By AFLQ Media
More than 500 of north Queensland’s brightest young male and female AFL talent will head to Mackay next week for the 2019 AFL Queensland Schools Cup North Queensland Championships.
The two day championship event will be held at Great Barrier Reef Arena, with winners travelling to compete in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup State Championships in Maroochydore this October.
Introduced in 2016, the AFL Queensland Schools Cup is AFL Queensland’s premier schools’ competition. The state-wide, interschool competition for boys and girls runs across three divisions; Primary, Junior (Years 7 – 9) and Senior (Years 10 – 12).
North Queensland contributed 172 of the 600 teams competing in this years competition, with past participation records broken across the state.
Mackay Regional Council Mayor, Greg Williamson, was excited to welcome the north’s future stars to Mackay.
“Our region is gaining a reputation as a regional hub for AFL,” Mayor Williamson said.
“Not only have we secured a string of first-class AFLW games, including the Winter Series showdown between the Gold Coast SUNS and Brisbane Lions, now we have some of the north’s future stars converging on Harrup Park.
“It’s also fantastic to see that AFL Queensland are delivering a truly equitable competition for both boys and girls, with equal opportunity for development for all school participants.
“AFL is without doubt at the forefront of the sporting world when it comes to equality. They are also doing a sensational job of making the influential role models in the AFL and AFLW available to regional areas to both promote the game and inspire young players,” Mayor Williamson added.
“Competitions like this provide amazing development opportunities for aspiring young athletes, both local and intrastate.”
AFL Queensland Regional Manager- Mackay, Dan Cordwell, was looking forward to seeing local Mackay talent come up against their regional rivals.
“It’s fantastic for Mackay to host the North Queensland School Cup Finals,” Cordwell said.
“It is always great for our local kids to get the opportunity to play against our rival regions in Cairns, Capricornia and Townsville.
“To play on a first class venue in Harrup Park against some quality opposition can only benefit our local talent here in Mackay,” he added.
“We are seeing fantastic growth in our school space and its events like these which only encourage more schools to get involved in our great game.”
2019 AFL Queensland Schools Cup North Queensland Championships
Primary Division
Tuesday 13 August- Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
10.00am – 10.40am
Primary Female – Qualifying Final 1
Gordonvale State School (Cairns) v Taranganba State School (Rockhampton)
Primary Female – Qualifying Finals 2
Kirwan State School (Townsville) v Mornabah State School (Mackay)
Primary Male – Qualifying Finals 1
Whitfield State School (Cairns) v Tannum Sands State School (Rockhampton)
Primary Male – Qualifying Final 2
Ryan Catholic College (Townsville) v Mirani State School (Mackay)
11.00am – 11.50am
Primary Female – Qualifying Final 3
Gordonvale State School (Cairns) v Moranbah State School (Mackay)
Primary Female – Qualifying Final 4
Kirwan State School (Townsville) v Taranganba State School (Rockhampton)
Primary Male – Qualifying Final 3
Whitfield State School (Cairns) v Mirani State School (Mackay)
Primary Male – Qualifying Finals 4
Ryan Catholic College (Townsville) v Tannum Sands State School (Rockhampton)
12.20pm – 1.00pm
Primary Female – Qualifying Final 5
Gordonvale State School (Cairns) v Kirwan State School (Townsville)
Primary Female – Qualifying Final 6
Moranbah State School (Cairns) v Taranganba State School (Rockhampton)
Primary Male – Qualifying Final 5
Whitfield State School (Cairns) v Ryan Catholic College (Townsville)
Primary Male – Qualifying Final 6
Mirani State School (Mackay) v Tannum Sands State School)
Senior Divisions
Wednesday 14 August _-Great Barrier Reef Arena , Mackay
8.30am
Senior Male – Qualifying Final 1
Kirwan State High School (Townsville) v St Patrick’s College (Mackay)
Junior Male – Qualifying Final 1
Ignatius Park College (Townsville) v Mercy College (Mackay)
Junior Female – Qualifying Final 1
Ryan Catholic College (Townsville) v Mercy College (Mackay)
9.30am
Senior Female – Qualifying Final 1
Townsville State High School (Townsville) v Holy Spirit College (Mackay)
Junior Male – Qualifying Final 2
St Augustine’s College (Cairns) v The Cathedral College (Rockhampton)
Junior Female – Qualifying Final 2
Woree State High School (Cairns) v Emmaus College (Rockhampton)
10.30am
Senior Male – Qualifying Final 2
St Augustine’s College (Cairns) v St Brendan’s College (Rockhampton)
Senior Female – Qualifying Final 2
St Mary’s Catholic College (Cairns) v The Cathedral College (Rockhampton)
11.30am
Senior Male – 3rd/4th Play Off
Loser Qualifying Final 1 v Loser Qualifying Final 2
Junior Male – 3rd/4th Play Off
Loser Qualifying Final 1 v Loser Qualifying Final 2
Junior Female – 3rd/4th Play Off
Loser Qualifying Final 1 v Loser Qualifying Final 2
12.30pm
Senior Male – North Queensland Championship Final
Winner Qualifying Final 1 v Winner Qualifying Final 2
Junior Male – North Queensland Championship Final
Winner Qualifying Final 1 v Winner Qualifying Final 2
Senior Female – 3rd/4th Play Off
Loser Qualifying Final 1 v Loser Qualifying Final 2
1.30pm
Senior Female – North Queensland Championship Final
Winner Qualifying Final 1 v Winner Qualifying Final 2
Junior Female – North Queensland Championship Final
Winner Qualifying Final 1 v Winner Qualifying Final 2
