WA claims 8th consecutive Kickstart championshipFriday, April 20, 2018 - 3:11 PM

WESTERN Australia’s State under 15s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team were crowned Kickstart Champions at Blacktown International Sports Park in New South Wales after remaining undefeated throughout the Under 15 AFL National Male Diversity Championships this month.

Led by Head Coach Rocky Jetta, the WA Kickstart side overcame a physical South Australia side in the Grand Final to win by 12-points, coming out on top for the eighth year in a row.

Toby Henry was named WA MVP and Richard Farmer was the leading goal kicker of the carnival.
 

The WA All Nations team, led by Head Coach Craig Wilson, made it through to the All Nations Semi-Final after winning six of the seven games played. The team fell short in the Semi-Final clash against Victoria 2.2 (14) to 10.7 (67).

The WA All Nations MVP was Ethan Regan.

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The AFL National Diversity Championships has been developed to provide a supported talented player pathway that exposes Indigenous and Multicultural players, coaches, umpires, and trainers to an elite AFL Program environment.

The Championships form the basis for selection in the Boomerangs and World Team squads ahead of this year’s NAB AFL Under 16 Championships to be held in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast in June and July.

The AFL Flying Boomerangs program, supported by Rio Tinto, is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men aged 14-16 years old and the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the nation. 

Following their impressive performances at the AFL National Diversity Championships last week, the following WA players have been selected by AFL recruiters for the two squads: