2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships

March 2019 October 2026 AFL Youth Girls National Championships Australian rules football 2016 Melbourne 2 May 6 May Round-robin MCGOlympic Park OvalPunt Road OvalShepley OvalTrevor Barker Oval 4 (pool A)5 (pool B) Vic Metro (pool A)NSW/ACT (pool B) 16 2015 2017 The 2016 edition of the AFL Youth Girls National Championships was held from 2 to 6 May in Melbourne, Victoria. Nine teams competed in the round-robin tournament, divided into pool A: Queensland, Western Australia, Vic Country and Vic Metro; and pool B: the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, a combined New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory side (NSW/ACT) and the Indigenous Australian Woomeras. A professional women's Australian rules football competition (AFL Women's (AFLW)) was to be inaugurated in 2017, creating a new incentive for performance in the championships.Lusted Peter Professional AFL contracts up for grabs at Youth Girls National Championships https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-03/pro-contracts-up-for-grabs-at-girls-afl-national-championships/7380796 23 March 2019 ABC News Australia 3 May 2016 Several clubs who had received AFLW licences used the competition to scout potential players.Gastin Sam Youth Girls champs a scouting opportunity https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-05-02/youth-girls-champs-a-scouting-opportunity 23 March 2019 collingwoodfc.com.au 2 May 2016 23 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190323055031/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-05-02/youth-girls-champs-a-scouting-opportunity dead Vic Metro won pool A, completing an unbeaten tournament by holding Western Australia scoreless in the final played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Black Sarah Vic Metro dominate WA in Grand Final https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-06/metro-dominate-wa-in-girls-grand-final 23 March 2019 AFL Media 6 May 2016 NSW/ACT prevailed in pool B and was also undefeated in their group.NSW/ACT wins girls' pool B title https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-06/nsw-act-wins-girls-pool-b-title+ https://web.archive.org/web/20190323055028/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-06/nsw-act-wins-girls-pool-b-title%2B dead 23 March 2019 23 March 2019 AFL Media 6 May 2016 Commenting on the pool A final, Herald Sun reporter Sam Edmund said "This is football as we remember it. No flooding, no pressing and players holding position. As good as the AFL has been this year, this was refreshing."Edmund Sam Vic Metro defeats Western Australia in youth girls national championships final at the MCG https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/vic-metro-defeats-western-australia-in-youth-girls-national-championships-final-at-the-mcg/news-story/8c9d39b06a9183b74520b00c802ef335 23 March 2019 Herald Sun 6 May 2016 Fixtures Pool A2016 YGNC fixture https://www.afl.com.au/womens/youth https://web.archive.org/web/20160709085300/http://www.afl.com.au/womens/youth dead 9 July 2016 AFL Media 23 March 2019 Monday, 2 May 10:30am Vic Metro 10.10 (70) H Queensland 3.2 (20) Olympic Park Oval Report Monday, 2 May 1:50pm Western Australia 6.6 (42) H Vic Country 5.3 (33) Olympic Park Oval Report Tuesday, 3 May 10:40am Western Australia 3.5 (23) A Vic Metro 10.7 (67) Trevor Barker Oval Report Tuesday, 3 May 2:00pm Queensland 5.4 (34) A Vic Country 6.7 (43) Trevor Barker Oval Report Thursday, 5 May 10:40am Queensland 7.6 (48) A Western Australia 7.7 (49) Shepley Oval Report Thursday, 5 May 12:20pm Vic Country 2.4 (16) A Vic Metro 6.9 (45) Shepley Oval Report Friday, 6 May 12:10pm Vic Country 6.6 (42) H Queensland 5.4 (34) Punt Road Oval Report Friday, 6 May 5:20pm Vic Metro 14.11 (95) H Western Australia 0.0 (0) Melbourne Cricket Ground Report Pool B Monday, 2 May 12:10pm South Australia 7.4 (46) H Tasmania 2.4 (16) Olympic Park Oval Report Monday, 2 May 3:30pm Woomeras 0.0 (0) A NSW/ACT 17.5 (107) Olympic Park Oval Report Tuesday, 3 May 9:00am Tasmania 3.7 (25) A Northern Territory 3.11 (29) Trevor Barker Oval Report Tuesday, 3 May 12:20pm Woomeras 3.7 (25) A South Australia 8.6 (54) Trevor Barker Oval Report Thursday, 5 May 9:00am Woomeras 1.2 (8) A Tasmania 7.10 (52) Shepley Oval Report Thursday, 5 May 2:00pm NSW/ACT 8.12 (60) H Northern Territory 0.6 (6) Shepley Oval Report Friday, 6 May 10.30am Woomeras 2.5 (17) A Northern Territory 9.10 (64) Punt Road Oval Report Friday, 6 May 1:50pm South Australia 1.1 (7) A NSW/ACT 10.12 (72) Punt Road Oval Report All-Australian team An initial All-Australian squad was named in May. Most of the squad appeared in an all-star game in September that acted as a curtain-raiser for the WB–Mel Hampson-Hardeman Cup match. The final team was announced after the match. The selectors were Darren Flanigan, AFL Victoria female football manager and the chairman of the panel; Julia Price, former AFL Queensland female development manager; and footballers Lauren Arnell, Alicia Eva, Aasta O'Connor and Daisy Pearce.Youth girls' All Australian team announced https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-09-05/youth-girls-all-australian-team-announced 23 March 2019 AFL Media 5 September 2016 2016 AFL Youth Girls' All-Australian team Rachel Ashley (WA) Anne Hatchard (SA) Arianna Clarke (Qld) Georgia Walker (VC) Tahlia Randall (Qld) Ruby Blair (Qld) Lizzie Stokely (Tas) Lily Mithen (VC) Alyce Parker (NSW/ACT) Jasmin Stewart (WA) Isabel Huntington (VM) Deanna Berry (VM) Brooke Struylaart (VM) Isabella Ayre (VC) Kate Bartlett (WA) Erin McKinnon (NSW/ACT) Maddy Prespakis (VM) Courtney Hodder (WA) Reni Hicks (VC) Sabreena Duffy (WA) Charis Ulu Peniata (VM) Shaleise Law (Qld)     Not named References 2016 Category:2016 in Australian rules football Category:2016 in Australian women's sport