AFLQ Schools Cup Livestream on Sunday
Queensland‘s top AFL talent will compete for the ultimate bragging rights as day three of the livestreamed competition of the AFLQ Schools Cup state finals begin. WATCH THE REPLAYS
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AFL Queensland’s largest schools competition is about to begin as more than 20 teams across 43 matches play for the right to call themselves the 2021 AFLQ School Cup champions.
WATCH THE ACTION FROM FIELD 1 IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE, AND FIELD 3 IN THE VIDEO PLAYER BELOW
The states best primary, junior and secondary school talent will descend on the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex to compete for the ultimate bragging rights from Friday to Sunday.
After some top string performances on day two from the primary boys and girls divisions, day three will host all junior and senior secondary school finals.
All games from field one and three at the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex will be live streamed along with a post match summary.
Competition heavyweights Palm Beach Currumbin, who took out all four secondary divisions last year, will look to prove their worth once again.
REPLAY Primary Junior Female Grand Final - Palm Beach Currumbin defs Varsity College 53-28
Palm Beach Currumbin got off to a quick start in the junior girls grand final on Sunday morning, scoring in the opening minutes of the game.
Despite constant pressure from Varsity College the Currumbin team fought hard to claim the top spot.
Palm Beach Coach Matt Ashernden said team captain Mia Salisbury was playing fantastically and propelled the team towards their grand final win.
Ashernden said Eva White was a “brick wall” in her defensive efforts.
Replay: Senior Female third place playoff - Kedron SHS defs St Andrews Catholic College 51-24
Kedron SHS gained quick momentum in their game against St Andrews Catholic College before claiming the win 51 to 24.
The team went into the second half with a motivating lead.
Kicking three goals in the first half Brooke Sheridan was unstoppable on the field and pushed her time to victory.
Kedron SHS Coach said dynamic teamwork between midfielders, Lilu Hung, Ash Moyle and Jess Cooper helped them secure the win.
REPLAY: Oval 1 - Senior Female Grand Final - Palm Beach Currumbin SHS defs Varsity College- 59-27
The senior female grand final was filled with impressive kicks and daring tackles right up to the final buzzer.
Both Palm Beach and Varsity players put their bodies on the line to fight their way into the top spot.
Tensions boiled over at the end of the third quarter when a fight broke out between the teams.
Ultimately it was Palm Beach who claimed victory after they pulled away in the final quarter.
Palm Beach Currumbin SHS coach Jarrod Wells said it was a great game of footy from both teams.
Wells said Keeley Parker and Aleria Asher were stands out in the high pressure game.
REPLAY: Junior men Grand Final - Palm Beach Currumbin SHS defs Ambrose Treacy - 118 -21
It was an impressive performance from Palm Beach Currumbin junior men who claimed victory with a pleasing score.
The Palm Beach team, who finished the first half leading 74 to 6, continued their momentum to finish the game with an impressive score of 118 to 21.
Palm Beach forward and man of the match Jack Javonovich helped his team scoring five goals in the first quarter and another in the second.
Palm Beach coach Jason Jeffery said magnificent midfielders were also the stars of the game.
REPLAY: Oval 1 - Senior Men Grand Final - Helensvale SHS defs Palm Beach Currimundi SHS - 28-13
In one of the closet games of the day Helensvale‘s senior men showed their fighting spirit to claim victory against Palm Beach.
Helensvale Coach Matt Dwyer said his players were awesome across the board.
He named Finn Brown, Jake Tye, Jarrod Eckersly and Ky Nichols are star players.
The game was hotly contested at half time with Helensvale leading 13 to 11.
Helensvale’s impressive defence shut down any advances from Palm Beach allowing their team to charge ahead in the final minutes of the game.
REPLAY: Senior Men third place playoff - St Laurence‘s College defs St Augustines College - 48-35
St Laurence‘s and Augustines came out fighting to claim third with both teams scoring in the opening minutes of the game.
St Laurence‘s College built on their halftime lead to take out the win.
St Laurence‘s College AFL director Sam Wiltshire said Captain Ben McCarthy was outstanding while leading the charge.
Wiltshire said all their players, including Dan Beitz performed extremely well after a tough game on Friday.
AFLQ SCHOOLS CUP LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
SUNDAY (DAY THREE)
8:30am Oval 1 Junior Female Grand Final PF1 Winner V PF 2 Winner
8:30am Oval 3 Senior Female 3rd Place Playoff PF1 Loser V PF 2 Loser
10am Oval 1 Senior Female Grand Final PF1 Winner V PF 2 Winner
10am Oval 3 Junior Male Grand Final PF1 Winner V PF 2 Winner
11:30am Oval 1 Senior Male Grand Final PF1 Winner V PF 2 Winner
11:30am Oval 3 Senior Male 3rd Place Playoff PF1 Loser V PF 2 Loser