The ACT team are the Australian Country Football Champions for 2008. They beat Victoria by 21 points in the final on Sunday 27 July,in Shepparton. ACT 13.15.93, VIC 10.12.72
Belconnen's Griffin Underwood was named Player of the Carnival winning the JJ Lussick Medal.
5 members of the ACT team were successful in All Australian selection
All Australians
Armstrong - Coach
Healey - Forward pocket
Powell - Wing
G.Underwood - Back Pocket
Neely - Rover
Michael Ghobrial - Full Back
Congratulations to the Belconnen players, James Bennett, Luke Jeffrey, Ryan Underwood, Griffin Underwood, Cam Ilet, Andrew Ainger and Simon Curtis who represented ACT at the Championships and also to Steve Mahar who played the role of Assistant Coach for the Team.
Full Game results from the competition are below.
Game 1 - Thursday 24 July
ACT def NSW by 7 goals with a sensational 9 goal second half after being down by a goal at half time.
Best Players: Neely, Kimball on debut, Healey, G. Underwood, Bennett
Goal Kickers: Armstrong 2, Healey 2, Hughes 2, Powell, Lieschke, R. Underwood, Pettersson
ACT - 11.4.70
NSW - 4.5.29
Game 2 - Thursday 24 July
ACT def SA
Armstrong's 4 goals led the way with Healey, Ilett and Ainger all getting one goal in a 14 point win. Kimball again very good as was Powell
ACT - 7.4.46
SA - 4.8.32
Game 3 - Friday 25 July
ACT def WA
Goal Kickers: Healey 4, Bennett, R. Underwood, Kavanagh, Powell, Lieschke, Curtis
Best Players: Healey, Powell, Underwood, Ilett, Clarke
ACT 10.6.66
WA 3.5.23
Game 4 - Friday 25 July
VIC def ACT
Goal Kickers: Neely, Clarke, Kavanagh, Ainger, Hughes, Jeffery
Best Player: Ghobrial
VIC 6.8.44
ACT 6.5.41
Last Modified on 05/08/2008 18:28