U18 National Championships 2012

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Showcase Game

Thursday 29 March: AFL Invitational Challenge - Australian Under 18s v Box Hill Hawks (curtain-raiser to the Richmond v Carlton game).


Full Under-18 Championship Fixture

Round 1
               Match 1           Match 2                         Venue            Date           Day    Time (local)
Wk1  NT v VIC Metro                                       TIO Stadium     26 May      Saturday    6.30pm
Wk2     QLD v WA     NSW/ACT v VIC Country    Blacktown    2 June    Saturday    11.00am and 1.30pm
Wk2      TAS v SA                                                Bellerive          3 June      Sunday     11.30am

Round 2
     
Wk3     WA v NSW/ACT                                   Joondalup Arena  9 June     Saturday   12pm
Wk3    VIC Country v QLD  VIC Metro v TAS           Visy Park       10 June     Sunday     12pm and 2.30pm
Wk3       SA v NT                                              Norwood Oval   10 June     Sunday     1.00pm

Round 3
     
Wk4     SA v VIC Metro                                      Alberton Oval    16 June    Saturday    12pm
Wk4     WA v VIC Country                               Patersons Stadium 17 June    Sunday     11am
Wk5     QLD v TAS                                                   Yeronga        23 June   Saturday   11am
Wk5  NSW/ACT v NT                                           Blacktown       23 June  Saturday     12pm

Round 4
     
Wk6     VIC Metro v VIC Country    WA v SA       Simonds Stadium  29 June    Friday       12.35pm and 2.35pm   [-LIVE on FOX-]
Wk6           NT v QLD               TAS v NSW/ACT       Visy Park         30 June  Saturday     12pm and 2.30pm

Round 5
     
Wk7        VIC Country v SA       VIC Metro v WA    Etihad Stadium    4 July    Wednesday   3.35pm and 5.35pm  [-LIVE on FOX-]
Wk7           NT v TAS               QLD v NSW/ACT   Simonds Stadium  5 July     Thursday      12pm and 2.15pm

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingatarsprogram/nabunder18s/tabid/276/default.aspx

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The U18 Champs starts this weekend. Here's the state squads ...

DIVISION 1

Victorian Metro

No.      Name                             D.O.B.   H(cm) W(kg)           Local Club
1    Josh KELLY                      12-Feb-95    180    69    Sandringham Dragons/Brighton GS
2    Kenny ONG                     14-Mar-94    178    72    Sandringham Dragons/Ormond FC
3    Sean HETHERINGTON        6-Nov-94    177    72    Calder Cannons/Rupertswood FC
4    Anthony BONADDIO           6-Jan-94    174    73    Northern Knights/West Preston FC
5    Darcy BAILEY                   20-Jun-94    174    74    Calder Cannons/PEGS
6    Nathan HROVAT                 7-Jun-94    173    76    Northern Knights/Carey Grammar
7    Cameron BANFIELD            1-Feb-94    183    74    Sandringham Dragons/Old Melburnians FC
8    Lachlan HUNTER              13-Dec-94    181    78    Western Jets/St Kevin's
9    Jake McKENZIE               12-May-94    180    72    Western Jets/Altona FC
10    Mitchell O'DONNELL          24-Jan-94    178    76    Eastern Ranges/Seville
11    Tom TEMAY                       6-Feb-94    179    74    Sandringham Dragons/MGC
12    Jack BILLINGS                18-Aug-95    179    73    Oakleigh Chargers/ Scotch
13    Thomas TYQUIN              23-Sep-94    182    72    Sandringham Dragons/St Bede's FC
14    Jonathan O'ROURKE         21-Apr-94    183    75    Calder Cannons/Gisborne Rookies FC
15    Jason COOKE                    6-Feb-95    183    68    Calder Cannons/Sunbury Lions FC
16    Jackson MACRAE               3-Aug-94    188    75    Oakleigh Chargers/Carey Grammar
17    Brandon WOOD              28-May-93    185    82    Eastern Ranges/Mazenod Old Collegians
18    Rory ATKINS                    12-Jul-94    183    75    Calder Cannons/Maribyrnong Park FC
19    Ben LENNON                      5-Jul-95    187    77    Northern Knights/Ivanhoe Grammar
20    Luke McDONALD               9-Feb-95    187    77    Oakleigh Chargers/Trinity Grammar
21    Ashlin BROWN                23-Apr-94    186    86    Western Jets/Hoppers Crossing FC
22    Nick VLASTUIN               19-Apr-94    187    83    Northern Knights/Eltham FC
23    Christian SALEM              15-Jul-95    182    81    Sandringham Dragons/Brighton GS
24    Matthew idiot                 3-Nov-94    187    83    Calder Cannons/Macedon FC
25    Matthew HAYNES           19-Mar-94    189    76    Northern Knights/Carey Grammar
26    Cameron CONLON             3-Jul-95    197    84    Northern Knights/ St Mary's FC
27    Jacob BALLARD              26-Feb-94    186    82    Northern Knights/Warrandyte FC
28    Jason ASHBY                 16-May-94    185    77    Oakleigh Chargers/Carey Grammar
29    Tom LANGDON               10-Jun-94    189    80    Sandringham Dragons/ MGS
30    Ben IRVING                     7-Feb-94    183    79    Northern Knights/ West Preston FC
31    Thomas BOYD               22-Aug-95    198    100    Eastern Ranges/Norwood FC
32    Jesse BOYD                   29-Jan-94    192    86    Calder Cannons/Pascoe Vale FC
33    Kristian JAKSCH              7-Oct-94    194    85    Oakleigh Chargers/Carey Grammar
34    Sam GILMORE              26-Mar-93    200    93    Northern Knights/ Greensborough FC
35    Jack VINEY                   13-Apr-94    178    80    Oakleigh Chargers/Carey Grammar
36    Joe DANIHER                 4-Mar-94    201    89    Calder Cannons/Aberfeldie FC
37    Aiden CORR                 17-May-94    194    80    Northern Knights/Macleod FC
38    James STEWART             4-Mar-94    197    82    Sandringham Dragons/Scotch
39    Christopher PROWSE     26-Feb-93    203    92    Oakleigh Chargers/Old Xaverians FC
40    Liam McBEAN               25-Aug-94    202    84    Calder Cannons/Aberfeldie FC
41    Lachlan PLOWMAN        11-Sep-94    191    86    Calder Cannons/Macedon FC

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18svicmetrosquad/tabid/16267/default.aspx

