Aust football Under 18 national championships

[hot_dogma]

I just saw U Reds post. I didn't even scroll down. lol

[U REDS]

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 3.11 (29)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 11.10 (76)

F***...

[U REDS]

VICTORIA COUNTRY 7.5 (47)
VICTORIA METROPOLITAN 12.13 (85)

[sandyhill]

With the Vics 'V' guernseys issue now sorted out, here's todays Div 1 results - With the 2 favourites Vic and WA to square off in the 'GF' on Sunday.
Sandgropers flex their muscles
1:23:24 PM Wed 29 June, 2005
Matt Burgan at Skilled Stadium

Western Australia has shown why it entered the 2005 NAB AFL under 18 championships as the one to watch and the team to beat, after it recorded an emphatic 47-point victory over South Australia. After Victoria Metropolitan upset Western Australia by 27 points in the first division one match on Sunday, the Sandgropers bounced back hard, setting up the win with nine goals to one after quarter-time.
Highly-rated Western Australians - Andrew Swallow, Leroy Jetta and Mitchell Clark - all shone against South Australia. ...

South Australian Jace Bode notched up 17 disposals - the most in what was an incredibly low possession tally for the match - while teammates Sam Elliott, Cleave Hughes and Shannon Hurn were among their side's best.
...
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 2.3 2.7 2.10 3.11 (29)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 2.2 4.4 7.6 11.10 (76)
GOALS - South Australia: Hughes, Hurley, Redden
Western Australia: Clark 3, Jetta 3, Casserley, Collard, Conway, Gumbleton, Swallow
BEST - South Australia: Bode, Elliott, Hughes, Hurn, Hurley, Pfeiffer
Western Australia: Swallow, Jetta, Seal, Ballantyne, O'Brien, Clark, Bower, Thornton

Vic Metro stays unbeaten
4:07:48 PM Wed 29 June, 2005
Matt Burgan at Skilled Stadium

A stunning final term from Victoria Metropolitan - including three goals from Ben McKinley - has given the city slickers the perfect record in two matches of the 2005 NAB AFL under 18 championships, after Metro defeated Victoria Country by 38 points.

Vic Metro 12.13 (85) overcame arch-rival Vic Country 7.5 (47) in the second match of the division one double-header at Skilled Stadium on Wednesday. Metro's win puts it firmly in front to claim its 11th title - and its fourth championship in five years - with the division one round-robin title to be decided on Sunday. After trailing at half-time and failing to kick a goal in the second term, Vic Metro turned it on in the second half, booting 10 goals to two, to runaway with the four points.

McKinley was best-on-ground, as he finished with five goals for the match - all kicked in Vic Metro's second half revival. Ryan Jackson, a NAB AFL Draft Camp attendee last year, was a fine player, along with Vic Metro teammates Nathan Jones and Richard Douglas. The highly-rated Marc Murphy - the son of former VFL/AFL player John - was again a key contributor for Metro.

Vic Country defender Marcus Drum - the nephew of former Fremantle coach and former Geelong player Damian - was among his side's best, while Joel Selwood - the younger brother of AFL twins Adam and Troy - starred with 26 disposals. He will be highly sought after next year, as he is too young to be drafted this year. Shaun Higgins, Xavier Ellis and Danny Stanley were other Vic Country players to shine and are names to keep a close eye on. ...

VICTORIA COUNTRY: 3.3 5.4 7.5 7.5 (47)
VICTORIA METROPOLITAN: 2.3 2.8 6.10 12.13 (85)
GOALS - Victoria Country: Neagle 2, Weeks 2, Ellis, Hansen, Higgins
Victoria Metropolitan: McKinley 5, Bowes 2, Adams, Bentley, Jackson, Marcius, Phillips
BEST - Victoria Country: Drum, Selwood, Higgins, Ellis, Stanley, Dowd
Victoria Metropolitan: McKinley, Jones, Jackson, Murphy, Bentley, Douglas

[Egan]

Interesting...Bower got into the Best players today

Lets hope we can fight for victory...5 players from Peel Thunder in the Under 18s squad...Ballantyne is in the League squad, while O'Brien has made his debut and Bower is in the colts squad.

