2011 AFL Under 18 Championships

2011 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams	8
Division 1
Teams	4
Champions	Vic Metro
Larke Medal	Stephen Coniglio
Division 2
Teams	4
Champions	Tasmania
Hunter Harrison Medal	John McKenzie
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The 2011 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships were the 16th 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. Vic Metro were the Division One champions and Tasmania were the Division Two champions. ^[1][2] The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Stephen Coniglio,^[3] and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Tasmania's John McKenzie.^[4]

Format

The format used for the 2011 championships differed slightly from the format used in 2009 and 2010. The two-division format used since 1992 was continued, with each team playing five matches: three against the opponents from their own division, and two from the other division. The cross-divisional matches were played in the first two rounds, and did not count for points or percentage.^[5]

Squads

Division One

2011 South Australia U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Josh Gregg 2 Ben Kennedy 3 Luke Wilson 4 Jacob Carger 5 Josh Simpson 6 Lachie Neale 7 Sam Mayes 8 Nick Amato 9 Mitch Grigg 10 Jonathon Giannini 11 Michael Ialeggio 12 Alex Forster 13 Luke Brown		14 Jason Nyskohus 15 Sam Tonkes 16 Todd McKay 17 Emmanuel Irra 18 Chad Wingard 19 Rory Laird 20 Thomas Schwarz 21 Nicholas Joyce 22 Jimmy Toumpas 23 Steve Rusca 24 Jack Sutcliffe 25 Brad McKenzie 26 Drew Gallard		27 Jordan Murdoch 28 Matthew Jacquier 29 Josh Waldhuter 30 Lewis Hender 31 Luke Rander 32 Aaron Luccon 33 Patrick Levicki 34 Aseri Raikiwasa 35 Tom Sandercock 36 Dylan Matsen 37 Matthew McDonough 38 Cameron Ellis-Yolmen 39 Thomas Huppatz 40 Brodie Grundy				Head coach Brenton Phillips Assistant coaches Malcolm Ellis Chris Smelt Paul Henrikson Barnaby French Jason Blair Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Victoria Country U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Alec Benbow 2 Devon Smith 3 Jackson Merrett 4 Jamie Elliott 5 Nick Haynes 6 Ollie Wines 7 Coleman Schache 8 Clay Smith 9 Shaun Wyatt 10 Josh Tynan 11 Brad Crouch 12 Lachie Whitfield 13 Lauchlan Dalgleish		14 Ryan Monaghan 15 Damien Hector 16 Haydn Hector 17 Taylor Adams 18 Jason Pongracic 19 Sam Kerridge 20 Lachlan Edwards 21 Sebastin Ross 22 Jack Crisp 23 Sam Dobson 24 Jay Lever 25 Simon Deery 26 Andrew Boseley		27 Cameron Valentine 28 Frazer Dale 29 Jake Reeves 30 Matthew Buntine 31 Zac May 32 Shaun Marusic 33 Nic O'Brien 34 Sam Gordon 35 Jordan Kelly 36 Brent O'Hanlon 37 Jonathon Patton 38 Todd Elton 39 Jordan Staley 40 Tim Membrey				Head coach Robert Hyde Assistant coaches Craig Black Mark Ellis Paul Henrikson Ash Green Phil Partington Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Victoria Metropolitan U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Seb Gotch 2 Toby Greene 3 Alex Greenwood 4 Adam Kennedy 5 Liam Sumner 6 Tim Totevski 7 Jack Viney 8 Max Warren 9 Alex Woodward 10 Mitchell Wooffindin 11 Jack Newnes 12 Alex Brown 13 Michael Bussey		14 Rory Atkins 15 Hayden Crozier 16 Tom Curran 17 Matthew Haynes 18 Will Hoskin-Elliott 19 Hal Hunter 20 Elliot Kavanagh 21 Daniel Markworth 22 Doug Morris 23 Tom Sheridan 24 Jackson Paine 25 Lachlan Plowman 26 Xavier Richards		27 Michael Talia 28 Adam Tomlinson 29 Dom Tyson 30 Nick Vlastuin 31 Matthew Arnot 32 Brandon Ellis 34 Chris Prowse 35 Sam Frost 36 Fletcher Roberts 37 Ben Darrou 38 Jonathon Patton 39 Leif Cope 40 Billy Longer (c)				Head coach Rohan Welsh Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Western Australia U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Cam Eardley 2 Murray Newman 3 Shane Nelson 4 Mitch Howlett 5 Tom Mitchell 6 Shannon Taylor 7 Will Shea 8 Jaeger O'Meara 9 Stephen Coniglio (c) 10 Marley Williams 11 Sam Fong 12 Haiden Schloithe 13 Chris Yarran		14 Elliot Yeo 15 Alex Devitt 16 Laine Rasmussen 17 Nathan Broad 18 Mark Kickett 19 Adam Carter 20 Sean Lynch 21 Dayle Garlett 22 Steven Verrier 23 Rhys Waters 24 Lachlan Peters 25 Fraser McInness 26 Jordan Lockyer		28 Laine Wilkins 29 Tim O'Hara 30 Matthew Jupp 31 Brendon Ah Chee 32 Riley Hutchinson 33 Brant Colledge 34 Alex Howard 35 Corey Gault 36 Myles Bolger 37 Mason Shaw 38 Kamdyn McIntosh 39 Chase Strange 40 Joel Hamling 41 Bradley Hill 42 Corey Chalmers 43 Angelo Thomas 45 Cameron Symonds				Head coach Brad Wira Assistant coaches Brad Smith (forward) Murray Glaskin (defence) Michael Pratt (midfield) Silv Lombardi (development) Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

