World Footy News

The AFL Queensland 2009 Under 18 State Championships have recently concluded, with two PNG players being selected in the state All-Star team.

Stanis Susuve from the Country Kookaburras and Peter Labi from the Suncoast Power have been included in a 21 man All-Star team chosen from the Championships. They will now join members of the Gold Coast squad in a special pre-season trial at Carrara at 11am on Saturday 28 March.

The match will be an opportunity for the championship standouts, who have not yet been involved in the Gold Coast training squad, to further their cause ahead of the upcoming season.

Susuve represented the Country Kookaburras. They were the unknown quantity of the competition, with players from around the top end and overseas coming together for the first time after only one training session before the opening game.

Susuve relocated from PNG to play for Aspley in 2009. His freakish goal sense and speed makes it hard to believe he didn’t know what the game was until he was 15. Having gone on to make the State Under 16 team and play senior State League Football for Zillmere, previously in the AFL Queensland competition, he is another of the Country boys who made an impact on the championships.

In Game 2, Stanis Susave was providing plenty of run from the backline and in Game 3 he again was one of the Kookaburras key players. Labi was obviously of equal importance to the Suncoast Power representing the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane.

For more on the Championships and the All Star team, visit the articles on Round 2 of the championships, Round 3,the All-Star team, and the Country Kookaburras rep squad.