2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships
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| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Location | Melbourne |
| Dates | 2 May–6 May |
Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Venue(s) | MCG Olympic Park Oval Punt Road Oval Shepley Oval Trevor Barker Oval |
| Teams | 4 (pool A) 5 (pool B) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vic Metro (pool A) NSW/ACT (pool B) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
The 2016 edition of the AFL Youth Girls National Championships was held from 2 May to 6 May in Melbourne, Victoria. Nine teams competed in the round-robin tournament, divided into pool A: Queensland, Western Australia, Vic Country and Vic Metro; and pool B: the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, a combined New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory side (NSW/ACT) and the Indigenous Australian Woomeras.[1]
A professional women's Australian rules football competition (AFL Women's (AFLW)) was to be inaugurated in 2017, creating a new incentive for performance in the championships.[2] Several clubs who had received AFLW licences used the competition to scout potential players.[3]
Vic Metro won pool A, completing an unbeaten tournament by holding Western Australia scoreless in the final played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] NSW/ACT prevailed in pool B and was also undefeated in their group.[5] Commenting on the pool A final, Herald Sun reporter Sam Edmund said "This is football as we remember it. No flooding, no pressing and players holding position. As good as the AFL has been this year, this was refreshing."[6]