Should be a great clash on Saturday.

[greenstar5]

yeah there is a boy that goes to my school and plays in The Tasmania team. Sam Fielding.

Results of Division Two matches in the 2005 NAB AFL Under 18 Championship played today at Skilled Stadium were:

Final Scores Game 1
Tasmania 11.11.77 def NSW/ACT 10.6.66

Goalkickers TAS – Mitchell Thorp 2, Grant Birchill 1, Ashley Chapman 1, James Charlesworth 1, Sam Fielding 1, Todd Grima 1, Matthew Wade 1, Sam Iles 1, Leon Noel 1, Sam Lonergan 1.

Best TAS – Sam Iles, Grant Birchill, Sam Lonergan, Jason Howard, Heath Neville, Darren Crawford.



Goalkickers NSW/ACT – Andrew Johnston 2, Kieren Jack 2, Ed Wilson 1, Adam Prior 1, Matthew Fife 1, Malcolm Lynch 1, Adam McConnochie 1, Michael Toussis 1.

Best NSW/ACT – Kieren Jack, Adam Prior, James Bennett, Nathan Twomey, Leigh Prior, Sam Rowe.


Final Scores Game 2
Queensland 15.8.98 def Northern Territory 6.9.45

Goalkickers QLD: Glen Screech 3, Lee Spurr 2, Julian Kannis 2, Jessie White 2, Daniel Fletcher 1, Matthew Nuss 1, Adam Mueller 1, Courtenay Dempsey 1, Gavin Urquhart 1, Wayde Mills 1.

Best QLD: Hayden Kiel, Brad Howard, Austin Lucy, Julian Kannis, Glen Screech

Goalkickers NT: Jethro Calma-Holt 2, Clayton Irwin 1, Gavin McLean 1, Austin Wonaeamirri 1, Luke Gale1.

Best: NT: Danny Measures, Trevor Oliver, Luke Gale, Adrian Bond, Nathan McLean, Aidan Hill.


Next matches:

Division 1- Wednesday 29 June, Skilled Stadium
South Australia v Western Australia, 10.30am
Vic Metro v Vic Country, 12.45pm

Division 2 - Saturday 2 July Optus Oval
NSW/ACT v Northern Territory, 11am
Queensland v Tasmania , 1.30pm

[sandyhill]

One of the more interesting stories from the championships (though I note the northern states habit of referring to the game as AFL infected the article somewhat)-

Young gun a Jack of all trades
29 June 2005 Herald Sun
Rebecca Williams

As the son of a rugby league legend, it seems NSW-ACT captain Kieren Jack was always going to pursue a career as a footballer. But his father Garry, a former full-back for the Balmain Tigers who represented New South Wales and Australia in the 1980s, might not have expected it to be Australian rules.

While Jack began his junior career playing rugby league in Sydney, a chance introduction to an AFL competition at age 12 sparked his interest in Aussie rules. Six years on, Jack is the skipper of his state under-18 team and regarded as one of the top draft prospects to come out of NSW-ACT this year. The onballer was a standout for NSW-ACT in yesterday's Division 2 clash against Tasmania at Skilled Stadium, finishing with 23 possessions and two goals, despite his team going down by 11 points.

Although Jack has impressed with his football ability, he admitted he knew nothing about the game until Grade 6. "I didn't know what AFL was until then," said Jack, who celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday. "But I absolutely loved it." Jack continued to play rugby league until he was 16 when he decided to focus on Aussie rules. Despite his rugby league bloodlines, Jack said the decision wasn't hard. "To be truthful, in league, I was probably a bit too small," he said. "I was getting knocked around a bit so that's why I enjoyed the AFL, I could still get stuck in. There was always a place for a small player."

Jack, who hails from Pennant Hills, said his dad fully supported his decision to pursue Aussie rules. "He enjoys it. He's certainly getting used to the rules and that sort of thing. He just wants me to do things I enjoy doing," Jack said.

