Prolific quartet recalled for game against Aspley
16.05.19 18:16NEAFLTeam UpdateDavid Johnson, Braedon McLean, Jacob Templeton and Ross Tungatalum return for the big game against Aspley with four players missing due to injury.
David Johnson, Braedon McLean, Jacob Templeton and Ross Tungatalum return for the big game against Aspley with four players missing due to injury.
I thought it was an opportune time to give a behind the scenes update on the season to date and detail where the focus for each team lies for 2019.
NT Thunder added a few names to the NEAFL injury list after the weekend but nothing too serious, while Tahlia Holtze was the only key concern following the VFLW team’s win in Round 1.
NT Thunder has the perfect opportunity to lift itself off the bottom of the NEAFL ladder on Saturday night when it hosts Aspley in Round 7 at TIO Stadium in Darwin.
The VFLW team’s focus turns to a home gam against the Southern Saints, who recently crushed last year’s minor premiers, Collingwood.
In a battle of attrition, NT Thunder has outlasted Hawthorn in a tough contest.
Thunder’s strong performance was built on the foundations of relentless defence by its back six under pressure from Southport’s fancied on ball division.
It’s an old saying; ‘a week is a long time in football’, but never has there been a more accurate statement.
NT Thunder prepares for its third away game this season against the in-form Southport Sharks at Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday.
Three debutants, four Centralians, five AFLW premiership players and two recent Gwynne Medallists will pull on the Thunder jumper when the team takes on Hawthorn at Box Hill City Oval on Sunday.
The NT Thunder’s VFL Women’s team will be led by a competent and fresh panel of coaches in 2019 with Head Coach Heidi Thompson enlisting familiar names for the upcoming season.
Four NEAFL players require fitness test before becoming available for the Round 6 selection, while few women carry some niggling injuries heading into Round 1.
“There’s no better time than against the reigning premiers in Southport,” Ben Rioli said.
This Sunday 12 May, NT Thunder will begin its second VFLW campaign to compete against the best talent Victoria has to offer.
A first-quarter blowout has seen NT Thunder soundly beaten by Gold Coast in NEAFL’s Round 5, eventually losing by 70 points.