2019 NAB League Girls season

Last updated
2019 premiership season
Teams13
Premiers Northern Knights
1st premiership
Minor premiers Northern Knights
1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners Tasmania Devils
1st wooden spoon
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The 2019 NAB League Girls season was the third season of the NAB League Girls competition for under-18 female Australian rules footballers in Victoria. The season commenced on 3 March and concluded on 25 May. [1] The premiership was won by the Northern Knights, who defeated the Calder Cannons in the Grand Final. [1] A total of 13 teams competed this season, one more than the previous season owing to the inclusion of a team from Tasmania, however they played only two matches and so we were automatically last-place finishers.

Contents

Ladder

2019 NAB League Girls Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Northern Knights (P)9801464139333.834
2 Geelong Falcons 9810412126327.032
3 Calder Cannons 9630341182187.424
4 Eastern Ranges 9630286199143.724
5 Oakleigh Chargers 9531393234167.922
6 Dandenong Stingrays 9540317250126.820
7 Bendigo Pioneers 945021226879.116
8 Sandringham Dragons 936016627061.512
9 Murray Bushrangers 936021037356.312
10 Western Jets 936015232646.612
11 Greater Western Victoria Rebels 927016837345.08
12 Gippsland Power 918014148029.44
13 Tasmania Devils 2020175928.80
Source: [ citation needed ]
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi Final
Saturday 18 May (12:30 pm) Northern Knights 7.7 (49)def. Eastern Ranges 7.1 (43) Shepley Oval [2]
Second Semi Final
Saturday 18 May (2:15 pm) Geelong Falcons 1.5 (11)def. by Calder Cannons 7.4 (46) Shepley Oval [3]

Grand Final

2019 NAB League Girls Grand Final
Saturday 25 May
(2:00 pm)
Northern Knights def. Calder Cannons Ikon Park [4] [5] [6]
3.1 (19)
4.1 (25)
5.2 (32)
6.3 (39)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
0.0 (0)
0.4 (4)
0.4 (4)
0.6 (6)
Best on ground: Jess Fitzgerald (Northern Knights)
N. Morris-Dalton 3
A. Bannan 2
E. McKenzie 1
GoalsNil
J. Fitzgerald, E. McKenzie, N. Morris-Dalton, Z. Flanigan, S. SansonettiBestG. Patrikios, G. Prespakis, F. Theodore, T. Fry, Z. Hardiman, K. Delia

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