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{{short description|Youth Australian rules football competition}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
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{{Infobox
| above     = 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships
| label1 = Teams
| data1= 8
| header2 = Division 1
| label3 = Teams
| data3 = 4
| label4= Champions
| data4 = Vic Metro
| label5 = Larke Medal
| data5 = [[Jack Watts (footballer)|Jack Watts]]
| header6 = Division 2
| label7 = Teams
| data7 = 4
| label8= Champions
| data8 = Tasmania
| label9 = Hunter Harrison Medal
| data9  = [[Mitch Robinson]]
|below = {{align|left|← [[2007 AFL Under 18 Championships|2007]]}} {{align|right|[[2009 AFL Under 18 Championships|2009]] →}}
}}
The '''2008 AFL Under 18 Championships''' is the 2008 series of the [[AFL Under 18 Championships]], a [[States and territories of Australia|state and territory]] based [[Australian rules football]] competition which showcase the best junior footballers in Australia, primarily with the aim for them to be [[AFL draft|drafted]] into the [[Australian Football League]].

The competition is split into two divisions.  The major football states of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] (split into separate Country and Metropolitan teams), [[South Australia]] and [[Western Australia]] are in Division 1, with the smaller football states of [[Northern Territory]], NSW/ACT, [[Tasmania]] and [[Queensland]] are in Division 2.  Unlike previous years, in 2008 the top two teams from the Division 2 competition advanced to be part of Division 1.

Division 2 games were played as a qualifying series over a week in May in [[Melbourne]], whereas Division 1 will be played mainly as [[curtain raiser (drama)|curtain-raisers]] before AFL matches in late May and early June.

==Division 2 qualifying series==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DATE
! HOME TEAM 
! SCORE
! AWAY TEAM
! SCORE
! VENUE
! TIME
|-
| Wed 7/5
| Northern Territory
| 7-4(46)
| '''NSW/ACT'''
| '''11-8(74)'''
| [[Casey Fields]]
| 11:15{{nbsp}}am 
|-
| Wed 7/5
| '''Tasmania'''
| '''12-5(77)'''
| Queensland
| 7-11(53)
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 1:30{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sat 10/5
| '''Tasmania'''
| '''11-11(77)'''
| Northern Territory
| 10-4(64)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] 
| 2:20{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sat 10/5
| '''NSW/ACT'''
| '''9-13(67)'''
| Queensland
| 5-6(36)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] 
| 4:20{{nbsp}}pm 
|-
| Tue 13/5
| NSW/ACT
| 8-7(55)
| '''Tasmania'''
| '''13-6(84)'''
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 10:15{{nbsp}}am
|-
| Tue 13/5
| '''Northern Territory'''
| '''14-7(91)'''
| Queensland
| 5-7(37)
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 12:30{{nbsp}}pm
|}

'''Division 2 Table'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! TEAM
! WON
! LOST
! FOR
! AGAINST
! PERCENTAGE
|-
| '''Tasmania'''
| '''3'''
| '''0'''
| '''238'''
| '''172'''
| '''138.37%'''
|-
| NSW/ACT
| 2
| 1
| 196
| 166
| 118.07%
|-
| Northern Territory
| 1
| 2
| 201
| 188
| 106.91%
|-
| Queensland
| 0
| 3
| 126
| 235
| 53.62%
|}

Tasmania is the No.1 Qualifier and NSW/ACT is the No.2 Qualifier into Division 1.<ref>Hanlon, Peter; [http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/young-talent-time/2008/05/13/1210444439215.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 Young talent time]; Realfooty.com.au; 2008-05-14</ref>

[[Mitch Robinson]] from Tasmania won the Hunter-Harrison Medal as best player in Division 2.<ref>Sheehan, Kevin; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080514111103/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=59570 A winner on all fronts]; AFL.com.au; 2008-05-14</ref>

==Division 1==

In 2008 Division One was extended from 3 rounds to 5 rounds with the addition of the top 2 teams from Division Two.

[[Fox Sports 1]] telecast the final round of games live from the [[Telstra Dome]] on Wednesday 9 July from 10{{nbsp}}am EST.

Melbourne Radio Station 3XX 1611AM broadcast games played in Melbourne on Wednesday 9 July

