Saints hit double ton as PINT and Palmerston draw
IT was a significantly indifferent round of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) results, with a draw and a whopping 154-point shellacking both occurring amongst the four games. St Mary’s handed Tiwi Bombers the massive belting after dropping its opening match of the season, while Palmerston and PINT could not be split. In other results, Southern […]
2022/23 NTFLW R2 Player Focus: Jenna Singh (Waratah)
WARATAH made its premiership ambitions clear in Round 2 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s competition following a 12-goal thrashing of reigning premiers Darwin Buffettes. Though the margin was perhaps a little unjust to the Buffettes who were physically competitive throughout the match, the slammed on 14.8 (92) to 3.2 (20) including eight […]
Starcevich relieved for “gritty” win
BRISBANE Lions AFL Women’s coach Craig Starcevich described it as “gritty” yet also “unjust”, but all in all, he was just pleased to come away with the points when his side defeated North Melbourne by seven points at Arden Street on Saturday. North had the lion’s share – pardon the pun – of the forward […]
“Huge” Hawks win perfect script for Tilly
“YOU could no have scripted that any better” It was the thought on every Hawthorn fan’s mind when captain Tilly Lucas-Rodd kicked the final goal of the match in her 50th game to defeat Port Adelaide. After a hard-fought slog where the Power did not take their chances and the Hawks did, the brown and […]
Suns shine over Swans in wet
DESPITE some “trying” conditions, Gold Coast Suns AFL Women’s coach Cameron Joyce was pleased his side was still able to put up a good score at Henson Park to down the Swans in the wet by 34 points. Gold Coast kept Sydney to just two goals from five scoring shots in the match, while having […]
Mature Tigers trust “system”
RED-HOT Richmond is on a five-game winning streak, and AFL Women’s head coach Ryan Ferguson attributes it to his squad’s maturity during Season 7, and the Tigers’ increased belief in their system. Their latest victim was West Coast, picking up the four points out in the West with a 6.7 (43) to 3.6 (24) victory […]
Blues break drought to sink Saints
IT has been a long time between drinks for the Blues, being able to sing the song for the first time since Round 2 thanks to a comprehensive win over the Saints. Since their one-point win over Essendon, Carlton settled for two draws, and then suffered two disappointing losses, but was able to get back […]
Scouting Notes: AFLW U16s – Tasmania
THE last of the representative action for 2022 took place this week, with a battle between the Apple Isle’s North and South regions. While South ultimately took home the chocolates courtesy of a five goals to nil last term, both sides had some standouts in the match. The teams were missing the players who have […]
South topples North in Tassie U16 clash
A FIVE-goal final term saw Tasmania South run over the top of its Northern counterpart, to secure a 7.11 (53) to 3.6 (24) victory in the AFLW Under 16 Championships. In a tough, hard-fought encounter for three quarters, South was able to conjure up five majors – three of which came off the boot of […]
Waratah destroy Saints in NTFL Men’s Grand Final rematch
IT was a largely one-sided opening round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League with a triple-digit belting and a 10-goal thrashing. The closest result was 22 points, while reigning premier St Mary’s on the end of the 101-point shellacking in a less than ideal start to the season for the Saints. […]
Lions’ desperation key to Bombers win
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich was thrilled his side could get back on the winner’s list with a big victory over Essendon in challenging conditions on Sunday. The top of the table Lions lost their first game of the season to Richmond in Round 5, but blew the Bombers away early to lead 42-0 until late […]
2022/23 NTFLW R1 Player Focus: Tatyana Perry (Palmerston)
A NEW season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s competition kicked off over the weekend, with the players returning to the Spring and Summer competition that will run from October through until February. A new side entered the league for the first time in Tiwi Bombers, having struck up a partnership with the […]