NSW-ACT coach Daniel McPherson rated Jack, who stands at 176cm and 74kg, as one of the state's top draft prospects this year. "He's courageous, he works hard, is reasonably quick and I think he's a chance (to get drafted)," McPherson said yesterday. "Size might be the only thing against him."

[sandyhill]

The Saturday HUN devoted 2 full pages to the titles. Tassie took out Div 2 in a thriller, finally decided with a last minute goal. The half time fight made it onto the ch 9 news. Tassie is advantaged considerabley now by playing together as a team on a weekly basis in the Victorian <18 comp.

Meanwhile, NSW/ACT thrashed a very dissapointing NT, who had a poor tournament, after winning 2 of the past 3 in Div2. Here's the details -

Tassie wins Div 2
4:37:15 PM Sat 2 July, 2005
Matt Burgan

Tasmania has won a thrilling and often spiteful encounter over Queensland by 11 points to win the 2005 NAB AFL under 18 championships second division title. The Apple Isle 13.14 (92) defeated the Scorpions 12.9 (81) to win its third title and first since 2001. Tasmania had several outstanding players including Sam Lonergan (27 disposals), Grant Birchall (23 possessions) and Sam Fielding (22 touches), while Todd Grima, who booted 10 goals in the first match of the carnival, finished with three goals. Glen Screech was Queensland's highest ball-winner with 27 disposals, while Lee Spurr finished with three goals.

With the title on the line, Tasmania gained the upper hand at the first break, after it booted five goals to three, giving the Tassie a 15-point advantage. Grima had two to his name by quarter-time. Queensland fought back in the second term, with three goals to one, to reduce the margin to just two points at half-time. It what had already been a spirited encounter, tempers frayed at half-time when a melee broke out, after Queensland's Rhan Hooper had a set-shot for goal.

After Hooper's shot missed, the fracas then developed, lasting for more than three minutes. On top of several heated tussles, a handful of spectators also ran onto the ground. Two players - Queensland's Albert Proud and Tasmania's James Armstrong - were given yellow cards, which resulted in the duo starting on the bench in the second half. But under the rule, they were allowed to come back onto the ground after 15 minutes.

Tassie had the slight edge in the third term, when it added four goals to three, giving it a nine-point buffer heading into the final stanza. Spurr registered his third to kick-start the last term, which brought the deficit back to just three points, but when Jack Riewoldt - cousin of St Kilda captain Nick - and Lonergan posted consecutive majors for the Apple Isle, it was out to 17 points. With the rain pouring down, Tassie looked set to have the result in the bag, but the Scorpions had one last challenge, posting a couple to trail by just four points. But when Grima booted his third - and match-winning goal - Tassie clinched the title.

TASMANIA: 5.4 6.7 10.9 13.14 (92)
QUEENSLAND: 3.1 6.5 9.6 12.9 (81)
GOALS - Tasmania: Grima 3, Beck 2, Howard 2, Lonergan 2, Wade 2, Charlesworth, Riewoldt
Queensland: Spurr 3, Brittain 2, Petterd 2, Smith 2, Armitage, Dzufer, Hooper
BEST - Tasmania: Lonergan, Birchall, Riewoldt, Wade, Fielding, Grima, Thorp, Armstrong
Queensland: Screech, Kiel, Urquhart, Spurr, Lucy, Armitage, Petterd

Rams get a win
1:53:57 PM Sat 2 July, 2005
Matt Burgan

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory has won its first and final match of its 2005 NAB AFL under-18 championship campaign after it thrashed Northern Territory by 57 points at Optus Oval on Saturday. The Rams 14.10 (94) defeated the Thunder 5.7 (37) in the 'dead-rubber' between the two second division sides. The title for this section will be decided in the second match at Carlton on Saturday between Queensland and Tasmania.

NSW/ACT entered its third match, having narrowly lost to Queensland by 16 points and Tasmania by 11 points respectively, but finished the tournament on a strong note, after it piled on 11 goals to three after quarter-time. For Northern Territory, this year's carnival was a disappointing one, particularly as it had won two of the past three second division titles. It was the Thunder's third heavy loss from its three outings.

