NAB AFL Under-18 Championships - Ones to Watch

[mjp]

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Allegedly Menzel has bad OP and is out for the rest of the championship.

Good. I mean - what a tragedy for the kid.

[azabob]

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Good. I mean - what a tragedy for the kid.

Not a fan?

[mjp]

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Not a fan?

Not a fan of him playing against WA at Geelong in 2-weeks. Aside from that, happy for him to do whatever he likes and kick as many goals as humanly possible.

[azabob]

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Not a fan of him playing against WA at Geelong in 2-weeks. Aside from that, happy for him to do whatever he likes and kick as many goals as humanly possible.

Ah, now I get ya!!

[Remi Moses]

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You'd think it would effect his prospects.
Where do our Under 18 folk think he'll now go?

[Throughandthrough]

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Lachlan Hunter SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 247 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr

[chef]

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How did he go T&T?

[Throughandthrough]

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How did he go T&T?

I was mainly watching the SA lads, so he didnt stand out for mine.

[Go_Dogs]

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2.2 7.4 10.7 12.13 (85)
VIC METRO 6.3 9.5 14.5 16.7 (103)

GOALS
South Australia: McDonough 6, Grundy 3, Stark, Gill, O'Brien
Vic Metro: Billings 5, Hunter 2, Macrae 2, O'Rourke, Haynes, Ballard, Daniher, Salem, Lennon, Tyquin

BEST
South Australia: Kennedy, Scharenberg, Stark, McDonough, Colquhoun, Montgomery
Vic Metro: Hrovat, McDonald, Billings, Vlastuin, O'Rourke, McKenzie, Kelly


For SA:

Grundy - Big tap ruck, spent much of the second half deep forward and was very effective there. He'll go pretty early and looks a 200 game player.

McDonough - As mentioned already, he was the best forward. Lead well and hard, strong hands, kicked a bag. Query his agility. Listed at only 180 but I thought he played a lot taller than that, and wouldn't be surprised if he actually was taller. Similar in body shape and movement to Darling.

Colquhoun - Wouldn't have said his impact was HUGE yesterday, but he's clean and has a bit of toe.

Dumont - Played a pretty good game. Another small-ish running player who is a reasonably neat user of the ball. Found himself on the end of chain a few times and positioned himself well around the contest.

I'll write up a little about a few VM guys a bit later.

[Throughandthrough]

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And Matt Scharenberg one for next year!

Heres the photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3466442...7630151851656/

[Throughandthrough]

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Ben Lennon SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 491 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr


Ben Lennon SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 492 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr


Ben Lennon SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 493 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr


Ben Lennon SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 494 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr

[soupman]

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Ben Lennon SA vs Vix Metro u18 2012 AFL SANFL 491 by FlashGordon Photography, on Flickr

Reference the guy underneath him, is that not the worst photo of a guys face ever?

[Remi Moses]

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Just a heads up there's two games on Fox this Friday
12.30 start

[Remi Moses]

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SA very impressive, look bigger than WA.
Grundy and McDonough very impressive, Aish ( what relation to Michael?)

[Bornadog]

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Stars shine in Vic battle

By Ben Guthrie
3:00 PM Fri 29 Jun, 2012

VIC METRO has held off rival Vic Country by 15-points in a spirited round three encounter in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships at Simonds Stadium on Friday.

The teams were all square on 6.14 (50) at three-quarter time before Metro's Jonathan O'Rourke snapped truly to break the deadlock early in the final term.

Country battled manfully to work the ball forward for the rest of the quarter, but a 50m penalty and resultant goal from Metro's Lachlan Hunter with just minutes remaining snuffed out that challenge.

Metro ball-magnet Nathan Hrovat displayed vision and poise in congested situations, as he collected 21 disposals to be amongst the best.

Tom Temay's positioning at half-back for Metro was also noteworthy, finishing with a game-high 24 touches and acting as a conduit between attack and defence.

Both teams struggled to adjust to the windy conditions in Geelong, which led to inaccuracy in front of goal and some wasteful use of the ball.

Metro key forward Thomas Boyd provided a strong presence up forward with three goals.

Possible GWS mini draft prospect and Metro forward Josh Kelly gathered 19 disposals, as his decision-making under pressure set him apart.

Country's Matt Crouch, brother of Adelaide's Brad, laid seven tackles for the game to go along with 18 touches to be one of his side's best.

That mantle, though, belonged to teammate Oliver Wines, who continued an impressive carnival with an unrelenting attack on the ball to finish with 18 touches, six tackles and a goal.

Country defender Mason Wood (13 disposals) also showed an ability to chop off attacking moves from Metro.

Although it was not enough, as O'Rourke, whose spread from the contest was important, stepped up at the right time to help deliver his side a hard fought victory.

VIC COUNTRY 2.5 3.8 6.14 6.15 (51)
VIC METRO 1.7 4.11 6.14 8.18 (66)

GOALS
Vic Country: Calvert 2, Crouch, Membrey, Wines, Wood
Vic Metro: Boyd 3, Hrovat, Hunter, Jaksch, Kelly, O'Rourke

BEST
Vic Country: Wood, Smith, Sherman, Garner, Wines, Hams
Vic Metro: Temay, O'Rourke, Boyd, Kelly, Vlastuin, Viney, Gilmore