2014 AFL Under 18 Championships

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2014 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams8
Division 1
Teams4
ChampionsSouth Australia
Larke Medal Christian Petracca
Division 2
Teams4
ChampionsNSW/ACT
Hunter Harrison Medal Isaac Heeney
2013
2015

The 2014 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 19th 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 five rounds across two divisions. [1] South Australia and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. [2] [3] The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Vic Metro's Christian Petracca, [4] and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by NSW/ACT midfielder Isaac Heeney. [5]

Contents

Results

Division 1

Round 1
Sunday, 18 May (11:00am)Vic Metro 11.8 (74)def. byVic Country 14.5 (89) Trevor Barker Oval Report
Saturday, 24 May (12:00pm)South Australia 14.8 (92)def.Western Australia 8.13 (61) AAMI Stadium Report
Round 2
Saturday, 31 May (11:00am)Western Australia 2.11 (23)def. byVic Metro 15.20 (110) Medibank Stadium Report
Sunday, 1 June (11:00am)South Australia 9.21 (75)def.Vic Country 8.5 (53) AAMI Stadium Report
Round 3
Saturday, 7 June (11:00am)Western Australia 9.12 (66)def. bySouth Australia 10.11 (71) Medibank Stadium Report
Sunday, 8 June (11:00am)Vic Country 12.9 (81)def.Vic Metro 4.13 (37) Simonds Stadium Report
Round 4
Saturday, 14 June (10:30am)South Australia 10.12 (72)def. byVic Metro 13.8 (86) AAMI Stadium Report
Sunday, 15 June (11:00am)Western Australia 5.5 (35)def. byVic Country 14.13 (97) Fremantle Oval Report
Round 5
Friday, 27 June (12:35pm)Vic Metro 16.10 (106)def.Western Australia 7.6 (48) Simonds Stadium Report
Friday, 27 June (2:35pm)Vic Country 2.8 (20)def. bySouth Australia 12.11 (83) Simonds Stadium Report
Round 6
Wednesday, 2 July (5:00pm)Vic Country 10.5 (65)def. byWestern Australia 9.13 (67) Etihad Stadium Report
Thursday, 3 July (1:05pm)Vic Metro 10.10 (70)def. bySouth Australia 11.13 (79) Simonds Stadium Report

Division 1 Ladder

TEAMWONLOSTFORAGAINSTPERCENTAGE
South Australia51472356132.6%
Vic Metro33483392123.2%
Vic Country33405371109.2%
Western Australia1530054155.5%

Division 2

Round 1
Saturday, 21 June (10:30am)Queensland 11.10 (76)def.Tasmania 7.5 (47) Blacktown ISP Oval Report
Saturday, 21 June (12:50pm)NSW/ACT 20.14 (134)def.Northern Territory 8.5 (53) Blacktown ISP Oval Report
Round 2
Saturday, 28 June (12:00pm)Queensland 10.12 (72)def.Northern Territory 6.6 (42) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 28 June (2:15pm)NSW/ACT 8.9 (57)def.Tasmania 7.6 (48) Windy Hill Report
Round 3
Wednesday, 2 July (3:00pm)NSW/ACT 8.10 (58)def.Queensland 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium Report
Thursday, 3 July (11:00am)Tasmania 15.5 (95)def.Northern Territory 8.7 (55) Simonds Stadium Report

Division 2 Ladder

TEAMWONLOSTFORAGAINSTPERCENTAGE
NSW/ACT30249146170.5%
Queensland21193147131.3%
Tasmania12190188101.1%
Northern Territory0315030149.8%

All-Australian team

The 2014 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 4 July 2014: [6]

2014 Under 18 All-Australian team
B: Harrison Wigg (SA) Ed Vickers-Willis (VM) Josh McGuinness (Tas)
HB: Darcy Tucker (VC) Caleb Marchbank (VC) Angus Brayshaw (VM)
C: Paul Ahern (VM) Christian Petracca (VM) Billy Stretch (SA)
HF: Callum Mills (NSW/ACT) Darcy Moore (VM) Rhys Mathieson (VC)
F: Jayden Laverde (VM) Patrick McCartin (VC) Caleb Daniel (SA)
Foll: Peter Wright (VM) Isaac Heeney (NSW/ACT) Jake Johansen (SA)
Int: Jack Steele (NSW/ACT) Darcy Parish (VC) Ben Keays (Qld)
Connor Blakely (WA)
Coach: Jason Saddington (NSW/ACT), assistant Brenton Phillips (SA)

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References

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