Dees make it 3-peat in Under 18s

Melbourne has defeated Carlton by 8 wickets to win the Premier Women's Under 18 title in hot conditions at Princes Park.

Batting first, Carlton finished their 50 with a score of 9/171 as Grace Potter 48 runs and Charli McLennan 32 provided the bulk of the teams runs. Darcy Collins with 3/26 was the pick of the bowlers for the Demons.

In reply, Melbourne cruised past the total in the 38th over for the loss of just two wickets. Zoe Samuel (51*) and Hasrat Gill (48*) finished the game in style.

Melbourne’s Sahana Tarini was presented with the medal as Player of the Final having made 34 runs and taking 2/19 from 10 overs with the ball.

Melbourne and Carlton had progressed to the Grand Final as the two highest placed finishes from the carnival of matches in January.

2024 Female Under 18 Leading Run Scorers

Player	Club	Runs
Sarnsiree Plant	Box Hill	343
Hasrat Gill	Melbourne	243
Zoe Samuel	Melbourne	220
Samara Dulvin	Ringwood	200
Grace Moyle	Carlton	189
Tegan Rule	Ringwood	162
Navleen Sandhu	Dandenong	160
Rachel Hegarty	Plenty Valley	148
Kamya Mishra	Melbourne	145
Mikayla Collins	Prahran	125

2024 Female Under 18 Leading Wicket Takers

Player	Club	Wickets
Sahana Tarini	Melbourne	10
Madeline Waring	Prahran	9
Brooklyn Diwell	Dandenong	8
Grace Moyle	Carlton	7
Samara Dulvin	Ringwood	7
Annabelle Glossop	Geelong	7
Grace Barnes	Dandenong	7