Division Two

2011 NSW/ACT U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Lonnie Hampton 3 Andrew Moody 4 Sean Johns 5 David Coward 6 Jack Pratt 7 Sam Milne 9 Dylan Stuart 10 Jackson Potter 11 Jordan Harper 13 Heath Caldwell 14 Brandon Jack 15 Beau Walker 16 Ashley Morris		17 Zachary Williams 18 Jack Brooks 19 Aaron Duncan 20 Harry Cunningham 21 Justin Gordon 22 James Eastoe 23 Beau Black 24 Liam Fraser 25 Jonathan Gourlay 26 David Cummins 27 Adam Flagg 30 Jarrod Witts 31 Blake Guthrie		33 Eric Moody 41 Stephen Wray 43 Daniel Robinson 44 Marshal Macauley 45 James Breust 46 Tom Stevens 50 Matthew Lodge 51 Jordan Taylor 53 Ben Vile 54 Jack Lynch 55 Oliver Tweeddale 57 Thomas Head 58 Michael Hartley 59 Nick Ryan 60 Craig Moller				Head coach Nick Stevens Assistant coaches Jason Saddington Steve Mahar Danny Stevens Darren Simpson Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Northern Territory U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Dean Staunton 2 Jordan Wilson-King 3 Caleb Hart 4 Steven Miles 5 Braedon McLean 6 Liam Corrie 7 Jack McEwin 8 Steve Lawton 9 Jarrod Stokes 10 Matthew Smith 11 Louis Egger 12 Rohan Smith 13 Damien Williams		14 Anthony Tipungwuti 15 David Kruse 16 Jaydron Nundhirribala 17 Jed Anderson 18 Nathan Morrison 19 Toshie Kunoth 20 Troy Lawton 21 Jay Neade 22 Jarred Erlandson 23 Anthony Gugliotta 24 Theo Rossides 25 Ben Rioli 26 Joseph Colinson		27 Brendan Palmer 28 Reece Peckham 30 Jack Hatcher 31 Kelvin Williams 32 Lachlan Michell 33 Gibson Turner 34 Lindsay Lawler 35 Aaron Crauford 36 Daniel Stafford 37 Matthew Duffy 38 Dionysius Munkara 39 Jackson Clark 40 Zac Metcalf				Head coach Brenton Toy Assistant coaches Rod McLean Kevin Bruce Andrew McLeod Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Queensland U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Josh Smith 2 Lachlan Russ 3 Mitch Hopkins 4 Adam Oxley 5 Tom Davidson 6 Jackson Rolfe 7 Brian Coleman-Broome 8 Dalton Tucker (c) 9 Henry Joyce 10 Josh Wagner 11 Jackson Allen 12 Allen Laskey 13 Chris Murphy		14 Luke Chitty 15 Alex Sexton 16 Shaun Crook 17 Spencer Greville 18 Clay Cameron 19 Fraser Thompson 20 Daniel Hunt 21 Sam Panoho 22 Luke Reynolds 23 Peter Yagmoor 24 Fraser Thurlow 25 Sam Michael 26 Sam Cabrera		27 Josh Kolka 28 Andrew Boston 29 Alex Hall 30 Jackson Starcevich 31 Jesse Wallis 32 Jack James 33 Sam Henry 34 Richard Newell 35 Craig Malone 36 Tom Fields 37 Jordan Bain 38 Brody Haberfield 39 Jordan Bourke 40 Michael Wyld				Head coach David Ashkar Assistant coaches Patrick Garner (midfield) Brad Edwards (ruck) Paul Sherwood (forward) Travis Warren (defence) Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

2011 Tasmania U-18 squad
Squad								Coaching staff
1 Martyn Allison 2 Zachary Hislop 3 Bryce Walsh 4 Jimmy Webster 5 Dylan Riley 6 Bradley Cox-Gooyer 7 Michael Musicka 8 Jesse Lonergan 9 John McKenzie 10 Trad Duggan 11 Damon Smith 12 Jake Jenkins 13 Brennon Kendall		14 Quade Byard 15 Thor Boscott 16 Robbie McManus 17 Ethan Petterwood 18 Casey Radford 19 Claude Alcorso 20 Calen Jeffery 21 Nathan McCulloch 22 Robbie Fox 23 Daniel Joseph 24 Brody Mihocek 25 Liam Williams 26 Jarrod Hibberd		27 Jackson Thurlow 28 Andrew Blight 29 Jarrod Westell 30 Larry Owen 31 Aaron McNab 32 Jobi Harper 33 Sam Siggins 34 Henry Schade 35 Cody Thorp 36 Josh Grant 37 Daniel Fox 38 Ben Brown 39 Julian Dobosz 40 Rohan Bones				Head coach Matthew Armstrong Assistant coaches Adam Sanders Richard Lakeland Dale Gorringe Nick Davey Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

