2024 DoorDash National Youth Championships: Final Results and Awards

The 2024 DoorDash National Youth Championships (NYC) wrapped up on Friday evening – with tournament play revised and concluding a day earlier due to the inclement weather.

The premier youth event’s return to Coffs Harbour coincided with NSW teams reclaiming both the 18s Boys and 18s Girls championships, spoiling Queensland Representative School Sport’s (QRSS) quest for a three-peat in both divisions.

NSW Combined Independent Schools (NSWCIS) won their first-ever NYC title, outlasting QRSS 5 tries to 4 in a thrilling encounter in the 18s Boys courtesy of an early double to Jayden Douglas. In the 18s Girls, NSW Combined High Schools (NSWCHS) were taken to extra-time by QRSS in a tight contest before a final try to Anika McCarthy gave them a 4 tries to 3 victory.

Both the 16s Boys and 16s Girls divisions saw a match-up between the South Queensland Sharks and the North Queensland Cyclones – with the Sharks victorious in both grand finals to go back-to-back with their 2023 titles.

In the 14s Boys, the Hunter Western Hornets proved too strong for the South Queensland Sharks A with a 6 tries to 3 win, but the Sharks claimed another championship over the Sydney Scorpions with a close-fought 3 tries to 2 final in the 14s Girls.

A hat-trick to Braydin Karauria-Henry helped the Southern Rebels to a strong 9 tries to 2 win over 2023 champions the Sydney Scorpions in the 12s Boys division. While in the 12s Girls division, South Queensland Sharks A triumphed over the Hunter Western Hornets in a 6 tries to nil shutout.

The Sharks also claimed the tournament's top-try scorer honours, with Lacey McLaren of the Sharks' 16s Girls side walking away with twenty-one tries. Qwayde Whakatihi of the Sharks' 16s Boys side was right behind with nineteen, while Karauria-Henry's hat-trick heroics placed him third with seventeen.

Shobna Moore was awarded Referees' Referee for this year's NYC, with Will Schatz and Louise Fernance awarded Open Male and Female Referee of the Tournament respectively.

Official event photos can be viewed here.

Full results and final standings are listed below.

 

18s Boys

NSW Combined Independent Schools 5 defeated Queensland Representative School Sport 4

 

ENRGPRO Player of the Final

Tamoko Berryman-Duff – NSWCIS

 

Player of the Series

Tylan Berryman – NSWCIS

 

18s Girls

NSW Combined High Schools 4 defeated Queensland Representative School Sport 3

 

ENRGPRO Player of the Final

Waiaria Ellis – NSWCHS

 

Player of the Series

Alice Mitchell – NSWCHS

 

16s Boys

South Queensland Sharks 6 defeated North Queensland Cyclones 4

 

Player of the Final

Patu Kara-Pittman – South Queensland Sharks

 

16s Girls

South Queensland Sharks 6 defeated North Queensland Cyclones 2

 

Player of the Final

Micaeli Robust – South Queensland Sharks

 

14s Boys

Hunter Western Hornets 6 defeated South Queensland Sharks A 3

 

Player of the Final

Nate Herring – Hunter Western Hornets

 

14s Girls

South Queensland Sharks A 3 defeated Sydney Scorpions 2

 

Player of the Final

Lilli-Ava Ioane – South Queensland Sharks A

 

12s Boys

Southern Rebels 9 defeated Sydney Scorpions 1

 

Player of the Final

Sonny Gilder – Southern Rebels

 

12s Girls

South Queensland Sharks A 6 defeated Hunter Western Hornets 0

 

Player of the Final

Tamaku Kelly – South Queensland Sharks A

 

REFEREE AWARDS

 

Referees’ Referee

Shobna Moore

Open Male Referee of the Tournament

Will Schatz

Open Female Referee of the Tournament

Louise Fernance

Junior Male Referee of the Tournament

Ryan Wey

Junior Junior Female Referee of the Tournament

Mikayla Aziz

Team Award Winners

1 – Jay Keane

2 – Sally Broad

3 – Andrew Holliday

4 – Harrison Brownlow

5 – Jayden Baumgartner

6 – Campbell Muir

7 – Louise Fernance

8 – Liabelle Turnbull

9 – David Kerwin

10 – Hasan Rizvi

11 – Ben Horner

12 – Hayden Drapalski

13 – Cooper Nicholls

14 – Mary Stadhams

Grand Final Referee Appointments

18s Boys

Zac Genrich

Campbell Muir

Jordan Randle

 

18s Girls

Charlie Cheesley

Zoe Genrich

Caleb Walz

 

16s Boys

Cooper Jones

Rob McKay

Will Schatz

 

16s Girls

Bayley Aziz

Aleksander Hampton

Ryan Wake

 

14s Boys

Sam Piper

Kodey Prendergast

Cody Reynolds

 

14s Girls

Tom Donohue

Liam Eden

Louise Fernance

 

12s Boys

Hayden Drapalski

Bailey Sloman

Hayden Wearne

 

12s Girls

Micheal Genrich

Kane Thorburn

Isabel Watt