vic Metro 21.9 (135) def. Western Australia 5.9 (39) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 13 July Vic Country - def. South Australia - Optus Oval -

Division 1 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
Vic Country21
Vic Metro 2 1
South Australia 1 2
Western Australia 1 2

Division 2

Round 1
Saturday, 5 July NSW/ACT 15.12 (102) def. Tasmania 5.3 (33) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Saturday, 5 July Queensland 12.8 (80) def. Northern Territory 6.7 (43) TEAC Oval Report
Round 2
Tuesday, 8 July NSW/ACT 12.8 (80) def. Northern Territory 9.7 (61) Skilled Stadium Report
Tuesday, 8 July Queensland 14.14 (98) def. Tasmania 5.11 (41) Skilled Stadium Report
Round 3
Saturday, 12 July Northern Territory 19.11 (125) def. Tasmania 9.14 (68) Optus Oval Report
Saturday, 12 July Queensland - def. by NSW/ACT - Optus Oval -

NSW/ACT defeated Queensland by 6 points.

Division 2 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
NSW/ACT30
Queensland 2 1
Northern Territory 1 2
Tasmania 0 3

Under 18 All-Australian team

The 2003 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 13 July 2003: [2]

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory: Shaun Daly, Nick Potter
Northern Territory: Tom Logan
Queensland: Jake Furfaro
South Australia: Adam Cooney, David Kellett, Brad Symes, Beau Waters, Josh Willoughby
Vic Country: Troy Chaplin, Ryley Dunn, Colin Sylvia, Kane Tenace, Andrew Walker
Victoria Metro: Eddie Betts, Ricky Dyson, Luke Herrington, Brock McLean, Brayden Shaw, Fergus Watts
Western Australia: Kepler Bradley, Farren Ray

Thomas Logan is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Adam Cooney Australian rules footballer

Adam Cooney is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He won the Brownlow Medal in 2008, with 24 votes becoming the tenth Western Bulldogs player to win the award.

Bradley Thomas "Brad" Symes is an Australian rules football midfielder who was selected by the Port Adelaide at Pick 30 of the 2003 AFL Draft.

Coach: Leon Harris (Vic Country)
Assistant Coach: Rod Carter (NSW/ACT)

Leon Harris is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1980s.

Rod Carter is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). By the end of his career he was just seven games short of joining the 300 club.

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References

  1. National AFL Under-18 championships medallists – bigfooty.com. Published 13 July 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2003.
  2. 2003 Under-18 All-Australian team – Australian Football League. Published 13 July 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2003.