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DATE
! HOME TEAM 
! SCORE
! AWAY TEAM
! SCORE
! VENUE
! TIME
|-
| Sun 25/5
| Victoria Country
| 11-7(73)
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''12-4(76)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] 
| 11:10{{nbsp}}am 
|-
| Sat 31/5
| '''South Australia'''
| '''17-6(108)'''
| Tasmania
| 9-9(63)
| [[Adelaide Oval]] 
| 10:55{{nbsp}}am
|-
| Sun 1/6
| '''Western Australia'''
| '''15-7(97)'''
| NSW/ACT
| 4-3(27)
| [[Subiaco Oval]] 
| 11:30{{nbsp}}am
|-
| Sat 7/6
| '''NSW/ACT'''
| '''11-6(72)'''
| Victoria Country
| 10-7(67)
| [[Henson Park]]
| 12:30{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sun 8/6
| South Australia
| 4-13(37)
| '''Western Australia'''
| '''15-12(102)'''
| [[AAMI Stadium]] 
| 1:25{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Mon 9/6
| Tasmania
| 1-7(13)
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''12-8(80)'''
| [[Bellerive Oval]]
| 12:35{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sat 14/6
| Tasmania
| 9-8(62)
| '''NSW/ACT'''
| '''11-8(74)'''
| [[Aurora Stadium]]
| 12:30{{nbsp}}pm 
|-
| Sat 21/6
| Western Australia
| 6-7(43)
| '''Victoria Country'''
| '''11-4(70)'''
| [[Subiaco Oval]] 
| 2:30{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sun 22/6
| South Australia
| 8-6(54)
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''17-5(107)'''
| [[Adelaide Oval]] 
| 1{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sat 5/7
| Tasmania
| 6-4(40)
| '''Western Australia'''
| '''14-16(100)'''
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 10{{nbsp}}am 
|-
| Sat 5/7
| Victoria Country
| 9-10(64)
| '''South Australia'''
| '''14-14(98)'''
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 12:15{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Sat 5/7
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''11-14(80)'''
| NSW/ACT
| 4-5(29)
| [[Casey Fields]] 
| 2:30{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Wed 9/7
| '''South Australia'''
| '''20-12(132)'''
| NSW/ACT
| 8-4(52)
| [[Telstra Dome]] 
| 10:05{{nbsp}}am 
|-
| Wed 9/7
| Tasmania
| 6-4(40)
| '''Victoria Country'''
| '''22-6(138)'''
| [[Telstra Dome]]
| 12:15{{nbsp}}pm
|-
| Wed 9/7
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''14-9(93)'''
| Western Australia
| 9-10(64)
| [[Telstra Dome]] 
| 2:30{{nbsp}}pm
|}

'''Division 1 Table'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! TEAM
! WON
! LOST
! FOR
! AGAINST
! PERCENTAGE
|-
| '''Victoria Metro'''
| '''5'''
| '''0'''
| '''436'''
| '''233'''
| '''187.12%'''
|-
| Western Australia
| 3
| 2
| 406
| 267
| 152.06%
|-
| South Australia
| 3
| 2
| 429
| 388
| 110.57%
|-
| Victoria Country
| 2
| 3
| 412
| 329
| 125.23%
|-
| NSW/ACT
| 2
| 3
| 254
| 438
| 57.99%
|-
| Tasmania
| 0
| 5
| 218
| 500
| 43.60%
|}

The [[Larke Medal]] (Best Player in Div 1) was awarded to [[Jack Watts (Australian footballer)|Jack Watts]] (Victoria Metro).<ref>Harris, Amelia (10 July 2008); [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23996373-19742,00.html Talent manager predicts bumper 2009 AFL draft]</ref>

==2008 AFL Under 18 All-Australian team==
The 2008 Under 18 [[All-Australian]] team was announced following the conclusion of the 2008 AFL National Under 18 Championships.

{{Aussie rules team | title = 2008 AFL Under 18 All-Australian team
| backpocket1       = [[Nick Suban]] (Victoria Country)
| fullback          = [[Michael Hurley (Australian footballer)|Michael Hurley]] (Victoria Metro)
| backpocket2       = [[Clancee Pearce]] (Western Australia)
| halfbackflank1    = [[Stephen Hill (Australian footballer)|Stephen Hill]] (Western Australia)
| centrehalfback    = [[Jordan Lisle]] (Victoria Metro)
| halfbackflank2    = [[Rhys O'Keefe]] (South Australia)
| wing1             = [[Mitch Robinson]] (Tasmania)
| centre            = [[Matt De Boer]] (Western Australia)
| wing2             = [[David Zaharakis]] (Victoria Metro)
| halfforwardflank1 = [[Hamish Hartlett]] (South Australia)
| centrehalfforward = [[Lewis Johnston]] (South Australia)
| halfforwardflank2 = [[Tom Scully]] (Victoria Metro)
| forwardpocket1    = [[Ty Vickery]] (Victoria Metro)
| fullforward       = [[Jack Watts (Australian footballer)|Jack Watts]] (Victoria Metro)
| forwardpocket2    = [[Michael Walters]] (Western Australia)
| ruck              = [[Nic Naitanui|Nicholas Naitanui]] (Western Australia)
| ruckrover         = [[Jack Ziebell]] (Victoria Country)
| rover             = Ranga Ediriwickrama (NSW/ACT)
| interchange1      = [[Daniel Rich]] (Western Australia)
| interchange2      = [[Shaun McKernan]] (Victoria Metro)
| interchange3      = [[Kade Klemke]] (NSW/ACT)
| interchange4      = [[Steele Sidebottom]] (Victoria Country)
| interchange5      = 
| interchange6      =   
| coach             = [[David Dickson (footballer)|David Dickson]] (Victoria Metro) &mdash; Assistant coach: [[Danny Stevens (Australian footballer)|Danny Stevens]] (NSW/ACT)
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517011356/http://www.afl.com.au/Development/NABAFLRisingStarsProgram/NABUnder18s/tabid/276/default.aspx AFL.com.au NAB Under 18 Championships News Page]

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