2019 NAB League Boys season explained

Competition:NAB
Year:2019
Teams:13
Premiers:Oakleigh Chargers
Count:5
Minor Premiers:Eastern Ranges
Mpcount:3
Wooden Spooners:Geelong Falcons
Wscount:1
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 NAB League Boys season was the 28th season of the NAB League Boys competition; the NAB League (formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. The season started on 23 March[1] and concluded with the 2019 NAB League Grand Final on September 21. Oakleigh Chargers defeated Eastern Ranges by 53 points in the grand final,[2] earning that team's fifth premiership.

Finals series

Finals Week 4

Academy Series

This was the first season the NAB AFL Academy Series was incorporated into the NAB League. The series was fixtured for the three northern state academy teams, NT Thunder and Tasmania, with the team that finishes on top of the academy-specific ladder crowned the winners.[3] The winners of the series were the Gold Coast Suns.[3]

Ladder

2019 NAB League Academy Series Ladder
TEAM P W L D % PTS
1 Gold Coast Suns5410137.416
2Sydney Swans5410127.116
3Tasmania523099.28
4Brisbane Lions514060.44
5NT Thunder505050.30
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, (W) = Winners, Source

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Football – 2019 TAC Cup Season . australianfootball.com. 2019-06-05.
  2. Web site: Twomey . Callum . Huge game by likely No.1 draft star leads Oakleigh to Grand Final win . AFL.com.au . 21 September 2019 . 21 September 2019.
  3. Web site: SUNS seal NAB AFL Academy Series. Gold Coast Suns FC. 7 May 2019.