The annual U15 National KickStart Championships are being held on the Gold Coast for the second time at Southport Sharks Football Club grounds. This year’s carnival will see all states and territories represented at the championships in a round robin tournament over three days with the grand final being held on the Friday 13th April.
Each team has selected the best 25 Indigenous players from their state KickStart Camps with VIC & TAS combined as well as NSW & ACT.
The Queensland squad comprises players from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Townsville-Palm Island, Northern Rivers, Darling Downs, Cape York and Cairns Regions.
The U15 KickStart Championships structure has been developed to provide a supported talented player pathway that compliments the National U16 Championships and exposes Indigenous coaches, doctors, physiotherapists and trainers to an elite AFL Program environment. The carnival is the first stage for players to be involved in a high performance environment and will provide players with an opportunity to test themselves against the best emerging Indigenous players from across the country.
A new component to the championships this year will see nightly session being held at Griffith University focusing on Lateral Violence, Cultural Identity and Inspiring Futures. Guest speakers such as Richard Franklin and Kutcha Edwards will speak to the boys about these important topics.
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Queensland Coach Anthony Corrie.
“This program is designed to develop leaders and I’m confident in the group we have selected to not only to perform on the field but also to perform off the field by being role models and showing leadership within their respective communities.”
“I ‘m excited to have the opportunity to coach such an exceptional group of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men at such a crucial time in their lives. This program is designed to assist these young men in making the right decisions as they enter a very important time in their life and hopefully role models such as Chris Johnson, Andrew Mcleod and myself can have a positive impact.”
“There is some exceptional talent within our group, I am confident that some of our players have the talent and more importantly the right attitude to play at the highest level, they only need to be given the opportunity. Hopefully these championships provides the platform for AFL clubs and recruiters to see the ability and provide the opportunity ”
Queensland Squad and Match Schedules as follows
15 Queensland Kickstart Team 2012
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N0.
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PLAYER
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REGION
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25
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TYSON WILSON
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GOLD COAST
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18
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JABRYAH HUGHSON
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BRISBANE NORTH
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4
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BRADLEY BOND
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BRISBANE NORTH
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11
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TRISTAN ELU
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BRISBANE NORTH
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12
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LENNY CHRISTIE
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BRISBANE NORTH
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13
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SAMUEL ARMSTRONG
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BRISBANE NORTH
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7
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WALTER PETERS
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BRISBANE WEST
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15
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FRANCIS WOOLA
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BRISBANE WEST
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14
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TOLOWAH SAVAGE
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BRISBANE WEST
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8
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UJABI MATTHEW
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BRISBANE WEST
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9
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AARON YUSIA
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BRISBANE WEST
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17
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JOHN MASON
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BRISBANE WEST
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26
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EZEKIEL STANLEY
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BRISBANE SOUTH-EAST
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16
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JOHN GORRIE
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SUNSHINE COAST
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6
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SAMUEL STUBBS
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SUNSHINE COAST
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2
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LUKE MAYMURU
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SUNSHINE COAST
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5
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ETHAN MORGAN
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TOWNSVILLE (PALM ISLAND)
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22
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NATHAN BOSCHMAN
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DARLING DOWNS
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1
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ADAM SAMBONO
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NORTHERN RIVERS
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20
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GLENDON WOSSUP
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CAPE YORK
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10
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MYRA TOMSANA
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CAPE YORK
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19
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JORDAN AMBRUM
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CAPE YORK
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21
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HEATH MOLLOY
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CAIRNS
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24
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AMEY ODO
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CAPE YORK
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EMERGENCIES:
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23
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BAILEY MONCRIEF
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NORTHERN RIVERS
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3
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WILLIAM MORRIS-WILSON
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BRISBANE NORTH
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SUPPORT STAFF:
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ANTHONY CORRIE
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Coach
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JESSE GREEN
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Manager
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GARY JOHNSTON
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Trainer
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RAY GATES
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Physiotherapy
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Match Program
Tuesday, April 10th
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Matches
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Day 1
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Venue
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Match 1
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Match 2
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Match 3
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3 Games
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Southport Sharks Oval 2
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QLD v VIC/TAS
4.25pm
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NT v NSW/ACT
5:05pm
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WA v SA
5.45pm
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Wednesday, April 11th
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Matches
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Day 2
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Venue
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Match 4
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Match 5
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Match 6
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6 Games
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Southport Sharks
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WA v NT
10:30am
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SA v VIC/TAS
11:10am
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QLD v NSW/ACT
11:50pm
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Venue
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Match 7
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Match 8
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Match 9
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Southport Sharks
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NT v VIC/TAS
1:40pm
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WA v NSW/ACT
2:20pm
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SA v QLD
3:00pm
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Thursday, April 12th
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Matches
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Day 3
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Venue
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Match 10
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Match 11
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Match 12
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6 Games
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Southport Sharks
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VIC/TAS v WA
10:30am
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SA v NSW/ACT
11:10am
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QLD v NT
11:50pm
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Venue
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Match 13
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Match 14
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Match 15
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Southport Sharks
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NSW/ACT v VIC/TAS
1:40pm
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WA v QLD
2:20pm
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SA v NT
3:00pm
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Friday, April 13th
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Grand Final
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Grand Final
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Venue
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GF
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Southport Sharks
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? v ?
10:00am
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Last Modified on 26/04/2012 15:01
