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, 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

LADDER
Division 1 Table
TEAMWONLOSTFORAGAINSTPERCENTAGE
Western Australia50624275226.91%
South Australia41460333138.14%
Victoria Country3237939695.71%
NSW/ACT3234846974.20%
Victoria Metro23419393106.62%
Northern Territory2332143473.96%
Tasmania1434547173.25%
Queensland0527840368.98%

Division 1 Champions: Western Australia
Larke Medallists: David Swallow and Andrew Hooper
Division 2 Champions: NSW/ACT
Harrison Medallists: Dylan McNeil

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. 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 and Andrew Hooper, and the Hunter-Harrison Medallist, Dylan McNeil, 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.