2022_NAB_League_Girls_season
The 2022 NAB League Girls season was the sixth season of the NAB League Girls competition for under-19 female Australian rules footballers in Victoria. The season commenced on 22 January and concluded with the Grand Final on 8 April.[1] The premiership was won by the Western Jets, who claimed their first title by defeating the Dandenong Stingrays in the grand final.[2]
| 2022 premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 (and 3 academy teams) |
| Premiers | Western Jets 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Dandenong Stingrays 1st minor premiership |
| Wooden spooners | Gippsland Power 3rd wooden spoon |
The league consisted of 13 full-time teams (12 from Victoria and 1 from Tasmania) that competed in a nine-match, ten-round regular season. There were also three academy teams that partook in guest matches but were not eligible for finals (those teams were Brisbane Lions Academy, Gold Coast Suns Academy and Northern Territory).[1] The finals series was determined via a conference system. The top two teams based in regional Victoria and Tasmania and top two teams from metropolitan Victoria (i.e.: Melbourne) compete in a knockout preliminary final, with the two winners to meet in the grand final and play off for the premiership.[1] Teams that failed to qualify for the preliminary finals played off in repechage round. The duration of quarters was lengthened from 17 to 20 minutes.[3] One match per round was streamed via the Herald Sun website, and all other matches were streamed on the NAB League app.[4]
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | B | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandenong Stingrays | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 614 | 223 | 354.29 | 36 | |||
| 2 | Western Jets (P) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 448 | 220 | 203.64 | 32 | |||
| 3 | Eastern Ranges | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 489 | 236 | 207.71 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Calder Cannons | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 331 | 283 | 116.96 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Geelong Falcons | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 436 | 417 | 104.56 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Tasmania Devils | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 416 | 308 | 135.06 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Sandringham Dragons | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 370 | 109.46 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Murray Bushrangers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 407 | 383 | 106.27 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Oakleigh Chargers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 326 | 77.91 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Bendigo Pioneers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 379 | 531 | 71.37 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 414 | 58.94 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Northern Knights | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 403 | 58.06 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Gold Coast Suns (A) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 207.14 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Northern Territory (A) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 103.64 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Gippsland Power | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 715 | 28.39 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Brisbane Lions (A) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 5.26 | 0 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, B = Bye (4 pts), PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (A) = Academy Team, (P) = Premiers, Source 1, Source 2 Last Updated 8 April 2022 | |||||||||||||
NOTE: This ladder does not include the repechage round of fixtures between teams who did not qualify for the preliminary finals.
Preliminary finals
| First Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 1 April (7:30 pm) | Calder Cannons 2.4 (16) | def. by | Western Jets 4.5 (29) | La Trobe University | [5][6] |
| Second Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 April (11:30 am) | Dandenong Stingrays 7.7 (49) | def. | Geelong Falcons 3.14 (22) | Skybus Stadium | [7][8] |
Grand Final
| 2022 NAB League Girls Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 8 April (7:10 pm) |
Dandenong Stingrays | def. by | Western Jets | Avalon Airport Oval | [2][9] |
| 2.2 (14) 5.7 (37) 5.9 (39) 5.11 (41) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 2.3 (15) 4.5 (29) 7.5 (47) |
Best on ground: Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays) | ||
| 2: Clarke, Anthony 2 1: Shepherd |
Goals | 2: Sargent 1: Grieves, Weston-Turner, Henry, Skenderis, Russell | |||
- "NAB League Girls 2022 fixture released: Next generation of women's talent on show from this weekend". AFL.com.au. 18 January 2022.
- "Flying high: Jets claim first NAB League premiership in last-gasp thriller". womens.afl. 8 April 2022.
- Brendan Rhodes (18 January 2022). "Big changes coming to the NAB League Girls season". womens.afl.
- "AFL and News Corp expand streaming partnership to NAB League Girls". womens.afl. 20 January 2022.
- "Eastern Ranges Girls v Western Jets, 2022, FR1 - Game Centre". Play HQ. 1 April 2022.
- "2022 1PF Eastern Ranges WFC vs Western Jets WFC". Australian Football. 1 April 2022.
- "Dandenong Stingrays Girls v Geelong Falcons Girls, 2022, FR1 - Game Centre". Play HQ. 2 April 2022.
- "2022 2PF Dandenong Stingrays WFC vs Geelong Falcons WFC". Australian Football. 2 April 2022.
- "Dandenong Stingrays Girls v Western Jets Girls, 2022, FR2 - Game Centre". Play HQ. 8 April 2022.
- Season results (Australian Football)