Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 14
SOME finals-defining matches will take place this weekend in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League competition. Two sides battling desperately to grab a top five place in the Tiwi Bombers and Waratah will be tested against the top two teams in Southern Districts and Nightcliff, while Palmerston Magpies do not have it […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 13
A TRIPLE header at TIO Stadium kicked off the weekend, with Tiwi Bombers showing no mercy against the cellar-dwelling Wanderers. Nightcliff took down a plucky St Marys side to claim top spot, as Darwin Buffaloes had a thrilling one-point win over top-of-the-table Southern Districts. In the final game, Palmerston Magpies kept their finals hopes alive […]
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, […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 9
WITH the race for finals spots heating up, Round 9 hosts a few ‘eight-pointers’ as the ladder starts to take shape coming up to the halfway mark of the season. NIGHTCLIFF v. TIWI BOMBERS Round 9 – Saturday December 1, 2:30pm TIO Stadium In what is set to be the game of the round, […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL Round 7
ROUND 7 produced a series of smashings, with three of the four fixtures resulting in margins of over 44 points. In the round’s one outlier, this year’s clear best side was finally beaten in an impressive upset. TIWI BOMBERS 20.15 (135) DARWIN BUFFALOES 13.13 (91) GOALS: Tiwi: R. Tungatalum 5, K. Kantilla 5, P. Puautjimi 2, […]
