Throughout the 2008 NAB AFL under 18 championships, afl.com.au will speak to a key recruiter/official about the players they thought shone on a particular day's play.

First up, we spoke to West Coast recruiting manager Rohan O'Brien.
His comments came after the first day's division two matches at Casey Fields, where NSW/ACT overcame Northern Territory by 28 points and Tasmania broke clear of Queensland by 24 points.


NSW/ACT
Xavier McMahon
- Xavier won the most disposals for NSW/ACT and he was a pretty good player all day. He also gave his side plenty of run.
Kade Klemke - Kade, like Xavier, also led the way for his side all day, winning plenty of the ball, while giving his team run.
Jordan Foster - Early in the match, Jordan took some terrific contested marks and he kicked three goals. He had a big impact on the game.

Northern Territory
Patrick Heenan - Although the Northern Territory missed several key players, Patrick was one of side's best and won 20 touches - the most for his side. He tried really hard all day.
Charlie Sharples - Charlie was also among Northern Territory's best, winning 17 touches.

Tasmania
Tom Salter
- Tommy was really good in the midfield. He was Tassie's highest ball-winner with 24 touches.
Jacob Hislop - He was really good in the middle and was one of Tassie's top ball-winners.
Daniel Trevena - He was terrific out of defence and gave Tassie plenty of drive and rebound. 
Tyson Mihocek - Tyson booted four goals in the last quarter when the game was up for grabs and he finished with five for the day, so he certainly had a big impact on the game.

Queensland
Matt Thomso
n - Matt was Queensland's leading ball-winner and he worked hard all day.
Justin Myers - Justin was his side's next best possession winner, trying hard throughout the match.
Jessie Haberfield - I thought Jessie had a pretty reasonable game and was a good contributor.