2015 USAFL National Championships

The 2015 USAFL National Championships was the 19th instalment of the premier United States annual Australian rules football club tournament. The tournament was held in Austin, Texas, for the third time, from 17 October to 18 October.[1] It was the first edition of the tournament with two women's divisions.[2] The Austin Crows won the Division 1 Men's Title defeating the Orange County Bombers. The Denver Bulldogs won the Division 1 Women's Title finishing first in a four-game round robin.

2015 USAFL National Championships
Austin, Texas
LeagueUnited States Australian Football League
SportAustralian rules football
Duration17–18 October 2015
Number of teams34 men's
15 women's
Men championsAustin Crows (2nd premiership)
Women championsDenver Bulldogs (6th premiership)

Clubs

Men's

Men's Premier[3] Men's Division 2[4] Men's Division 3[4] Men's Division 4[4]
Austin Crows (A) Columbus Jackaroos (A) Tulsa Buffaloes (A) New York res/Columbus res
Los Angeles Dragons (A) Boston Demons (A) Philadelphia Hawks (A) Los Angeles reserves
Calgary Kangaroos (A) Sacramento Suns (A) North Carolina Tigers (A) Kansas City/Cleveland
Golden Gate Roos (A) Ft. Lauderdale Fighting Squids (A) Ohio Valley River Rats (A) Calgary res/Milwaukee
New York Magpies (B) Minnesota Freeze (B) Portland Steelheads (B) Baltimore-Washington/Edmonton
Orange County Bombers (B) Houston Lonestars (B) Des Moines Roosters (B) Golden Gate reserves
Denver Bulldogs (B) Chicago Swans (B) Nashville Kangaroos (B) Orange County res/San Diego
Dallas Magpies (B) Quebec Saints (B) Austin Crows reserves (B) Dallas res/Austin res
Atlanta Kookaburras
Portland res/Seattle
Denver res/Indianapolis
Houston res/Baton Rouge

Women's

Women's Premier[5] Women's Division 2[6]
Denver Lady Bulldogs Calgary/Portland/Vancouver
San Francisco Iron Maidens Boston/Columbus/Chicago/Tulsa
Minnesota Freeze Arizona/Baltimore-Washington
New York Lady Magpies Minnesota/Montreal
Sacramento Lady Suns

Men's Division 1

Round 1 (Men's Division 1)

Round 1 (A)
Sat, 17 Oct (11:00 am) Austin Crows 4.5 (29) def. Golden Gate Roos 3.1 (20) Cooper's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (12:00 pm) Los Angeles Dragons 3.4 (22) def. by Calgary Kangaroos 4.5 (29) Cooper's Report
Round 1 (B)
Sat, 17 Oct (9:00 am) New York Magpies 9.3 (57) def. Dallas Magpies 1.3 (9) Cooper's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (10:00 am) Orange County Bombers 3.5 (23) def. Denver Bulldogs 3.2 (20) Cooper's Report

Round 2 (Men's Division 1)

Round 2 (A)
Sat, 17 Oct (4:00 pm) Los Angeles Dragons 2.3 (15) def. by Golden Gate Roos 3.7 (25) Cooper's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (5:00 pm) Austin Crows 7.4 (46) def. Calgary Kangaroos 2.3 (15) Cooper's Report
Round 2 (B)
Sat, 17 Oct (2:00 pm) Orange County Bombers 6.7 (43) def. Dallas Magpies 1.2 (8) Cooper's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (3:00 pm) New York Magpies 3.2 (20) def. by Denver Bulldogs 5.4 (34) Cooper's Report

Round 3 (Men's Division 1)

Round 3 (A)
Sun, 18 Oct (9:00 am) Calgary Kangaroos 3.3 (21) def. by Golden Gate Roos 3.4 (22) Cooper's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (12:00 pm) Austin Crows 6.6 (42) def. Los Angeles Dragons 0.4 (4) Cooper's Report
Round 3 (B)
Sun, 18 Oct (10:00 am) Denver Bulldogs 6.2 (38) def. Dallas Magpies 2.2 (14) Cooper's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (11:00 am) New York Magpies 3.4 (22) def. by Orange County Bombers 4.12 (36) Cooper's Report

Group Stage Ladders (Men's Division 1)

Grand Final (Men's Division 1)