NSW/ACT's Adam Prior was best on ground, as booted seven goals for the match. He was the dominant forward, as he also finished with 13 marks. He had 11 scoring shots, as he also booted four behinds. Malcolm Lynch also chipped in with three majors. James Bennett (27 disposals), Matt Fife (25), Kieren Jack (23) and Justin Kahlfeldt (22) combined for around 100 touches, while ruckman Sam Rowe won 30 hit outs in an impressive display. Trevor Oliver capped off a fine carnival for Northern Territory, finishing with 22 possessions, while Nathan McLean had 17 touches. Thomas Motlop was his side's only multiple goalscorer with three goals.

NSW/ACT started in a blaze of glory when it posted the first three goals of the match to breakaway to an 18-point lead. A.Prior booted the opening two and looked threatening up forward for the Rams. Having already suffered two 50-plus point thrashings in this year's championship, the signs looked ominous early for the Territory, but to its credit, the top-enders fought back with two in a row, pegging the margin back to six points at the first change.

The Rams took control for much of the second quarter, adding three in succession, to claim a 25-point lead at the 13-minute mark. But Aidan Hill's goal for the Northern Territory late in the term, kept the Thunder in touch at the long break. Although the Thunder was still in reach at half-time, trailing by 20 points, the match was all but over at three quarter-time. NSW/ACT slammed five unanswered goals to runaway to a 49-point lead. Only T.Motlop's second goal reduced the deficit to 42 points heading into the final term. NSW/ACT added a further three goals to one, rubbing further salt into the Northern Territory wound.

NORTHERN TERRITORY: 2.2 3.4 4.7 5.7 (37)
NEW SOUTH WALES/AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: 3.2 6.6 11.7 14.10 (94)
GOALS - Northern Territory: T.Motlop 3, Hill, N.McLean
NSW/ACT: A.Prior 7, Lynch 3, Addison, Bennett, Fife, Toussis
BEST - Northern Territory: Oliver, N.McLean, T.Motlop, Irwin, Hill, Stephensen
NSW/ACT: A.Prior, Bennett, Fife, Rowe, Lynch, Jack, Addison, Kahlfeldt

[sandyhill]

Now its down to the Vic Metro v SA match, after WA demolished Vic country. If Vic Metro win (as expected) then its their title. If not, then WA may still grab the title. -

Sandgropers hang in
2:18:55 PM Sun 3 July, 2005
Matt Burgan

Western Australia has kept its NAB AFL under 18 championship title hopes alive after it comfortably overcame Victoria Country by 41 points at Optus Oval on Sunday. The Sandgropers 13.9 (87) defeated the Country 6.10 (46) in the first match of the division one double-header, held on the final day of the carnival. For Vic Country, it ended a disappointing championship, as it failed to win a match, after going down to South Australia by 51 points and Vic Metro by 38 points in its previous matches.

Western Australia set up the win with seven goals to one in the first half and although Vic Country lifted its game after the long change, it was still outscored by the Sandgropers after half-time. Matthew Seal was a terrific performer in Western Australia's win, booting four goals and finishing the match with 24 disposals. He also raked in nine grabs in a best-on-ground display. Highly-rated Western Australian Mitchell Clark snagged three majors, while teammate Andrew Swallow continued his impressive carnival, claiming 22 touches. Joel Selwood - the younger brother of AFL players Adam and Troy - was Vic Country's best player, claiming 24 touches. He again highlighted why he will be one of the most sought after players in next year's NAB AFL Draft. Tim Looby and Robert Eddy were others to stand out.

Western Australia had the edge in the first quarter, when it booted four goals to zip, claiming a 22-point lead at the break. Seal had an outstanding term, booting three goals. Vic Country managed its only goal of the first half during the second term, via Selwood, as Western Australia ran away to a 39-point at the main break. The Sandgropers extended the margin to 51 points mid-way through the third quarter to end any hope of a Vic Country comeback. And despite two in a row from Country late in the term, it still trailed by 37 points heading into the final stanza. Vic Country kicked the opening two goals of the last quarter, to offer some fleeting comeback signs, but when Western Australia hit back with four of the remaining five majors, the result was never in doubt.


