2009 AFL Under 18 Championships explained

Above:2009 AFL Under 18 Championships
Label1:Teams
Data1:8
Header2:Division 1
Label3:Teams
Data3:4
Label4:Champions
Data4:Western Australia
Label5:Larke Medal
Data5:David Swallow
Andrew Hooper
Header6:Division 2
Label7:Teams
Data7:4
Label8:Champions
Data8:NSW/ACT
Label9:Hunter Harrison Medal
Data9:Dylan McNeil

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.

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)11:15am
Sat 23/5Tasmania14-13(97)Northern Territory16-10(106)2pm
Sat 30/5Western Australia19-12(126)South Australia12-7(79)2:20pm
Sun 31/5Victoria Country14-6(90)Victoria Metro11-8(74)Skilled Stadium1:30pm
Fri 5/6Northern Territory6-9(45)Western Australia16-12(108)6pm
Sat 6/6NSW/ACT8-1(49)Victoria Metro24-16(160)Rouse Hill10am
Sat 6/6Queensland8-5(53)South Australia12-12(84)Rouse Hill12:30pm
Sun 7/6Tasmania10-11(71)Victoria Country12-13(85)11:30am
Sat 13/6Western Australia21-6(132)Victoria Metro10-9(69)11am
Sun 14/6South Australia16-9(105)Victoria Country7-12(54)1:10pm
Sat 20/6NSW/ACT12-10(82)Northern Territory11-8(74)4:40pm
Sat 20/6Tasmania16-14(110)Queensland7-6(48)11am
Fri 26/6NSW/ACT5-9(39)South Australia18-11(119)2:45pm
Sat 27/6Victoria Country13-10(88)Northern Territory5-6(36)Casey Fields11am
Sat 27/6Victoria Metro8-7(55)Queensland7-7(49)1pm
Sat 27/6Tasmania3-2(20)Western Australia23-10(148)3pm
Wed 1/7Tasmania6-11(47)NSW/ACT13-6(84)9:35am
Wed 1/7Queensland8-11(59)Northern Territory9-6(60)Etihad Stadium11:40am
Wed 1/7Victoria Country9-8(62)Western Australia16-14(110)1:45pm
Wed 1/7Victoria Metro9-7(61)South Australia10-13(73)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.

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Notes and References

  1. Sherwood, Merryn (15 April 2009); ACT in AFL draft mix; Canberra Times
  2. Web site: Jason . Phelan . WA dominates U18 All-Australian team . AFL BigPond Network . 4 July 2009 . 5 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090811031821/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79966/default.aspx . 11 August 2009 . dead . dmy .