The 2021 Junior State Championships presented by Go For 2 & 5 were a huge success with a record number of 70 teams entered. This years event was held at UWA Sports Park in Mt Claremont on what turned out to be one of the hottest Saturday's we have experienced at this event in a long while. All participants were provided with plenty of water breaks and played games in quarters as per the Touch Football Australia heat policy.
The Under 8's & 10's played in their own designated area on mini fields which saw lots of fun and good sportsmanship. A big shout out to all the volunteer coaches, team managers and Open players that assisted in officiating these games.
Across the weekend we saw some fantastic games and definitely some talented young players and potential future Australian Emu's in action. There was a great atmosphere at the grounds and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. We went through more than 3000L of water across the weekend and plenty of ice and sunscreen.
A huge thanks to all our Affiliates that work tirelessly to ensure that the kids have a great time and have all the equipment, uniforms, water and food they need.
Below are all the results from the 12's and up age groups:
UNDER 12 BOYS
NORTHERN 10 defeated PEEL 2
PLAYER OF THE FINAL: #15 Liam Buras from Northern Spirit
UNDER 12’s MIXED
KWINANA 5 defeated BROTHERS 2
PLAYERS OF FINAL:
FEMALE - #34 Ateca Ravatudei from Kwinana Titans
MALE - #42 Legend Koro-Hikawera from Kwinana Titans
UNDER 14’s GIRLS
PERTH BROTHERS 10 defeated KWINANA 0 in the Grand Final
PLAYER OF FINAL:
#7 PAIGE HODGE-CEKIC from PERTH BROTHERS
UNDER 14’s MIXED
PERTH BROTHERS 12 defeated ARKS 0
PLAYERS OF FINAL:
FEMALE - #1 KYLAH-RAY TUKEKE from PERTH BROTHERS
MALE - #3 BRODIE DUNN from PERTH BROTHERS
OPEN MIXED
PERTH BROTHERS 6 defeated FREMANTLE 5 (In a drop-off. 5 all at fulltime)
PLAYERS OF FINAL:
FEMALE - #7 MAJESTY POMARE from PERTH BOTHERS
MALE - #33 LUKE HOLT-BROWN from PERTH BROTHERS
OPEN BOYS
PERTH BROTHERS 7 defeated PEEL 6
PLAYER OF FINAL:
#16 TY CLARK from PERTH BROTHERS
A huge thank you to our amazing referees that volunteer their time to ensure that we have qualified officials for our State events. We are lucky in WA to have such passionate referees and such a large number of Level 4 - 6 officiating at this event.
These were the Referee award winners at the event:
The Junior Referee of the tournament - JAYDEN BAUMGARTNER
The most improved Referee of the tournament - AHANU CARRUTH
Referee of the Tournament - MATT COOPER
The Final Major Award was the Champion Affiliate.
PERTH BROTHERS
Congratulations to all who participated, we look forward to seeing you in 2022.
