OVERVIEW We acknowledge the traditional owners of country across Australia, on which we play our great game, and pay our respect to them, their culture, and Elders past and present. ELEVENTH YEAR OF THANK YOU TO NAB The NAB AFLW U19 Championships are a part of the NAB CHAMPIONSHIPS AFLW Rising Stars Program, which supports grassroots The NAB AFL Women's U19 Championships players and football communities and helps young Australians (previously Under 18) are the annual national fulfil their dream of playing in the AFL & AFLW. Australian rules football championships for players aged 19 years or younger. The NAB AFLW Rising Stars Program comprises the following programs: Originally known as the AFL Youth Girls National • NAB AFLW Rising Star Championship, the competition is now entering its 11th • NAB AFLW Draft year, having recessed in 2020 due to COVID-19. • NAB AFLW Draft Combine • NAB AFLW Under-19 Championships As part of the Championships in 2021, we are excited • NAB AFLW Under-17 Championships to have the AFL Woomeras and Medley’s Programs • NAB AFLW Academy (National U17 female Indigenous and Multicultural • NAB League programs) feature in our schedule. Selected from the state pathway programs of Kickstart & All Nations, the NAB has been supporting footy from grassroots to the elite programs have been established to provide young level since 2002, providing boys and girls with a clear pathway First Nations and Multicultural women with the from NAB AFL Auskick through the NAB AFL & AFLW Rising opportunity to develop on and off the football field. Stars Programs all the way to the big time. As part of the new model for AFL Talent Pathway Programs announced in September 2020, age groups OFFICIATING PATHWAY for all AFL Talent Pathway Programs, including the As it is for players, the NAB AFLW U19 Championships is an National Championships, have been re-focused from important step on the umpiring talent pathway. The Umpires U16 and U18 Levels to U17 and U19 in 2021. will receive high-level from guidance from a panel of coaches with AFL experience during the championships. Six female Umpires will officiate, as well as three female HOW TO FOLLOW Umpire Coaches, exemplifying the emergence of talent across women in football in all areas. We wish all the participating womens.afl Umpires and players well during the championships and look forward to seeing them develop over the seasons to come. Use #AFLWU19 to join the conversation. @AFLWomens UMPIRES @AFLWomens The NAB AFLW U19 Championships allow up-and-coming @AFLWomens umpires from all over Australia to show their potential. Here are the umpires taking charge of this year’s matches. Field Umpires: 10. Joseph O’Brien (NSW), 11. Jordyn Pearson (VIC), 12. Lucinda Lopes (VIC), 13. Brad Percey (TAS), 25. Josh Antulov (WA), 39. Brodie Morcom (NT), 40. Hugo Morgan (VIC), 41. Jack McCarthy (WA), 42. Jack Millar COVER PHOTO (SA) COVER (from left) AFLW Players who have Boundary Umpires: Ben Williams (SA), Darien Blair (NT), represented their state at the NAB U18 Championships Dom Schiliro (TAS), Kaitlin Barr (VIC), Scott Hansford (NSW), - Sabreena Duffy (Western Australia), Natalie Grider Trent Ramshek (WA) (Queensland), Madison Prespakis (Vic Metro) Nina Morrison (Vic Country) Alyce Parker (NSW/ACT), and