2024 National Finals

By Greg Danvers – Media Manager

The National Finals Series for 2024 will commence next week at Speers Point with several new faces in the mix with the ultimate reward to lift the silverware.

When: Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4, September

Where: Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility SPEERS POINT, NSW 2284

2024 Finals Series Booklet

The Daily Telegraph – gateway to Live Streaming

Day 1 Tuesday 3 September, 2024

0900 Civic Reception/Opening Ceremony at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

1030 Bill Turner Trophy Semi Final 1: Cairns State High v St John Paul College Coffs Harbour

1200 Bill Turner Trophy Semi Final 2: Westfields Sports High v Maribyrnong Secondary College

1330 Bill Turner Cup Semi Final 1: Corinda State High School v Newcastle High School

1500 Bill Turner Cup Semi Final 2: Killarney Heights High School v Illawarra Sports High School

Day 2 Wednesday 4 September, 2024

1000 Bill Turner Trophy Third Place Play-off: Day 1 losers

1130 Bill Turner Cup Third Place Play-off: Day 1 losers

1300 Bill Turner Trophy Final: Day 1 winners

1500 Bill Turner Cup Final: Day 1 winners

Background

The Bill Turner School Football High School knock-out competitions, Bill Turner Cup and the Girls’ Bill Turner Trophy, are for students 15-years-and-under, contested by schools from Cairns (Qld) to Geelong (Vic) across the football federations of Queensland, Northern NSW, NSW, the ACT and Victoria.

The very first Bill Turner Cup was played in 1979 with the Bill Turner Trophy, then under the banner of the NSW CHS, first contested in 1991.

The 2024 competitions are quickly approaching the pointy end of the season with the national semi-finals and final to be contested at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (SPEERS POINT, NSW) on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 September.

“Over the years the Bill Turner School Football competitions have evolved to the point where the competition is held in high regard in the Australian Football community and is recognised as one of the largest team sport competitions in the world,” said Lloyd Turner, son of the late Bill Turner OA.

All eight (8) matches, over the two days, will be able to be Streamed on the KommunityTV channel with a News Corp Australia subscription.

Bill Turner Trophy (Girls) Semi-finalists

Cairns State High School (Qld)

Wins over: Good Counsel College 9-1, Newman Catholic College 9-0, St Monica’s College 7-0, Ryan Catholic College 6-0, Rd of-16 defeated Kelvin Grove State College 2-1, Queensland Quarter Final defeated Chancellor State College 0/3-0/2 in a penalty shoot out.

St John Paul College Coffs Harbour (Northern NSW)

Wins over: Toormina High 6-1, Bishop Druitt Collge 4-2, Bellingen High 4-0, Carinya Christian School (Tamworth) 2-1, Round-of-16 defeated Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School 4-3, Northern NSW Quarter Final defeated Mackillop College Port Macquarie 2-0.

Westfields Sports High (NSW)

Wins over: Central Coast Sports College 7-1, The Hills Sports HS 5-0, Bossley Park HS 6-0, Endeavour Sports HS 4-0, Round-of-16 defeated Stella Maris College 2-1, Woolaware HS 9-0.

Maribyrnong Secondary College (Vic)

Wins over: Rowville Secondary College 3-1, Western Heights College (Geelong) 5-1, Orange Anglican Grammar School 9-0, Round-of-16 defeated Marian Catholic College 5-0, Southern Region Quarter Final defeated Merci College (ACT) 1-0.

Bill Turner Cup Semi-finalists

Corinda State High School (Qld) 

Wins over: Stretton State College 4-0, Marsden State HS 3-2, Indooroopilly State HS 2-1, Kelvin Grove State College 4-1, Centenary Heights State HS 6-1, Rd-of-16 defeated Cairns State High 1-0, Queensland Quarter Final defeated Murrumba State College 1-0.

Newcastle High School (Northern NSW)

Wins over: San Clemente High 9-0, St Phillip’s Waratah 5-1, Macquarie College 2-1, Merewether High 4-0, Lambton High 2-0, Round-of-16 defeated Tuggerah Lakes College Berkeley Vale 4-1, Northern NSW Quarter Final defeated Great Lakes College Tuncurry 5-2.

Killarney Heights High School (NSW)

Wins over: St Leo’s College 7-1, Chatswood High School 4-0, Knox Grammar 2-1, St Ignatius College 4-1, St Luke’s Grammar 1-0, Rd-of-16 defeated Santa Sophia College 7-2, Sydney Metro Quarter Final defeated Newington College 2-1.

Illawarra Sports High School (NSW)

Wins over: Holy Spirit College Bellambi 4-0, Shoalhaven High School 9-1, Edmund Rice College Wollongong 4-1, Round-of-16 defeated Freeman Catholic College 2-1, Southern Region Quarter Final defeated Western Heights College (Vic) 2-1.