Victorian Country

1    Billy HARTUNG            24 Jan 95    176    67    Dandenong/Mornington
2    Sam HEAVYSIDE            9 Jul 94    177    69    Bendigo/Strathfieldsaye
3    Clayton McCARTNEY    11 Jun 95    179    70    Dandenong/Cranbourne
4    Matt CROUCH              21 Apr 95    182    72    North Ballarat/Beaufort
5    Lewis TAYLOR             17 Feb 95    173    72    Geelong/Terang-Mortlake
6    Sam MARTYN              08 Jan 94    176    74    Murray/Benalla
7    Zak SHERMAN              13 Jul 94    180    74    Geelong/St Marys
8    Nick TUDDENHAM        24 Feb 94    177    74    Dandenong/Langwarrin
9    Lachlan WHITFIELD       18 Jul 94    184    74    Dandenong/Mornington
10    Tyler BLAKE                 21 Mar 94    183    75    North Ballarat/Horsham
11    Nicholas GRAHAM         12 Jun 94    182    76    Gippsland/Traralgon Tyers United
12    Ben KEARNS               12 Nov 94    183    73    Gippsland/Churchill
13    Josh SAUNDERS          31 Aug 94    180    76    Geelong/Geelong Amateurs
14    Josh SCOTT                  8 Mar 94    190    76    Gippsland/Lakes Entrance
15    James TSITAS              3 Mar 95    180    76    Geelong/Grovedale
16    Nic BOURKE                22 Feb 95    186    77    Geelong/Kolora-Noorat
17    Taylor GARNER            08 Jan 94    186    77    Dandenong/Rowville
18    Louis HERBERT            27 Jun 94    186    70    North Ballarat/Sth Warnambool
19    Mason WOOD             13 Sep 93    190    78    Geelong/Geelong Amateurs
20    Nathan WRIGHT          16 Feb 94    183    78    Dandenong/Bewick
21    Matthew BRETT            2 Aug 94    188    79    Murray/Shepparton Utd
22    Nick RIPPON                04 Jan 94    176    79    North Ballarat/East Ballarat
23    Nathan DRUMMOND     19 Jan 95    181    80    Murray/Shepparton Bears
24    Dallas WILLSMORE      29 May 95    190    80    North Ballarat/Walpuup Underbool
25    Brody MAHONEY          02 Feb 94    180    83    Geelong/Colac
26    Michael CLOSE             30 Jul 94    195    82    North Ballarat/Harrow-Balmoral
27    Darcy GARDINER         22 Sep 95    190    82    Geelong/Queenscliff
28    Ryley HALL                 14 Feb 94    185    80    Gippsland/Orbost/Snowy Rovers
29    Jason PONGRACIC       21 Apr 94    182    86    Dandenong/Koo Wee Rup
30    Ryan MORRISON         06 Mar 94    190    83    Dandenong/Narre Warren
31    Billy ROLFE                 16 Feb 94    181    83    Dandenong/Frankston YCW
32    Tanner SMITH             08 Mar 94    194    83    North Ballarat/Kalkee
33    Oliver WINES              07 Oct 94    185    83    Bendigo/Echuca
34    Lewis PIERCE             16 Nov 94    202    87    Dandenong/Mt Eliza
35    Tom CLUREY              23 Mar 94    193    85    Murray/Katamatite
36    Tim MEMBREY            26 May 94    188    87    Gippsland/Traralgon
37    Cam WILLIAMS           09 Oct 93    196    88    Geelong/Geelong Amateurs
38    Jack LESLIE                27 Apr 95    196    91    Gippsland/Sale
39    Jake STRINGER           25 Apr 94    191    91    Bendigo/Eaglehawk
40    Tony LOCKYER            06 Mar 93    185    98    North Ballarat/Sebastopol

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18sviccountrysquad/tabid/16266/default.aspx

South Australia

1    Nathan BROWN                19 April 1994    169    68    West Adelaide/Loxton North
2    Jimmy TOUMPAS           2 January 1994    183    77    WWT/Flinders Park
3    Travis SCHILLER                5 June 1994    173    72    Central District/Nuriootpa
4    Ben KENNEDY                  3 March 1994    174    76    Glenelg/Brighton
5    Dwayne WILSON          17 January 1995    177    72    Sturt/Imperials
6    Nick AMATO                 15 October 1994    176    74    North Adelaide/Walkerville
7    Sam COLQUHOUN     20 December 1994    179    72    Central District/Angaston
8    Billy HAYES                25 February 1994    176    73    Glenelg/Bordertown
9    Alex SPINA                       27 June 1995    179    70    North Adelaide/Gaza
11    Harley MONTGOMERY  20 February 1994    177    75    Sturt/Echunga
12    Nathan STARK                   19 July 1994    177    70    Glenelg/North Gambier
13    Trent DUMONT                 30 June 1995    184    85    Norwood/Golden Grove
14    Oliver JOHNSON              29 March 1994    181    74    West Adelaide/Flinders Park
15    Matthew McDONOUGH   26 January 1994    180    85    WWT/Flinders Park
16    James AISH                 8 November 1995    183    72    Norwood/Payneham NU
17    Emmanuel IRRA               25 March 1994    179    80    South Adelaide/Port Noarlunga
18    Fred BEYTELL                  24 March 1994    181    81    Norwood/Golden Grove
19    Steven BALDASSO        10 October 1994    183    73    Norwood/Payneham NU
20    Tim BROOMHEAD            22 March 1994    182    73    Port Adelaide/Port District
21    Luke DUNSTAN             29 January 1995    184    82    WWT/South Clare
23    Tullio DEMATTEIS               12 May 1994    184    72    Norwood/Rostrevor
24    Tim OBRIEN                    28 March 1994    192    81    Glenelg/West Gambier
25    Troy MENZEL            22 September 1994    186    77    Central District/Golden Grove
26    Sam MAYES                       20 May 1994    187    78    North Adelaide/Port
27    Luke REYNOLDS             9 January 1995    186    85    Port Adelaide/North Haven
28    Tim SUMNER                  9 October 1994    187    83    WWT/Woodville South
29    Matt SCHARENBERG  18 September 1995    189    88    Glenelg/PHOS Camden
30    Tasman FITZGERALD       17 March 1994    194    88    WWT/Central Eyre
31    Brodie MURDOCH          21 January 1994    187    85    Glenelg/Port MacDonnell
32    Darcy HOURIGAN      18 September 1995    190    94    South Adelaide/Strathalbyn
33    Tom SCHOTT                     27 April 1994    189    78    West Adelaide/Henley
34    Kaiden BRAND                     8 April 1994    197    84    West Adelaide/Berri
35    Thomas WHITTLESEA       28 March 1994    190    81    WWT/Burra Booborowie Hallet
36    Matthew WALLIS           16 January 1994    190    84    Norwood/Mount Burr
37    Jarrad LIENERT                5 August 1994    191    80    Sturt/Imperials
38    Tom CARTER                  17 August 1994    194    95    West Adelaide/Brighton
39    Ethan GILL                31 December 1994    193    95    Glenelg/Lucindale
40    Aaron LUCCON                  21 April 1994    196    91    Norwood/Athelstone
41    Jake ATKINSON                 13 April 1994    198    89    Sturt/Unley
42    Brodie GRUNDY                 15 April 1994    202    100    Sturt/Cabra

