2021 NAB League Girls season

The 2021 NAB League Girls season was the fifth season of the NAB League Girls competition for under-19 female Australian rules footballers in Victoria. The season commenced on 6 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 16 May.[1] The premiership was won by Oakleigh Chargers, who defeated Geelong Falcons in the Grand Final.

2021 premiership season
Teams13 (and 5 academy teams)
PremiersOakleigh Chargers
1st premiership
Minor premiersOakleigh Chargers
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersGippsland Power
2nd wooden spoon
Best and fairestGeorgie Prespakis
Leading goalkickerAlyssia Pisano
Matches played61

Format

The league consisted of 13 full-time teams (12 from Victoria and 1 from Tasmania) that competed in a nine-round regular season. There were also five academy teams that were to partake in some matches but were not eligible for finals (those teams were Sydney Swans Academy, GWS Giants Academy, Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy and Northern Territory; though the Lions and Suns did not play any officially recognised matches). The finals series was determined via a conference system. The top four teams based in regional Victoria and Tasmania and top four teams from metropolitan Victoria (ie: Melbourne) competed in a top four finals system. The winners of the regional Victoria/Tasmania section and Victoria metro section played off for the premiership.[2]

Ladder
2021 NAB League Girls Ladder
TEAMPWLDBPFPA %PTS
1 Oakleigh Chargers 8 7 1 0 1 354 155 228.39 32
2 Tassie Devils 8 6 2 0 2 343 175 196.00 32
3 Eastern Ranges 8 6 2 0 1 373 178 209.55 28
4 Dandenong Stingrays 8 5 3 0 1 335 219 152.97 24
5 Northern Knights 8 5 3 0 1 342 261 131.03 24
6 Geelong Falcons 8 5 3 0 1 274 213 128.64 24
7 Calder Cannons 8 5 3 0 1 277 228 121.49 24
8 Western Jets 8 3 5 0 1 209 212 98.58 16
9 GWV Rebels 8 3 5 0 1 237 269 88.10 16
10 Murray Bushrangers 8 3 5 0 1 240 338 71.01 16
11 Sandringham Dragons 8 1 7 0 1 216 335 64.48 8
12 Bendigo Pioneers 8 1 7 0 1 186 361 51.52 8
13 GWS Giants Academy 1 1 0 0 0 55 16 343.75 4
14 Sydney Swans Academy 1 1 0 0 0 27 14 192.86 4
15 Northern Territory 2 1 1 0 0 38 41 92.68 4
16 Gippsland Power 8 1 7 0 0 88 579 15.20 4
17 Brisbane Lions Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000.00 0
18 Gold Coast Suns Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000.00 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, B = Bye (4 pts), PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers, Source
Last Updated 26 April 2021

Finals series

Elimination finals
First Elimination Final
Saturday 1 May (10:00 am) Oakleigh Chargers 5.6 (36) def. Calder Cannons 3.5 (23) Warrawee Park [3]
Second Elimination Final
Saturday 1 May (12:00 pm) Eastern Ranges 3.8 (26) def. Northern Knights 1.3 (9) Warrawee Park [4]
Third Elimination Final
Saturday 1 May (12:30 pm) Dandenong Stingrays 6.1 (37) def. by Geelong Falcons 10.12 (72) Shepley Oval [5]
Fourth Elimination Final
Sunday 2 May (11:00 am) Tassie Devils 4.4 (28) def. by GWV Rebels 4.5 (29) Windsor Park [6]

Semi-finals
First Semi Final
Saturday 8 May (10:00 am) Oakleigh Chargers 6.10 (46) def. Eastern Ranges 1.9 (15) Avalon Airport Oval [7]
Second Semi Final
Saturday 8 May (12:00 pm) Geelong Falcons 5.6 (36) def. GWV Rebels 3.4 (22) Avalon Airport Oval [8]

Grand Final
2021 NAB League Girls Grand Final
Sunday 16 May
(2:00 pm)		 Oakleigh Chargers def. Geelong Falcons Avalon Airport Oval [9][10]
4.1 (25)
7.2 (44)
9.3 (57)
 11.5 (71)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 1.2 (8)
2.2 (14)
5.3 (33)
 5.4 (34)		 Best on ground: Amanda Ling (Oakleigh Chargers)
S. Morley, S. Reid 3
T. Morton, A. Smith, A. Russell, J. Fleming, J. McCormack 1		 Goals P. Schaap, T. Lewis 2
M. Van Dyke
A. Ling, S. Reid, J. Fleming, K. Kearns, C. Rowbottom, E. Woodford Best G. Featherston , P. Schaap, T. Craven, I. Houtsma, T. Lewis, A. Lee

See also

References
  1. "2021 NAB Women's Premiership Season". Australian Football.
  2. "NAB League Media Release - The future of women's kicks off on Saturday". AFL.com.au. 5 February 2021.
  3. "Oakleigh Chargers vs. Calder Cannons". SportsTG. 1 May 2021.
  4. "Eastern Ranges vs. Northern Knights". SportsTG. 1 May 2021.
  5. "Dandenong Stingrays vs. Geelong Falcons". SportsTG. 1 May 2021.
  6. "Tassie Devils vs. GWV Rebels". SportsTG. 2 May 2021.
  7. "Oakleigh Chargers vs. Eastern Ranges". SportsTG.
  8. "Geelong Falcons vs. GWV Rebels". SportsTG.
  9. Williams, Peter. "Dominant first half helps Oakleigh secure first NAB League Girls premiership". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. "2021 NAB League Girls Match Centre - Grand Final". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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