2019 AFL Women's Under-18 Championships explained

AFL Women's Under-18 Championships
Sport:Australian rules football
Year:2019
Start Date:31 May
End Date:12 July
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Venues: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)
Champions:Vic Metro (de facto)
Matches:16
Mvp:Georgia Patrikios (Vic Metro)
Mvp Label:MVP
Previous:2018
Next:2021

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 2

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]

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 AlliesMontana McKinnon (SA)
Eastern AlliesMia King (Tas)
QueenslandEllie Hampson
Vic MetroGeorgia Patrikios
Vic CountryLucy McEvoy
Western AustraliaMikayla Bowen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAB AFL WOMEN'S UNDER 18S. AFL Women's. 27 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727012622/https://womens.afl/talent-pathway/u18s. 27 July 2019.
  2. News: Black . Sarah . Patrikios crowned player of the U18 Championships . 27 July 2019 . AFL Media . Telstra Media . 12 July 2019.
  3. News: Roche . Joss . Revealed: 2019 AFLW Under-18 All Australian team . 27 July 2019 . AFL Media . Telstra Media . 25 July 2019.
  4. News: Black . Sarah . Patrikios crowned player of the U18 Championships . 27 July 2019 . AFL Media . Telstra Media . 12 July 2019.