2019 AFL Women's Under-18 Championships
| 2019 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Dates | 31 May–12 July |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Venue(s) | Avalaon Airport Oval Blacktown International Sportspark Bond University Karen Rolton Oval Metricon Stadium Peter Motley Oval Southport Subiaco Oval |
| Teams | 8 (series 1) 6 (series 2) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vic Metro (de facto) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| MVP | Georgia Patrikios (Vic Metro) |
The 2019 NAB AFL Women's Under-18 Championships was played between May and July 2019, with six teams competing in the main 'Series 2' round-robin tournament and with a further four playing in a two-match one-on-one exhibition as the competition's initial 'Series 1' tournament.[1]
Format
The competition was opened with "Series 1", a set of closed competitions between four pairs of teams representing the country's eight largest states and territories. In "Series 2", teams representing Vic Country, Vic Metro, Queensland and Western Australia were joined by Central and Eastern Allies teams representing teams of the combined regions of Northern Territory and South Australia (Central) as well as New South Wales, ACT and Tasmania (Eastern). Each team played a total of three matches in that series.
Vic Metro finished the round-robin 'Series 2' as the only team undefeated in that series, making them the de facto tournament winners.[1] The competition's best player award was won by Vic Metro's Georgia Patrikios.[2]
Fixture
Series 1
| South Australian vs. Northern Territory | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 31 May | South Australia 13.5 (83) | def. | Northern Territory 4.1 (25) | Peter Motley Oval | Results |
| Sunday, 2 June | South Australia 10.11 (71) | def. | Northern Territory 0.2 (2) | Karen Rolton Oval | Results |
| NSW/ACT vs. Tasmania | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 31 May | NSW/ACT 11.5 (71) | def. | Tasmania 2.1 (13) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Results |
| Sunday, 2 June | NSW/ACT 13.6 (84) | def. | Tasmania 2.4 (16) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Results |
| Western Australia vs. Queensland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 14 June | Western Australia 7.8 (50) | def. | Queensland 0.3 (3) | Subiaco Oval | Results |
| Sunday, 16 June | Western Australia 4.4 (28) | def. | Queensland 2.1 (13) | Subiaco Oval | Results |
| Vic Country vs. Vic Metro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 June | Vic Country 4.2 (26) | def. by | Vic Metro 10.10 (70) | Avalaon Airport Oval | Results |
Series 2
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 8 July | Queensland 3.1 (19) | def. by | Vic Country 9.7 (61) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Monday, 8 July | Vic Metro 8.3 (51) | def. | Western Australia 5.4 (34) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Monday, 8 July | Eastern Allies 4.8 (32) | def. by | Central Allies 5.6 (36) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 10 July | Queensland 1.5 (11) | def. by | Vic Metro 4.5 (29) | Southport | Results |
| Wednesday, 10 July | Vic Country 6.6 (42) | def. | Eastern Allies 2.0 (12) | Southport | Results |
| Wednesday, 10 July | Western Australia 5.2 (32) | def. | Central Allies 1.4 (10) | Southport | Results |
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 12 July | Eastern Allies 0.3 (3) | def. by | Vic Metro 11.0 (75) | Bond University | Results |
| Friday, 12 July | Vic Country 3.7 (25) | def. | Western Australia 3.5 (23) | Bond University | Results |
| Friday, 12 July | Queensland 4.5 (29) | def. by | Central Allies 5.0 (30) | Bond University | Results |
All-Australian team
The 2019 Women's All-Australian team was selected by a panel of experts, including the AFL's Brett Munro and AFL Women's club list managers Katrina Gill (Adelaide), Wade Spilcker (Fremantle), Rhys Harwood (North Melbourne), and Ben Waller (Geelong).[3]
| B: | Brenna Tarrant (NSW/ACT) | Millie Brown (VC) | Kitara Whap-Farrar (Qld) |
| HB: | Tyanna Smith (VC) | Serene Watson (Qld) | Ellie Hampson (Qld) |
| C: | Molly McDonald (VC) | Lucy McEvoy (VC) (capt.) | Georgia Patrikios (VM) |
| HF: | Teah Charlton (SA) | Roxy Roux (WA) | Ellie McKenzie (VM) |
| F: | Mia King (Tas) | Olivia Barber (VC) | Gabby Newton (VM) |
| Foll: | Montana McKinnon (SA) | Sophie Molan (VC) | Mikayla Bowen (WA) |
| Int: | Mim Strom (WA) | Madison Newman (SA) | Laura McClelland (VM) |
| Lily Postlethwaite (Qld) | | ||
| Coach: | Not named | ||
Team MVPs
At the conclusion of the tournament, each competing team named their best player for the tournament.[4] The winner of these 'most valuable player' awards are as follows:
| Team | Player |
|---|---|
| Central Allies | Montana McKinnon (SA) |
| Eastern Allies | Mia King (Tas) |
| Queensland | Ellie Hampson |
| Vic Metro | Georgia Patrikios |
| Vic Country | Lucy McEvoy |
| Western Australia | Mikayla Bowen |
References
- ^ a b "NAB AFL WOMEN'S UNDER 18S". AFL Women's. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Black, Sarah (12 July 2019). "Patrikios crowned player of the U18 Championships". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Roche, Joss (25 July 2019). "Revealed: 2019 AFLW Under-18 All Australian team". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Black, Sarah (12 July 2019). "Patrikios crowned player of the U18 Championships". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 July 2019.