VICTORIA COUNTRY: 0.3 1.4 3.7 6.10 (46)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 4.1 7.7 9.8 13.9 (87)
GOALS - Vic Country: Simpkin 2, R.Eddy, Looby, Neagle, Selwood
Western Australia: Seal 4, Clark 3, Ballantyne, Collard, Conway, Kennedy, O'Brien, Swallow
BEST - Vic Country: Selwood, Looby, R.Eddy, Thomas, Pendlebury, Bowe
Western Australia: Seal, Swallow, Conway, Heise, Jetta, O'Keefe, Toovey, Taggart, Clark

[sandyhill]

And the Div1 winner is ... (in effect this was decided last weekend, when Vic Metro upset favourite and eventual runner-up WA. However, WA still have a large numer of players that will be eligible next year).

Metro claims another title
5:41:43 PM Sun 3 July, 2005
Matt Burgan

Victoria Metropolitan has won its 11th NAB AFL under-18 championship, easily accounting for South Australia by 23 points in the final match of the 2005 carnival. Metro 14.4 (88 ) defeated the Croweaters 9.11 (65) to win its fourth division one title in five years, having also won it in 2001-02 and 2004. Vic Metro won the title after going through the championship undefeated, having recording a 27-point victory over Western Australia and a 38-point win against Vic Country in its previous two encounters. For South Australia, its campaign ended with two losses, after it opened the division one section of this year's titles with an emphatic 51-point win over Vic Country.

Ben McKinley had another terrific match for Vic Metro, jagging six majors, after he booted five goals against Vic Country last Wednesday at Skilled Stadium. He finished the tournament with 12 goals. Marc Murphy - the son of former VFL/AFL player John - also capped off an outstanding championship with 23 disposals against South Australia. Ryan Jackson, Richard Douglas and Nathan Jones were other terrific performers for Vic Metro against the Croweaters. South Australian skipper Shannon Hurn was his side's best, notching up 24 touches and claiming 10 marks. He too had a great week at this level.

Vic Metro set up its title win with seven goals to zip in the opening term to runaway to a 41-point lead at the first change. Nick Salter was the lone South Australian scorer during this period, when he registered a behind during this period. McKinley and Simon Phillips both booted two goals each for Metro in the opening term. South Australia posted its first goal via vice-captain Tom Rischbieth at the four-minute mark of the second term. But the margin was still 40 points in favour of Vic Metro at half-time, after it added three goals to two.

The Croweaters displayed plenty of fight in the third term, posting four goals to one, with the deficit reduced to 24 points at three quarter-time. But with South Australia adding 4.4 to 1.2 for the term, the margin could have been narrowed even further, had several shots on goal not been squandered. Any thought of a fairytale comeback from South Australia was quickly thwarted by Vic Metro in the final term, when it booted three of the opening four goals in the final term to bounce out to a 35-point lead. Two late Croweaters' goals were too late.


VICTORIA METROPOLITAN: 7.0 10.4 11.2 14.4 (88 )
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 0.1 2.4 6.8 9.11 (65)
GOALS - Vic Metro: McKinley 6, Cain 2, Phillips 2, Adams, Bowes, Douglas, Dowler South Australia: Rischbieth 2, Hughes, Hurn, Moss, Pfeiffer, Redden, Sugars, Yeomans
BEST - Vic Metro: McKinley, Murphy, Jackson, Jones, Nicholls, Douglas, Bowes, Nahas South Australia: Hurn, Redden, Yeomans, Hurley, E.Lower, Pfeiffer, Hughes, Bode

[sandyhill]

2006 championship results so far (each has one more game to play) -

Division 2 Qld went in as unbackable red hot favourites - in fact there was a late bid to put them into Division 1 due to their strength this year

