Current season, competition or edition: 2024 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships | |
Formerly | AFL Youth Girls National Championship |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
First season | 2010 |
Administrator | Australian Football League |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | South Australia (2023) |
Sponsor(s) | National Australia Bank |
Related competitions | AFL Under 18 Championships |
Tournament format | Round-robin |
The NAB AFL Women's Under-18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for women players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the professional AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Originally known as the AFL Youth Girls National Championship, the competition has teams of players representing their states and territories in a round robin tournament. The tournament is currently sponsored by the National Australia Bank. The winner of the 2019 tournament was Vic Metro.