World Footy News

The 2014 Under 15 National Kickstart Championships wound up yesterday in Coffs Harbour, NSW with the powerhouse Western Australia team, having dispatched all opponents throughout the carnival, blitzing the Northern Territory team in the Grand Final.

The carnival, played at the Coffs Harbour International Sports Park from April 11th to 16th, also featured the round robin matches and final of the South Pacific Cup (see stories below)as well as the Australia Post All Nations Cup.

The results of the Kickstart Grand Final were:

WA: 14. 14. 98

NT: 4. 6. 30

Goalkickers

WA: Pickett 3, Garlett 2, Jones 2, McGuire 2, Hayden, Polard, Rhods, Dann, Johns

NT: McLennan, Greenoff, Shadforth

Best Players

WA: Rhods, Hayden, Dann, Yarran, Pickett

NT: Grant, Maroney, Baird, McLennan, Shadforth

 

Former Richmond and West Coast Eagles player,  Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls coached the Western Australia team to victory. Shannon Rusca, former Brisbane Lion and Western Bulldog, coached the Northern Territory team.

Details will soon be released about the selection of the national team from this carnival. The AFL website states that “ [the carnival is] supported by the Coles AFL Indigenous Program, the KickStart Championships provides players with an opportunity to test themselves against the best emerging Indigenous players from around the country at Under 15 level. The best performing players will be selected for the national Indigenous Flying Boomerangs squad by head coach Eugene Warrior.

In the other major result of the carnival Victoria/Tasmania, coached by former Richmond, Port Adelaide and Melbourne player  David Rodan, defeated Western Australia to win the Australia Post All Nations Cup.

 

Australia Post All Nations Cup grand final results:

VIC/TAS  6. 9. 45

WA 4. 9 33

Goalkickers

VIC/TAS: Atem 4, Jaith, Szydlik

WA: Bayok, Gare, Nani

Best Players

VIC/TAS: Atem, Jiath, Brown, Szydlik, McLaren

WA: Bayok, Maguang, Sabir, Nani, Bility

 

As detailed on the AFL website, “The inaugural Australia Post All Nations Cup is a feature event of the year for the Australia Post AFL Multicultural program and all six teams competing feature players from multicultural backgrounds, with each state represented. To be eligible for the All Nations Cup Squad, players must have been born overseas and come from a non-english speaking background. The junior multicultural stars form the basis of selection for the Australian players in the World Team which will compete in the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships, to be coached by Anthony Koutoufides.”

 World Footy News will publish the Flying Boomerangs squad as soon as it if officially announced.