NORTHERN TERRITORY: 2.5 4.6 8.7 10.10 (70)
QUEENSLAND: 3.2 9.4 11.6 15.8 (98 )
GOALS - Northern Territory: Calma-Holt 3, Rolfe 2, Djerrkura, Fittock, C.Rioli, S.Rioli, Sharples
Queensland: Smith 3, White 3, Armitage 2, Tippett 2, Dzufer, Lawler, Marchant, Proud, Renouf
BEST - Northern Territory: Anderson, Calma-Holt, Djerrkura, Oliver, Stokes, C.Rioli,
Queensland: Petterd, Urquhart, Tippett, Dzufer, Proud, Smith
UMPIRES - Craig, McCarthy, Pattinson
Princes Park, Carlton

TASMANIA: 3.3 5.9 8.11 11.12 (78 )
NSW/ACT: 4.1 7.2 9.2 10.7 (67)
GOALS - Tasmania: Riewoldt 4, Garland 2, Hislop 2, Thorp 2, Wells
NSW/ACT: McIntyre 2, Stroobants 2, Dickinson, Eintwisle, Koehler, Louis, Meiselbach, Neyland
BEST - Tasmania: Riewoldt, Thorp, Hislop, Joseph, Wells, Mohr
NSW/ACT: Bird, Dickinson, Paine, Duryea, Suckling, McIntyre
UMPIRES - Ritchie, Bowen, Raven
Princes Park, Carlton

TASMANIA: 2.2 4.4 7.4 9.5 (59 )
NORTHERN TERRITORY: 1.2 6.8 10.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS - Tasmania: Garland 2, Riewoldt 2, Wells 2, Bellchambers, Higgs, Thorp
Northern Territory: Calma-Holt 3, Djerrkura 3, Fittock 3, Campbell 2, Oliver, C.Rioli, S.Rioli
BEST - Tasmania: Thorp, Hislop, Joseph, Collier, Garland, Wells,
Northern Territory: C.Rioli, Oliver, Djerkurra, Fittock, Calma-Holt, Cubillo
Skilled Stadium, Geelong

QUEENSLAND: 7.3 10.8 16.10 23.14 (152)
NSW/ACT: 3.1 4.4 4.5 5.6 (36)
GOALS - Queensland: Smith 7, Tippett 4, Kiel 3, Tapp 2, Armitage, Brittain, Dzufer, Eaton, Hampson, Pope, Proud
NSW/ACT: Paine 2, Gumley, Stroobants, Townsend
BEST - Queensland: Dzufer, Smith, Armitage, Tippett, Kiel, Petterd, Eaton, White
NSW/ACT: Bird, Paine, McIntyre, Dickinson, Suckling
Skilled Stadium, Geelong

So, as expected, Qld has has swept through untroubled - in fact some are rating them as stronger than any of the Division 1 sides! Expect a big bunch of Queenslanders to feature in this years draft.

Division 1 (WA) went in as the favourites, with SA second favourite

VICTORIA METROPOLITAN: 4.4 9.6 13.10 17.13 (115)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 3.1 4.2 7.5 8.8 (56)
GOALS - Victoria Metropolitan: Hawkins 6, Prismall 2, Adams, Anderson, Dawes, Houli, Kelly, Kreuzer, Smith, Vaslevski, Veszpremi
South Australia: Thomas 2, Button, Caire, Gibbs, Hurley, Jurek, Schmidt
BEST - Victoria Metropolitan: Hawkins, Adams, Allen, Veszpremi, Anderson, Houli
South Australia: Gibbs, Hurley, Sellar, Buckley, Thomas, Schmidt
UMPIRES - Shepherson, Dalgleish, Lessels
Princes Park, Carlton

VICTORIA COUNTRY: 4.2 7.4 11.8 14.8 (92)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 4.1 6.6 8.10 11.14 (80)
GOALS - Victoria Country: M.Brown 3, Weeks 3, Grigg 2, Eddy, George, Hardy, Reid, Ross, Ryan
Western Australia: Foster 3, Krakouer 2, Collard, Dick, Jetta, McNarmara, Morton, Moss
BEST - Victoria Country: Grigg, Eddy, George, Hansen, M.Brown, Weeks
Western Australia: Moss, Gumbleton, O'Brien, Jetta, Foster, Masten
UMPIRES - Medlin, Walker, Tuckett
Princes Park, Carlton

