TOTAL Girl soccer tournament organisers were keen to attract plenty of top female junior players from across Victoria to the weekend's all-girl carnival at Ballarat Grammar.
The results show they succeeded admirably, although partially at the expense of the Ballarat teams.
Ballarat Grammar's under-12B team, Ballarat North's Comets in under-14A, and North United B in under-14C, were home-town winners across the 15 levels of competition, as teams from Melbourne and from near the Murray River also plundered the silverware.
Successful raiders included, appropriately enough, the Moama Raiders in under-16A and under-16B, along with Firbank Grammar in under-10 competition, Sandringham City in under 12A and under-13A, and Whitehorse in under-15A.
Total Girl organiser Laurelle Sommers said the success of teams from as far afield as Langwarrin and Moama showed how highly regarded the tournament is across the state.
"That's why we have three divisions in some age groups. We get a lot of top players from across the state, but we also had a lot of players, particularly from the local clubs, who were playing for fun," she said.
"We designed the tournament so players of different levels compete and enjoy themselves without getting thrashed. Looking at the results, I think we achieved that pretty well."
More than 1100 players, aged seven to 16, were involved in what is the largest all-girl soccer tournament in Australia.
Melbourne Victory W-League player Seline Kuralay, who attended the event, told organisers she was surprised by the size of the turnout.
"From a local club point of view, we managed to recruit 12 new players to the sport, which is what this is all about," Sommers said.
RESULTS
Under-10: FIRBANK GRAMMAR 16 points, North United 8, Teesdale Primary 6, Victoria Park 4.
Under-11A: BRIGHTON A 15, Inter Sporting 15, South Yarra 11, Blackhill Koalas 8, BNUSC 5, Ballarat Grammar 2.
Under-11B: SJSA 17, DOC United 11, Moama Raiders 10, Sebastopol Vikings 10, St Columbas 8, Brighton B 6, Watsonia Heights 3.
Under-12A: SANDRINGHAM CITY 15, The Girlz 15, Richmond 14, Sunbury United 10, SJSA 6, Boroondara Eagles 3, East Bentleigh 2.
Under-12B: BALLARAT GRAMMAR 15, Moama Raiders 14, Torres 11, Watsonia Heights, Brighton 9, Ballarat Clarendon College 3, Victoria Park 3.
Under-13A: SANDRINGHAM CITY 17, SJSA 17, Boroondara Eagles 9, Peninsula Strikers 6, East Bentleigh 4, Sebastopol Vikings 2.
Under-13B: BENDIGO 19, North United 14, Cobram 11, Moama Border 10, DOC United 8, Ballarat Grammar A 4, Ballarat Grammar B.
Under-14A: COMETS 18, Sandringham 17, Bundoora United A 13, Fusion 13, Clifton Hill 8, Brunswick Zebras 7, Brighton Thunderbirds 3, Watsonia Heights 1.
Under-14B: LANGWARRIN 17, Bundoora United B 16, Oakleigh Cannons 13, North United A 10, Brighton 8, SJSA 4, Victoria Park 1.
Under-14C: NORTH UNITED B 17, Ballarat Grammar 13, Knox City 12, Sunbury United 11, Ballarat Clarendon College 9, Sebastopol College A 4, Forest Rangers 1.
Under-15A: WHITEHORSE 14, Boroondara 12, Knox City 11, Bendigo 9, Bundoora United 8, Skye United 8, Brighton 4.
Under-15B: GLEN EIRA 17, Watsonia Heights 14, Vikings 10, Oakleigh Cannons 9, Ballarat Grammar B 6, Ballarat Grammar A 6, Peninsula Strikers 3.
Under-16A: MOAMA RIDERS 15, Puff Nuggets 14, Bundoora United 14, Box Hill A 8, Watsonia Heights A 7, Peninsula Strikers 5, Ballarat Clarendon College A 4.
Under-16B: IVANHOE-WATSONIANS 14, Jac's Girls 13, Cobram 12, Box Hill B 9, South Yarra 7, Ballarat Grammar 3, Eltham Redbacks 3.
Under-16C: MOAMA RAIDERS 17, Warrnambool Rangers 14, Ballarat Clarendon College B 9, DOC United 6, Sebastopol College 5, Forest Rangers 3.
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