2018 AFL Women's Under-18 Championships
| 2018 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Dates | 25 May–13 July |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Venue(s) | Blacktown International Sportspark Bond University Broadbeach Sports Club Domain Stadium GMHBA Stadium TIO Stadium |
| Teams | 8 (series 1) 6 (series 2) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vic Country (de facto) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| MVPs | Nina Morrison (Vic Country) Madison Prespakis (Vic Metro) |
The 2018 NAB AFL Women's Under-18 Championships was played between May and July 2018, with six teams competing in the main 'Series 2' round robin tournament and with a further four playing in a two-match on-on-one exhibition as the competition's initial 'Series 1'.[1]
Format[edit]
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 Country 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 jointly won by Vic Country's Nina Morrison and by the previous year's outright winner, Madison Prespakis of Vic Metro.[2][3]
Fixture[edit]
Series 1[edit]
| Northern Territory vs. South Australia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 25 May | Northern Territory 6.2 (38) | def. by | South Australia 9.13 (67) | TIO Stadium | Results |
| Sunday, 27 May | Northern Territory 0.1 (1) | def. by | South Australia 10.9 (69) | TIO Stadium | Results |
| NSW/ACT vs. Tasmania | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 1 June | NSW/ACT 6.7 (43) | def. | Tasmania 1.1 (7) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Results |
| Sunday, 3 June | NSW/ACT 6.8 (44) | def. | Tasmania 0.3 (3) | Blacktown International Sportspark | Results |
| Western Australia vs. Queensland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 June | Western Australia 4.6 (30) | def. | Queensland 3.9 (27) | Domain Stadium | Results |
| Monday, 4 June | Western Australia 6.4 (40) | def. | Queensland 2.3 (15) | Domain Stadium | Results |
| Vic Country vs. Vic Metro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 16 June | Vic Country 2.5 (17) | def. by | Vic Metro 4.5 (29) | GMHBA Stadium | Results |
Series 2[edit]
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 9 July | Queensland 1.5 (11) | def. by | Vic Country 10.7 (67) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Monday, 9 July | Vic Metro 7.9 (51) | def. | Western Australia 6.7 (43) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Monday, 9 July | Eastern Allies 6.8 (44) | def. | Central Allies 2.4 (16) | Metricon Stadium | Results |
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 11 July | Queensland 4.3 (27) | def. | Vic Metro 3.1 (19) | Broadbeach Sports Club | Results |
| Wednesday, 11 July | Vic Country 6.6 (42) | def. | Central Allies 3.1 (19) | Broadbeach Sports Club | Results |
| Wednesday, 11 July | Western Australia 7.3 (45) | def. | Eastern Allies 2.3 (15) | Broadbeach Sports Club | Results |
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 13 July | Vic Metro 10.6 (66) | def. | Central Allies 3.3 (21) | Bond University | Results |
| Friday, 13 July | Queensland 5.5 (35) | def. | Eastern Allies 2.6 (18) | Bond University | Results |
| Friday, 13 July | Vic Country 7.11 (53) | def. | Western Australia 2.5 (17) | Bond University | Results |
All-Australian team[edit]
The 2018 Women's All-Australian team was decided following an all-star exhibition match between members of the 48-player squad. 13 of the players named were 'top-aged' and draft eligible that year, while the remaining nine were 'bottom-aged'.[4][5][6]
| B: | Serene Watson (Qld) | Lucinda Cripps (VC) | Nat Grider (Qld) |
| HB: | Jordyn Allen (VC) | McKenzie Dowrick (WA) | Sabreena Duffy (WA) |
| C: | Georgia Patrikios (VM) | Madison Prespakis (VM) | Nina Morrison (VC) |
| HF: | Sophie Van De Heuvel (VC) | Gabby Newton (VM) | Belle Dawes (Qld) |
| F: | Daisy Bateman (VM) | Lucy McEvoy (VC) | Montana McKinnon (SA) |
| Foll: | Lauren Bella (Qld) | Alyce Parker (NSW/ACT) (captain) | Tyla Hanks (VC) |
| Int: | Jacqui Yorston (Qld) | Lily Postlethwaite (Qld) | Olivia Purcell (VC) |
| Eleanor Brown (VM) | |||
| Coach: | Not named | ||
Initial squad[edit]
- NSW/ACT: Brianna McFarlane, Alexia Hamilton, Alyce Parker
- Northern Territory: Janet Baird
- Queensland: Lauren Bella, Belle Dawes, Kitara Farrar, Nat Grider, Tori Groves-Little, Charlotte Hammans, Dee Heslop, Lily Postlethwaite, Serene Watson, Jacqui Yorston
- South Australia: Nikki Gore, Montana McKinnon, Katelyn Rosenzweig
- Tasmania: Mia King
- Victoria Country: Jordyn Allen, Rene Caris, Georgia Clarke, Lucinda Cripps, Tyla Hanks, Courtney Jones, Lucy McEvoy, Nina Morrison, Olivia Purcell, Denby Taylor, Sophie Van De Heuvel, Rebecca Webster
- Victoria Metro: Daisy Bateman, Eleanor Brown, Mikala Cann, Isabella Grant, Katie Lynch, Hannah McLaren, Abbie McKay, Georgia MacPherson, Gabby Newton, Georgia Patrikios, Madison Prespakis, Emerson Woods
- Western Australia: Kate Bartlett, Mikayla Bowen, McKenzie Dowrick, Sabreena Duffy, Rikki Ryan-Carling, Matilda Sergeant
Team MVPs[edit]
At the conclusion of the tournament each competing team named their best player for the tournament.[2] The winner of these 'most valuable player' awards are as follows:
| Team | Player |
|---|---|
| NSW/ACT | Alyce Parker |
| Northern Territory | Tabitha May |
| Queensland | Nat Grider |
| South Australia | Montana McKinnon |
| Tasmania | Mia King |
| Vic Country | Nina Morrison |
| Vic Metro | Madison Prespakis |
| Western Australia | Sabreena Duffy |
| Central Allies (NT and SA) | Janet Baird |
| Eastern Allies (NSW/ACT and Tas) | Alyce Parker |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2018 NAB AFL Women's U18s Fixture & Results". AFL Women's. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b Black, Sarah (13 July 2018). "AFLW U18: Who won, who starred on the Gold Coast". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Balmer, Matt (18 September 2018). "AFLW Draft 2018: Star player Madison Prespakis nominates Melbourne metro, bypassing Geelong". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Balmer, Matt (1 September 2018). "AFLW Draft: Potential top picks star in U18 All-Stars exhibition match". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Williams, Peter (1 September 2018). "AFL Women's Under 18 All Australian Team announced". AFL Draft Central. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (3 September 2018). "AFLW: Under-18 All Australian side revealed". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (16 July 2018). "Vics dominate AFLW U18 All Australian squad". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.