THE NAB AFL Under-16 Championships started on Monday when the division two sides battled in Blacktown.
Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales-ACT and the Northern Territory will fight it out for the title over three rounds, with the division one state sides opening their championships later this month.
The championships will also include games featuring the Boomerangs side, a squad made up of under-15 prospects, and the World XVIII, which is a multicultural team.
Run throughout the under-16s carnival will be under-17 'Futures' games, which comprises players eligible for next year's NAB AFL Draft.
Round one, NAB AFL U16 Division Two in Blacktown, NSW
Tasmania 11.9 (75) defeated Queensland 7.11 (53)
GOALS
Tasmania: Callow 3, Bearman 3, Menzie 2, Barwick, Davis|
Queensland: Briskey 2, Davies 2, Gates, Johnson, McGory
BEST
Tasmania: Collins, Upton, Harper, Menzie, Bearman, Callow
Queensland: Clohesy, Abberley, Davies, Johnson, Crozier, Bulley
NSW/ACT 16.9 (105) defeated NT 6.7 (43)
GOALS
NSW/ACT: Gulden 5, Cullen 2, Steele 2, Eynaud 2, Monaghan, Wilson, Roseby, Dunstan, Dignam
Northern Territory: Tipiloura 2, Ford, Jeffrey, Barlow, Rioli
BEST
NSW/ACT: Wilson, Gulden, Pfrengle, Roseby, Steele, Cullen.
Northern Territory: Moniz-Wakefield, Lake, Lynch, Baird, Brock, Rioli
U17 Futures NSW/ACT 14.11 (95) defeated Tasmania 7.4 (46)
GOALS
NSW/ACT: Rayner 5, Barling 3, Kendall 2, Pope, Conlan, Edwards, Thorne
Tasmania: Burrows-Cheng, McCulloch, Reeves, Viney, Bailey, Peppin, Stuart
BEST
NSW/ACT: Parks, Rayner, Barling, Edwards, Thorne, Whyte
Tasmania: Burrows-Cheng, McCulloch, Gordon, McGinniss, Peppin, Shaw
