2019 NAB League season

The 2019 NAB season is the 28th season of the NAB League competition; the NAB League (formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. The season started on the 23rd of March[1] and concluded with the 2019 NAB League Grand Final on September 21st. Oakleigh Chargers defeated Eastern Ranges by 53 points in the grand final,[2] earning that team's fifth premiership.

2019 premiership season
Teams18
PremiersOakleigh Chargers
(5th premiership)
Minor premiersEastern Ranges
Wooden spoonersGeelong Falcons
(1st wooden spoon)

Ladder
2019 NAB League Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
1 Eastern Ranges 15 12 3 0 1115 753 148.07 48
2 Gippsland Power 15 11 4 0 1091 880 122.86 44
3 Oakleigh Chargers (P) 15 11 4 0 1099 957 114.84 44
4 Sandringham Dragons 15 9 6 0 1135 856 132.59 36
5 Calder Cannons 15 9 6 0 915 975 93.85 36
6 Northern Knights 15 8 7 0 1009 958 105.32 32
7 Western Jets 15 8 7 0 916 973 94.14 32
8 Dandenong Stingrays 15 6 8 1 1024 1078 94.99 26
9 Murray Bushrangers 15 6 9 0 1087 1101 98.73 24
10 Greater Western Victoria Rebels 15 6 9 0 950 1078 88.13 24
11 Bendigo Pioneers 15 5 10 0 962 958 100.42 20
12 Gold Coast U18s 5 4 1 0 360 262 137.40 16
13 Sydney U18s 5 4 1 0 412 324 127.16 16
14 Tasmania Devils 15 4 11 0 783 976 80.23 16
15 Geelong Falcons 15 3 11 1 853 1081 78.91 14
16 GWS U18s 5 2 3 0 347 403 86.10 8
17 Brisbane U18s 5 1 4 0 277 458 60.48 4
18 NT Thunder U18s 5 0 5 0 260 516 50.39 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers

Finals series

Finals Week 1
Wild Card Rounds
Saturday 24 August (11:45 am) Sandringham Dragons 20.6 (126) def. Geelong Falcons 3.5 (23) Preston City Oval A
Saturday 24 August (2:15 pm) Northern Knights 15.7 (97) def. Bendigo Pioneers 7.13 (55) Preston City Oval A
Sunday 25 August (11:00 am) Calder Cannons 9.9 (63) def. Tasmania Devils 7.15 (57) Highgate Reserve A
Sunday 25 August (11:45 am) Western Jets 14.15 (99) def. GWV Rebels 7.7 (49) Box Hill City Oval A
Sunday 25 August (2:15 pm) Dandenong Stingrays 13.13 (91) def. Murray Bushrangers 10.10 (70) Box Hill City Oval A

Finals Week 2
Second Elimination Final
Saturday 31 August (11:30 am) Northern Knights 11.3 (69) def. by Western Jets 12.5 (77) Eureka Stadium A
First Qualifying Final
Saturday 31 August (2:00 pm) Eastern Ranges 7.10 (52) def. Sandringham Dragons 5.8 (38) Eureka Stadium A
First Elimination Final
Sunday 1 September (11:00 am) Calder Cannons 11.9 (75) def. Dandenong Stingrays 5.9 (39) Princes Park A
Second Qualifying Final
Sunday 1 September (1:30 pm) Gippsland Power 12.3 (75) def. by Oakleigh Chargers 12.11 (83) Princes Park A

Finals Week 3
First Semi-Final
Saturday 7 September (11:00 am) Sandringham Dragons 8.7 (55) def. Calder Cannons 1.12 (18) Princes Park A
Second Semi-Final
Saturday 7 September (1:30 pm) Gippsland Power 11.9 (75) def. Western Jets 6.4 (40) Princes Park A

Finals Week 4
Second Preliminary Final
Saturday 14 September (11:00 am) Oakleigh Chargers 17.7 (109) def. Sandringham Dragons 4.10 (34) Princes Park A
First Preliminary Final
Saturday 14 September (1:30 pm) Eastern Ranges 10.8 (68) def. Gippsland Power 5.8 (38) Princes Park A

Grand Final
2019 NAB League Grand Final
Saturday 21 September (1:05 pm) Eastern Ranges def. by Oakleigh Chargers Princes Park Report
1.0 (6)
3.3 (21)
4.5 (29)
 5.6 (36)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.7 (19)
3.12 (30)
10.13 (73)
 12.17 (89)
1: B. Hickleton, J. Duffy, H. Keeling, J. Clarke, M. Mellis Goals 3: J. Lucas
2: M. Rowell, B. Laurie, W. Phillips
1: T. Graham, C. Sharman, N. Stathopoulos
J. Nathan, L. Stapleton, J. Ross, M. Mellis, W. Parker, T. Garner Best M. Rowell, K. Schreiber, B. Laurie, N. Bryan, H. Mastras, J. Lucas

Academy Series

This was the first season the NAB AFL Academy Series was incorporated into the NAB League. The series was fixtured for the three northern state academy teams, NT Thunder and Tasmania, with the team that finishes on top of the academy-specific ladder crowned the winners.[3] The winners of the series were the Gold Coast Suns.[3]

Ladder
2019 NAB League Academy Series Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
1 Gold Coast Suns 5 4 1 0 N/A N/A 137.4 16
2 Sydney Swans 5 4 1 0 N/A N/A 127.1 16
3 Tasmania 5 2 3 0 N/A N/A 99.2 8
4 Brisbane Lions 5 1 4 0 N/A N/A 60.4 4
5 NT Thunder 5 0 5 0 N/A N/A 50.3 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (W) = Winners, Source

References
  1. "Australian Football – 2019 TAC Cup Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. Twomey, Callum. "Huge game by likely No.1 draft star leads Oakleigh to Grand Final win". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "SUNS seal NAB AFL Academy Series". Gold Coast Suns FC. 7 May 2019.
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