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AFL U18 YOUTH GIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 2ND EDITION $3 KATIE BRENNAN (Q) WON THE INAUGURAL U18 YOUTH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS FAIREST AND BEST IN MELBOURNE 2010. WELCOMEWELCOME EVENTEVENT FROMFROM OFFICIALSOFFICIALS THETHE AFLAFL AFL CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER: Following the success of the inaugural Performance Camp. This will be conducted Jan Cooper, AFL Manager Female Football Development 2010 AFL U18 Youth Girls National during June 2012 with the intention to not Championships in Melbourne, it was only improve players’ football knowledge GAME DAY MANAGERS: ultimately decided that waiting another 2 and skills but showcase their talents in a Julia Price, AFLQ Female Football Coordinator years before seeing the Nation’s best U18 curtain raiser on the MCG. Libby Sadler, AFL NSWACT Female Football Coordinator talent on display would be too long. As There is much for you to look forward to as a result, the AFL is pleased to welcome FACILITIES MANAGER: you develop your skills in the game whether all players, coaches, umpires, medical Jason Cotter, Southport Sharks FC it be as a player, coach, manager or official. staff and supporters to the Gold Coast The Gold Coast is a great place to hold this UMPIRES COACH/MANAGER: for the 2nd AFL U18 Youth Girls National tournament and with the birth of the Gold Pierce Field, AFL Cairns Umpire Manager Championships. Coast Suns into the AFL competition, it is With the burgeoning number of youth girls important to acknowledge that the Suns playing in new competitions right across have been great supporters of Youth Girls Australia, it is critical for the development football in Queensland. of the game that the most talented female Enjoy the Championships and the AFL footballers are provided with ongoing wishes all competitors a successful opportunities to develop their skills against tournament. the best this country has to offer. This is a key step in the talent pathway and many of the participants in this Championship could David Matthews well be selected in senior representative General Manager – National & International sides to play in future Women’s National AFL Development tournaments. Josh Vanderloo As an added bonus, the ten best players National Manager - Community Development selected at this Championship will have AFL Development the opportunity to participate alongside 30 senior women in the AFL’s Female High Welcome from AFLQ WELCOME FROM THE FIXTURES HOST STATE A POOL: VICTORIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AFL VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT B POOL: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, ACT/NSW AFL Queensland is extremely pleased to Supporters of Youth Girls and Women’s DAY 1 – TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER host the 2nd Under 18 Youth Girls National Football. Their appointment of Josh Fraser START END MATCH # HOME AWAY Championships on the Gold Coast from 19th- as Female Ambassador was exciting for our 10.30am 12.05pm 1 Victoria Victoria Development 24th September 2011. girls programs especially with his presence 12.30pm 2.00pm 2 ACT/NSW Western Australia at numerous club competitions and at the With the initiation of an Under 17 Youth Girls presentations at the Under 18 Youth Girls State Club Competition on the Gold Coast this year Championships. DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER as well as the rise of the Gold Coast SUNS in the AFL, these Championships are the perfect All U18 Youth Girls Nationals matches will START END MATCH # HOME AWAY opportunity to showcase the game to our ever- be played at Queensland’s biggest Australian 10.30am 12.05pm 3 South Australia Victoria growing female football community both on the Football Club, the Southport Sharks. This club 12.30pm 2.00pm 4 Queensland Western Australia Gold Coast and the rest of Queensland. hails former players Nick Reiwoldt, Marcus Ashcroft and Matt Kennedy and hopefully these Youth Girls and Women’s football have been Championships will be the making of many DAY 3 – THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER key focus areas for Queensland in 2011. We more champions. START END MATCH # HOME AWAY have made good ground in our regional areas with new Youth Girls competitions Congratulations to all those girls who have 10.30am 12.05pm 5 Victoria Development South Australia starting or planned to commence in 2012 at been selected to compete for their State and 12.30pm 2.00pm 6 ACT/NSW Queensland the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Mackay and good luck to all states in their endeavours. I am Cairns. We were also able to host at our new sure the Queensland weather will hold true for DAY 4 – FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER CROSS OVER SEMI FINALS Administration and Training Centre at Yeronga the championships to ensure a very successful in Brisbane, the Inaugural Under 18 Youth Girls and enjoyable trip for players, coaches and START END MATCH # HOME AWAY State Championships. This involved teams spectators. 