AFL STATE ACADEMY - NT
Northern Terriotry AFL State Academy - Game Schedule 2010
Click here to view the 2010 Game Schedule for all the Northern Territory AFL State Academy programs. This covers all of School Sport NT and both the 2010 NAB U16 and U18 Championships.
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Training Calendar - April 2010
NAB U18 National Championships
NAB U16 National Championships
Scotch College visit the Top end
Students from Melbourne’s famous Scotch College visited Darwin last week on their biennial tour of the top end. The Year 10 & 11 students played three games against NT opposition. Two games against the Top End Lightning Academy development squad on Wednesday and Saturday with a game at Tiwi College on Friday against the Tiwi "Baby Bombers".
While the Collegians enjoyed their time in the Territory it also provided the Thunder U18’s staff with a valuable opportunity to assess the Darwin based players in their squad over the two games.
AFLNT’s Talent and Coaching Manager, Jarrod Chipperfield said "It was fantastic that Scotch would visit the top end at this time of the year. It gave us an excellent opportunity to put some of the players trying out for our U18’s squad under the microscope"
"After Wednesday’s game we promoted four players to play in the Thunder intraclub match on Saturday which gave us a chance to see them exposed to a higher level of intensity, which they came through with flying colours. We are really confident we’ll have a strong U18’s Thunder squad this season" he added
Match 1 Wednesday 24th @ Gardens Oval
Top End Lightning: 3.1 6.3 10.6 12.8 (80)
Scotch College: 1.2 1.3 2.3 3.3 (21)
Lightning Goalkickers:
K.Lippett 3, K.Williams 1, T. Mitchell 1, A. Gugliotta 1, K. Beck 1, J. Cooper 1, C.Furber 1, P.Cox 1, A.Hale 1, A.Thomas 1
Lightning Best:
L.Ogden, M.Dunn, J. Puruntatameri, K.Beck, K.Lipp
Match 2 Saturday 27th March @ TIO Stadium
Lightning: 2.1 5.4 8.7 11.11 (77)
Scotch: 2.1 4.1 4.1 9.3 (57)
Lightning Goalkickers:
C. Jones 2, L.Michell 2, J. Priest 2, L.Carusi 1, J. Cooper 1, S. Miles 1, T.Mitchell 1, F.Jack 1
Lightning Best:
J. Cooper, L. Carusi, L. Michell, J. Puruntatameri, K.Beck, M.Duffy
U18 AFL State Academy - NT training calendar for the month of March has now been posted.
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U18 AFL State Academy trials
Revised squad announced
The following list of players from within the NTFL have been invited to trial for the U18 AFL Academy.
Training will take place at TIO Stadium on the #2 oval from the 1st of March with two trial matches against a touring team from Melbourne’s Scotch College before the final squad is selected.
Some players originally selected were no longer available to trial for the squad & some other players have been added.
Satellite training squads will run in Katherine, Alice Springs & the Tiwi Islands for those players selected in the Academy who do not reside in Darwin.
Several other players identified for the Academy are training with the NT Thunder senior team, under the direction of Head Coach, Murray Davis. Much of the U18 Academy program will focus on skill development until after the NTFL Grand Final.
The revised list of players invited;
Name | Club |
Joseph Collinson | Darwin |
Jessim Blitner | Darwin |
Aaron Thomas | Darwin |
Karim Lippett | Darwin |
Camron Furber | Darwin |
Kelvin Williams | Darwin |
Marwyn Thomas | Darwin |
Anthony Gugliotta | Nightcliff |
Zac Metcalf | Nightcliff |
Lawrence Allyson | Nightcliff |
Thomas Gillett | Nightcliff |
Tom Mitchell | Nightcliff |
Alex Johnson | Palmerston |
Liam Carusi | Palmerston |
Jackson Clarke | Pints |
Kieran Desantis | St Marys |
Justin Cooper | St Marys |
Germaine Wangaypuma | St Marys |
Virgil Purantatemeri | St Marys |
Lachlan Farrer | St Marys |
Michael Dunn | St Marys |
Jobastian Priest | Sth Districts |
Lionel Ogden | Sth Districts |
Corey Singleton | Sth Districts |
Aaron Craufurd | Sth Districts |
Swaine Hill | Sth Districts |
Dwayne Abbott | Sth Districts |
Sheldon Liddy | Sth Districts |
Dwayne Weetra | Sth Districts |
Brett Rice | Sth Districts |
Matt Duffy | Sth Districts |
Stuart Reed | Sth Districts |
Jack Hangan | Sth Districts |
Clement Kerinauia | Tiwi Bombers |
Anthony Tipungwuti | Tiwi Bombers |
Brentley Moreen | Wanderers |
Simon Bates | Wanderers |
Thomas Flight | Wanderers |
Ashley Lansen | Wanderers |
Douglas Morgan | Wanderers |
Wayne Raymond | Wanderers |
Ishmael Palmer | Waratahs |
Courtney Thomas | Waratahs |
Deon Mingan | Waratahs |
Deon Munkara | Waratahs |
Sebastian Wright | Waratahs |
Wade Bliester | Waratahs |
