Michael Alvaro

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Number Crunching: AFLW – Round 1

THERE are plenty of individual stats to put under the microscope after Round 1 of the Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition, with a handful of players starring on the sheet across multiple lines – including a gun draftee, former rising star, and high-profile tradee. Adelaide’s Ebony Marinoff was the talk of the town after […]

Weekend preview: NTFL – Round 17

THE penultimate round of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) action could prove key in the race for spots at either end of the ladder, with top spot still up for grabs and places between third and sixth in the air as the final five remains undecided.   DARWIN BUFFALOES v. TIWI BOMBERS Round 17 – […]

Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 16

WITH two rounds left to play in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, the ladder is finally taking shape. While the top and bottom two sides look all but cemented, the tussle for spots from third to sixth is only heating up.   WARATAH 12.13 (85) TIWI BOMBERS 10.6 (66)   GOALS: Waratah: S. […]

The readymade rookies for your fantasy sides

IT is no secret that ready-made recruits are in vogue, favoured increasingly over each draft given the potential for them to slot straight into an AFL 22. With that in mind, and how important the right rookie choices will be for your fantasy sides, here are the draftees from each club to keep an eye […]

Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 15

A mid-table arm-wrestle has ensued with three sides battling for the last two finals positions in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League. Darwin will be looking to consolidate its third place, with Waratah best placed to snatch fourth as its closest competition meets the top two sides. ST MARYS v. DARWIN BUFFALOES […]

Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 14

A HOTLY contested round of action in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) saw emerging finals contenders, Tiwi Bombers topple a premiership fancy, while Wanderers took a step closer to climbing off the bottom of the ladder, Darwin continued its winning ways, and Nightcliff broke out as clear front-runners with the most convincing win of […]

Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 13

WITH all sides settled back in for the new year, 2019’s second round of action could see potential movement towards the bottom end of the ladder, while the game of the round pits the first and third sides against each other, which promises to be an epic tiebreaker.    WANDERERS v. TIWI BOMBERSRound 13 – […]

Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 11

THE last round of action before a three-week break produced a raft of upsets, setting up a clear top five and now poising two sides equal at the top of the ladder.   TIWI BOMBERS 9.13 (67)WANDERERS 14.15 (99) GOALS:Tiwi: J. Munkara 4, T. Tambling 2, M. Cooper, H. Puruntatameri, L. Wale-Buxton.Wanderers: J. Jeffrey 4, S. Tipiloura […]

Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 11

IN the last round before a break over the new year, sides will be looking to snatch ascendancy from close opposition. Battles for first place, finals berths and escaping the wooden spoon are all hotting right up, making each game an eight-pointer for the respective teams.   TIWI BOMBERS v. WANDERERSRound 11 – Saturday December […]

Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 10

WITH a mid-season break on the horizon, sides continued to tussle for spots and momentum as two top-four contenders suffered defeats and fifth spot remains up for grabs.   TIWI BOMBERS 11.10 (76) SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 19.12 (126) GOALS: Tiwi: A. Tipungwuti 2, P. Heenan 2, D. Munkara 2, W. Huddleston, R. Tungatalum, R. Farmer, J. Munkara, […]

Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 10

WITH the finals race getting tighter as each week passes, the mid-table bottleneck looks certain to be shaken up this week with sides itching to get back into form and build a run heading into the back end of the season. TIWI BOMBERS v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS Round 10 – Saturday December 8, 2pm Tiwi Oval […]

Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 9

EACH of the bottom four sides suffered defeats in a round which proved to be a tipper’s paradise in Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League action, leaving the ladder relatively unchanged.   NIGHTCLIFF 12.11 (83) TIWI BOMBERS 10.16 (76) GOALS: Nightcliff: C. Ilett 3, L. Holt-Fitz 2, J. Butcher 2, M. Hagan 2, […]

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