10.30am 12.05pm 1A v 2B from Central Coast (Mackay, Capricornia, Wide 12.30pm 2.00pm 2A v 1B Richard Griffiths Bay), Southern Stars (Gold Coast, Northern 2.30pm 4.05pm 3A v 3B Rivers, Darling Downs) and Brisbane. This Chief Executive Officer allowed all of the Under 18 talent in Queensland AFL Queensland to be on display at the same time to allow more DAY 5 – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER GRAND FINAL girls the opportunity to be viewed and selected START END MATCH # HOME AWAY to represent their state. In 2012 we are hoping 10.30am 12.05pm 3B v 3A for six teams to be involved with PNG and Cape L 2A v 1B v 12.30pm 2.00pm York also indicating they wish to participate. L1A v 2B W 1A v 2B v 2A The Gold Coast SUNS have provided 2.30pm 4.05pm fantastic support since becoming the Official v 1B ALTERNATIVE GROUNDS: In the event of inclement weather, damage to the ground or other circumstances that prevent using the allocated ground, these are the alternative venue: Labrador AFC, Cooke-Murphy Oval, Ashton Street, Labrador The Championship Manager will notify the Team Managers should there be a need to change venues. ALL STARS TEAM 2010 ACT/NSW Heather Anderson AFLVic DEVELOPMENT Danielle Hardiman, Madeline Keryk, Alex Quigley Q Katie Brennan, Megan Hunt, Breanna Koenen Caitlyn Swanson, Caitlin Williams, Rebecca Catterall, SA Teena Leicester, Brittany Perry, Georgia Bevan Mandi Watts, Georgia Punton, Jessica Dal Pos, VIC Jessica Garner, Emily Paterno Grace Dempster, Levi McCulloch, Tiah Haynes, WA Sarah Noga SARAHSARAH NOGANOGA STEPHANIESTEPHANIE MORRISONMORRISON AWARDS 2010 KATIEKATIE BRENNANBRENNAN FAIREST AND BEST Katie Brennan Q LEADING GOAL SCORER Sarah Noga WA 13 goals ALL STAR FIELD UMPIRE Stephanie Morrison SA RESULTS 2010 RESULTS 2010 GRAND FINAL GAME VIC 6 – 7 43 D WA 4 – 5 29 1) SA 3 – 6 24 d Q 3 – 5 23 GOALS: Vic – G. Punton 2, Paterno, Garner, Jakobson, Watts. WA – Noga 2, 2) WA 5 – 7 37 d AFLVic Dev 4 – 7 31 Osborne, Hansen 3) Vic 15 – 14 104 d ACTNSW 1 – 1 7 BEST: Vic - Dal Pos, Stevens, G. Punton, Garner, Jakobson, MacQueen. WA – Atkins, 4) SA 6 – 1 37 d AFLVic Dev 1 – 4 10 Noga, Osborne, Vaughan-Taylor, Williams 5) WA 16 – 9 105 d ACTNSW 3 – 3 21 6) Vic 4 – 12 36 d Q 1 – 4 10 3rd SA 4th Q 7) WA 8 – 10 58 d Q 1 – 1 7 5th AFLVic Development 8) Vic 11 – 7 73 d AFLVic Dev 2 – 0 12 6th ACT/NSW VICTORIA’SVICTORIA’S 9) SA 4 – 5 29 d ACTNSW 3 – 4 22 WINNERSWINNERS ANDERSON THE TEAM LIST COLOURS: NAVY, SKY BLUE & GOLD ENERGISER By Natasha Lorenz COACH: REBECAA GODDARD TEAM MANAGER: DAWN GIFFIN NUMBER OF YEARS Heather Anderson is a young and The young seventeen year old has PLAYERS FAMILY GIVEN D.O.B. LOCAL CLUB COMPETING IN STATE energetic Canberra AFL player ready to achieved a lot in her short representative NUMBER NAME NAME FOOTBALL represent the NSWACT in the up coming career including being the only NSWACT Youth Girls National Championships. player to be selected on the All-Stars 1 O'Dea Sophie 3/08/1995 Belconnen Magpies 3 Team at last year’s Youth Girls Nationals. Anderson has already played for the 2 Power Stephanie 18/02/1993 Wollongong Saints 3 ACT in the AFL Women’s National “I have just been given opportunities 3 Mathewson Paige 23/06/1994 Riverina Lions 1 Championships this year, and does not to play AFL, I am grateful for the think there is much difference between opportunities and support I have received 4 Larmour Natalie 8/08/1993 Eastlake Women's 2 the women’s and youth side. through my career,” Anderson said. 5 Anderson Heather 29/07/1994 Belconnen Magpies 3 “They both have great skill levels, if Anderson is hoping to continue playing 6 Mulherin Rebecca 31/07/1993 Tuggeranong Hawks 1 anything, the women just have a little rep football for NSWACT and will be 7 Church Kirsty 19/01/1995 Kiama Power 2 more knowledge of the game,” Anderson looking to improve from last year’s 8 Saliou Caroline 26/10/1995 Shellharbour Swans 3 said. performances and she too can improve 9 Koeck Karina 16/09/1995 Ainslie 3 as her AFL career continues to grow. While NSWACT struggled for on-field 10 Abbott Kahli 11/06/1994 Riverina Lions 2 success last year, they are hoping for an improved one in 2011. 11 King Victoria 19/10/1995 Tuggeranong Hawks 3 12 Bell Talarah 29/09/1995 Shellharbour Swans 3 “We lost every game last year. This year we have a lot of first time representatives 13 Giffin Madison 13/09/1993 Wollongong Saints 3 and girls who have also come from the 14 Collier Madelane 14/09/1995 Kiama Power 1 women’s side.