2003 AFL Under 18 Championships

2003 AFL Under 18 Championships
Teams8
Division 1
Teams4
ChampionsVic Country
Larke MedalKepler Bradley
Division 2
Teams4
ChampionsNSW/ACT
Hunter Harrison MedalJake Furfaro
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The 2003 National AFL Under 18 Championships was the eighth 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 three rounds across two divisions. Vic Country and NSW/ACT were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Michael Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Kepler Bradley, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Queensland's Jake Furfaro.[1]

Results

Division 1

Round 1
Sunday, 6 July Vic Metro 15.7 (97) def. South Australia 10.16 (76) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 6 July Western Australia 12.8 (80) def. Vic Country 8.13 (61) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Round 2
Wednesday, 9 July South Australia 12.5 (77) def. Western Australia 9.13 (67) Optus Oval Report
Wednesday, 9 July Vic Metro - def. by Vic Country - Optus Oval -
Round 3
Sunday, 13 July Vic Metro 21.9 (135) def. Western Australia 5.9 (39) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Sunday, 13 July Vic Country - def. South Australia - Optus Oval -

Division 1 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
Vic Country 2 1
Vic Metro 2 1
South Australia 1 2
Western Australia 1 2

Division 2

Round 1
Saturday, 5 July NSW/ACT 15.12 (102) def. Tasmania 5.3 (33) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report
Saturday, 5 July Queensland 12.8 (80) def. Northern Territory 6.7 (43) TEAC Oval Report
Round 2
Tuesday, 8 July NSW/ACT 12.8 (80) def. Northern Territory 9.7 (61) Skilled Stadium Report
Tuesday, 8 July Queensland 14.14 (98) def. Tasmania 5.11 (41) Skilled Stadium Report
Round 3
Saturday, 12 July Northern Territory 19.11 (125) def. Tasmania 9.14 (68) Optus Oval Report
Saturday, 12 July Queensland - def. by NSW/ACT - Optus Oval -

NSW/ACT defeated Queensland by 6 points.

Division 2 Ladder

TEAM WON LOST
NSW/ACT 3 0
Queensland 2 1
Northern Territory 1 2
Tasmania 0 3

Under 18 All-Australian team

The 2003 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 13 July 2003:[2]

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory: Shaun Daly, Nick Potter
Northern Territory: Tom Logan
Queensland: Jake Furfaro
South Australia: Adam Cooney, David Kellett, Brad Symes, Beau Waters, Josh Willoughby
Vic Country: Troy Chaplin, Ryley Dunn, Colin Sylvia, Kane Tenace, Andrew Walker
Victoria Metro: Eddie Betts, Ricky Dyson, Luke Herrington, Brock McLean, Brayden Shaw, Fergus Watts
Western Australia: Kepler Bradley, Farren Ray

Coach: Leon Harris (Vic Country)
Assistant Coach: Rod Carter (NSW/ACT)

References

  1. ^ National AFL Under-18 championships medallists – bigfooty.com. Published 13 July 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2003.
  2. ^ 2003 Under-18 All-Australian team – Australian Football League. Published 13 July 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2003.
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