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18ssasquad/tabid/16265/default.aspx

Western Australia

1    Jamahl Bedford       24 January 94    177    60    Claremont Football Club
2    Dayle Garlett            9 January 94    180    75    Swan Districts Football Club
3    Christopher Yarran    27 March 94    183    80    Perth Football Club /Trinity College
4    Adam Carter               17 April 94    179    70    South Fremantle F C/ Wesley College
5    Shaquille McKenzie      22 April 94    179    67    East Perth FC / North Beach JFC
6    Dale Hamilton       23 February 94    183    72    South Fremantle FC / Kelmscott JFC
7    Marvin Warrell    19 September 94    182    70    South Fremantle FC / Kwinana JFC
8    Corey Chalmers   24 November 94    179    80    West Perth Football Club
9    Corey Morris                 30 May 94    176    76    Peel Thunder FC / Waroona JFC
10    Josh Simpson          9 February 94    183    72    East Fremantle Football Club
11    Sean Lynch             30 January 94    184    76    South Fremantle FC / Kelmscott JFC
12    Chase Strange             5 March 94    176    65    Peel Thunder FC / Baldivis FC
13    Shannon Taylor       5 February 94    177    72    Claremont FC / North Beach JFC
14    Dominic Sheed          10 March 95    184    79    Subiaco FC / John Paul College
15    Dylan Loo                   24 June 95    182    72    Perth FC / Wesley College
16    Nick Robertson             4 April 94    187    78    West Perth Football Club
17    Matt Johnson      5 September 94    183.5    77    West Perth FC / Whitfords
18    Laurence Grescos         8 April 95    186.5    75.6    Swan Districts FC / Guildford
19    Lachie Dennis               2 April 94    182    80    East Fremantle Football Club
20    Kamdyn McIntosh         3 April 94    188    78    Peel Thunder FC / Pinjarra FC
21    Mason Shaw          15 January 94    197    82    South Fremantle FC / Winnacott JFC
22    Laine Wilkins            30 March 94    183    78    Peel Thunder FC / Halls Head JFC
23    Marco Paparone   3 September 94    193    84    East Fremantle FC / Palmyra
24    Jesse Hogan         12 February 95    193    91    Claremont FC / Marist JFC
25    Samuel Lowrie             22 July 94    187    80    South Fremantle Football Club
26    Harry Marsh           13 January 94    188    78    East Fremantle FC / Margaret River
27    Brendon Lim                  1 May 94    184    84    Claremont Football Club
28    Tim Sutherland              1 July 94    193    84    West Perth Football Club
29    Jack Martin            29 January 95    184    64.3    Claremont FC / Rovers FC
30    Sam Garstone              1 June 95    193    74    Perth FC / Upper Swan JFC
31    Riley Hutchinson    12 January 94    186    88.1    East Perth Football Club
33    Scott Jones                 20 May 95    199    89    East Perth/ Towns FC
34    Cameron Wohling     22 March 94    180    73    Subiaco FC / Gibson
35    Jackson Ramsay 20 November 94    181    71    East Perth Football Club
39    Chris Deluca    12 September 94    176    87    Subiaco Football Club
41    Nicholas Rodda              6 July 94    194    94    West Perth Football Club
51    Alex Howson                25 May 94    195    80    East Fremantle FC / Booragoon
52    Andrew Stokes    14 December 93    196    81    East Fremantle Football Club
53    Brant Colledge        25 October 94    188    87    Perth FC/ Aquinas College

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18swasquad/tabid/16268/default.aspx

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DIVISION 2

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory

1    Doug BOND               19 May 95    177    63    Geelong/Deniliquin Rams
7    Michael GIBBONS       15 May 94    173    68    Murray/Lavington
9    Ben VILE                   16 May 94    194    82    Murray/Albury
10    Zachary WILLIAMS    20 Sept 94    183    80    Narrandera
11    Tom HARGREAVE         4 July 94    182    77    Murray/Lavington
12    Joshua ROBINSON       3 April 94    178    71    Murray/Albury
13    Jim GRILLS                11 July 94    184    73    Murray/Holbrook
14    Henry DELVES             8 April 95    192    88    Geelong/Griffith
15    Nicholas PLEMING        5 April 94    181    77    Coolamon
16    Jake BARRETT              8 Nov 95    182    77    Temora
17    Jydon NEAGLE            29 Aug 94    185    77    Murray/Wodonga Raiders
18    John HAGGERTY            6 Feb 95    194    87    Sydney Uni
19    Stephen WRAY            15 Apr 94    182    77    Pennant Hills
20    Daniel ROBINSON         3 July 94    184    84    Oakleigh/Xavier
21    Thomas HEAD             26 May 94    196    92    Sydney Hills
22    Jordan WEIR                 1 Aug 94    192    81    North Shore
23    Stuart TURNER            28 July 94    185    78    Sydney Hills
24    Benjamin WHARTON    28 Dec 94    183    86    Campbelltown
25    Jordan WEST                 4 Jan 94    197    95    St George
26    Jackson DWYER           19 Jun 94    171    63    Sydney Hills
27    Christian BURGESS      17 Mar 94    174    68    Bendigo/Echuca
28    Lonnie HAMPTON         29 Jan 94    169    65    Murray/Albury
29    Samuel CLYNE              6 Dec 94    175    69    Bendigo/Wentworth
30    Kristian CARY             15 Mar 95    182    76    Murray/North Albury
34    Brandon JACK            25 May 94    182    75    Pennant Hills
35    Bradley PLUG                3 Jan 94    180    73    Balmain
36    Dylan ROOS                 5 July 94    182    75    UNSW-ES
37    Zachary KEOGH          13 Oct 94    179    77    Calder/Assumption
38    Sam JENSEN                22 Jul 94    172    75    Queanbeyan
39    Lachlan HARPER           6 Nov 94    177    73    Belconnen
40    Max KING                 24 Sept 95    199    81    Wagga Tigers
42    Liam FLAHERTY          14 Nov 93    194    87    Eastlake
43    Caleb VEARING            9 July 94    184    77    Oakleigh/Xavier
44    Craig MOLLER             22 Aug 94    203    84    Sydney Uni
45    Jack BAKER               24 Sept 94    190    82    Belconnen
46    Jedd CLOTHIER            5 May 95    188    87    Belconnen
47    Iain McGILLIVRAY       21 Feb 94    201    91    Murray/Corowa-Ruth
48    Jordan TAYLOR             8 Apr 94    189    81    Murray/Finley
49    Joseph REDFERN        18 Nov 94    187    85    Sydney Hills
50    Dean ROBERTSON      21 Aug 94    199    92    Ballarat/Redan

