The final team lists have been announced ahead of this weekend's 2023 Cazalys NTFL Representative Games against South Fremantle and the Claremont Tigers.
Head Coach Anthony Vallejo’s men’s side features an impressive spread of skilled players from across the Top End while Melinda Taylor’s women’s side has a worthy mix of both experienced and young and upcoming stars.
On Thursday at the guernsey presentation event, Men’s Representative Captain Braedon McLean said, “It’s a really talented bunch this year, and I’m looking forward to playing with a few ex-AFL players as well.”
Head coach of the Men’s Representative side, Anthony Vallejo shares “We’ve got really talented group of players, 12 (players) from last year so we’ve got a bit of experience going into it - we’re expecting a pretty hard contest early”
President of the South Fremantle Football Club, Peter Christie said on Thursday “We will be fielding a young squad on Saturday, we’re a no excuse footy club and we’re playing to win, I can assure you of that”
The women representing the Territory on Sunday afternoon will include a swift mix of experienced players including Jemma Iacono, Mickayla Ward, Tikesa Docherty-Cole and Jasmyn Hewett alongside current NT Academy players who form some of the league’s best up-and-coming talent.
Melinda Taylor praised her side “We had a great ending to our session last night, and tomorrow night we’ll pump them up further. The ladies that we have are the best of the best, I don’t have to do much – other than move some magnets”.
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Northern Territory Representative Team – Men’s
FB: Michael Bowden, Ryan Nyhuis, Braedon McLean (c)
HB: Brodie Newman, Mitchel Taylor, Kieren Parnell
C: Jarrod Stokes, Mitch Robinson, Dylan Collis
HF: Steven Motlop, Darcy Hope, Harley Bennell
FF: Jayden Magro, Jackson Calder, Nick Yarran
FOL: Brock Carter, Brodie Filo, Dylan Landt
Interchange: Ronald Fejo, Bradley Stokes, Arnold Kirby, Nathaniel Paredes, Joseph Salmon, Thomas Schott, Matt Shannon
Emergencies: Luke Smith, Edward Morris, Frazer Driscoll
See team line up here
Selected Match Umpires:
Field Umpires: Mark Noonan, Jacob Port, Tim Biddiscombe
Boundary Umpires: Darien Blair, Cooper Ranie, Toby Jenner, Anthony Knights
Goal Umpires: William Wood, Stewart Whiteaker
Emergency Umpires/ Third Scorer: Samson Bament, Noah Pullino
Northern Territory Representative Team – Women’s
FB: Jasmine Ware, Elisa Niki, Jessica Fatnowna
HB: Sophie Hatzismalis, Cassie McWilliam, Jemma Iacono
C: Tatyana Perry, Reni Hicks, Rhiarna Myatt
HF: Maria Rioli, Molly Althouse, Kylie Duggan (c)
FF: Amy Chittick, Mickayla Ward, Shaqkayla Bading
FOL: Jasmyn Hewett, Sarah Ingram, Steph Lawrence
Interchange: Kierra Zerafa, Tikesa Docherty-Cole, Tayla Hart Aluni, Crystal Browne, Christy Landwehr, Billie Byers, Rhania Hewitt
Emergencies: Matisse Hunter, Zoe McWhinney, Madeline Jeans
See team lineup here
Selected Match Umpires:
Field Umpires: Joshua Cooper, Cypress Hart, Callum Loaney
Boundary Umpires: Gerard Reid, Kate Bourchier, Kyle O'Donahue, Craig Laird
Goal Umpires: Jennifer Roe, Joanne Wood
Emergency Umpires/ Third Scorer: Jack Walmsley/ Andrew Sansom