USAFL Grand Final (Men's Division 1)
GF: Sun, 18 Oct (4:30 pm) Austin Crows 4.4 (28) def. Orange County Bombers 2.4 (16) Cooper's (crowd: 1,000) Report

Women's Division 1

Round 1 (Women's Division 1)

Saturday Rounds
Sat, 17 Oct (9:00 am) San Francisco 1.4 (10) def. by New York Magpies 2.2 (14) Women's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (10:00 am) Minnesota Freeze 1.4 (10) def. Sacramento Suns 1.1 (7) Women's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (1:00 pm) Denver Bulldogs 4.9 (33) def. New York Magpies 1.1 (7) Women's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (2:00 pm) San Francisco 3.2 (20) def. Minnesota Freeze 2.0 (12) Women's Report
Sat, 17 Oct (4:00 pm) Denver Bulldogs 2.3 (15) def. Sacramento Suns 1.1 (7) Women's Report
Sunday Rounds
Sun, 18 Oct (9:00 am) New York Magpies 2.3 (15) def. Sacramento Suns 0.3 (3) Women's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (11:00 am) Denver Bulldogs 2.2 (14) def. by Minnesota Freeze 3.2 (20) Women's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (12:00 pm) San Francisco 1.4 (10) def. Sacramento Suns 1.2 (8) Women's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (2:00 pm) Minnesota Freeze 4.4 (28) def. by New York Magpies 6.6 (42) Women's Report
Sun, 18 Oct (3:00 pm) Denver Bulldogs 2.6 (18) def. San Francisco 0.2 (2) Women's Report
  • Minnesota ended the Denver Lady Bulldogs 23 game winning streak in USAFL Nationals.

Ladder (Women's Division 1)

TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1. Denver Bulldogs (P)4310803622212
2. New York Magpies4310787410512
3. Minnesota Freeze 4 2 2 0 70 83 84 8
4. San Francisco42204252818
5. Sacramento Suns40002550500

2015 USAFL National Championships club rankings

Men

Rank Team Change State
1 Austin Crows 4 Texas
2 Orange County Bombers California
3 Denver Bulldogs 1 Colorado
4 Golden Gate Roos 3 California
5 New York Magpies 4 New York
6 Calgary Kangaroos 3 Alberta
7 Los Angeles Dragons 2 California
8 Dallas Magpies Texas
9 Quebec Saints 3 Quebec
10 Sacramento Suns 7 California
11 Columbus Jackaroos 1 Ohio
12 Houston Lonestars Texas
13 Chicago Swans 1 Illinois
14 Boston Demons 2 Massachusetts
15 Minnesota Freeze 9 Minnesota
16 Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids 6 Florida
17 Portland Steelheads 5 Oregon
18 Cincinnati Dockers 1 Ohio
19 Philadelphia Hawks 1 Pennsylvania
20 North Carolina Tigers 3 North Carolina
21 Des Moines Roosters 1 Iowa
22 Nashville Kangaroos 7 Tennessee
23 Tulsa Buffaloes 1 Oklahoma
24 San Diego Lions N/A California
25 Kansas City Power N/A Kansas

Women

Rank Team Change State
1 Denver Bulldogs Colorado
2 New York Magpies 4 New York
3 Minnesota Freeze Minnesota
4 San Francisco 2 California
5 Sacramento Suns 2 California
6 Calgary Kookaburras 3 Alberta
7 Boston Demons N/A Massachusetts
8 Arizona Hawks N/A Arizona

References

  1. USAFL (December 18, 2014). "2015 USAFL Nationals Will Return to Austin, TX". usafl.com. USAFL.
  2. Barrish, Brian (October 12, 2015). "2015 USAFL Nationals Preview - Women's Divisions 1 & 2". usafl.com. USAFL.
  3. Barrish, Brian (October 11, 2015). "2015 USAFL Nationals Preview - Men's Division 1". usafl.com. USAFL.
  4. Barrish, Brian (October 15, 2015). "2015 USAFL Nationals Preview - Men's Divisions 2, 3, 4". usafl.com. USAFL.
  5. Barrish, Brian (October 12, 2015). "2015 USAFL Nationals Preview - Women's Divisions 1 & 2". usafl.com. USAFL.
  6. Barrish, Brian (October 12, 2015). "2015 USAFL Nationals Preview - Women's Divisions 1 & 2". usafl.com. USAFL.
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