2015 USAFL National Championships

2015 USAFL National Championships
Austin, Texas
League United States Australian Football League
Sport Australian rules football
Duration 17–18 October 2015
Number of teams 34 men's
15 women's
Men champions Austin Crows (2nd premiership)
Women champions Denver Bulldogs (6th premiership)

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.

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)

Group A

    		 TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
    1 Austin Crows 2 2 0 0 75 35 214 8
    2 Golden Gate Roos 2 1 1 0 45 44 102 4
    3 Calgary Kangaroos 2 1 1 0 44 68 64 4
    4 Los Angeles Dragons 2 0 2 0 37 54 68 0

    Group B

      		 TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
      1 Orange County Bombers 2 2 0 0 66 28 235 8
      2 New York Magpies 2 1 1 0 77 43 179 4
      3 Denver Bulldogs 2 1 1 0 54 43 125 4
      4 Dallas Magpies 2 0 2 0 17 100 17 0

      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) 431 0803622212
      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 Increase 4 Texas
      2 Orange County Bombers — California
      3 Denver Bulldogs Increase 1 Colorado
      4 Golden Gate Roos Increase 3 California
      5 New York Magpies Decrease 4 New York
      6 Calgary Kangaroos Decrease 3 Alberta
      7 Los Angeles Dragons Increase 2 California
      8 Dallas Magpies — Texas
      9 Quebec Saints Increase 3 Quebec
      10 Sacramento Suns Increase 7 California
      11 Columbus Jackaroos Decrease 1 Ohio
      12 Houston Lonestars — Texas
      13 Chicago Swans Increase 1 Illinois
      14 Boston Demons Increase 2 Massachusetts
      15 Minnesota Freeze Decrease 9 Minnesota
      16 Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids Increase 6 Florida
      17 Portland Steelheads Increase 5 Oregon
      18 Cincinnati Dockers Increase 1 Ohio
      19 Philadelphia Hawks Decrease 1 Pennsylvania
      20 North Carolina Tigers Increase 3 North Carolina
      21 Des Moines Roosters Decrease 1 Iowa
      22 Nashville Kangaroos Decrease 7 Tennessee
      23 Tulsa Buffaloes Increase 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 Increase 4 New York
      3 Minnesota Freeze — Minnesota
      4 San Francisco Decrease 2 California
      5 Sacramento Suns Increase 2 California
      6 Calgary Kookaburras Decrease 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. 1 2 3 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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