Game 1
Palmerston 3.3 5.4 7.4 11.5 (71)
Southern Districts 4.6 8.7 13 12 16.15 (111)
GOALS
Palmerston: Desmond Ugle 4, Bradley Knowles, Ezekiel Frank, Samuel Autio, Samuel Talbot, Alwyn Davey, Ralph Dhamarrandji, Gibson Turner
Southern Districts: William Farrer 4, Leroy Jetta 3, Josiah Farrer 2, Bradley Valance 2, Matthew Medcraft 2, Jake Roe-Duggan, Kane Davis, Charles McAdam
GAME ANALYSIS
Southern District had an amazing game with Leroy Jetta returning to the Asbuild Oval. Jetta kicked three goals alongside the Crocs. Unfortunately, there was a time where Palmerston had the better of the game but with the performance of Ralph Dhamarrandji, the Crocs came out 40 points ahead of Palmerston.
Game 2
Nightcliff 3.3 7.3 11.9 15.12 (102)
Tiwi Bombers 4.2 10.5 11.5 13.8 (86)
GOALS
Nightcliff: Cameron Ilet 5, Liam Holt-Fitz 3, Patrick White 2, Julian Lockwood 2, Huw Spring, Faron James, Zackary Derksen
Tiwi Bombers: Ross Tungatalum 3, Gary Puruntatameri 2, Keiran Apuatimi 2, Harley Puruntatameri, Patrick Heenan, Adam Tipungwuti, Jeffrey David Simon, Austin Wonaeamirri, Freddy Puruntatameri
GAME ANALYSIS
The bombers started out energetic, which caught the Tigers by surprise, causing them to have a rough start. The first half ended with Tiwi having a 20-point advantage over the Tigers. Nightcliff’s coach, Chris Baksh then made nine changes to his Round 1 line up. Which had a great impact on the second half. Nightcliff returned with eight goals to Tiwi’s three within the second half bringing them to victory.
Game 3
Darwin 1.5 3.8 7.11 11.13 (79)
St Mary’s 3.4 5.7 7.9 9.11 (65)
GOALS
Darwin: Hassan Ahmat-Watkins 3, Darren Shillabeer 3, Shaun Ahmat, Malcolm Rosas, Jalen Clarke, Christopher Williams, Kenny Morton
St Mary’s: Jack Musgrove 3, Justin Cooper 2, Nick Yarren, Shannon Rioli, Nathaniel Paredes, Francis Kinthari
GAME ANALYSIS
The game started slowly from both sides. Darwin and St Mary’s were evened out and it would’ve stayed the same if it weren’t for Kenny Morton. His amazing performance stood out along with Cameron and Jarrod Stokes. The buffaloes ultimately came out on top with less than a 10-point difference which would be their second win against St Mary’s in the past 10 years.
Game 4
Wanderers 2.2 6.5 7.7 12.9 (81)
Waratah 2.0 2.2 4.5 6.5 (41)
GOALS
Wanderers: Thomas Motlop 3, Bronson Plummer 3, Dawin Ferreira 2, Justin Maher, Patrick Fairhead, Marcus Totham, Simon Bates
Waratah: Andrew Tyquin 2, Samuel Howard 2, Thomas Maddocks, Adam Lyons
GAME ANALYSIS
Very outcast and humid conditions led to a highly contested match with lots of pressure and tackling. Wanderers broke away in the second quarter with Waratah managing a mini-comeback in the third quarter. They had all the play in the quarter, but struggled to capitalize on their numerous amount of inside- sos . Wanderers were dominant in the last quarter with Thomas Motlop kicking three quarter goals.
