WAFL State 18s v Victoria Country

The West Australian Football League State 18s play Victoria Country at 12pm at Medibank Stadium this Sunday, May 31 in Round 2 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships. The team will be aiming to repeat WA’s Round 1 success, which was a thrilling one-point win against South Australia at Lathlain Park.

Team list: WA v Vic Country

OUTS: Jesse Glass-McCasker (hamstring), Noah Hura (rotated*), Jake Taylor (rotated*)

*The NAB AFL National Championship rotation policy specifies that 30 players must play a minimum of 2 games over the course of the 6-game Championships

POSSIBLE INCLUSIONS:

Jordan Snadden – NAB AFL Academy player who is a strong bodied midfielder with elite speed and a strong contested ball winner.

Clint Hinchliffe – offered an U19s National Cricket Scholarship but decided to play football instead. An inside mid with quick hands and good decision making.

Chad Daniels – versatile medium forward / midfielder with great leadership and good skills by hand and foot under pressure. Does not shy away from a contest and is a real impact player.

Cameron Zurhaar – power forward who can take a strong overhead mark and play a hard running game. Very difficult to match up on.

Jarred Mason – developing tall with elite athletic abilities. Has the ability at 197cm to play as a mobile ruckman, key forward or key back. Exciting talent with tremendous upside.

Round 1 Scoreboard

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3.2 6.3 9.7 11.7 (73)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1.2 5.6 7.13 9.18 (72)

WA – Goals: Jones 4; Waterman, Ridley 2; Bennett, Smith, Powell-Pepper.
Best: Bennett, Petrevski-Seton, Jones, Hackett, Clark, Smith.
SA – Goals: Haysman, Milera 2; Partington, Hewett, Quinn, Markov, Dew.
Best: Partington, Haysman, Bonner, Milera, Parella, Hewett.

2015 NAB AFL State 18s Fixtures

Saturday 23 May – 11.20am – WA v SA (Lathlain Park)

Sunday 31 May – 12pm – WA v Vic Country (Medibank Stadium)

Saturday 6 June – 12pm – SA v WA (AAMI Stadium)

Saturday 13 June – 11.20am – WA v Vic Metro (Domain Stadium)

Friday 26 June – 2:35pm – Vic Metro v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL

Thursday 2 July – 1.15pm – Vic Country v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL

*All local times

WAFL State 18s Staff & Coaches

Raffaele Guadagnino – WAFL Talent Manager

Sharni Rowe – WAFL Talent Coordinator

Andrew Lockyer – Head Coach

Shane Yardley – Chairman of Selectors

Bruce Willis – Team Manager

Linton Davies – Head Trainer and Assistant Manager

Steve Armstrong – Assistant Coach

Arthur Maskos – Assistant Coach

Clint Ernst – Assistant Coach

Brett King – Ruck Coach

Jamie Douse – Team Runner

Harry Baynard – Strength & Conditioning Coach

Tom Wallace – Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Nick Caputi – Physiotherapist

Michael Newbound – Physiotherapist

Andrew Stanford – Physiotherapist

Lionel Lim – Doctor

Tom Hill – Doctor

Brad Collard – Player Welfare