WA Under 18 State Side Announced
The WA Under 18 State Side to contest the National Under 18 Championships at Capalaba Sports Club, Queensland from October 2nd to 5th has been announced.
Ken Perks (Head Coach), Clive Adams (Assistant Coach), and Lee-Anne Green (Team Manager) have chosen a team that will seek to compete against the best young players in the country with the difficult selection process based on participation in squad selection practices.
WA JUNIOR SIDE
Boys Team
Singles Jack East
Pairs Jack East & Cory Day (Sk)
Triples Aiden McAuliffe, Ashton Hagboom, Marcus Simpson (Sk)
Fours Aiden McAuliffe, Ashton Hagboom, Cory Day, Marcus Simpson (Sk)
Three of the 2018 Team are Country players with Ashton Hagboom (Goomalling), Aiden McAuliffe (Mullewa), and Cory Day (Carnarvon). Rounding out the Team are two Metro players Jack East (Rossmoyne) and Marcus Simpson (Rockingham).
Girls Team
Singles Emma Smith
Pairs Ruby Leggett, Emma Smith (Sk)
Fours Ruby Leggett (Second)
While a small contingency of girls, who will combine with another State or Territory to fulfil Team requirements, it is a new generation with Ruby Leggett from Joondalup following in her brother Ben’s footsteps in representing Under 18’s for WA and Emma Smith from York keeping up with the rest of the Smith Family’s prestigious year representing WA after her brothers Aaron and Nathan won last season’s State Pairs!
