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Australian Under 18 Championships 2017

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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The Australian Under 18 Championships 2017 kick off in less than a fortnight. They will once again feature teams from Victoria Country & Metro, SA, WA and the Allies (best of the rest). Some of the squads have already been announced.

The draw for the first two rounds is:-

Round 1

Saturday 10 June 2017 at 12.30pm Western Australia v South Australia (Domain Stadium)

Sunday 11 June 2017 at 12.30pm Allies v Victoria Country (Blacktown International Sportspark)

Round 2

Saturday 17 June 2017 at 10.10am 
South Australia v Allies (Adelaide Oval)

Sunday 18 June 2017 at 11.00am
Western Australia v Victoria Metro    Domain Stadium)

I am hearing that the quality of the draft pool is just average but I think that's what was being said at this time last year and some good talent emerged at the championships.

At this stage the Demons have all the draft picks intact including one in the first round so there should be a fair bit more interest in the proceedings than there was in 2016.

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    4 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

     

    I am hearing that the quality of the draft pool is just average but I think that's what was being said at this time last year and some good talent emerged at the championships.

     

    I wonder if this quote will be something we hear more and more.  My understanding that AFL participation numbers are increasing at the early age groups Auskick to U10s but the 14+ age groups the drop off is enormous.  Be interested to actually see stats from the AFL, which we never will on the growth or lack of growth in the 14+ age group.  The flow on will be drop off in talent pools, you will always have good players but finding the late picks and rookies will be a lot harder

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    really looking forward to seeing what the club does with our picks this year..

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    18 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:


    Will Sutherland who is captain of the Australian Under 19 cricket XI and the son of current CEO of Cricket Australia James Sutherland is one of the players selected in Vic Metro's squad for the under 18 carnival.

    An interesting choice coming up for the kid.

    195cm key forward - interesting

    Top cricket prospect Will Sutherland named for Vic Metro

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    Liking the look of Oscar Allen from WA been moving up the rankings and a good sized accumulator

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    Been singing the praises of Charlie Spargo for a while. Just a stand-out. At only 173 cm he might slip down the draft like Caleb Daniel?

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    Cam Rayner! Jason Taylor's recruiting has been exceptional BUT id love to see Cam in the Red and Blue. He has all the qualities to be an exceptional AFL player

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    On 2017-5-31 at 9:59 PM, Pennant St Dee said:

    Liking the look of Oscar Allen from WA been moving up the rankings and a good sized accumulator

    Allen gets a decent mention here by Brett Anderson. There's also a bit of chat about the depth of this years draft (not viewed all that favourably) and trade chatter:

    https://audioboom.com/posts/5974758-on-the-clock-podcast-episode-1-2017?t=0

    Edited by ChaserJ

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    On 5/31/2017 at 4:29 PM, Whispering_Jack said:


    Will Sutherland who is captain of the Australian Under 19 cricket XI and the son of current CEO of Cricket Australia James Sutherland is one of the players selected in Vic Metro's squad for the under 18 carnival.

    An interesting choice coming up for the kid.

    I used to think this decision was a bit of a no-brainer, but the opportunities provided through the various 20/20 leagues around the world would be quite enticing for a talented footballer/cricketer.

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    The opening game of the Under 18 championships saw WA win by a point after a late surge from SA. 

    Under-18 national championships: WA holds on against fast-finishing SA

    U18: Young wins it for WA with a golden point

    Western Australia 2.4.16 6.7.43 10.12.72 10.14.74

    South Australia 2.2.14 5.3.33 6.6.42 10.13.73

    Goals

    Western Australia Allen 3, Stewart 2, Hill, Stack, Young, Ainsworth, Starcevich

    South Australia Fogarty 2, Houlahan 2, Rankine 2, Lukosius, Rozee, Rowe, Giro 

    Best

    Western Australia Ainsworth, Allen, Naughton, Taylor, Joyce, Frampton

    South Australia Edwards, Rakine, Crowden, Rozee, Giro, Ballard

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    Another team wins coming from behind in the final quarter.

    U18: No.1 pick fancy guides Vic Country home

    Allies 2.2.14 4.3.27 8.5.53 8.8.56

    Vic Country 2.2.14 5.3.33 6.5.41 10.8.68

    Goals

    Allies Dixon 3, Simington 2, Hardman, Blakey, Powell

    Vic Country Barzen 2, Daniels, McHenry, Dow, Handley, Ling, De Koning, Butts, Meek

    Best

    Allies Shipley, Brander, Highmore, Hardman, Thomas

    Vic Country Davies-Uniacke, Paton, Dow, Walsh, Daniels, Butts

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    didn't this guy train with the dees over the summer?

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    1 hour ago, Rocky said:

    didn't this guy train with the dees over the summer?

    He did, along with key back Oscar Clavarino. Davies-Uniacke has probably bumped his draft standing up since and Clavarino seems to have drifted a bit.

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    U18: Bottom-ager Lukosius stars in SA's big win

    South Australia 4.2.26 6.5.41 12.9.81 17.10.112

    Allies 1.3.9 6.4.40 6.5.41 9.7.61

    Goals

    South Australia Houlahan 4, Lukosius 3, Barry 2, Rankine 2, Fogarty 2, Giro, Rowe, Hewson, Rozee

    Allies Dixon 2, Scott 2, Brander, Powell, Davidson, Richards, Bell

    Best 

    South Australia Lukosius, Coleman-Jones, Rankine, Edwards, Petty, Giro

    Allies Bailey, Scott, Shipley, Bell, Highmore

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    U18: Top-10 prospect stars in Vic Metro win

    Western Australia 2.0.12 4.0.24 6.3.39 9.4.58

    Vic Metro 2.4.16 6.9.45 11.11.77 14.12.96

    Goals

    Western Australia Allen 3, B. Miller, L.Miller, Frampton, Ameduri, Starcevich, Cameron

    Vic Metro Higgins 2, Landt 2, McLean 2, Moore, Cerra, Rayner, Naish, Coffield, Hayes, Wooller, Taylor

    Best

    Western Australia Joyce, Patmore, Allen, Ainsworth, Naughton, England

    Vic Metro Higgins, Moore, Rayner, Cerra, Naish, Coffield

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