2004 AFL Under 18 Championships

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2004 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams 8
Division 1
Teams 4
Champions Vic Metro
Larke Medal Jesse Smith
Division 2
Teams 4
Champions Queensland
Hunter Harrison Medal Richard Tambling
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The 2004 National AFL Under 18 Championships was the ninth 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. [1] Vic Metro and the Northern Territory were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Michael Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Victoria Metro's Jesse W. Smith, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by the Northern Territory's Richard Tambling. [2]

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Contents

Results

Division 1

Round 1
Sunday, 4 July Vic Metro 19.6 (120) def. Vic Country 8.9 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 4 July Western Australia 8.7 (55) def. by South Australia 15.6 (96) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Round 2
Wednesday, 7 July Vic Country 9.8 (62) def. South Australia 7.9 (51) Skilled Stadium Report
Wednesday, 7 July Vic Metro - def. by Western Australia - Skilled Stadium -

Western Australia defeated Vic Metro by two points.

Round 3
Sunday, 11 July Vic Metro 14.7 (91) def. South Australia 12.13 (85) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 11 July Vic Country 12.14 (86) def. Western Australia 5.10 (40) Optus Oval Report

Division 1 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
Vic Metro21
Vic Country 2 1
South Australia 1 2
Western Australia 1 2

Division 2

Round 1
Saturday, 3 July NSW/ACT 10.13 (73) def. Northern Territory 10.7 (67) TEAC Oval Report
Saturday, 3 July Tasmania 14.7 (91) def. Queensland 8.10 (58) TEAC Oval Report
Round 2
Tuesday, 6 July Queensland - def. by NSW/ACT - Optus Oval -
Tuesday, 6 July Tasmania - def. by Northern Territory - Optus Oval -

NSW/ACT defeated Queensland by 4 points while NT beat Tasmania.

Round 3
Saturday, 10 July Northern Territory - def. Queensland - Optus Oval -
Saturday, 10 July Tasmania - def. NSW/ACT - Optus Oval -

NT defeated Queensland by 3 goals while Tasmania defeated NSW/ACT by 11 points.

Division 2 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
Northern Territory21
Tasmania 2 1
NSW/ACT 2 1
Queensland 0 3

Under 18 All-Australian team

The 2004 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 11 July 2004: [3]

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory: Edward Clarke
Northern Territory: Richard Tambling
Queensland: Will Hamill
South Australia: Ben Eckermann, Ryan Griffen, Heath Grundy, Scott McMahon, Angus Monfries, Cameron Wood
Tasmania: Justin Sherman
Victoria Country: Brett Deledio, Marcus Drum, Ruory Kirkby, Jordan Lewis, Dean Polo
Victoria Metropolitan: Jayden Attard, Jarred Moore, Ben Sharp, Jesse W. Smith
Western Australia: Mark Le Cras, Mitchell Morton, Alan Toovey

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References

  1. ↑ "National U/18 Champs". Bigfooty.com. 29 June 2004.
  2. ↑ Under 18s award winners – Australian Football League. Published 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004.
  3. ↑ All-Australian team – Australian Football League. Published 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004.
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