2009 AFL Under 18 Championships

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2009 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams8
Division 1
Teams4
ChampionsWestern Australia
Larke Medal David Swallow
Andrew Hooper
Division 2
Teams4
ChampionsNSW/ACT
Hunter Harrison MedalDylan McNeil
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The 2009 AFL Under-18 Championships was the 2009 series of the AFL Under 18 Championships, a state and territory-based Australian rules football competition which showcases the best junior footballers in Australia, primarily with the aim for them to be drafted into the Australian Football League.

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This year's competition was played with just one division compared to two from previous years. The competing teams will be Victoria (split into separate Country and Metropolitan teams), South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, a combined New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory team, Tasmania and Queensland. Each team played five games, with teams playing each team from their division from last year plus two from the other division. [1]

Fixture

DateHome teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueTime
Sat 23/5Queensland10-9(69)NSW/ACT14-10(94) Visy Park 11:15am
Sat 23/5Tasmania14-13(97)Northern Territory16-10(106) Visy Park 2pm
Sat 30/5Western Australia19-12(126)South Australia12-7(79) Subiaco Oval 2:20pm
Sun 31/5Victoria Country14-6(90)Victoria Metro11-8(74) Skilled Stadium 1:30pm
Fri 5/6Northern Territory6-9(45)Western Australia16-12(108) TIO Stadium 6pm
Sat 6/6NSW/ACT8-1(49)Victoria Metro24-16(160) Rouse Hill 10am
Sat 6/6Queensland8-5(53)South Australia12-12(84) Rouse Hill 12:30pm
Sun 7/6Tasmania10-11(71)Victoria Country12-13(85) Bellerive Oval 11:30am
Sat 13/6Western Australia21-6(132)Victoria Metro10-9(69) Subiaco Oval 11am
Sun 14/6South Australia16-9(105)Victoria Country7-12(54) AAMI Stadium 1:10pm
Sat 20/6NSW/ACT12-10(82)Northern Territory11-8(74) ANZ Stadium 4:40pm
Sat 20/6Tasmania16-14(110)Queensland7-6(48) Aurora Stadium 11am
Fri 26/6NSW/ACT5-9(39)South Australia18-11(119) Visy Park 2:45pm
Sat 27/6Victoria Country13-10(88)Northern Territory5-6(36) Casey Fields 11am
Sat 27/6Victoria Metro8-7(55)Queensland7-7(49) Casey Fields 1pm
Sat 27/6Tasmania3-2(20)Western Australia23-10(148) Casey Fields 3pm
Wed 1/7Tasmania6-11(47)NSW/ACT13-6(84) Etihad Stadium 9:35am
Wed 1/7Queensland8-11(59)Northern Territory9-6(60) Etihad Stadium 11:40am
Wed 1/7Victoria Country9-8(62)Western Australia16-14(110) Etihad Stadium 1:45pm
Wed 1/7Victoria Metro9-7(61)South Australia10-13(73) Etihad Stadium 3:50pm

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Division 1 Table

TEAMWONLOSTFORAGAINSTPERCENTAGE
Western Australia50624275226.91%
South Australia41460333138.14%
Victoria Country3237939695.71%
NSW/ACT3234846974.20%
Victoria Metro23419393106.62%
Northern Territory2332143473.96%
Tasmania1434547173.25%
Queensland0527840368.98%

Division 1 Champions: Western Australia

Larke Medallists(Best in Division One): David Swallow(WA) and Andrew Hooper(Vic Country)

Division 2 Champions: NSW/ACT

Harrison Medallists(Best in Division 2): Dylan McNeil(NSW/ACT)

2009 AFL Under-18 All-Australian team

The 2009 Under-18 All-Australian team was announced following the conclusion of the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships on 4 July 2009. [2] The sponsored name of the squad is the 2009 NAB AFL Under-18 All-Australian team, [2] due to sponsorship arrangements with the National Australia Bank (NAB). The team was selected by a panel which was chaired by the AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan, and consisted of Alan McConnell and Jason McCartney from the AFL, as well as recruiters Matt Rendell, Bryce Lewis, Graham Hadley and Francis Jackson. [2] The championship-winning Western Australia earned the most selections, with nine of the 22 selections, [2] as well as the coach position in the team. [2] Both the Larke Medallists, David Swallow (WA) and Andrew Hooper (Victoria Country), and the Hunter-Harrison Medallist, Dylan McNeil (NSW/ACT), were selected for the squad. [2] Seventeen of the 22 players in the side were eligible for the 2009 AFL Draft, [2] with nine ultimately selected in the first or priority rounds.

2009 AFL Under-18 All-Australian team
B: Andrew Hooper (Victoria Country) Blayne Wilson (Western Australia) Bradley Sheppard (Western Australia)
HB: Josh Toy (Victoria Metro) Daniel Talia (Victoria Metro) David Swallow (Western Australia)
C: Anthony Morabito (Western Australia) Dustin Martin (Victoria Country) Mitch Duncan (Western Australia)
HF: Kane Lucas (Western Australia) Jack Darling (Western Australia) Gary Rohan (Victoria Country)
F: Brandon Matera (Western Australia) Matthew Panos (South Australia) Ben Cunnington (Victoria Country)
Foll: James Craig (South Australia) Jack Trengove (South Australia) Tom Scully (Victoria Metro)
Int: Luke Tapscott (South Australia) Ryan Harwood (Tasmania) Dylan McNeil (NSW/ACT)
Travis Colyer (Western Australia)
Coach: Andrew Lockyer (Western Australia) — Assistant coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia)

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References

  1. ↑ Sherwood, Merryn (15 April 2009); ACT in AFL draft mix [ permanent dead link ]; Canberra Times
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Phelan, Jason (4 July 2009). "WA dominates U18 All-Australian team". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
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