Brisbane South and the Gold Coast were the winners on day one of the 2014 Under 16 Queensland State Academy Championships at the Moreton Bay Regional Sports Complex- AFL Precinct.
Brisbane South scored the first points of the carnival with a 12.9.81 to 10.10.70 victory over Brisbane North.
Brisbane South were always in control of the game but could not fully shake off a persistent Brisbane North outfit.
The Northerners tried hard but could not get their noses in front, Brisbane South’s consistent four quarter effort earning them a hard fought 11-point victory.
Brisbane South
Goal kickers
Sam Copeland 3 Jake Farrell 2 Chae Lawson 2 Liam Eddy 1 Seb Oliver 1 Charlie Pershouse 1 Rory Johnson 1 Jake Warren 1
Best Players
Sam Copeland Isaac Mole Jack Rolls Ben Spotswood Chae Lawson
Brisbane North
Goal Kickers
Dom Paino 2 Jacob Allison 2 Liam Molan 2 Hamish Warren 1 Reece Watkins 1 Jarrod Clarke 1 Zac O’Donnell 1
Best Players
Liam Molan Jacob Allison Dom Paino Alex Davila Jarrod Clarke
Game two saw the Gold Coast cruise to a 53-point victory over the Sunshine Coast in a game with two distinctive halves.
The Gold Coaster mid-size players gave their forwards plenty of opportunities, setting up the victory with a dominant 12-goal-to-2 first half.
The Sunshine Coast defence was fantastic in the second half, with stand-out performances by their key defenders.
They outscored their opponents by three goals in the last two quarters but it was a case of too little, too late, going down 7.6.48 to the Gold Coast 15.11.101.
Gold Coast
Goal Kickers
Hayden Carthew-Zimmer 6 Jesse Esam 4 Brad Sheer 2 Travers Golding 1 Kai Sheers 1 Reece Groves 1
Best Players Josh Matulis Hayden Carthew-Zimmer Corey Mullins Jarrod Barr Ben Henderson Matt Wells
Sunshine Coast
Goal Kickers
Ryan McCombe 4 Lachlan McAlister 1 Sam Hodgson 1 Wade Nelson 1
Best Players
Brodie Finn Joel Perry- Warren James Puschmann Hayden Tompkins
Brisbane South, Brisbane North, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, North Queensland and Queensland Diversity teams are all competing for the title in a round robin format.
A Queensland State Under 16 squad will be chosen at the completion of the carnival to go on to play in the Under 16 National Championships in July.
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