AFL Diversity Championships results

Day Two Results 

KICKSTART CHAMPIONSHIPS LADDER

NT – 10.6.66 def. QLD – 0.1.1

NT Leading Goal Kickers:

1. Joel Jeffrey (3 goals)
2. Mark White (1 goal)
3. Bradley Dick (1 goal)

4. John Stanislaus-Tipolura (1 goal)
5. Brodie Lake (1 goal)
6. Caleb Paterson (1 goal)
7. Reggie Gallagher (1 goal)
8. Clarence Baird (1 goal)

NT Best Players:

1. Josh Wilson
2. Beau Lorde

3. Luke Roberts

QLD Best Players:

1. Kevin Canenoo

2. Storm Bloomfield

3. Gidzone Caray

Match 12

TAS – 6.8.44 def. QLD – 2.1.13

TAS Leading Goal Kickers:

1. Harry Ireland (2 goals)

2. Corey Breadmore (1 goal)

3. Trey Thomas (1 goal)

4. Warwick Purton (1 goal)

5. Gilbert Riley (1 goal)

TAS Best Players:

1. Warwick Purton

2. Harry McIvor

3. Ethan Mansell

QLD Leading Goal Kickers:

1. Ezikil Wilson (1 goal)

2. Elijah Farrell (1 goal)

QLD Best Players:

1. Shatha Cashen-Harris

2. Kevin Canendeo

3. Ezikil Wilson

ALL NATIONS RESULTS – DAY 2

All Nations Cup Ladder

NSW/ACT – 3.8.22 def. QLD – 2.5.17

QLD Best Players:

1. Clay Daly
2. James Finn
3. John-Rey MacDougall

QLD Leading Goal Kickers

1. Marceh Hawash (2 goals)

SA – 6.4.40 def.  QLD – 2.1.13

QLD Leading Goal Kickers:

1. Lamont Kaloio (1 goal)
2. Alex Davies (1 goal)

QLD Best Players:

1. James Finn
2. Mazwell Hawash
3. Connor McGurgan

Day One Wrap

On a beautiful, sunny day at the Blacktown International Sportspark in western Sydney, the sirens have blown and the football is well and truly under way. It marks the business end of a long process for those U15 boys who have made it to the final selection to represent their state’s Kickstart or All Nations teams. Now, all of the training and hard work pays off.

The tournament commenced with an opening ceremony at the Rooty Hill RSL. All players entered the function room during the Smoking Ceremony, performed by Uncle Greg Simms. Councillor Brad Bunting offered the official welcome from Blacktown City Council on behalf of Mayor Stephen Bali before Sam Graham, CEO of AFL NSW/ACT welcomed all to such a prestigious event for New South Wales. Narelle Long, AFL Championship manager also welcomed the layers, officials and supporters.

The audience were also entertained by the Lucky African Dance and Drum Group before retiring to prepare for the matches on Sunday.

The morning session provided plenty of highlights and excitement, with many great passages of play thrilling the crowd. Scores from the morning session were:

Kickstart –

South Australia 6 2 38 d Victoria 3 1 19

Northern Territory 3 6 24 d Tasmania 2 3 15

Western Australia 11 5 71 d NSW/ACT 1 1 7

South Australia 9 2 56 d Queensland 1 1 7

All Nations –

NSW/ACT 5 1 31 d Northern Territory 2 2 14

South Australia 2 5 17 d Western Australia 2 3 15

Tasmania 8 8 56 d Queensland 1 2 8

Victoria 5 8 38 d NSW/ACT 3 6 24

The extended break after the morning session saw the first of the education sessions for players. Former Brisbane Lions premiership player, Chris Johnston, spoke of the high expectations placed on young players hoping to forge AFL careers at the highest level.  Was joined by former Geelong premiership player, Mathew Stokes, who reiterated the personality characteristics that prospective players ideally require to succeed on their football journeys.

Another former Brisbane Lions premiership player, and now Director of Academies at Port Adelaide, Shaun Hart, spoke of the actual playing attributes that recruiters and selectors are looking for in conjunction with the emotional and social attributes those recruiters value. These presentations are an invaluable component of the event, allowing players to understand the importance of off-field expectations as well as the more obvious physical skills.

The afternoon match results saw:

Kickstart –

Northern Territory 9 4 58 d Victoria 3 4 22

Western Australia 4 7 31 d Tasmania 2 2 14

NSW/ACT 9 6 60 d Queensland 2 4 16

All Nations –

Northern Territory 3 5 23 d Queensland 2 3 15

South Australia 10 5 65 d NSW/ACT 1 2 8

Western Australia 10 6 66 v Victoria 1 2 8