2026 Talent League Girls R5 notes: Northern Territory Academy vs. Bendigo Pioneers
BENDIGO Pioneers claimed their first win of the season in Darwin, overcoming the Northern Territory Academy 6.7 (43) to 3.4 (22) in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls – the NT’s first game of the competition. A balanced Pioneers outfit proved too experienced for the home side across four quarters, kicking three goals to […]
Scouting Notes: Pios, Chargers claim close wins
AFTER a series of one-sided results on Saturday, the Bendigo Pioneers and Oakleigh Chargers ensured Sunday would be a different story with respective close wins. The Pioneers led for just seven minutes in their eight-point victory over the Northern Territory, while the Chargers held off Dandenong’s late flurry thanks a late Hunter Easton goal to […]
Scouting Notes: Cannons’ firepower proves too much for NT
CALDER Cannons kicked away to a 65-point victory over the Northern Territory Academy in Thursday night’s standalone clash to close out Round 5. The home side was littered with bottom-age talent, albeit undermanned, and led at every break in the 14.22 (106) to 6.5 (41) victory in Craigieburn. Despite inaccuracy in front of goal, the […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Swans Academy vs. Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy won a low-scoring tussle with Northern Territory to bounce back from a loss to Brisbane Lions Academy on Thursday and finish the 2026 AFLW Under 16 Championships on a high. The Swans booted two last quarter goals to come away with the win in the nick of time, defeating the Territory, 3.4 […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Giants Academy vs. Northern Territory
AFTER a long day of watching others, the local GWS Giants Academy players finally got to celebrate, defeating Northern Territory in the last game of an AFLW Under 16s Championships triple-header at Blacktown yesterday. It was a tight first half, but the Giants Academy just had that extra polish in front of goal along with […]
NTFL MPL: Nightcliff crowned premiers after crushing Saints
NIGHTCLIFF has taken out the 2025/26 NTFL Men’s Premier League title after thumping St Mary’s to the tune of 72 points in Saturday’s Grand Final. In what was the third decider between the two sides in six years, the Tigers took home their sixth top flight flag to cap off a rampant finals campaign. Across […]
NTFL WPL: PINT marches to glory as Tigers denied again
IT WAS the perfect contrast of jubilation and devastation. A redemption story and heartbreak déjà vu. Somehow, the 2025/26 NTFL Women’s Premier League Grand Final had it all. For PINT, it was the ultimate sequel to a frustrating finals series 12 months earlier, where the minor premiers had been bundled out in straight sets and […]
NTFL WPL: PINT grinds out redemption win
PINT is through to the 2025/26 NTFL Women’s Premier League Grand Final after turning the tables on St Mary’s in a low-scoring nine-point victory at TIO Stadium on Saturday. Having lost to the Saints just a fortnight earlier in the qualifying final, this time the Queen Ants were ready and managed to hold on in […]
NTFL MPL: Green Machine rolls on into decider
ST MARY’S has punched its ticked to the 2026 NTFL Men’s Premier League Grand Final after a comprehensive 53-point win over Southern Districts in Saturday night’s preliminary final. The Saints will move on to face Nightcliff in the decider on Saturday in a replay of the 2024 edition. After claiming this season’s minor premiership, the […]
NTFL WPL: Tigers march into grand final
NIGHTCLIFF overcame a slightly rusty first term and some inaccuracy to advance through to the NTFL Women’s Premier League Grand Final after a commanding 41-point victory over St Mary’s. The Tigers trailed at quarter time, but kicked the last six goals of the match to storm to a 7.13 (55) to 2.2 (14) triumph and […]
