# 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships

The 2011 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships were the 16th 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. Vic Metro were the Division One champions and Tasmania were the Division Two champions. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Stephen Coniglio, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Tasmania's John McKenzie.

## Format

The format used for the 2011 championships differed slightly from the format used in 2009 and 2010. The two-division format used since 1992 was continued, with each team playing five matches: three against the opponents from their own division, and two from the other division. The cross-divisional matches were played in the first two rounds, and did not count for points or percentage.

## Results
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Sunday, 29 May (6:30pm) | Northern Territory 9.12 (66) | def. by | Western Australia 11.14 (80) | TIO Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 4 June (10:00 am) | South Australia 14.16 (100) | def. | Queensland 6.7 (43) | Blacktown Olympic Park | Report |
| Saturday, 4 June (2:35 pm) | NSW/ACT 9.7 (61) | def. by | Vic Metro 21.15 (141) | Blacktown Olympic Park | Report |
| Sunday, 5 June (11:30 am) | Tasmania 13.5 (83) | def. by | Vic Country 15.15 (105) | Bellerive Oval | Report |
| Julian Dobosz kicked seven goals for Tasmania, the most of any player in the competition. ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | |
| Saturday, 11 June (11:50 am) | South Australia 19.19 (133) | def. | NSW/ACT 9.4 (58) | AAMI Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 11 June (12:00 pm) | Vic Country 14.14 (98) | def. | Northern Territory 9.11 (65) | Visy Park | |
| Saturday, 11 June (2:30 pm) | Vic Metro 17.17 (119) | def. | Queensland 5.4 (34) | Visy Park | Report |
| Sunday, 12 June (11:20 am) | Western Australia 17.13 (115) | def. | Tasmania 4.4 (28) | Patersons Stadium | Report |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Saturday, 18 June (1:00 pm) | South Australia 19.9 (123) | def. | Vic Country 11.11 (77) | Adelaide Oval | Report |
| Sunday, 19 June (11:15 am) | Western Australia 11.9 (75) | def. by | Vic Metro 12.13 (85) | Patersons Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 25 June (10:45 am) | Queensland 15.9 (99) | def. | Northern Territory 9.7 (61) | Metricon Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 25 June (12:00 pm) | Tasmania 13.13 (91) | def. | NSW/ACT 10.13 (73) | Aurora Stadium | Report |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | | |
| Friday, 1 July (12:10 pm) | Vic Metro 10.16 (76) | def. | South Australia 7.8 (50) | Skilled Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 1 July (2:30 pm) | Vic Country 12.13 (85) | def. | Western Australia 5.6 (36) | Skilled Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 2 July (12:00 pm) | Northern Territory 5.6 (36) | def. by | Tasmania 10.9 (69) | Visy Park | Report |
| Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) | Queensland 3.7 (25) | def. by | NSW/ACT 12.7 (79) | Visy Park | Report |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | | |
| Wednesday, 6 July (5:35 pm) | Vic Metro 9.16 (70) | def. | Vic Country 2.10 (22) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Wednesday, 6 July (7:35 pm) | South Australia 14.10 (94) | def. | Western Australia 11.10 (76) | Etihad Stadium | |
| Thursday, 7 July (12:15 pm) | Queensland 7.10 (52) | def. by | Tasmania 13.7 (85) | Skilled Stadium | |
| Thursday, 7 July (2:30 pm) | Northern Territory 10.7 (67) | def. | NSW/ACT 9.9 (63) | Skilled Stadium | Report |

## All-Australian team

The 2011 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 9 July 2011:
2011 Under 18 All-Australian team :
| B: | Jed Anderson (NT) | Michael Talia (VM) | Brandon Ellis (VM) |
| HB: | Brad Crouch (VC) | Brody Mihocek (Tas) | Alex Forster (SA) |
| C: | Jaeger O'Meara (WA) | Toby Greene (VM) | Will Hoskin-Elliott (VM) |
| HF: | Chad Wingard (SA) | Sam Mayes (SA) | Lachie Whitfield (VC) |
| F: | Ben Kennedy (SA) | Jonathon Patton (VM) | John McKenzie (Tas) |
| Foll: | Billy Longer (VM) | Dom Tyson (VM) | Stephen Coniglio (WA) |
| Int: | Mitch Grigg (SA) | Brodie Grundy (SA) | Taylor Adams (VC) |
| Int: | Clay Smith (VC) | | |
| Coach: | Rohan Welsh (VM) | Rohan Welsh (VM) | Rohan Welsh (VM) |