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18snswactsquad/tabid/16242/default.aspx

Northern Territory

1    Braedon McLEAN           09/11/94    178    75    Waratah Football Club /NTFC
2    Roy ASSAN                   21/07/94    176    80    Big River Hawks Football Club
3    Dylan ALICE                 24/11/93    184    79    Ltyentye Apurte Football Club
4    Sam AUTIO                  17/03/94    190    80    Palmerston Magpies Football Club
5    Jed ANDERSON            16/02/94    178    75    Darwin Football Club/NTFC
6    Dominic BARRY            07/03/94    183    78    Alice Springs/St Patrick’s
7    Jack McEWIN               22/05/93    180    77    Waratah Football Club /NTFC
8    Mitch KING                  11/08/94    198    100    Waratah Football Club
9    Jarrod STOKES             15/12/94    175    63    Darwin Football Club /NTFC
10    Matthew CUBIS            31/03/94    171    67    Palmerston Magpies/MGC
11    Louis EGGER                05/06/93    184    74    Federal Football Club /NTFC
12    Daniel STAFFORD         23/12/93    195    80    Anmatjere
13    Quintin GURRUWIWI     08/07/94    175    60    Galiwinku Tigers
14    Anthony TIPUNGWUTI   22/04/93    174    72    Tiwi Bombers/Gippsland Power
15    Allistair DARCY              15/06/95    185    60    Waratah Football Club
16    Jack LONG                    25/05/94    180    78    St Mary’s Football Club
17    Josh LIDGERWOOD        20/10/94    176    70    St Mary’s Football Club
18    Damien WILLIAMS         21/11/93    180    69    Darwin Football Club /NTFC
19    Toshie Kunoth               18/03/93    188    75    Federal Football Club
20    Troy LAWTON               13/06/94    180    75    Rovers Football Club
21    Jake NEADE                  29/03/94    170    64    West Alice Football Club/St Patrick’s
22    Sam HOCKING              16/07/94    179    70    Palmerston Magpies Football Club
23    Phillip O’KEEFE              15/10/94    188    88    Tennant Creek
25    Riley ROSS                    25/03/95    175    60    Big River Hawks Football Club
26    Joseph COLLINSON        12/10/93    177    63    Darwin Football Club/NTFC
27    Aiden PLUMMER             14/10/94    188    80    Tennant Creek
28    Aaron POLLARD              03/07/94    176    70    Darwin Football Club
29    Abraham ANKERS           08/04/95    171    60    Federal Football Club
30    Jack HATCHER                11/09/94    172    68    Waratah Football Club
31    Jason PURUNTATMERI     23/01/93    180    75    St Mary’s Football Club
32    Joe ROBERTS                  30/06/94    183    75    Federal Football Club
33    Ben RIOLI                      09/10/93    179    61    St Mary’s Football Club
34    Willy RIOLI                     04/06/95    180    80    St Mary’s Football Club
35    Kevin RENEHAN              16/04/94    183    75    Pioneer Football Club
36    Joe THOMPSON               01/11/94    178    75    Palmerston Magpies Football Club
37    Nathan WOODLEY           19/09/94    176    68    St Mary’s Football Club
38    Errin WASLEY-BLACK       20/01/95    188    75    Rovers Football Club
39    Lachie BRAND                 22/07/94    177    90    Rovers Football Club
40    Jack WILLIAMS               21/04/94    180    78    St Mary’s Football Club

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18sntsquad/tabid/16262/default.aspx


Queensland

1    Josh Smith                     2/01/94    178    76    Morningside
2    James Ives                   22/03/94    176    77    Aspley
3    Daniel  Van De Werken  22/08/94    177    73    Southport
4    Rhys  Power                   9/09/94    177    70    Morningside
5    Sam Gribble                  23/02/95    179    78    Sandgate
6    Isaac Conway                29/05/95    183    82    Aspley
7    Brian Coleman-Broome    9/04/94    181    79    Morningside
8    Jesse Wallin                    1/02/93    182    78    Morningside
9    Alex Hall                       30/01/93    179    74    Morningside
10    Josh Wagner                 24/06/94    186    77    Aspley
11    Tyler Jones                     3/02/94    182    80    Redland
12    Andrew Boston              23/03/94    180    75    Broadbeach
13    Jamie Skennar              17/01/94    181    71    Broadbeach
14    Jarred Ellis                    18/09/95    185    75    Broadbeach
15    Aliir Aliir                         3/09/94    193    82    Aspley
16    Tom Overington            11/04/94    183    85    Mt Gravatt
17    John Macansh               17/12/93    183    76    Curra Swans T'ville
18    Clay Cameron               27/05/94    191    83    Mt Gravatt
19    Aden Rutledge              12/06/95    190    83    Sandgate
20    Michael Wyld                20/07/94    187    84    Morningside
21    Sam Henry                   28/06/93    190    79    Aspley
22    Jermaine Wardle             5/11/94    188    86    Labrador
23    Jordon Bourke              11/11/94    193    83    Morningside
24    Jordan Bain                  14/10/93    192    88    Redland
25    Cain  Tickner                17/04/95    193    89    Noosa
26    Ryan Johnson               12/09/93    191    91    Morningside
27    Kieran Brennan             11/02/94    199    93    Broadbeach
28    Jono Freeman               27/04/94    196    90    Noosa
29    Will Wolbers                   8/04/93    202    99    Morningside
30    Daniel  Brown               26/04/94    175    72    Aspley
31    Lachlan Niland-Rowe     15/04/95    187    75    Aspley
32    Tom Davidson              17/03/94    179    79    Broadbeach
33    Bill  Pendlebury            19/05/95    179    80    Morningside
34    Jackson Gray               17/03/95    201    80    Aspley
35    Jackson Starcevich       18/07/93    196    81    Morningside
36    Zac  Southern                3/06/95    190    76    Nambour
37    Angus Watts                17/03/95    194    78    Labrador
38    Jarred Klessens            17/04/95    189    80    Labrador
39    Daniel  Daye                  6/02/94    181    72    Morningside
40    Damien  Dewis             10/02/94    188    80    Labrador

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18squeenslandsquad/tabid/16261/default.aspx