VICTORIA COUNTRY: 1.0 7.1 12.4 13.8 (86)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 2.1 3.3 6.4 8.7 (55)
GOALS - Vic Country: M.Brown 3, Harbrow 3, Ross 3, O'Keefe 2, Eddy, Tyler
South Australia: Turner 3, Thomas 2, Edwards, Hurley, Wright
BEST - Vic Country: M.Brown, Grigg, Eddy, Harbrow, Ross, Frawley
South Australia: Gibbs, Hurley, Wright, Schmidt, Anderson, Turner
Umpires: Pattinson, McCarthy, Raven
Skilled Stadium, Geelong

A big upset -
VICTORIA METROPOLITAN: 2.6 4.6 9.14 12.16 (68 )
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1.1 6.10 6.11 9.18 (70)
GOALS - Vic Metro: Hawkins 3, Dawes 2, Houli 2, Veszpremi 2, Adams, Kelly, Kreuzer
Western Australia: Virgo 2, Collard, Dick, Foster, Gumbleton, Jetta, Moss, Sampey
BEST - Vic Metro: Hawkins, Houli, Dawes, Veszpremi, Adams, Anderson
Western Australia: Jetta, Gumbleton, Virgo, Collard, Colbung, Masten
Umpires: Bowen, Ritchie, Craig
Skilled Stadium, Geelong

So, it'll be an all Victorian final - a major surprise though this year.
However there's a lot of controversy about NSW protege Tom Hawkins being granted special permission to represent Vic Metro instead of his home state, just because he goes to school in Melbourne and is a star - has dominated both games so far. The Age even had a critical article on this issue. Other students from NSW, Tasmania and Qld still represent their home states.

Anyway, Metro (with its superstar ring-in from NSW ) will now play Country in the final division one match on Sunday at Princes Park - so GO COUNTRY!!

BTW - Next year, the championships won't just be held in Melbourne like they have been now for several years - they'll be spread across the states over several week, on a H&A basis, thus ending Victoria's home ground advantage.

[Egan]

Theres my man Mr Gumbleton.

Is needed urgently over here for Saturday.

I think we are going to be thrashed by 200 points...preying that Gardiner is called up to the Eagles

[stadiumking]

What are the stocks like from school footy this year? (ie Victorian schools)......APS and AGSV


AGSV
R. Anderson (Marcellin), D. Mackay (Trinity), A.Maric (pegs), T. Cotchin (pegs), N. Nixon (Assumption)

APS
Rioli, Smith, Djekurra, Scheetz

are any of these playing in the current carnival?

[sandyhill]

Theres my man Mr Gumbleton. Is needed urgently over here for Saturday...preying that Gardiner is called up to the Eagles

Good article (and photo) in todays Age on Gumbleton, who's sure to go high in the draft - http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/real ... 70275.html

What are the stocks like from school footy this year? (ie Victorian schools)......APS and AGSV

AGSV
R. Anderson (Marcellin), D. Mackay (Trinity), A.Maric (pegs), T. Cotchin (pegs), N. Nixon (Assumption)

APS
Rioli, Smith, Djekurra, Scheetz

are any of these playing in the current carnival?

Yes -
AGSV
R. Anderson (Marcellin) - Vic Metro
D. Mackay (Trinity) - Vic Metro

APS
Rioli - there are 2 Rioli's in the NT side, which beat Tassie. both amongst the best
Djekurra - NT - amongst best in both games.
Smith - depends. NT and Tasmania both have Smiths. Sam Smith for Tassie.
Scheetz - don't know.

[Rob]

Good to see Queensland consistently producing decent players, it shows that the last couple of years wasn't a fluke. Going by those results, you'd expect them to thump Tassie and have another 6-10 players picked up in the draft.