NTFL 2012/13

[JDC!]

Round One kicks off this weekend ...

Central Australia vs. St Marys @ Traeger Park
Nightcliff vs. Wanderers @ Nightcliff Oval
Palmerston vs. Darwin @ Northline Oval
Waratah vs. Banks @ Gardens Oval
Southern Districts vs Tiwi Bombers @ Norbuilt Oval

 

[IKE TURNER]

Round One kicks off this weekend ...

Central Australia vs. St Marys @ Traeger Park
Nightcliff vs. Wanderers @ Nightcliff Oval
Palmerston vs. Darwin @ Northline Oval
Waratah vs. Banks @ Gardens Oval
Southern Districts vs Tiwi Bombers @ Norbuilt Oval

ANY NEWS ON WHO HAS IMPROVED OR WHO HAS GONE DOWN HILL?

 

[JDC!]

As expected most teams are very optimistic about the upcoming season. There'll be a lot of interest surrounding how Banks and Central Australia go in their trial periods.

 

[seanoff]

too many teams and way too much travel. who is paying for all this. i know saints could probably pay their own way, but the rest??

 

[JDC!]

Grant Weeks lining up for St Marys this week along with Xavier Clarke. Both obviously massive inclusions. Michael Doughty pulling on a Banks jumper this week too. Should be interesting.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Any chance of some scores etc JDC!

NT News website is shithouse as usual.

Doughty is a fairly massive in for the Dogs....

 

[seanoff]

NIGHTCLIFF

def.

WANDERERS
18.15-123-7.11-53
​

SOUTHERN DISTRICTS

def. by

TIWI BOMBERS
16.11-107-15.21-111
​

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

def.

ST MARYS
13.10-88-12.12-84
​

WARATAH

def.

BANKS
15.12-102-14.10-94
​

DARWIN

def. by

PALMERSTON
10.7-67-12.14-86​

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Thanks seanoff

Apart from Nightcliff/Wanderers looks like a tight round.

 

[seanoff]

Thanks seanoff

Apart from Nightcliff/Wanderers looks like a tight round.

This week not very close so far.

Saints beat Darwin by 200 points. X and Weeks very good, JDC shit really (not really JDC very solid game)

Tiwi just scraped in (relatively) over Nightcliff by 84 points.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Buffs moving to Palmo can't come soon enough... Or has it already happened?

I'll watch Wanderers v Banks tomorrow with interest....

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Banks smashing Wanderers was a bloody great way to end the weekend!

That young Doughty bloke looks like a find. He might even go further with his career?

 

[lemon chicken]

Is Weeks only playing the 1 game?

 

[seanoff]

Is Weeks only playing the 1 game?

back after christmas.

 

[JDC!]

Districts should have little trouble against Banks this week in the early game. The Central Australia v. Tiwi Bombers game will be much anticipated but for mine I think Tiwi will be too strong. St Marys face Nightcliff in a match where no doubt there will be a lot of feeling involved. Spewing I won't be playing. Waratahs have Buffs on Sunday while Palmerston take on Wanderers.

 

[seanoff]

Districts should have little trouble against Banks this week in the early game. (good call, Banks got blasted and Cupido kicked 11) The Central Australia v. Tiwi Bombers game will be much anticipated but for mine I think Tiwi will be too strong. (yep, altho Alice managed to kick like Hawthorn and would have been much closer) St Marys face Nightcliff in a match where no doubt there will be a lot of feeling involved. Spewing I won't be playing.(if there was any feeling Saints were the only ones feeling it, Nightcliff were dire, kicked as many as Buffs last week) Waratahs have Buffs on Sunday (buffs were better but according to the NT News Waratahs still weren't good) while Palmerston take on Wanderers.(wanderers won by 22 points)

did you know something JDC, i know Damian lost the group a bit last year and he definitely lost Labba but Saints really put Nightcliff to the sword. maybe a little of a statement?

Districts seem to have found one in Cupido, immensely talented and maybe the NTFL suits his commitment level.

be interesting to see how Tiwi deal with power forwards. Saints and Districts seem to have a range.

don't think Tahs are a threat, same with Palmo and Nightcliff who have been belted by saints and tiwi in successive weeks and Buffs *sigh.

 

[JDC!]

did you know something JDC, i know Damian lost the group a bit last year and he definitely lost Labba but Saints really put Nightcliff to the sword. maybe a little of a statement?

Districts seem to have found one in Cupido, immensely talented and maybe the NTFL suits his commitment level.

be interesting to see how Tiwi deal with power forwards. Saints and Districts seem to have a range.

don't think Tahs are a threat, same with Palmo and Nightcliff who have been belted by saints and tiwi in successive weeks and Buffs *sigh.

Yeah a disappointing effort from Nightcliff last night. There were plenty of personal issues amongst certain players and also a lot of stuff written on social media between players in this match so that's why I thought there'd be a few scuffles. Saints held their nerve and punished them on the scoreboard. Districts look good and Cupido will cause many headaches this year, especially with his deadly accurate kicking for goal. Tiwi will be good again, especially with a fit Simon Munkara on board. They'll probably recruit a defence from down south to combat the Districts and Saints big forwards. Tahs were shocking today, it was such an ordinary game to watch, I am covering the game for the NT News and it was a struggle to think of 350 words to say about it. Both sides were real young and the skill level was low. Couldn't be bothered watching the Wanderers v. Palmo game.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Few big names are meant to be up here this weekend, I think a couple of former Cats playing for the Magpies and then Fevola is meant to be back for Tahs.

 

[JDC!]

Few big names are meant to be up here this weekend, I think a couple of former Cats playing for the Magpies and then Fevola is meant to be back for Tahs.

Heard those Cats players were supposed to be playing next week against St Marys for Palmerston's 40th anniversary match. Could be wrong though.

 

[IKE TURNER]

FEV NOT PLAYING THIS WEEK STILL HAS A WEEK TO SERVE FROM DOWN SOUTHS GRAND FINAL

 

[seanoff]

last week

Saints destroyed Southern Districts, Wanderers were beaten but put up a good show against Tiwi, Buffs beat Banks in a match that was of no quality at all, Alice Springs beat Nigthcliff, and Tahs got up over Palmerston .

normal service resumes this week with A/S and Banks banished. It's starting to look Saints and Tiwi then daylight to the next 5 and then several years of daylight to Buffs.

 

[Post padding]

back after christmas.

Back after harvest

 

[Ill Chicken]

How much weight has Fev stacked on, ridiculous.

 

[Thirdmanup]

Can anyone tell me how shawn damon is going up there??

 

[Thirdmanup]

Has he got a brother named Matt??

Haha I'm sure he hasn't heard that one before

 

[JDC!]

Christmas break ... St Marys flying at this stage of the season and should only get stronger from here with the inclusion of White, Ilett, Chapman and Weeks after xmas. In saying that, most other sides should also improve so it could be an interesting end to the season.

BTW Thirdmanup, Shaun Damon is playing for St Marys. Played mostly reserves so far but went reasonably well in the Premier League game against Buffaloes.