Tasmania

1    Bryden GONINON        23 Feb 94    171    70    Hobart
2    Dylan SMITH               14 Feb 94    174    71    Burnie Dockers
3    Bryce WALSH             04 May 94    178    80    Lauderdale
4    Mark WALSH               29 Jan 94    178    74    North Launceston
5    Sam SIGGINS             20 Mar 94    194    86    Lauderdale
6    Zac WEBSTER             11 Aug 95    180    71    Glenorchy
7    Matthew HANSON       26 May 95    177    65    South Launceston
8    Jesse LONERGAN        14 Nov 94    183    86    Launceston
9    Thor BOSCOTT           25 Dec 94    178    82    Lauderdale
10    Brennon KENDALL      11 May 94    181    74    Devonport
11    Jake SMITH                25 Feb 95    182    77    Launceston
12    Jordan COUSENS        06 Mar 94    191    82    North Launceston
13    Nathan DOUGLAS       10 Aug 94    182    80    Hobart
14    Eli TEMPLETON           19 Aug 95    182    67    Burnie Dockers
15    Sam O’BYRNE             06 Jun 94    180    77    Lauderdale
16    Ryan WIGGINS           13 Apr 95    190    91    Lauderdale
17    Mikki LINNANE             03 Jul 94    176    69    Burnie
18    Zach BURT                 02 Feb 94    181    81    North Launceston
19    Claude ALCORSO          14 Jul 94    179    77    North Hobart
20    Calen JEFFERY            02 Dec 94    183    78    North Hobart
21    Marcus LEE                 07 Dec 94    186    79    South Launceston
22    Brent O’LEARY             25 Nov 94    179    73    Lauderdale
23    Matthew LING               29 Jul 94    182    81    Clarence
24    Kade KOLODJASHNIJ    09 Aug 95    188    76    Launceston
25    Mitchell Van Den Berg   10 May 93    190    72    North Launceston
26    Jarrod HIBBERD           04 Sep 94    187    86    Lauderdale
27    Jackson THURLOW       28 Mar 94    189    79    Launceston
28    Andrew BLIGHT           28 Sep 93    191    83    Clarence
29    Jake MURPHY              23 Mar 95    188    86    Clarence
30    Toby NANKERVIS        12 Aug 94    197    102    North Launceston
31    Jake KOLODJASHNIJ    09 Aug 95    190    87    Launceston
32    Beau WEBSTER           01 Dec 93    201    83    Clarence
33    Will HANSON               19 Sep 93    190    76    South Launceston
34    Aden JOHNSTON          31 Dec 94    195    78    Lauderdale
35    Josh FOX                     14 Feb 95    196    81    North Hobart
36    Josh GRANT                 01 Mar 94    197    89    Glenorchy
37    Luke JOHNSTON           25 Jun 94    193    79    Launceston
38    Alex LEE                     28 Aug 95    196    86    Devonport
39    Nick CHERRY               03 Mar 94    199    94    Clarence
40    Rohan BONES              30 Dec 94    202    93    Hobart

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabunder18s/u18stasmaniasquad/tabid/16269/default.aspx

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Players to watch - Division 2
By Jason Phelan
Wed 23 May, 2012

STATE and territory talent managers take a look at the players to watch from Division Two in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, which begin this weekend.

Northern Territory

Jed Anderson, Darwin FC, 16 February 1994, 178cm, 75kg
Jed played with us last year as an under-age player and he also played in a senior NEAFL premiership side with the NT Thunder. He's already received two nominations for the best player in the NEAFL northern conference this year. He's been playing in the midfield and he was good against the Sydney Swans and GWS reserves sides. He's an NTIS scholarship holder.

Louis Egger, Federal FC, 5 June 1993, 184cm, 74kg
Louis played in a few of our games last year and got invited to the draft combine. He had a hand injury in the last three games of last year's nationals, but he's moved to Melbourne for university and has been playing with the Coburg Tigers. He's a super-competitive mid-sized utility and played in the NEAFL grand final last year and was one of the best players.

Damien Williams, Darwin FC, 21 November 1993, 180cm, 69kg
Damien has played with GWS for the last couple of years and wasn't taken as a priority pick, but he's really come on since he joined the Thunder. He's only 180cm, but we got stuck against the Brisbane Lions [reserves] and he rucked most of the day against [former Bulldogs ruckman] Ben Hudson and he performed pretty well.

- NT talent manager Wally Gallio

Tasmania

Jesse Lonergan, Launceston FC, 14 November 1994, 183cm, 86kg
Jesse is our only AIS-AFL Academy player this year and he played every game for us as an under-age player last year. He's an inside midfielder, who has played three seasons of senior footy now and was a premiership player at senior level with Launceston last year. He's the nephew of Essendon's Sam Lonergan and has a similar style of game. He possesses excellent speed and power for the inside game and has the physical presence to match.

Josh Grant, Glenorchy FC, 1 March 1994, 197cm, 89kg
Josh is from Glenorchy Football Club and is a key forward who is developing as a back man as well. He played games for us last year and, like a lot of tall players, he's still developing aspects of his game like competitiveness, but he has some excellent athletic attributes and is very agile. We'll really be looking for him to provide a target and plenty of competitive effort up forward.

Jackson Thurlow, Launceston FC, 28 March 1994, 189cm, 79kg
Jackson is a 189cm utility who can play forward, midfield and back. He can play anywhere on the ground and played almost every game with us at last year's champs. He was also part of Launceston's senior premiership team. He's a very good kick, is a good reader of the play and is excellent overhead.

- Tasmania talent manager Nick Probert

NSW/ACT Rams

Craig Moller, Sydney University, 22 August 1994, 203cm, 84kg
Craig is a 203cm ruckman who is capable of going forward, taking marks and kicking goals. He's very athletic, he tested as one of our quickest players over 20m, and is very agile as well. He's a Fremantle scholarship player. He's still very light and lean, but he has all the athletic attributes you'd want.

Liam Flaherty, Eastlake FC, 14 November 1993, 194cm, 87kg
Liam is from the ACT and he's one of our over-age kids. He was injured for a lot of last year so we'll give him an opportunity this year. He's a 194cm key forward with very good hands. He's a strong mark, but is also quite adept at ground level and has a nose for the goals. He's been playing senior footy for Eastlake in the NEAFL.

Tom Hargreave, Murray Bushrangers, 4 July 1994, 182cm, 77kg
Tom is a midfielder who can go forward. He has very good skills and is a ball winner. He has clean hands and is very good with that first possession. He's right-footed, but is skilful on both sides of his body. He'll potentially be one of leaders as well.

- NSW/ACT coach Jason Saddington

Queensland

Andrew Boston, Broadbeach FC, 23 March 1994, 180cm, 75kg
Andrew is a talented midfielder with very good disposal skills on both sides of his body. He's got good leadership skills, he was captain of the Gold Coast Suns academy, and has the ability to go forward and kick goals while either running through the midfield or as a small defensive forward. He's become a regular senior player for Broadbeach in the NEAFL competition and has a bag of six goals to his name. He has a NAB Rising Star nomination in NEAFL northern conference.

Tyler Jones, Redland FC, 3 February 1994, 182cm, 80kg
Tyler is a long-kicking, hard-running defender, originally from Mackay, who has forced his way into the senior side at Redland in the NEAFL. He played in last year's reserves premiership side. He has a very good temperament, great concentration and really loves a contest. He's also started to take on some midfield roles for the Scorpions.

