In the penultimate week of the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition, we saw the Girls and Boys mix it up again in Auckland, while down in Wellington young Ryan Awatere kicked 9 goals to help his side score a big win.
Auckland:
U13 Boys and U17 Girls:
Once again the boys and girls banded together out at Parrs Park to develop their skills and have a joint game. U18 Kahu Captain had a solid game up front by kicking 4 goals for the Bulldogs. Benjamin Rayner and Tom Hack combined to get 6 goals in total to give the Lions the victory.
Team: Goals: Behinds: Total: 
8 8 52 
3 2 38
Goals:
Lions: Benjamin Rayner 3, Tom Hack 3, Seterah Brown 1, Jaime Wyatt 1
Bulldogs: Kayla Paniora 4, Jasmine Paki 1, Logan Butterworth
Player of the day:
Lions: Benjamin Rayner
Bulldogs: Logan Butterworth
U17 Boys:
The Lions and Tigers were at it once again on a hot and very humid day at QBE Stadium in Albany. Northcote College student Lewis Barrow-Young had his best game of the season by kicking 3 goals for the Magpies in a standout performance. For the Tigers, Issac Piper continues to kick goals each week and for the second time in 3 weeks, newcomer Bronson Hewitson was awarded player of the day for the Tigers.
Team: Goals: Behinds: Total: 
6 9 45 
5 7 37
Goals:
Tigers: I. Piper 1, F. Maclarn 1, L. Harris 1, J. Dakin 1, D. Nanai 1
Magpies: L, Barrow Young 3, L. Gaualofa 1, L. Dunning 1, J. Morris 1.
Player of the day:
Tigers: Bronson Hewitson
Magpies: Lewis Barrow-Young
Wellington:
In the penultimate round of the competition it is good to see improved skill and game knowledge. Both teams showed a strong fight with improved skills but most impressive was the ability for all players to work within their teams to build plays, find space and shepherd their teammates.
The Saints ended up on top with an impressive display of goal kicking from Ryan Awatere as he scored 9 of the 12 goals for the Saints. During the last quarter the Bulldogs did not give up and fought back after slotting a few nice goals.
Team: Goals: Behinds: Total: 
12 5 77 4 3 27
Goals:
Saints: Ryan Awatere 9, Beren Goodwin 1, Rico Tuhua 1, Logan Biggans 1.
Bulldogs: Lukah Blake Chadwick 2, Hari Below 1, Bailee Laurenson 1.
Player of the day:
Saints: Rico Tuhua
Bulldogs: Lukah Blake Chadwick
This coming week is the last week for the Inaugural Youth Competition where AFLNZ will put on a BBQ and hand out the final awards for the season.
