SUNSETS SHED LIGHT ON FUTURE

THE Gold Coast Sunsets have been crowned the AFL Queensland Under-17 Youth Girls State Champions for 2018.

The Sunsets’ win is a positive sign for the Gold Coast AFL club, which will field a team in the AFL Women’s competition from 2020.

The Gold Coast beat the North Queensland Kookaburras in a wetweather grand final in Maroochydore yesterday.

Queensland’s next generation of AFL stars were on display at the AFL Queensland youth championships, which also featured under-14 boys and girls divisions.

For the first time, different age groups were combined into one event over five days on the Sunshine Coast.

More than 500 players representing teams from Queensland, NSW and Papua New Guinea took part in the event.

Picture: AFL QUEENSLAND MORE RESULTS, P31 The Gold Coast Sunsets have brought a ray of sunshine to the city after winning the AFL Queensland under-17 girls title. UNDER-17 PLACINGS: 1 Gold Coast, 2 North Queensland, 3 Brisbane North, 4 Brisbane South, 5 Sunshine Coast, 6 Central Queensland, 7 Darling Downs, 8 Papua New Guinea, 9 Northern Rivers