Blues to face Thunder in Top End

[Dogsbody]

Don't know if anything here has been announced yet, but according to the TerritoryFC website, the NT Thunder will play Sturt for the beyondblue Cup at TIO Stadium in Darwin on Friday March 19.

I always said they should have been our 10th team...

[The Sleeping Giant]

Palmerston Magpies could be our 9th.

[gadj1976]

No one has ever addressed the issue of how the top end team would play in their off season against the SANFL.

Anyway, we'll get flogged up there. Simply because we're off season, playing a pre season game and they aren't.

[The Sleeping Giant]

You will win in a canter.

[bloods08]

No one has ever addressed the issue of how the top end team would play in their off season against the SANFL.

Anyway, we'll get flogged up there. Simply because we're off season, playing a pre season game and they aren't.

Correct me if Im wrong but dont the thunder play in the Queensland league which to my knowledge hasnt started yet. So it will be a preseason game for both teams.

[gadj1976]

No one has ever addressed the issue of how the top end team would play in their off season against the SANFL.

Anyway, we'll get flogged up there. Simply because we're off season, playing a pre season game and they aren't.

Correct me if Im wrong but dont the thunder play in the Queensland league which to my knowledge hasnt started yet. So it will be a preseason game for both teams.

Sorry mate, I thought they were a NTFL side. WHOOPS.

[Ian]

No one has ever addressed the issue of how the top end team would play in their off season against the SANFL.

Anyway, we'll get flogged up there. Simply because we're off season, playing a pre season game and they aren't.

Even if it was the Thunders season, a SANFL side should still flog them, given it's a pre seaqson match for bothe sides it should be Sturt by how much!!

[am Bays]

You will win in a canter.

Exactly, if you don't win by at least five goals you will have issue for 2010. I'm not be-littling Sturt here, if an SANFL GF side can't comprehensively beat a team that doesn't even finish top 6 in the QFL well quetions need to be asked.

[StrayDog]

You will win in a canter.

Exactly, if you don't win by at least five goals you will have issue for 2010. I'm not be-littling Sturt here, if an SANFL GF side can't comprehensively beat a team that doesn't even finish top 6 in the QFL well quetions need to be asked.

Fair enough. Finished at 11 - 7, a couple of games and percentage off Southport (2nd.) Not world beaters up there but they will improve.

Sturt to win by plenty in a match with a good cause at heart.

For any that weren't aware, ex Sturt CEO and former Wanderers player Stuart Totham is the boss at the Thunder.

[Blue Boy]

You will win in a canter.

Exactly, if you don't win by at least five goals you will have issue for 2010. I'm not be-littling Sturt here, if an SANFL GF side can't comprehensively beat a team that doesn't even finish top 6 in the QFL well quetions need to be asked.

Sorry Am Bays but you are way off

It is a "trial" game

The only issue about trial game results is they are just that trial results

I rekon Centrals didnt win a trial game a few years back in a preseason and the only issue there was is that in the end is that they won another flag that year

[am Bays]

Mate irrespective of if its a trial game I would expect to win comprehensively agaisnt a team that is SANFL reserve grade standard at best. For example our 1996 season had an eerie sense of forboding after a 2 pt loss to Southport up there in March.

I've allowed 5 goals because of the heat/humidity and travel. All things being equal it should be 10.

Blue Boy I'm not having a go because its Sturt I would be saying/expecting the same thing if it was the Bays.

The Thunder have lost some important players especially in the height (Noodles McFarlane) department after their 1st season. Soem of their key players are choosing NTFL clubs over the Thunder as they ahve the emotional commitment to their traditional clubs.

[o five]

You should beat them comfortably, if your not going up there to win why bother travelling up there?
Not saying that anyone has said your not trying to win up there, but if you lose there would have to be some worrying signs for the Blues this year me thinks.
As I said though, I expect you to win in a canter.

[dedja]

LOL, since when was it important to win a trial game? ... something the AFL has had trouble understanding for many years.

[baysman]

since when was it important to win a trial game? ... something the AFL has had trouble understanding for many years.

Shhhhh......don't let them catch on

[Bluedemon]

as a sturt supporter i am not that bothered if we win this game or not. all i want out of trials games is to see some of the youngsters getting a league game to see how they can handle it up there, also i want to see whether our team will be doing anything different with the game plan or not.

[Jimmy]

as a sturt supporter i am not that bothered if we win this game or not. all i want out of trials games is to see some of the youngsters getting a league game to see how they can handle it up there, also i want to see whether our team will be doing anything different with the game plan or not.

agreed, couldnt give two shits if we won or lost...and id say the same for any team that was playing them.

[Strawb]

Mouse to play his first game for his new club up there

[Bluedemon]

Mouse to play his first game for his new club up there

Please Explain.

[bayman]

Mouse to play his first game for his new club up there

Please Explain.

kookas, strawb suggested on another thread that mouse will/may play for the nt thunder........i wonder to myself if glenelg will make it hard for him even though they've said they wont stand in his way to move to another sanfl club, i wonder this because obviously nt thunder isn't an sanfl club

[Big Phil]

I posted this on the Trial Games thread when it was released on the Messenger site a couple of months ago...

http://eastern-courier-messenger.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/sturt-heads-to-darwin/

Sturt heads to Darwin



Sturt full back Patrick Fittock.

STURT will head to Darwin in March to play the NT Thunder in its final hit-out before the start of the SANFL season.

The Double Blues will send a group of 45 players and officials to the Top End for the clash with the NT state side on Friday night, March 19.

Sturt drew the bye twice in the SANFL’s four-week trial game series, prompting the club to look elsewhere for competition.

Talks with former chief executive Stuart Totham - who now heads the Thunder - proved fruitful with the NT paying for 30 Sturt players to make the trip.

``Stuart and I talked about it the last few years he was here,’’ Sturt football operations manager Duane Massey said.

``And now they’ve been in the QAFL for 12 months, and Stuart is up there, they’re keen to play an SANFL club.

``It’s also a good opportunity for our players to get away from Adelaide for a weekend, freshen up and be ready to play Round One against South Adelaide.’’

It will be Sturt’s first pre-season trip in almost two decades and despite the novelty factor, Massey said his team would be playing to win.

``Absolutely,’’ he said.

``It’s going to be warm but most of our players will play three quarters.’’

Sturt has a significant Darwin connection in its team with defender Pat Fittock, midfielder Josh Cubillo and forward Charlie Sharples all hailing from the NT.

``I can’t wait,’’ Fittock said.

``I haven’t played this level in front of a home crowd so it should be good.

``The heat won’t be too bad in late March and playing at night time is better than the day, so we’ll be right.’’

HEADING NORTH:

Friday morning, March 19: Leave Adelaide
Friday night, March 19: Play NT Thunder at TIO Stadium
Saturday morning, March 20: Recovery
Saturday afternoon, March 20: Fishing charter
Sunday morning, March 21: Return to Adelaide