Results

Round 1

	Round 1
Sunday, 29 May (6:30pm)	Northern Territory 9.12 (66)	def. by	Western Australia 11.14 (80)	TIO Stadium	Report
Saturday, 4 June (10:00 am)	South Australia 14.16 (100)	def.	Queensland 6.7 (43)	Blacktown Olympic Park	Report
Saturday, 4 June (2:35 pm)	NSW/ACT 9.7 (61)	def. by	Vic Metro 21.15 (141)	Blacktown Olympic Park	Report
Sunday, 5 June (11:30 am)	Tasmania 13.5 (83)	def. by	Vic Country 15.15 (105)	Bellerive Oval	Report
Julian Dobosz kicked seven goals for Tasmania, the most of any player in the competition.

Round 2

	Round 2
Saturday, 11 June (11:50 am)	South Australia 19.19 (133)	def.	NSW/ACT 9.4 (58)	AAMI Stadium	Report
Saturday, 11 June (12:00 pm)	Vic Country 14.14 (98)	def.	Northern Territory 9.11 (65)	Visy Park
Saturday, 11 June (2:30 pm)	Vic Metro 17.17 (119)	def.	Queensland 5.4 (34)	Visy Park	Report
Sunday, 12 June (11:20 am)	Western Australia 17.13 (115)	def.	Tasmania 4.4 (28)	Patersons Stadium	Report

Round 3

	Round 3
Saturday, 18 June (1:00 pm)	South Australia 19.9 (123)	def.	Vic Country 11.11 (77)	Adelaide Oval	Report
Sunday, 19 June (11:15 am)	Western Australia 11.9 (75)	def. by	Vic Metro 12.13 (85)	Patersons Stadium	Report
Saturday, 25 June (10:45 am)	Queensland 15.9 (99)	def.	Northern Territory 9.7 (61)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Saturday, 25 June (12:00 pm)	Tasmania 13.13 (91)	def.	NSW/ACT 10.13 (73)	Aurora Stadium	Report

Round 4

	Round 4
Friday, 1 July (12:10 pm)	Vic Metro 10.16 (76)	def.	South Australia 7.8 (50)	Skilled Stadium	Report
Friday, 1 July (2:30 pm)	Vic Country 12.13 (85)	def.	Western Australia 5.6 (36)	Skilled Stadium	Report
Saturday, 2 July (12:00 pm)	Northern Territory 5.6 (36)	def. by	Tasmania 10.9 (69)	Visy Park	Report
Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm)	Queensland 3.7 (25)	def. by	NSW/ACT 12.7 (79)	Visy Park	Report

Round 5

	Round 5
Wednesday, 6 July (5:35 pm)	Vic Metro 9.16 (70)	def.	Vic Country 2.10 (22)	Etihad Stadium	Report
Wednesday, 6 July (7:35 pm)	South Australia 14.10 (94)	def.	Western Australia 11.10 (76)	Etihad Stadium
Thursday, 7 July (12:15 pm)	Queensland 7.10 (52)	def. by	Tasmania 13.7 (85)	Skilled Stadium
Thursday, 7 July (2:30 pm)	Northern Territory 10.7 (67)	def.	NSW/ACT 9.9 (63)	Skilled Stadium	Report

All-Australian team

The 2011 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 9 July 2011:^[6][7]

2011 Under 18 All-Australian team
B:	Jed Anderson (NT)	Michael Talia (VM)	Brandon Ellis (VM)
HB:	Brad Crouch (VC)	Brody Mihocek (Tas)	Alex Forster (SA)
C:	Jaeger O'Meara (WA)	Toby Greene (VM)	Will Hoskin-Elliott (VM)
HF:	Chad Wingard (SA)	Sam Mayes (SA)	Lachie Whitfield (VC)
F:	Ben Kennedy (SA)	Jonathon Patton (VM)	John McKenzie (Tas)
Foll:	Billy Longer (VM)	Dom Tyson (VM)	Stephen Coniglio (WA)
Int:	Mitch Grigg (SA)	Brodie Grundy (SA)	Taylor Adams (VC)
	Clay Smith (VC)
Coach:	Rohan Welsh (VM)

References

1. Guthrie, Ben (2011). Vic Metro claims U18 title – Australian Football League. Published 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
2. Guthrie, Ben (2011). Tasmania has won Division Two of the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships with a 33-point win over Queensland – Australian Football League. Published 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
3. Coniglio wins Larke Medal – Australian Football League. Published 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
4. AFL draft dreams: South's McKenzie hopeful – The Examiner. Published 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
5. Callum Twomey (May 4, 2011). "2011 NAB AFL Under 18s fixture". afl.com.au.
6. Metro dominate AA selections – afl.com.au. Written by Jason Phelan. Published 9 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
7. 2011 U18 All Australian Side – contestedfooty.com. Written by James Rose. Published 13 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.