Goal Umpires: Bridget Saftenberger (VIC), Georgia Danielle Ponter (South Australia) Henderson (SA), Kitean Aitken (TAS), Kyriakos Lambrinidis (NT), Maddison Lamont (WA), Nicholas Ford (NSW) HONOUR BOARD YEAR AWARD POOL A POOL B FAIREST & BEST Katie Brennan (QLD) 2010 LEADING GOAL KICKER Sarah Noga (WA), 13 No Pool B WINNER Victoria FAIREST & BEST Ellie Blackburn (VIC) 2011 LEADING GOAL KICKER Ellie Blackburn (VIC) No Pool B WINNER Victoria FAIREST & BEST Caitlin Williams (SA) 2012 LEADING GOAL KICKER Jasmine Garner (VM) No Pool B WINNER Victoria Metro FAIREST & BEST Ellie Blackburn (VIC) 2013 LEADING GOAL KICKER Kira Phillips (WA), 16 No Pool B WINNER Victoria Metro Lily Mithen (VC) & Hayley Miller FAIREST & BEST Danielle Ponter (Thunder Devils) (WA) 2014 LEADING GOAL KICKER Asha Price (WA), 16 Shaelise Fisher (Woomeras), 7 WINNER Western Australia Woomeras FAIREST & BEST Tayla Harris (QLD) Sarah Allan (SA) 2015 LEADING GOAL KICKER Asha Price (WA), 9 Sarah Milham (SA), 8 WINNER Victoria Metro South Australia FAIREST & BEST Courtney Hodder (WA) Lizzie Stokely (TAS) & Daria Bannister (TAS) 2016 LEADING GOAL KICKER Brooke Struylaart (VM) Kate Stanton (NSW/ACT) WINNER Victoria Metro NSW/ACT FAIREST & BEST Madison Prespakis (VM) 2017 LEADING GOAL KICKER Eden Zanker (VC) No Pool B Nina Morrison (VC) & Madison FAIREST & BEST 2018 Prespakis (VM) LEADING GOAL KICKER Lucy McEvoy (VC), 9 No Pool B FAIREST & BEST Georgia Patrikios (VM) 2019 LEADING GOAL KICKER Kiana Lee (SA), 8 2020 Recess due to COVID-19 FIXTURE MATCH TIME VENUE MONDAY 12th APRIL South Australia v Victoria Country 10:00AM Avalon Airport Oval Woomeras v Medleys 12:15PM Avalon Airport Oval Western Australia v Allies 2:30PM Avalon Airport Oval THURSDAY 15th APRIL Victoria Metro v Western Australia 10:00AM Trevor Barker Oval Allies v South Australia 12:15PM Trevor Barker Oval Woomeras v Medleys 2:30PM Trevor Barker Oval SUNDAY 23rd MAY Victoria Country v Queensland TBC TBC SUNDAY 29th MAY Queensland v Victoria Metro TBC TBC Avalon Airport Oval – 22- Watton St, Werribee Trevor Barker Oval - Beach Rd & Hampton St, Sandringham ALLIES COACH Jared Crouch | TEAM MANAGER Alex Agrotis & Darren Denneman ASSISTANT COACHES Shannon Millar | Cam Joyce | Katherine Smith COLOURS Sky Blue, bottle green, black and ochre. *The Allies consist of players from the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory & Tasmania NO NAME LOCAL CLUB 3 Amy BISSETT 20/05/2003 158cm Tasmania 4 Cynthia HAMILTON 2/04/2004 178cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 6 Meghan GAFFNEY 2/04/2003 156cm Tasmania 7 Jessica DOYLE 15/09/2003 170cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 8 Jemma BLAIR 3/02/2003 170cm Tasmania 9 Claire RANSOM 21/02/2004 170cm Tasmania 10 Ruby SARGENT-WILSON 13/08/2003 165cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 11 Perri KING 25/08/2003 169cm Tasmania 12 Grace MULVAHIL 18/04/2003 172cm NT Thunder Academy 13 Jayde HAMILTON 21/08/2002 166cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 15 J'Noemi ANDERSON 17/12/2004 171cm NT Thunder Academy 16 Ella MAURER 1/02/2002 170cm Tasmania 18 Eleanor BISHOP 19/06/2003 168cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 19 Madeline HENDRIE 17/07/2002 180cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 