SOME big margins headlined an action-packed round in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s. Pint suffered its first loss of the season while the Warriors look increasingly likely to defend their title.

SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 19.9 (123)
ST MARYS 1.3 (9)

Southern Districts put on an absolute clinic at TIO Stadium, smashing St Marys by 114 points. Charlie Deegan was the star up forward with four majors, while Kelsey Patterson chipped in with three. Rhiannon Busch, Melody Wehipeihana, Maria Moussa, Teka Voysey and Northern Territory (NT) Thunder forward, Tayla Thorn each kicked two goals for the Crocs. The only goal scorer for the Saints was Katie Sewell. After her five-goal haul in Round 1, Jaylene Boundry was kept goalless in this game. Donna Reed was named best-on-ground for the winning side, while goal kickers, Patterson and Deegan were named second and third best, respectively. D’Koda Lee-Feeney and Ebony Miller also impressed for Southern Districts. Despite the loss, Nikita Long played a great game for St Marys. She was complemented by Elouise Calma, Alana Coombes, Isabelle Porter, Simone Garner and Tuesday Turner.

GOALS:

Southern Districts: C. Deegan 4, K. Patterson 3, R. Busch 2, M. Wehipeihana 2, M. Moussa 2, T. Voysey 2, T. Thorn 2, E. Miller, M. Clarke
St Marys: K. Sewell

BEST:

Southern Districts: D. Reed, K. Patterson, C. Deegan, D. Lee-Feeney, E. Miller
St Marys: N. Long, E. Calma, A. Coombes, I. Porter, S. Garner, T. Turner

PINT 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 (7)
DARWIN BUFFETTES 2.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 11.12 (78)

Top of the table Pint was taken back to Earth this weekend, as the Buffettes recorded a big 71-point win over the Queen Ants. The Buffettes raced out of the blocks early, kicking the first five goals of the match. After a two-goal first quarter and a three-goal second quarter, Darwin held a 35-point margin at the main break. The Queen Ants held the Buffettes up in the third tem, reducing the away side to just two behinds. Despite finally getting a goal on the board in the last quarter, Darwin managed to step it up another notch, kicking six goals in the term. Celina Whan led the way inside 50 with three majors while NT Thunder’s Machaelia Roberts kicked two, as did Meredith Turner. Robert’s Thunder teammate, Kylie Duggan got on the board with a major was named best-on-ground for her side. Ellie Ryan was the sole goal kicker for Pint. Hannah Quayle was named the best player for the losing side, and was complemented by Ryan, Erin Hetherington, Cassie Henderson, Samantha Freeman and Christi Hamon.

GOALS:

Pint: E. Ryan
Darwin: C. Whan 3, M. Roberts 2, M. Turner 2, K. Duggan, M. Derschow, B. Stokes, N. Anderson

BEST:

Pint: H. Quayle, E. Ryan, E. Hetherington , C. Henderson, S. Freeman, C. Hamon
Darwin: K. Duggan, J. Anderson, C. Whan, A. Bryan, B. Ward, D. Totham

WARATAH 4.3 | 6.8 | 14.11 | 20.13 (133)
NIGHTCLIFF 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 (12)

As expected, Waratah got the job done over Nightcliff convincingly. The Warriors raced off to a good start with four first-quarter goals. The Tigers pegged it back, kicking one goal in the second term while Waratah kicked two. In the third quarter, the Warriors made amends for the slow quarter with eight goals to none. They continued their blistering form inside 50 with another six goals in the last term to take the final margin out to 121 points. Lisa Miceli backed up her three goals last week with five goals in Round 3, leading the way for the Warriors. Sharona Bishop got on the board with three majors, as did Amy Chittick, who was also named best-on-ground for the winning side. Jamie Lee Puautjimi kicked the only two majors for Nightcliff, and she was also named in the best. Natalina Skryzypietz led the way for the Tigers while Emma-Lou Wolsey and Sophie Hatzismalis continued their good form.

GOALS:

Waratah: L. Miceli 5, S. Bishop 3, A. Chittick 3, S. Puruntatameri 2, B. Martin 2, A. Perkins 2, T. O”Hehir, J. Kerinaiua, L. Roberts
Nightcliff: J. Puautjimi 2

BEST:

Waratah: A. Chittick, L. Miceli, S. Bishop, A. Stanley, I. Rapson-Staropoli
Nightcliff: N. Skrzypietz , E. Wolsey, S. Hatzismalis, J. Puautjimi, T. Everett

TRACY VILLAGE 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 (51)
PALMERSTON 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 (21)

In the closest game of the round, Tracy Village recorded a 30-point win over Palmerston. The Razorbacks held the Magpies scoreless in the first term, and goalless for the first half, taking a 13-point margin into quarter time and a 21-point margin at the main break. The scoring evened up in the third term with the Razorbacks kicking two goals and the Magpies kicking one. Palmerston continued to fight back in the last quarter with another two majors, but it wasn’t enough, as Tracy Village kicked two goals as well to win the game. Kate Barnes led the way with four majors for the Razorbacks while Sarah Bailie-Mace was named best-on-ground for the winning side. For the Magpies, Northern Territory Under 18 representative, Tabitha May was named the best player for her side.

GOALS:

Tracy Village: K. Barnes 4, M. McCartney, S. Bailie-mace, H. Roll, K. Irvine
Palmerston: K. King

BEST:

Tracy Village: S. Bailie-mace, A. Ogilvie-Mitchell, J. Oxspring, B. Angel, E. Lima, K. Barnes
Palmerston: T. May, V. Mounsey, L. Santo, N. Medbury, S. Rolland, P. McMillan