2016 Australian Dodgeball League season facts for kids
The 2016 Australian Dodgeball League season was a big year for dodgeball in Australia! It was the second time the Victorian Dodgeball League played, and it was the very first season for the New South Wales Dodgeball League. The New South Wales league started with 8 teams from cities like Sydney and Newcastle.
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What is the Australian Dodgeball League?
The Australian Dodgeball League is where dodgeball teams from different parts of Australia compete. It's like a national championship for the sport. Teams play against each other to see who is the best. The top teams from each state league get a chance to play in the big Australian Dodgeball Championship series.
The 2016 Victorian Dodgeball League
The 2016 Victorian Dodgeball League was the second year this competition took place in Victoria. A total of 23 teams joined the league, all hoping to win! The two best teams at the end of the season would get to compete in the 2017 Australian Dodgeball Championship.
Victorian League Standings
Here's how the teams in the Victorian Dodgeball League finished:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Doncaster Demons | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 23 | 426.09 | 16 |
| 2 | Brunswick Beavers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 24 | 312.50 | 15 |
| 3 | Glenroy Golden Cocks | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 23 | 304.35 | 14 |
| 4 | Glen Waverley Gorillas | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 30 | 223.33 | 14 |
| 5 | Geelong Wolfpack | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 31 | 229.03 | 13 |
| 6 | Black Rock Bandits | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 24 | 275.00 | 12 |
| 7 | Rowville Reapers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 33 | 212.12 | 12 |
| 8 | Bundoora Pirates | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 35 | 165.71 | 12 |
| 9 | Macleod Highlanders | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 44 | 147.73 | 10 |
| 10 | Northcote Ninjas | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 50 | 78.00 | 10 |
| 11 | Parkville Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 41 | 131.71 | 8 |
| 12 | Eltham Spartans | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 47 | 87.23 | 7 |
| 13 | Melbourne Dodgers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 52 | 63.46 | 7 |
| 14 | Ravenhall Vikings | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 45 | 117.78 | 6 |
| 15 | Balaclava Renegades | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 90.00 | 6 |
| 16 | Torquay Sharks | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 55 | 81.82 | 6 |
| 17 | Cranbourne Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 69.49 | 6 |
| 18 | Footscray Flames | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 66 | 69.70 | 4 |
| 19 | Warrnambool Sea Monsters | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 72.00 | 2 |
| 20 | Southern Cross Sandvipers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 64 | 40.63 | 2 |
| 21 | Gippsland McGators | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 81 | 23.46 | 2 |
| 22 | Sunshine Kiwis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 122 | 14.75 | 0 |
| 23 | Sunbury Strikers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 99 | 12.12 | 0 |
Victorian League Finals
The top teams from the Victorian League would go on to play in the finals to decide the champion.
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The 2016 New South Wales Dodgeball League
The 2016 New South Wales Dodgeball League was a brand new league! This was its very first season. Just like in Victoria, the two best teams from New South Wales would get to join the 2017 Australian Dodgeball Championship series.
New South Wales League Standings
Here are the teams that were part of the first New South Wales Dodgeball League season:
| New South Wales Dodgeball League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Burwood Badgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Concord Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Campbelltown Crushers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Liverpool Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Milperra Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Newcastle Waves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Parramatta Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Strathfield Stompers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New South Wales League Finals
The top teams from the New South Wales League would also compete in their own finals.
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