The DoorDash National Youth Championships is an annual tournament contested by Australia’s best young Touch Footballers. It will be held on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland from the 27th to the 30th of September.
The ACT Raiders is sending their biggest contingency yet with six teams competing. Teams will represent in the U14, 16 and 18s girl’s divisions and U12, U14 and U18 boy’s divisions.
The ACT Raiders will compete against School Sport Australia and regional teams from QLD and NSW as well as the remaining five states and territories. There will be more than 120 teams at the event.
Players to watch:
The U18 girls have a very exciting team with talent across the park. Elise Simpson was part of the successful U18 Australian girl’s Touch Football team earlier this year at the Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup.
Ella Kelly was selected as part of the Raiders Valkyrie Academy and along with Chloe Smith, recently competed in the grand final of the NRL NSW secondary school championships. Chloe is also a NSW merit team representative.
Another rising star Lily Quigley will step up to play in the 18s division. Lily was named in the NSW Touch Football U16 merit team earlier this year.
Games can be watched live and free on Kayo Sports in Australia and Sky Sport Next in New Zealand.
Teams:
U18 Boys - Coach: Adam Leeson
| Patrick | IZATT |
| Will | CONNELLY |
| Ryan | WILSON |
| Kadyn | THOMSON |
| Riley | BATEUP |
| Evan | LEESON |
| Oscar | LEESON |
| Franl | CROSBIE |
| Rok | VAN DALEN |
| Isaac | BALDWIN |
| Noah | COLLINS |
| Ethan | ONG |
| Jim | CROSBIE |
| Ajay | ANLEZARK |
| Andy | HOANG |
U18 Girls - Coach: Dee Smith, Assistant Coach: Gabe Hodges, Manager: Farah Atallah
| Lily | QUIGLEY |
| Elise | SIMPSON |
| Eden | MORRISSEY |
| Chloe | SMITH |
| Daisy | CRAIG |
| Kira | HUYNH |
| Ash | WELLER |
| Meaghan | SCOTT |
| Jaz | CLARK |
| Abbey | SENIOR |
| Charlotte | NEWTON |
| Georgia | DONALDSON |
| Lilly | PICKERING |
| Brodie | MAGUIRE |
| Ella | KELLY |
U16 Girls - Coach: Belinda Wilson, Assistant Coach: Anna Connellan
| Lily | McGREGOR |
| Erin | WILSON |
| Maddie | WEARNE |
| Mollie | KENNEDY |
| Jessica | GRAHAM |
| Amber | PRINS |
| Lucy | TANNER |
| Paige | GIBSON |
| Ella | SEMPLE |
| Mia | KELLY |
| Chloe | HENDRY |
| Emma | METHAM |
| Mya | SIMMONS |
| Anna | CLARK |
U14 Boys - Coach: Naomi Jamieson
| Logan | COLLINS |
| Lucas | FLETT |
| Arthur | BROWN |
| Tom | MORPHETT |
| Harley | BUGDEN |
| Aiden | CLARK |
| Jack | JAMIESON |
| Lewis | JONES |
| Connor | OLSEN |
| Ryley | POWER |
| Travis | BOX |
| Alex | KILING |
U14 Girls - Coach: Angela Donaldson, Assistant Coach: Nicole Bain
| Ella | NUSS |
| Emily | EVANS |
| Neve | LUCKIE |
| Sophia | DAWE |
| Gisele | SCHLESINGER |
| Grace | MACLAY |
| Ruby | SMITH |
| Willow | BARRY |
| Bella | BARRY |
| Abby | RUTTEN |
| Mia | CURTIS |
| Hayley | REARDON |
| Zoe | QUIGLEY |
U12 Boys - Coach: Scott Eastburn
| Lachlan | EASTBURN |
| Flynn | PACK-McLUCAS |
| Cooper | HOAD |
| Eli | SEMPLE |
| Didar | SANDHU |
| Sidney | LUCKIE |
| Nihal | SANDHU |
| Trae | DOUVEN |
| Charlie | JAMIESON |
| Cruz | DUNLEY |
| Louis | THORNTON |
| Joseph | RUTTEN |
