2014 AFL Under 18 Championships

2014 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams	8
Division 1
Teams	4
Champions	South Australia
Larke Medal	Christian Petracca
Division 2
Teams	4
Champions	NSW/ACT
Hunter Harrison Medal	Isaac Heeney
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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]

Results

Division 1

	Round 1
Sunday, 18 May (11:00am)	Vic Metro 11.8 (74)	def. by	Vic 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. by	Vic 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. by	South 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. by	Vic Metro 13.8 (86)	AAMI Stadium	Report
Sunday, 15 June (11:00am)	Western Australia 5.5 (35)	def. by	Vic 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. by	South Australia 12.11 (83)	Simonds Stadium	Report

	Round 6
Wednesday, 2 July (5:00pm)	Vic Country 10.5 (65)	def. by	Western Australia 9.13 (67)	Etihad Stadium	Report
Thursday, 3 July (1:05pm)	Vic Metro 10.10 (70)	def. by	South Australia 11.13 (79)	Simonds Stadium	Report

Division 1 Ladder

TEAM	WON	LOST	FOR	AGAINST	PERCENTAGE
South Australia	5	1	472	356	132.6%
Vic Metro	3	3	483	392	123.2%
Vic Country	3	3	405	371	109.2%
Western Australia	1	5	300	541	55.5%

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

TEAM	WON	LOST	FOR	AGAINST	PERCENTAGE
NSW/ACT	3	0	249	146	170.5%
Queensland	2	1	193	147	131.3%
Tasmania	1	2	190	188	101.1%
Northern Territory	0	3	150	301	49.8%

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)

References

1. Callum Twomey (17 March 2013). "New format unveiled for national under-18 titles". afl.com.au.
2. Di Giorgio, Giulio (2014). South Australia wins back-to-back U18 championships – Australian Football League. Published 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
3. Twomey, Callum (2014). Heeney stars in division two U18s title win – Australian Football League. Published 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
4. Ryan, Conor (2014). Eastern Ranges’ Christian Petracca wins Larke Medal as the best player in the AFL under-18 national championships – News Limited. Published 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
5. Leeson, Josh (2014). Isaac Heeney wins Harrison Medal, set for AFL – Newcastle Herald. Published 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
6. Twomey, Callum (2014). Metro dominates 2014 Under-18 All Australian team – Australian Football League. Published 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.