James Ives, Aspley FC, 22 March 1994, 176cm, 77kg
James is a talented midfielder who reads the play well and is a very good clearance and stoppage player. He has outstanding leadership qualities, he was the captain of our under-16 team two years ago, and was also the captain of the Brisbane Lions under-18 academy side this year. He's very creative around the goals. He debuted at senior level with Aspley in the NEAFL competition late in 2011 after overcoming a broken collarbone he sustained in one of our trial games last year.   

- Queensland talent manager Bob Batty

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136621/default.aspx

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Ones to watch - Division 1
By Jason Phelan
Thu 24 May, 2012


STATE and territory talent managers take a look at the players to watch from Division One in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, which begin this weekend.

Vic Metro

James Stewart, Sandringham Dragons, 4 March 1994, 197cm, 82kg
James is a tall, athletic key-position prospect with good kicking skills, who goes to school at Scotch College (and is the son of Collingwood's Craig). He has good agility and mobility. He's resumed football this year after a period of time dealing with a back complaint and has actually grown quite an enormous amount in the past 14 months. He's an AIS-AFL Academy member.

Nick Vlastuin, Northern Knights, 19 April 1994, 187cm, 83kgs
Nick is a quality inside midfielder who has developed an outside game. He's a good kick off his right foot, but he's sound on both sides. He's very competitive, makes good decisions and tends to take charge out on the ground and make things happen. He's a quality young man who leads by example - a real coach's player. AIS-AFL Academy member.

Liam McBean, Calder Cannons, 25 August 1994, 202cm, 84kg
Liam is athletic for his size and has a lot of developing to come in terms of body strength, but he really moves around the ground very well. He's a bit similar to Joe Daniher in that they both have good mobility for a tall, have good skills and know the game pretty well. He's been with the AIS-AFL Academy for the past two years.

Jonathan O'Rourke, Calder Cannons, 21 April 1994, 183cm, 75kg
He's in his second year in the AIS-AFL Academy and he's developing into a very rounded midfielder in terms of his inside and outside game and he has a very good tank. He's a very good decision maker with excellent kicking skills and good hands in close. He's not a big lad, but he's actually quite a good tackler for his size. He tends to lead by example, but is developing those leadership qualities.

- Vic Metro talent manager Anton Grbac

Vic Country

Lachie Whitfield, Dandenong Stingrays, 18 July 1994, 184cm, 74kg
Lachie's been in the AIS-AFL Academy for the last two years and won the player of the national carnival award for us as an under-age player last year. He's an outstanding, skilful player who has been touted as a very early draft pick. He played well in the Academy-Box Hill game before they went on tour. He's been playing most of his footy with his school this year.

Jake Stringer, Bendigo Pioneers, 25 April 1994, 191cm, 91kg
Jake is an interesting player because he's coming off missing 12 months with a broken leg. He's done all the hard work and is starting to play some sound TAC Cup footy, so it will be interesting to see how he plays against higher quality opposition. He's a forward [who kicked nine goals a few weeks back] and he's got his spring back, which is good.

Ollie Wines, Bendigo Pioneers, 7 October 1994, 185cm, 83kg
Ollie is a right-footed, inside midfielder and his form since he came back from the Academy tour has been exceptional, which is really encouraging. He's grown a fair bit in the last year and his finishing skills are pretty good.

Tim Membrey, Gippsland Power, 26 May 1994, 188cm, 87kg
Tim was added late to the AIS-AFL squad. He played predominantly as a key forward last year and is a real goalkicker. We're working with him to play a bit higher up the ground.

- Vic Country talent manager Leon Harris

South Australia

Jimmy Toumpas, Woodville-West Torrens, 2 January 1994, 183cm, 77kg
Jimmy played in last year's champs and he's a genuine chance to be a high draft pick. While everyone talks about his excellent Grand Final [for the Eagles' premiership team], I think his whole finals series was outstanding. It indicates to me that he's almost capable of playing senior AFL footy right now.

Brodie Grundy, Sturt, 15 April 1994, 202cm, 100kg
Brodie is the standout tall man in the competition at this stage. He played for us last year, continued to develop and recently made his league debut with Sturt. He has a number of impressive traits with his athleticism and jump at the ball and what I like about him is his competitive nature. He gets after the contest with a bit of vigour and that's something that coaches always like. He's also developing his ability to go forward and take really good marks.

Troy Menzel, Central Districts, 22 September 1994, 186cm, 77kg
Troy is the brother of Geelong's Daniel and he's a very cluey midfielder-forward who can really find the footy and use it pretty well. He's very evasive around a contest and can really find his way in and out of traffic very quickly. He's up and about and travelling pretty well with a very strong football club in Central Districts.

Sam Mayes, North Adelaide, 20 May 1994, 187cm, 78kg
Sam is a forward-midfielder who is really an elite kicker of the football, which is paramount these days. He's got a number of strings to his bow - we played him down back a bit in last year's champs and he did that successfully - and he brings a real energy to the team.

- SA talent manager/coach Brenton Phillips

Western Australia

Dayle Garlett, Swan Districts, 9 January 1994, 180cm, 75kg
Dayle is a slick, skilful midfielder with an excellent work rate. He has the ability to really turn a game on its head. We're really happy with his progress in our academy after a few setbacks early on. He's come back with a point to prove. He's been a regular senior player for Swan Districts.

Jesse Hogan, Claremont, 12 February 1995, 193cm, 91kg
Jesse is a powerful key forward/defender in the mould of Jonathan Brown. He's good overhead and very explosive off the mark for his size. We almost considered playing him in our under-18s team as a 16-year-old. He'd be in the top two or three players in the WAFL colts competition. He falls into the GWS mini-draft pool.

Marco Paparone, East Fremantle, 3 September 1994, 193cm, 84kg
Marco has elite endurance and has the ability to wear down opponents. He's a midfielder-forward who is strong overhead and can get outside well. For a boy of his size, he has excellent athletic attributes.

Mason Shaw, South Fremantle, 15 January 1994, 197cm, 82kg
Mason suffered a broken jaw early in the season, but in his first game back for the colts he kicked 8.4 and didn't look like he'd been away from the game at all. He's a clever power forward who is strong on the lead and can also pinch-hit in the ruck.

- WA talent manager Raff Guadagnino

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136637/default.aspx

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Rioli cousins wreak havoc in Thunder's U18 stunner
By Ben Guthrie
Sat 26 May, 2012


Willy Rioli


THE NORTHERN Territory has caused a major boilover, upsetting defending champions Vic Metro by 18 points in their NAB AFL Under-18 Championships clash at Darwin's TIO Stadium on Saturday night.
 
