The opening day of matches in the 2012 National Indigenous Under 15 Kickstart Championships on the Gold Coast saw a couple of upsets in the windy conditions. South Australia narrowly defeated last year’s winners, Western Australia, and NSW/ACT also finished with a one point margin over the Northern Territory.
The carnival will see all states and territories represented in a round robin tournament that will conclude on Friday April 13.
Each team comprises of the 25 Indigenous players who were selected from state KickStart Camps held earlier this year. Victoria/Tasmania and New South Wales/ACT will play as combined teams.
The 2012 Flying Boomerang Squad will be selected after the championships. The Boomerangs will participate in the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships which will be held Sydney July 7-14.
Matches continue at Southport Sharks AFC today, Wednesday April 11, with the Grand Final being played on Friday at 10am:
10.30am
Western Australia v Northern Territory
11.10am
South Australia v Vic/Tas
11.50am
Queensland v NSW/ACT
1.30pm
Northern Territory v Vic/Tas
2.40pm
Western Australia v NSW/ACT
3pm
South Australia v Queensland
Day 1 Results
QLD v VIC/TAS
VIC/TAS defeated QLD
5.5.35 to 2.6.18
Best:
VIC/TAS: Cory Glass, Kade Alexandra, Jade Gresham
QLD: Myra Tomsana, Francis Woola, Aaron Yusia
Goal kickers:
VIC/ACT: Cory Glass 3, Robert Hunter 2
QLD: Luke Maymuru, Glendon Wossup
SA v WA
SA defeated WA
3.5.23 to 3.4.22
Best:
SA: Colin Sansbury, Wayne Milera, Kyle Jackson
WA: Russell Wayne, Neil Winmar, Alphonse Charles
Goal kickers:
SA: Jerry Austin, Kyle Jackson, Isaaya McKenzie
WA: Joshua Garlett, Jayden Gerrand, Josh Collard
NSW/ACT v NT
NSW/ACT defeated NT
5.3.33 to 5.2.32
Best:
NSW/ACT: Tyler Cubby, Kuiam Anu, Johnothan Williams
NT: Ralph Dhamarrandji, Harley Puntunamirri, Jack Munkara
Goal Kickers:
NSW/ACT: Abe Davis 2, Hayden Banks, Logan Gray, Juwan Morris
NT: Ralph Dhamarrandji 2, Jack Munkara, Gavin Dhurrkay, Sean Angeles
