A MATT YOUNG golden point has given Western Australia a remarkable win in the first game of the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships.<\/p>\n
In what was largely a one-sided contest for most of the day with WA\u00a0leading by 30-points at three quarter time, South Australia fought hard with five scoring shots in the opening six minutes of the final quarter, before Izak Rankine<\/strong> goaled to level the scores\u00a0at Domain Stadium with a few minutes remaining.<\/p>\n Both sides fought hard, before Western Australia\u00a0took\u00a0the ball inside 50 and Matt Young<\/strong> marked, with his kick at goal missing – but securing the golden point to give WA\u00a0a win by the narrowist of margins.<\/p>\n The home sides attack on the ball carrier was obvious from the get go, laying 19 more tackles than SA\u00a0throughout the contest, with Callan England<\/strong> laying a team-high seven tackles.<\/p>\n Brayden Ainsworth<\/strong> was West Australia’s best in the final term, fighting hard despite the one way traffic, finishing the game with a game-high 26 disposals and eight clearances.<\/p>\n Bottom age midfielders Tom Joyce<\/strong> (21 disposals, four tackles) and Ian Hill<\/strong> (14 disposals, four tackles) were impressive and will be two likely draftees from the home state in 2018.<\/p>\n Gordon Narrier<\/strong> was important in the opening quarter with seven disposals, working hard on the outside\u00a0finishing\u00a0with 15 disposals and seven inside 50s.<\/p>\n AFL Academy member Jake Patmore<\/strong> impacted the game in the third quarter, finishing with 19 disposals and five marks for the day.<\/p>\n Western Australia co-captain Oscar Allen<\/strong> showed some good signs in the opening half,\u00a0collecting\u00a010 disposals and booting three goals playing at centre half forward, while his other co-captain Aaron Naughton<\/strong> used the ball well coming out of defence on his left foot with 15 disposals and four rebound 50s.<\/p>\n For South Australia, Mitch Crowden<\/strong> was their standout using his bigger body to impose the contest. Crowden collected an equal team-high 23 disposals (10 contested) and\u00a0the 179cm midfielder impressed all day.<\/p>\n Possible Adelaide father-son prospect Jackson Edwards<\/strong> also had 23 disposals (11 contested) playing through the midfield. Edwards started slowly, but built into the game with a superb last quarter with his seven disposals important in getting the ball forward for South Australia.<\/p>\n Isaac Hewson<\/strong> (22 disposals) and Charlie Ballard<\/strong> (20 disposals)\u00a0performed well in the midfield, winning the contested ball.<\/p>\n Possible number one draft pick\u00a0Darcy Fogarty<\/strong> had a quiet game with just 12 disposals, four marks and two first quarter goals for the afternoon.<\/p>\n Bottom ager Izak Rankine<\/strong> kicked\u00a0two goals for the contest from his 20 disposals, which included seven inside 50s playing\u00a0in the midfield. Fellow 2018 draft prospect Connor Rozee<\/strong>\u00a0laid 10 tackles and found\u00a0the ball on 16 occassions on the outside.<\/p>\n SA tall Callum Coleman-Jones<\/strong> clunked six marks (four contested) and ammassed 22 hit outs in a strong performance mixing between ruck and deep up forward.<\/p>\n Western Australia take on Vic Metro next Sunday at Domain Stadium, while South Australia will host the Allies at Adelaide Oval in a televised Fox Footy game on Saturday. GOALS BEST A MATT YOUNG golden point has given Western Australia a remarkable win in the first game of the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships. 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\nWESTERN AUSTRALIA \u00a0 \u00a0 2.4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010.12 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010.14 (74) \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>SOUTH AUSTRALIA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010.13 (73) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>WESTERN AUSTRALIA:<\/strong>\u00a0Allen 3, Stewart 2, Stack, Starcevich, Hill, Young, Ainsworth
\nSOUTH AUSTRALIA: <\/strong>Fogarty 2, Rankine 2, Houlahan 2, Rozee, Lukosius, Giro, Rowe
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\nWESTERN AUSTRALIA:\u00a0<\/strong>Ainsworth, Joyce, England, Allen, Narrier, Patmore
\nSOUTH AUSTRALIA:<\/strong>\u00a0Crowden, Edwards, Rankine, Ballard, Hewson, Coleman-Jones
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