The Thunder led at every change, and withstood Metro's late charge to record a memorable 15.10 (100) to 11.16 (82) victory.
 
The players were ecstatic after the game, singing the team song on the ground in front of their faithful fans.
 
For the Thunder, Anthony Tipungwuti and Damien Barry's run and carry was influential in setting the tempo for their side and Jake Neade was excellent in the clinches.
 
Ben Rioli and Willy Rioli, cousins of Hawthorn's Cyril, wreaked havoc all night and 2011 under-18 All Australian Jed Anderson was another major instigator in the win.
 
Urged on by their home crowd, the Thunder's relentless pressure was evident early in the game and it seemed to trouble the Metro team.
 
The Thunder tackled ferociously, setting a match-defining standard in the first half, and caused Vic Metro to cough up the ball at inopportune times.
 
Metro's Luke McDonald, son of North Melbourne's Donald, fought valiantly for his side, alongside Ben Lennon and Nick Vlastuin, despite the Thunder's strong intent.

The Thunder's tackling onslaught continued in the second half, as they forced the Metro players to earn every possession.

Ashlin Brown, though, was a constant threat up forward for Vic Metro with four goals and Lennon (two) was also amongst the best.
 
Metro clawed back to within a couple of goals in the final term, although the night belonged to the Thunder in what AFL talent manager Kevin Sheehan described as "one of the greatest wins in the team's history".
 
The Thunder will take a lot out of defeating the division-one powerhouse, despite Metro missing star players Joe Daniher (Essendon father-son in waiting), Liam McBean and Jonathan O'Rourke.
 
Territory coach Brendan Toy was delighted with the pressure his team applied and praised his players for their work rate.
 
Metro coach Rohan Welsh will look to address the disposal efficiency of his side and will demand quick improvement in the side's next match against South Australia on June 16.
 
The Thunder's next game is also against South Australia on June 10.
 
NORTHERN TERRITORY     3.3    7.5    11.8    15.10 (100)
VIC METRO                      1.8    3.9    5.13     11.16 (82)
 
GOALS
Northern Territory: Autio 2, Ankers 2, W Rioli 2, McLean, Assan, Anderson, Barry, McEwin, Renehan, B. Rioli, Tipungwuti, Williams
Vic Metro: Brown 4, Billings 3, Lennon 2, Hrovat, Langdon

BEST
Northern Territory: Tipungwuti, B Rioli, W.Rioli, Anderson, Neade, Lawton, Barry
Vic Metro: Brown, Billings, Hrovat, McKenzie, Lennon, Jaksch

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136949/default.aspx

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Crouch fires Vic Country to U18 win
By Ben Guthrie
Sat 02 Jun, 2012

NSW/ACT           4.2    4.3    4.7     7.9 (51)
VIC COUNTRY      2.2    4.6    7.7    8.12 (60)
 
GOALS
Vic Country: Crouch 2, Scott, Tsitas, Martyn, Garner, Lockyer
NSW/ACT: Flaherty 2, Vearing 2, Hampton 2, Burgess
 
BEST
NSW/ACT: Williams, Robinson, Weir, Hampton, Keogh, Baker
Vic Country: Crouch, Graham, Hartung, Kearns, Close, Garner

A STANDOUT performance from Vic Country's Matt Crouch has spurred his side to a nine-point win over NSW/ACT in the second game of the NAB Under-18 AFL Championships at Blacktown International Sportspark on Saturday.
 
Country withstood a defiant NSW/ACT side to win 8.12 (60) to 7.9 (51).
 
Crouch thrived in the wet conditions up in Sydney, collecting 29 disposals (22 contested) and 10 clearances and kicking two goals in a best-on-ground display.
 
The 17-year-old left-footer, hailing from Beaufort near Ballarat, is the brother of Adelaide's Brad who was snapped up by the Crows in last year's GWS mini-draft.
 
Country's Nick Graham and Billy Hartung were other players to catch the eye.
 
It is the first time a division one side has emerged victorious this year, after the Northern Territory and Queensland got the better of Vic Metro and Western Australia in the earlier games.
 
But Country did not have everything go their own way, with the Rams - led by the star-studded coaching panel of Jason Saddington (Sydney Swans), Brad Ottens (Geelong) and Tadhg Kennelly (Swans) - forcing them to work for it all the way.
 
For the Rams, the exciting Lonnie Hampton booted two goals to go with his 24 possessions.
 
Daniel Robinson (27 touches) and Zac Williams (24) fought particularly hard in a losing cause.
 
Rams coach Saddington said after the game he was pleased with the endeavour his side showed, as the Rams closed the margin to six points in the last term.
 
A couple of behinds from Country cemented the result in the end, but the Rams showed plenty of spirit in a tight and tough contest.
 

Matt Crouch in action for North Ballarat during the TAC Cup

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137593/default.aspx

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Queensland stuns WA in U18s
By Ben Guthrie
Sat 02 Jun, 2012

QUEENSLAND                1.0    3.3    7.5    10.6  (66)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA     0.5    4.8    6.12  8.16  (64)
 
GOALS
Queensland: Tickner 4, Bourke, Grewar, Gribble, Jones, Power, Wardle
Western Australia: Shaw 2, Yarran 2, Hogan, Garlett, McKenzie, Stokes
 
BEST:
Queensland: Tickner, Wylde, Ives, Skennar, Power, Jones, Allir
Western Australia: Taylor, Ramsay, Garlett, Lynch, Hogan

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QUEENSLAND has defeated Western Australia for the first time in its history with an upset two-point win in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships on Saturday.

In their opening round clash at Blacktown International Sportspark, the Scorpions fought back from 17 points down midway through the final term to record a 10.6 (66) to 8.16 (64) win.

It was the second upset win of the Championships after division two's Northern Territory shocked its highly-fancied division one opponents, Vic Metro, by 18 points in Darwin last week.

Queensland 17-year-old Cain Tickner kicked two pivotal goals within minutes in the last quarter, including the sealer.
 
The game winner, kicked from 45m on a tight angle with a wet ball, emphasised his class in a four-goal best on ground performance.
 
Teammate James Ives worked tirelessly in the engine room with 27 possessions.
 
For WA, Sean Lynch had 34 possessions and was instrumental on the wing.

Speedster Shannon Taylor, who was considered by Greater Western Sydney in last year's mini draft, was clean under pressure and used the ball effectively in his 25 touches.
 
The highly-rated Dayle Garlett was lively with 21 disposals and enhanced his reputation with another standout game.


Queensland's Cain Tickner kicked the match-winner against WA on Saturday

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137590/default.aspx

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Daniel Menzel's younger brother kicked 9 goals for SA against Tassie today....