20 Ella HEADS 24/06/2002 175cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 21 Brodee MOWBRAY 2/09/2002 168cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 22 Jessica WHELAN 12/09/2002 175cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 23 Hayley MACDONALD 15/12/2003 175cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 24 April DEVINE 30/04/2003 180cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 25 Isadora MCLEAY 18/09/2003 178cm NSW/ACT - Sydney Swans Academy 26 Ashanti BUSH 18/08/2002 162cm NT Thunder Academy 27 Kasey MARSDEN 13/08/2003 178cm NT Thunder Academy 28 Teagan GERMECH 24/09/2002 177cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy 30 Ally MORPHETT 11/11/2003 188cm NSW/ACT - GIANTS Academy QUEENSLAND COACH Sam Iles & Damian Richards | TEAM MANAGER Kath Newman ASSISTANT COACHES Jarrod Wells | Scott Cowley | Ariana Riley COLOURS Maroon & White NO NAME LOCAL CLUB 1 Keyshia MATENGA 7/03/2002 160 Coolangatta 2 Abby HEWETT 12/04/2003 162 Wilston Grange 3 Mikayla PAUGA 10/04/2003 161 Maroochydore / Bond University 4 Charlotte MULLINS 28/10/2004 165 Aspley 5 Macie BROWN 30/03/2002 159 Coorparoo 6 Bella SMITH 5/10/2003 167 Maroochydore 7 Teagan LEVI 14/08/2003 169 Bond University 8 Lauren MIDDLETON 26/01/2002 161 University of Queensland 9 Sally EVANS 5/11/2003 163 Coolangatta 10 Alana GEE 20/04/2004 170 Mackay Saints 11 Brooke SHERIDAN 8/09/2004 171 Wilston Grange 12 Phoebe BAIRD 15/12/2003 164 Aspley 13 Ella SMITH 27/05/2004 168 Aspley 14 Kadie FLETCHER 18/08/2004 170 Aspley 15 Maggie HARMER 12/04/2003 170 Maroochydore 16 Laquoiya COCKATOO - MOTLAP 8/04/2003 166 Coolangatta/Cairns City Lions 17 Imogen EVANS 5/02/2004 171 Coolangatta 18 Casey WYNNE 8/06/2003 177 Coolangatta 19 Kalista - Jayne SHINER 7/06//2003 174 Coorparoo 20 Litonya COCKATOO - MOTLAP 8/04/2003 167 Coolangatta/Cairns City Lions 21 Jasmyn DAVIDSON 29/10/2002 176 Bond University 22 Faith ALCHIN 11/04/2003 180 Coolangatta 23 Christine OKESENE 3/09/2002 165 Yeronga 24 Lucia LIESSI 24/06/2003 170 Aspley 25 Lilly PEARCE 31/12/2002 186 Southport 26 Lily TARLINTON 22/01/2002 186 Bond University 28 Giselle DAVIES 17/03/2003 180 Southport/Bond University 29 Fleur DAVIES 6/05/2004 185 Southport 30 Sophie URE 11/12/2002 185 Coolangatta/BITS SOUTH AUSTRALIA COACH Tim Weatherald | TEAM MANAGER Ashleigh Young ASSISTANT COACHES Emma Sampson | Bill Economou | Craig Lum | Jason Rivett COLOURS Red, royal blue & gold. NO NAME LOCAL CLUB 1 Laitiah HUYNH 14/02/2003 157 Salisbury Football Club 2 Sarah BRANFORD 24/02/2003 159 Old Ignatians Football Club 3 Kate CASE 13/01/2003 167 Crystal Brook Football Club 4 Madison LANE 6/08/2003 162 Salisbury Football Club 5 Lauren BREGUET 5/11/2002 164 Angle Vale Football Club 6 Gypsy SCHIRMER 18/02/2003 178 Christies Beach Football Club 7 Brooke TONON 19/09/2003 166 East Gambier Football Club/Scotch College 8 Charlotte DOLAN 21/11/2002 168 SMOSH West Lakes Football Club 9 Tahlita BUETHKE 23/01/2002 167 McLaren Vale Football Club 10 Zoe PROWSE 3/07/2003 177 Mount Lofty Football Club 11 Zoe VENNING 4/11/2003 168 Blackwood Football Club 12 Tamsyn MORRISS 8/02/2002 170 Christies Beach Football Club 13 Hannah EWINGS 17/03/2004 167 Roopena Football Club 14 Amelie BORG 17/11/2004 177 Golden Grove Football