# 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships

The 2013 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 18th 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. The competition was played over five rounds, in seven states and territories, across two divisions. In the first two rounds of the competition, the second-division teams crossed over and played the division one sides, while the final three rounds of matches were played between the teams in each the division. South Australia and Tasmania were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Dom Sheed, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was shared between three players—Queensland's Liam Dawson and Tasmania's Kade Kolodjashnij and Toby Nankervis.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Saturday, 25 May (6:00pm) | Northern Territory 5.4 (34) | def. by | Vic Country 22.13 (145) | TIO Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 26 May (1:00pm) | Queensland 9.6 (60) | def. by | Vic Metro 12.28 (100) | Yeronga | Report |
| Saturday, 1 June (12:00pm) | NSW/ACT 10.7 (67) | def. by | South Australia 17.13 (115) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Report |
| Sunday, 2 June (10:10am) | Tasmania 5.9 (39) | def. by | Western Australia 14.17 (101) | Aurora Stadium | Report |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | |
| Saturday, 8 June (11:30am) | Queensland 6.6 (42) | def. by | South Australia 22.10 (142) | Fankhauser Reserve | Report |
| Saturday, 8 June (12:00pm) | Western Australia 18.13 (121) | def. | Northern Territory 5.9 (39) | Brownes Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 9 June (12:00pm) | Vic Country 15.15 (105) | def. | Tasmania 7.2 (44) | Visy Park | Report |
| Sunday, 9 June (2:30pm) | Vic Metro 20.12 (132) | def. | NSW/ACT 9.8 (62) | Visy Park | Report |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Saturday, 15 June (11:20am) | Western Australia 12.9 (81) | def. by | Vic Metro 15.10 (100) | Patersons Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 16 June (12:00pm) | South Australia 11.13 (79) | def. | Vic Country 6.9 (45) | City Mazda Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 22 June (10:25am) | Tasmania 15.13 (103) | def. | Queensland 5.4 (34) | Blundstone Arena | Report |
| Saturday, 22 June (12:00pm) | NSW/ACT 19.19 (133) | def. | Northern Territory 5.2 (32) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Report |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | | |
| Friday, 28 June (12:35pm) | Vic Country 10.10 (70) | def. by | Western Australia 11.7 (73) | Simonds Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 28 June (2:35pm) | Vic Metro 8.7 (55) | def. by | South Australia 8.10 (58) | Simonds Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 29 June (12:00pm) | Northern Territory 3.3 (21) | def. by | Tasmania 21.13 (139) | Visy Park | Report |
| Saturday, 29 June (2:15pm) | NSW/ACT 7.5 (47) | def. by | Queensland 8.8 (56) | Visy Park | Report |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | | |
| Wednesday, 3 July (3:35pm) | South Australia 11.9 (75) | def. | Western Australia 10.5 (65) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Wednesday, 3 July (5:35pm) | Vic Country 6.6 (42) | def. by | Vic Metro 9.7 (61) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Thursday, 4 July (11:00am) | Northern Territory 6.7 (43) | def. by | Queensland 7.4 (46) | Victoria Park | Report |
| Thursday, 4 July (1:15pm) | NSW/ACT 6.10 (46) | def. | Tasmania 4.4 (28) | Victoria Park | Report |

## All-Australian team

The 2013 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 9 July 2013:
2013 Under 18 All-Australian team :
| B: | Zak Jones (VC) | Darcy Gardiner (VC) | Liam Dawson (Qld) |
| HB: | Clem Smith (WA) | Matt Scharenberg (SA) | Kade Kolodjashnij (Tas) |
| C: | Billy Hartung (VC) | Dom Sheed (WA) | James Aish (SA) |
| HF: | Ben Lennon (VM) | Cam McCarthy (WA) | Jack Billings (VM) |
| F: | Lewis Taylor (VC) | Tom Boyd (VM) | Darcy Hourigan (SA) |
| Foll: | Toby Nankervis (Tas) | Luke Dunstan (SA) | Josh Kelly (VM) |
| Int: | Mitch Honeychurch (VM) | Patrick Cripps (WA) | James Battersby (SA) |
| Int: | Lloyd Perris (NSW/ACT) | | |
| Coach: | Brenton Phillips (SA) | Brenton Phillips (SA) | Brenton Phillips (SA) |