Younger Menzel inspires
By Ben Guthrie
Sun 03 Jun, 2012

TASMANIA                 1.3      3.4      4.7        7.8 (50)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA     8.0    13.3   25.10   30.14 (194)             
 
GOALS
Tasmania: Walsh 2, Hanson 2, Linnane, Ling, K. Kolodjashnij
South Australia: Menzel 9, O'Brien 6, Kennedy 4, Grundy 3, Toumpas, Amato, Stark, Dumont, McDonough, Broomhead, Mayes, Scharenberg
 
BEST
Tasmania: Jeffery, Thurlow, Blight, Webster, Grant, Van Den Berg
South Australia: Colquhoun, Menzel, Toumpas, Kennedy, Broomhead, Scharenberg, Montgomery, Grundy

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JUST 24 hours after Geelong's Daniel Menzel tore his ACL in his return from a serious injury in the VFL, younger brother Troy shone with nine goals for South Australia at under-18 level.
 
South Australia recorded a gigantic 144-point win over Tasmania in their NAB AFL Under-18 clash at Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Sunday, winning 30.14 (194) to 7.8 (50).
 
Troy Menzel, who had LARS surgery as a 16-year-old almost two years ago on his own knee, is considered a possible top 20 draft pick this year.
 
Like his brother, Troy is an exciting prospect who is elusive in the forward line but also has the ability to push through the midfield at certain stages.
 
He has played a number of games at senior SANFL level for Central District this season and has held his own.
 
South Australia dominated the clash with Tassie from the outset, ticking over the 500-possession mark and going inside its forward 50 on a staggering 73 occasions.
 
Boasting nine AIS/AFL Academy players, South Australia's crisp ball movement, hard spread and overlap run, and overall polish emphasised the difference in class between the two states.
 
Highly rated draft prospects Ben Kennedy (37 touches and four goals), Jimmy Toumpas (34) and Brody Grundy (20 possessions, 26 hit-outs and three goals) were all outstanding.
 
Despite being undermanned, Calen Jeffery (28 disposals) and Jackson Thurlow (25) fought hard for Tasmania, while the 201cm Ben Webster showed some promising signs, including a big grab in the last quarter that caught recruiters' eyes.
 
Webster, a talented fast bowler in Tasmanian cricket, displayed some strong athletic traits in his 12 touches.
 
Ultimately, though, the Croweaters enhanced their credentials and showed exactly why they are considered favourites to take out the under-18 title.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137648/default.aspx

[Coach]

Webster kicks like a drunk.

[gerkin greg]

Colquhoun must of had a good game

[Coach]

O'Brien stiff not to get a mention in the best players. They've named half their side in there and left out a bloke who bagged 6.

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SA vs NT are playing now. You can watch it live on the web here:

http://www.sanfl.com.au/live/

SA currently leading NT 72-33 at half-time.

Menzel with 4 goals to make it 13 so far for the U18 champs.

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Goal machine Menzel fires again in U18s
By Ben Guthrie
Sun 10 Jun, 2012


SOUTH AUSTRALIA          6.3      11.6    15.9    16.13  (109)     
NORTHERN TERRITORY     2.2      5.3      7.6      12.8 (80)
 
GOALS
South Australia: Menzel 6, Murdoch 3, O'Brien 2, Colquhoun, McDonough Toumpas, Kennedy, Wilson,
Northern Territory: Anderson 2, Barry 2, W Rioli 2, Tipungwuti 2, Stokes, Lawton, B Rioli, J Williams
 
BEST
South Australia: Colquhoun, Grundy, Menzel, Kennedy, Montgomery, Luccon
Northern Territory: D Williams, Tipungwuti, Neade, Anderson, Barry, J Williams, W Rioli

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SOUTH Australian forward Troy Menzel put on another scintillating display, kicking six goals in his state's hard fought 29-point victory over the Northern Territory at Norwood Oval on Sunday.
 
South Australia had to withstand a five-goal-to-one final term from the Thunder to win 16.13 (109) to 12.8 (80) in round two of the 2012 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

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Following up his nine-goal haul against Tasmania last week, Menzel, the younger brother of Geelong's Daniel, was again a dangerous commodity up forward for the Croweaters.

Rebounding defender Sam Colquhoun, from SANFL club Central District, was also influential with 36 possessions—his second solid game in a row.
 
AIS/AFL academy graduate Ben Kennedy had 29 possessions, mixing time up forward and through the midfield, and ruckman Brodie Grundy had 36 hit-outs to further boost his draft stocks.
 
The Northern Territory were gallant in defeat, in particular Jake Neade (23 touches) and Jed Anderson (17 and six tackles).
 
Livewire Thunder forward Anthony Tipungwuti also proved a handful for the opposition with 17 touches and two goals, to go along with seven tackles.
 
However, despite the Thunder's strong endeavour, they gave the South Australians too much of a head start early in the game and failed to bridge the gap in the last quarter.
 
The South Australians spread the workload effectively and will go in to next week's game against Vic Metro with plenty of confidence.
 

Ruckman Brodie Grundy in action during last year's NAB AFL Under-18 Championships

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/138240/default.aspx

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No.1 draft prospect Whitfield stars for Vic Country
By Ben Guthrie
Sun 10 Jun, 2012


VIC COUNTRY         2.3    5.8    10.11    15.15    (105)       
QUEENSLAND         1.1    1.1      1.4        1.5    (11) 
 
GOALS
Vic Country: Whitfield 3, Close 2, Hans 2, Martyn 2, Bourke, Herbert, Taylor, Pierce, Taylor, Tsitas
Queensland: Brown

BEST
Vic Country: Whitfield, Wines, Taylor, Wright, Close, Hans
Queensland: Conway, Wardle, Jones, Power, Wolbers, Boston

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POSSIBLE No. 1 NAB AFL Draft pick Lachie Whitfield put on a football clinic to lead Vic Country to a 94-point thrashing of Queensland at Visy Park on Sunday.

Whitfield collected 27 disposals, took 10 marks and kicked three goals in a best on ground display for Country as it won 15.15 (105) to 1.5 (11) in their NAB AFL Under-18 Championships clash.

His aerobic capacity, one of the best ever tested at the draft combine, was on full show as he covered the ground with ease and ran his opponents into the ground.

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Teammate Oliver Wines demonstrated his wide array of talent with 31 possessions, five clearances and seven inside 50s.

Wines distributed the ball effectively all day and his cleanness in first gathering and then retaining the football stood out all game.

Talented 17-year-old Victorians Lewis Taylor (26 touches) and James Tsitas (24) were also prominent in the victory.

Queensland struggled to work the ball past its own forward 50 and Country had almost 100 more disposals than its opponents.

Isaac Conway (14 disposals and six tackles) and Jermaine Wardle (13 and six tackles) both worked hard for Queensland.

But Country thoroughly outclassed the Scorpions and had too much firepower for its opponents.


Lachie Whitfield starred for Vic Country against Queensland

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