2025 National Youth Championships ... SQ Sharks claim the three-peat!!!

Coffs Harbour turned on the sunshine for the 2025 DoorDash National Youth Championships (NYC), which took place at C.ex Coffs International Stadium from the 1st to 4th of October 2025.

Our 18 Boys and 18 Girls went so close to making the Grand Final, being knocked out in Semi-Finals, each finishing as 3^rd in the nation.  The Sports Performance Panels’ decision to play a number of 16 Girls up certainly assisted the 18 Girls team in competing with the best teams in the nation.  This division is generally where we struggle due to losing players to the QRSS Fire teams.

The 16 Boys A went down in the Semi-Final, finishing 4^th.  The 16 Boys B missed out on Quarter-Finals by 2 points, finishing 9^th.  In the 16 Girls Grand Final, the South Queensland Sharks A defeated the Brisbane Cobras, securing back-to-back titles with a 10-6 win.  The 16 Girls B had an enjoyable experience, finishing 11^th.  Congratulations to Player of the Final, Lilli-Ava Ioane.

The 14 Boys A went down in the Semi-Final, finishing 4^th.  The 14 Boys B narrowly lost to Sharks A in the Quarter-Final, finishing 7^th.  In the 14 Girls Grand Final, the South Queensland Sharks A overpowered the Brisbane Cobras 11-2 to claim consecutive championships.  14 Girls B narrowly missed out on the Quarter-Finals, finishing 9^th.  Congratulations to Player of the Final, Rebel Le Gassick.

The 12 Boys A went down in the Semi-Final, finishing 4^th while the 12 Boys B were beaten by the Sharks A team in the Quarter-Final, finishing 5^th.  The 12s Girls Grand Final featured a rematch of last year’s contenders, with the Hunter Western Hornets avenging last year’s defeat to the South Queensland Sharks A, three tries to two.  The 12 Girls B narrowly missed out on the Quarter-Finals, finishing 9^th.

The South Queensland Sharks were awarded the Champion Entity title for their outstanding overall performance at the event, excelling in the pool stages and securing two championships from three grand final appearances.

We are very proud of each and every individual involved in the campaign for your efforts and commitment to yourself and your team. Maintain your drive and passion for playing touch football and your desire to achieve an elite playing status. We hope to see you back in South Queensland Sharks colours in 2026 where we go for the four-peat.

FINAL PLACINGS

18 Boys Final Placings

1. NSW Combined Independent Schools

2. Queensland Representative School Sport

3. South Queensland Sharks

4. NSW Combined High Schools

5. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

6. NSW Combined Catholic Colleges

7. Brisbane Cobras

8. Sydney Scorpions

9. Hunter Western Hornets

10. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

11. Tasmania Thunder

12. Northern Territory Devils

18 Girls Final Placings

1. Queensland Representative School Sport

2. NSW Combined High Schools

3. South Queensland Sharks

4. Brisbane Cobras

5. NSW Combined Catholic Colleges

6. ACT Raiders A

7. NSW Combined Independent Schools

8. Hunter Western Hornets

9. South West Queensland Swans

10. South Australia Heat

11. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

12. Tasmania Thunder

13. ACT Raiders B

14. Western Tigers

15. Victoria Storm

16. Northern Eagles

17. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

16 Boys Final Placings

1. Central Queensland Bulls

2. Brisbane Cobras A

3. Hunter Western Hornets A

4. South Queensland Sharks A

5. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

6. Southern Rebels

7. South West Queensland Swans

8. Hunter Western Hornets B

9. South Queensland Sharks B

10. Northern Eagles

11. ACT Raiders

12. Brisbane Cobras B

13. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

14. Western Tigers

15. Tasmania Thunder

16. Victoria Storm

16 Girls Final Placings

1. South Queensland Sharks A

2. Brisbane Cobras A

3. Southern Rebels

4. Sydney Scorpions

5. Hunter Western Hornets

6. Central Queensland Bulls

7. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

8. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

9. Western Tigers A

10. South West Queensland Swans

11. South Queensland Sharks B

12. Brisbane Cobras B

13. Northern Eagles

14. Victoria Storm

15. Western Tigers B

14 Boys Final Placings

1. Hunter Western Hornets A

2. Central Queensland Bulls

3. Sydney Scorpions

4. South Queensland Sharks A

5. Southern Rebels

6. Northern Eagles

7. South Queensland Sharks B

8. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

9. South West Queensland Swans

10. Brisbane Cobras A

11. Hunter Western Hornets B

12. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

13. ACT Raiders

14. Tasmania Thunder

15. Brisbane Cobras B

16. Victoria Storm

14 Girls Final Placings

1. South Queensland Sharks A

2. Brisbane Cobras A

3. Central Queensland Bulls

4. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

5. Brisbane Cobras B

6. Hunter Western Hornets B

7. Hunter Western Hornets A

8. Sydney Scorpions

9. South Queensland Sharks B

10. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

11. South West Queensland Swans

12. Northern Eagles

13. Southern Rebels

14. Northern Territory Devils

15. ACT Raiders

16. Tasmania Thunder

17. Victoria Storm

12 Boys Final Placings

1. Hunter Western Hornets A

2. Sydney Scorpions

3. Southern Rebels

4. South Queensland Sharks A

5. South Queensland Sharks B

6. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

7. Hunter Western Hornets B

8. Central Queensland Bulls

9. Brisbane Cobras A

10. ACT Raiders

11. South West Queensland Swans

12. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

13. Northern Eagles

14. Brisbane Cobras B

15. Tasmania Thunder

16. Victoria Storm

12 Girls Final Placings

1. Hunter Western Hornets A

2. South Queensland Sharks A

3. Brisbane Cobras A

4. Southern Rebels

5. Sydney Scorpions

6. Central Queensland Bulls

7. Sydney Mets

8. Hunter Western Hornets B

9. South Queensland Sharks B

10. North Queensland Tropical Cyclones

11. South West Queensland Swans

12. Sunshine Coast Pineapples

13. Brisbane Cobras B

14. Northern Eagles

15. Tasmania Thunder

16. ACT Raiders

Champion Entity

South Queensland Sharks

For images and information of our teams, head to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sthqldsharks.

For more information, check out the TFA Final Results and Awards document: 2025 DoorDash National Youth Championships: Final Results and Awards - Touch Football Australia