Winning chance slips away from Thunder – Round 17
28.07.18 22:48NEAFLMatch ReportOn a hot and humid Darwin Saturday night, Aspley has won a scrappy Round 17 NEAFL match over NT Thunder by 27 points, 9.16 (70) to 6.7 (43).
On a hot and humid Darwin Saturday night, Aspley has won a scrappy Round 17 NEAFL match over NT Thunder by 27 points, 9.16 (70) to 6.7 (43).
NT Thunder has secured a 12-point victory over the Casey Demons in the first VFL game to be played in Alice Springs.
Andrew Hodges lists all the volunteers who, along with young debutants like Dom Forbes, ensure the club is in good hands.
In-line with the intentions of head coach Andrew Hodges to play aspiring and talented Territory youngsters, debutant and 17-year-old Dominic Forbes is one of four Thunder players under the age of 18 to be named to play Aspley.
ThunderW Head Coach Tim Weatherald said the Casey game is another vital match from a finals perspective, but the squad is also keen to help its Alice Springs players secure a win for their local fans.
Close to securing its sixth consecutive finals appearance, Aspley will provide some tough opposition when it travels to Darwin this weekend to take on NT Thunder in Round 17 of the NEAFL.
Alice Springs will host its first ever VFL W game on Saturday when NT Thunder welcomes the Casey Demons to TIO Traeger Park for Round 12.
The ThunderW team have four players requiring assessment after Round 12 and unfortunately for the men Phillip Wills is on the sidelines for 4-6 weeks due to a back fracture.
“We were down to one on the bench and the boys really fought it out and it’s disappointing not to come away with the win because we thought that our effort and the way we went about it for most parts of the night we really deserved to win that one.
Thunder has passed another difficult test in Round 11, to record its eighth win of the VFL W season to defeat Richmond by 23 points.
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Matt Green becomes the latest youngster to make his senior debut, while Tim Brook has well and truly earned his call-up after overcoming injury.
Four players are set to make their ThunderW debut this weekend when the team takes on Richmond at the Swinburne Centre in Round 11 of the 2018 VFL W season.
NT Thunder will be hoping to inflict a fourth-straight loss on Richmond when the two sides meet at the Swinburne Centre in Round 11 of the VFL W on Saturday afternoon.
For Saturday night’s return clash against the Canberra Damons in Round 16, Thunder will surely be hoping for Darwin’s TIO Stadium to be at its hot and humid best.