SANFL U18 Player Focus: Kane McAuliffe
NORTH Adelaide midfielder Kane McAuliffe had himself a day out in Round 1, racking up game-high numbers despite his side going down by 39 points to Sturt on Sunday. The strongly built onballer is one of South Australia’s most highly touted prospects in 2023 and was included in the National Academy intake, rubber stamping his […]
2023 Coates Talent League Player Focus: Georgia Clark (Tasmania Devils)
PRODUCING an outstanding Round 1 performance in her home state, key forward Georgia Clark was a vital player in the Tasmania Devils’ win over GWS GIANTS Academy to kick off the 2023 Coates Talent League season. The Devils talent and AFLW Academy member looks like she has taken her game to another level in her […]
Waratah snaps 23-year NTFL flag drought
THE sleeping giant arose on Saturday night when Waratah won its 16th NTFL Men’s Premier League flag, snapping a 23-year premiership drought in the process. The Tahs’ were the last of the remaining eight sides at the turn of the new century to win a premiership after defeating Southern Districts by 18 points at TIO […]
Queen Ants march to second flag in three years
PINT lived up to its regular season expectations by toppling Waratah in the NTFL Women’s Premier League Grand Final on Saturday and marching to its second flag in three seasons. The Queen Ants had a battle on their hands early, but kicked away after that, slamming home seven goals to one over the next two […]
Crocs get second crack after Saints success
SOUTHERN Districts has earned a second crack at fellow grand finalists Waratah after coming away with a 23-point win over St Mary’s in the 2022/23 NTFL Men’s Premier League Preliminary Final on the weekend. The Crocs went down to Waratah in the second week of finals coming off a bye, but will now be in […]
Tahs’ do double to book grand final spot
WARATAH had a massive weekend in the Top End with the second placed sides in both the NTFL Men’s and Women’s competition winning through to the respective grand finals. In yesterday’s recap of the Women’s Premier League, it was minor premiers PINT who was on the receiving end of the Tahs’ victory, while in the […]
Tigers scrape home as Tahs’ set up Crocs clash
NIGHTCLIFF has lived to fight another day in the 2022/23 NTFL Men’s Premier League season by surviving a nail-biting elimination final against Darwin Buffaloes on the weekend. The Tigers were made to work for the win, with the fourth placed side holding on in a frantic final term to come away with the two-point victory, […]
Top four NTFL sides win ahead of finals
EACH of the top four Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League sides collected wins in the last round of the regular 2022/23 season on the weekend. Finals kicks off this weekend with the nine teams reduced to five, as the remaining teams eye off premiership glory over the next four weeks. In what […]
Sunday Scoreboard: Westies break drought
IN a new Sunday night feature on Rookie Me Central, we give an update on how each of the active football leagues across the country, with the scores, top performers and what to look forward to this week. SANFLW: Norwood 7.8 (50) defeated by North Adelaide 7.10 (52)West Adelaide 3.5 (23) defeated Glenelg 1.3 (9)Central […]
Buffs book NTFL finals spot
DARWIN Buffaloes secured their 2022/23 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League finals spot after a commanding 12-goal thrashing of Wanderers in the penultimate round on Saturday. The Buffaloes needed a victory to ensure a place in the post-season series, with PINT sitting just two points behind the Buffaloes heading into Darwin’s match with […]
