2009 AFL Under 18 Championships
# 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships

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.

## Fixture

| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 23/5 | Queensland | 10-9(69) | NSW/ACT | 14-10(94) | Visy Park | 11:15am |
| Sat 23/5 | Tasmania | 14-13(97) | Northern Territory | 16-10(106) | Visy Park | 2pm |
| Sat 30/5 | Western Australia | 19-12(126) | South Australia | 12-7(79) | Subiaco Oval | 2:20pm |
| Sun 31/5 | Victoria Country | 14-6(90) | Victoria Metro | 11-8(74) | Skilled Stadium | 1:30pm |
| Fri 5/6 | Northern Territory | 6-9(45) | Western Australia | 16-12(108) | TIO Stadium | 6pm |
| Sat 6/6 | NSW/ACT | 8-1(49) | Victoria Metro | 24-16(160) | Rouse Hill | 10am |
| Sat 6/6 | Queensland | 8-5(53) | South Australia | 12-12(84) | Rouse Hill | 12:30pm |
| Sun 7/6 | Tasmania | 10-11(71) | Victoria Country | 12-13(85) | Bellerive Oval | 11:30am |
| Sat 13/6 | Western Australia | 21-6(132) | Victoria Metro | 10-9(69) | Subiaco Oval | 11am |
| Sun 14/6 | South Australia | 16-9(105) | Victoria Country | 7-12(54) | AAMI Stadium | 1:10pm |
| Sat 20/6 | NSW/ACT | 12-10(82) | Northern Territory | 11-8(74) | ANZ Stadium | 4:40pm |
| Sat 20/6 | Tasmania | 16-14(110) | Queensland | 7-6(48) | Aurora Stadium | 11am |
| Fri 26/6 | NSW/ACT | 5-9(39) | South Australia | 18-11(119) | Visy Park | 2:45pm |
| Sat 27/6 | Victoria Country | 13-10(88) | Northern Territory | 5-6(36) | Casey Fields | 11am |
| Sat 27/6 | Victoria Metro | 8-7(55) | Queensland | 7-7(49) | Casey Fields | 1pm |
| Sat 27/6 | Tasmania | 3-2(20) | Western Australia | 23-10(148) | Casey Fields | 3pm |
| Wed 1/7 | Tasmania | 6-11(47) | NSW/ACT | 13-6(84) | Etihad Stadium | 9:35am |
| Wed 1/7 | Queensland | 8-11(59) | Northern Territory | 9-6(60) | Etihad Stadium | 11:40am |
| Wed 1/7 | Victoria Country | 9-8(62) | Western Australia | 16-14(110) | Etihad Stadium | 1:45pm |
| Wed 1/7 | Victoria Metro | 9-7(61) | South Australia | 10-13(73) | Etihad Stadium | 3:50pm |

LADDER

Division 1 Table

| TEAM | WON | LOST | FOR | AGAINST | PERCENTAGE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Australia | 5 | 0 | 624 | 275 | 226.91% |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 460 | 333 | 138.14% |
| Victoria Country | 3 | 2 | 379 | 396 | 95.71% |
| NSW/ACT | 3 | 2 | 348 | 469 | 74.20% |
| Victoria Metro | 2 | 3 | 419 | 393 | 106.62% |
| Northern Territory | 2 | 3 | 321 | 434 | 73.96% |
| Tasmania | 1 | 4 | 345 | 471 | 73.25% |
| Queensland | 0 | 5 | 278 | 403 | 68.98% |

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. The sponsored name of the squad is the 2009 NAB AFL Under-18 All-Australian team, 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. The championship-winning Western Australia earned the most selections, with nine of the 22 selections, as well as the coach position in the team. 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. Seventeen of the 22 players in the side were eligible for the 2009 AFL Draft, with nine ultimately selected in the first or priority rounds.

2009 AFL Under-18 All-Australian team :

| B: | Andrew Hooper (Victoria Country) | Blayne Wilson (Western Australia) | Bradley Sheppard (Western Australia) |
| - | - | - | - |
| HB: | Josh Toy (Victoria Metro) | Daniel Talia (Victoria Metro) | David Swallow (Western Australia) |
| C: | Anthony Morabito (Western Australia) | Dustin Martin (Victoria Country) | Mitch Duncan (Western Australia) |
| HF: | Kane Lucas (Western Australia) | Jack Darling (Western Australia) | Gary Rohan (Victoria Country) |
| F: | Brandon Matera (Western Australia) | Matthew Panos (South Australia) | Ben Cunnington (Victoria Country) |
| Foll: | James Craig (South Australia) | Jack Trengove (South Australia) | Tom Scully (Victoria Metro) |
| Int: | Luke Tapscott (South Australia) | Ryan Harwood (Tasmania) | Dylan McNeil (NSW/ACT) |
| | Travis Colyer (Western Australia) | | |
| Coach: | Andrew Lockyer (Western Australia) — Assistant coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia) | Andrew Lockyer (Western Australia) — Assistant coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia) | Andrew Lockyer (Western Australia) — Assistant coach: Brenton Phillips (South Australia) |
