2014 Magners Australasian GFHAA Championships - Day 1

In the first full day of games at this year’s Australasian State Championships saw 20 matches played across three pitches. 

In the Camogie competition, a strong start by Western Australia resulted in them defeating both Queensland and hosts Victoria. New South Wales and Victoria battled it out in the last Camogie game of the day with the visitors from Sydney proving to be the stronger outfit defeating VIC by 1-10 to 2-03. The final round of Camogie games will be played tomorrow morning, ultimately determining which teams will face off against each other in the Semi Finals, the first of which will be played tomorrow evening.

Representing New Zealand, Wellington Ladies came up against a very strong Queensland side, and despite the score line they put in a solid effort for their first Australasian Championships. After today’s performances both NSW and Queensland are in a good position to advance to the Semi Finals on Friday having won both their games, this leaves South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia with ‘must win’ games tomorrow.

For the first time in the Championship’s history, Wellington also submitted a Hurling side however they came up against a strong New South Wales side who recorded a high scoring win. The remaining two matches were a closer affair, with hosts Victoria narrowly beating Queensland in the early game, while their second game against Western Australia finished in a draw at 0-07 a piece.

The Minor Footballers who opened the State Championships yesterday afternoon had their all-important semi-final placings to play for today. After two impressive wins, Victoria Blues finished top of the table followed by South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria Whites. The Minor semis will be played tomorrow with South Australia meeting New South Wales, while both the local Victorian teams will face off against each other.

In the Senior Men’s Football competition, Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales recorded convincing wins, and will undoubtedly be the ones to watch as the tournament continues tomorrow.

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Camogie
QLD	4-7	NSW	0-2
WA	2-8	VIC	1-4
WA	3-14	QLD	1-2
VIC	2-3	NSW	1-10
Ladies Football
SA	3-2	NSW	4-6
QLD	8-12	WELL	1-6
WA	1-5	VIC	1-5
SA	3-11	WELL	0-3
QLD	1-7	VIC	0-8
WA	0-6	NSW	2-2
Hurling
VIC	1-9	QLD	0-8
WELL	0-7	NSW	3-19
VIC	0-7	WA	0-7
Minor Football
VIC WHITE	2-1	NSW	2-2
VIC BLUE	1-7	SA	0-5
VIC BLUE	2-10	NSW	1-0
VIC WHITE	0-2	SA	6-8
Senior Football
SA	1-2	NSW	2-15
VIC	0-6	QLD	0-4
WA	1-14	WELL	0-0