Reigning champions Cape York have done it again, taking out the North Queensland Under 16 Championships at Airlie Beach; their fourth title in five years.
The Cape York squad went through the carnival undefeated, the last match a nail-biter against Townsville that saw them scrape home by just 5-points.
The Coaches Award went to Townsville’s Josh Williams.
Game 7
Cape York 3-4-22
Capricornia 0-8-8
Cape York – Goals Joe Kuranda, Travis Gullivar, Kerrod Marbender 1
Cape York – Best Travis Gullivar, Celestino Nona,,Kerrod Marbender
Capricornia – Goals
Capricornia – Best Jacob Russell, Corey Murphy, Josh Redsell, Connor Redsell, Riley Raven, Trent Mackrill
Game 8
Townsville -7-1-43
Mackay 4-5-29
Townsville Goals Reiley Guest 2, Lachlan Joyce, Rene Lefeurve, Micah Fitzsimmons, Charlie Gaudion 1
Townsville Best Josh Williams, Nathan Searle, Micah Fitzsimmons, Matthew Davey, Josh Andrews
Mackay – Goals – Braden DeAngelis, Braydan Harding, Nick Kemp, Riley Park 1
Mackay Best -Braden DeAngelis, Angus Johnson, Nick Kemp, Eli Gunders
Game 9
Cairns 11-7-73
Capriccornia 1-0-6
Cairns- Goals – Shawn Watson 3, Lachlan Smith, Jack Bowes 2, Dinny Wolf, Kanja Kamara, Niall Gee, Jack Bowles 1
Cairns – Best Dinny Wolf, Johnathon Peeters, Hudson Trevitt-Lyell, Shawn Watson
Capricornia -Goals – Corey Murphy 1
Capricornia- Best -Baley Malkki, Josh Redsell, Corey Murphy, Tony Wolfenden, Riley Raven
Game 10
Cape York 6-4-40
Townsville 5-5-35
Cape York -Goals Emmerson Charlie 2, Landis Coleman, Travis Gullivar, Joe Kura, Steven Schriber 1
cape York – Best – Travis Gullivar, Lewis Fauid, Laken Pearson, Celestino Nona, Steven Schriber
Townsville -Goals -Nathan Rice, Ben Adams, Reiley Guest, Dominic Morrison, Dillon Scott
Townsville – Best – Michah Fitzsimmons, Nathan Searle, Josh Williams, Dillon Scott.
