WESTERN Australia has continued its dominance in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, smashing Tasmania by 128 points at Casey Fields on Saturday afternoon.

Unbeaten in this carnival, WA's 23.10 (148) to 3.2 (20) victory showcased some of the many players who will find themselves on AFL lists next year.

Tasmania went scoreless in the second quarter, mainly due to the sheer class of its West Australian opponents.

WA's midfield was on fire, with Kane Lucas, Mitchell Duncan and Bradley Sheppard finding plenty of the ball. Jack Darling and Brandon Matera were dangerous up forward, kicking 10 goals between them.

Matera was involved in a sensational piece of play in the second term, winning a hard-fought free kick at half-back before running the length of the field to meet the end of a chain of possessions and kick a brilliant goal.

Holding a massive 64-point lead at half time, the Sandgropers pushed on after the break with their bigger bodies, intense pressure and blistering pace too much for Tasmania to handle.

The lead has blown out to 90 points at three-quarter time, as both Matera and Darling dominated in attack, kicking goals and, more impressively, chalking up four and six tackles respectively.

For Tasmania, Jesse Crichton worked hard, finishing with 25 possessions including six clearances.

Tasmania     1.2   1.2   2.2   3.2 (20)
Western Australia     5.3   11.6   16.8   23.10 (148)

GOALS
Tasmania: Howe, Archer, Green
Western Australia: Darling 5, Matera 5, Hayward 2, Lucas 2, Cripps, Duncan, Swallow, Elari, Mason, Fyfe, Neates, Houghton, Winmar

BEST
Tasmania: Crichton, Green, Harwood, Milne, Gelston, Barrett
Western Australia: Matera, Lucas, Darling, Duncan, Swallow, Sheppard

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