A final-term flurry saw Vic Metro defeat Vic Country by 18 points in the teams’ first match of the 2019 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships at GMHBA Stadium on Sunday. See match details and stats here.
Both teams will now travel to Queensland for rounds 2 and 3 of the Championships, when they’ll play against South Australia and Western Australia on Monday July 8 at Southport (Gold Coast) and Friday July 12 at the Gabba (Brisbane).
VIC COUNTRY 3.2 4.6 6.7 7.7 (49)
VIC METRO 3.1 4.4 6.6 10.7 (67)
Goals
Vic Country: J. Clarke (Dandenong) 3, O. Faulkhead (Bendigo) 2, J. Davies (Dandenong), B. Hobbs (GWV)
Vic Metro: A. Lukic (Oakleigh) 4, J. Rossimel (Northern) 2, J. Newitt (Calder), J. Soligo (Eastern), B. Howes (Sandringham), T. Sonsie (Eastern)
Best
Vic Country: C. Chesser (Sandringham), B. Hobbs, C. Hamilton (Bendigo), M. Moschetti (Gippsland), H. Hamilton (Bendigo), J. Rachele (Murray)
Vic Metro: T. Sonsie, J. Sinn (Sandringham), Y. Dib (Oakleigh), A. Lukic, A. McLennan (Sandringham), B. Andrews (Oakleigh)
Key stats-getters
Vic Country:
- B. Green (Gippsland): 23 disposals, seven marks, nine tackles, five clearances
- B. Hobbs: 23 disposals, seven marks, five clearances
- M. Moschetti: 21 disposals, nine rebound-50s, six tackles
- C. Chesser: 20 disposals, eight marks, four inside-50s
- H. Hamilton: 18 disposals, six tackles, four clearances
- J. Rachele: 17 disposals, six tackles
- C. Molan (GWV): 14 disposals, six tackles
- C. Hamilton: 12 disposals, five rebound-50s
Vic Metro:
- T. Sonsie: 28 disposals, six inside-50s, four clearances
- B. Andrews: 28 disposals, eight marks
- L. Brooks (Sandringham): 22 disposals, six marks six inside-50s
- Y. Dib: 20 disposals, eight tackles
- L. Rankin (Oakleigh): 19 disposals, six marks
- J. Sinn: 18 disposals, nine marks, four inside-50s, four rebound-50s
- A. McLennan: 15 disposals, eight marks
- B. Howes: 14 disposals, six inside-50s
- J. Soligo: 14 disposals, eight tackles, four inside-50s
- T. Lieu (Eastern): 12 disposals, seven tackles
